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Severe and prolonged flooding has heavily affected aquaculture and seafood-processing operations in Central Vietnam. Days of exceptionally heavy rain triggered historic flooding and landslides across such coastal provinces as Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Gia Lai, and Lam Dong from 16 to 22 November. The floods followed earlier long spells of rain and coincided with high tides, leading to over 100 deaths and widespread damage to houses and public… Read More

The South Asian nation of Sri Lanka has launched a fully integrated digital platform for its shrimp sector, aiming to modernize farming practices and strengthen biosecurity as the industry looks to expand sustainably. The Shrimp Industry Information System (SIIS), developed by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in partnership with Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Fisheries and National Aquaculture Development Authority… Read More

Bangkok, Thailand-based food conglomerate CP Foods reported declines in its net profit and sales in the third quarter of 2025. According to the company’s Q3 report, the firm reported net profits of THB 5.2 billion (USD 159.8 million, EUR 138.7 million) in Q3, marking a 29 percent decline year over year despite successful cost management efforts, the company said in a filing to the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The company largely attributed the… Read More

Thailand-based seafood giant Thai Union has revised its sales outlook downward for the year following continued declines in sales and profits in Q3 2025, and to account for tariff- and foreign exchange-related pressures. According to its latest result report released on 3 November, Thai Union now expects its 2025 sales to decline by 2 to 4 percent year over year, compared with its previous forecast of a 1 to 2 percent decrease. The company made… Read More

The value of Vietnam’s shrimp exports hit its highest level in three years over the first nine months of 2025 as demand spiked in major markets, including China, Europe, and member nations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade bloc. According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), the export value of Vietnamese shrimp from January to September totaled more… Read More

Bangladesh’s frozen fish and shrimp exports surged in the fiscal year ending 30 June, driven by stronger demand from India and China, as well as improved compliance with export requirements, traceability, and quality control.

The South Asian nation’s seafood export value rose 19.3 percent year over year in the period to USD 388.7 million (EUR 333.4 million), The Business Standard reported 13 October, citing data from

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Thailand’s Parliament has approved sweeping amendments to the country’s Fisheries Law, drawing criticism from small-scale fishers and environmental groups who warn the changes could weaken marine protections and undermine international commitments on sustainable fishing.

Thailand introduced a new Fisheries Act in 2015 in an attempt to curb illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and labor abuses after being downgraded to

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Vietnam’s tilapia exports have surged this year, driven largely by booming U.S. demand, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

In the first eight months of 2025, Vietnam shipped tilapia worth USD 52 million (EUR 44.2 million) to global markets, marking a 359 percent increase from a year earlier. The U.S. accounted for about 70 percent of those sales, VASEP said.

Over the summer, tilapia overtook

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Thai agribusiness conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods) has filed a lawsuit against the head of a civil society group over his allegations that its aquaculture operations caused the spread of invasive blackchin tilapia in Thailand’s waterways.

The case targets Witoon Lianchamroon, secretary-general of BioThai, who in a July 2024 seminar linked CP Foods’ Yi San Aquatic Research Center in Samut Songkhram province to the

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Vietnam’s pangasius exports have increased so far in 2025, fueled by surging demand from countries in South America, the ASEAN region, and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), even as shipments to China and the U.S. weakened.

Vietnam’s pangasius sales in August increased 5 percent year-over-year to USD 200 million (EUR 170.5 million). The value in the first eight months of 2025 reached

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