November 2008
In the third quarter of the year, fishmeal production was characterized by very limited catches, normal feature for this period of the year. However, the overall 2008 production was reportedly also short on the corresponding 2007 level....[cont]

III Worldwide Conference on Fish and Seafood Canning
Vigo, Spain
September 15-16, 2008

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UE como importador de productos pesqueros - realidad, reglamentaciones y desafíos

Helga Josupeit FAO - GLOBEFISH
November 2008

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November 2008
Despite the skyrocketing prices of tuna worldwide, Thailand imported more raw materials for canning during the first half of this year; overall imports increased by 4.1%. However, yellowfin and albacore imports were below last year’s levels....[cont].

November 2008
Fish oil production mirrored that of fishmeal, and outputs in 2008 declined. In the first half of the year, 332 000 tonnes were produced in the top five producing countries, a 20% drop from the corresponding period of 2007....[cont.]

November 2008 - LATEST TRENDS

The financial and economic crisis in Europe continues to influence demand. Some species are particularly affected by lower buying interest. These species are mainly those used in the restaurant sector, such as shrimp, cephalopods and lobster.

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The gloomy situation with regard to shrimp demand is now also present in the EU, an area which was more positive for shrimp consumption earlier this year. Prices of shrimp continue to be low, and are expected to stay that way, given the weak demand in all main markets....[cont.]

Recent reports on the detection of melamine in fish feed and fish meal might have created apprehensions in the minds of people in the fisheries sector. What is the extent of risk to the consumers?

Shrimp Culture

The shrimp culture in China can be dated back to the early 1980's with the breakthrough of the industrialization of shrimp breeding....[more]



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Global Technical and Trade Conference on Shrimp US and EU Market
Helga Josupeit FAO - GLOBEFISH
November 2008

November 2008
The USA is the world’s main importer of shrimp with about 550 000 tonnes annually. 2007 was characterized by a sudden downward trend for shrimp imports by the USA....[cont.]

Presentation given by Audun Lem, FAO
FAO-MOA-INFOFISH SHRIMP CONFERENCE
GUANGZHOU 6-7 NOVEMBER 2008, CHINA

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Shrimp production - that is capture and aquaculture - has expanded over the past decade from 2.4 million MT in 1987 to a record high of 6.6 million MT in 2006.[cont]

November 2008
Tilapia supply to the US market was curtailed by the problems experienced by Chinese producers during the cold winter 2007-2008, which destroyed several tilapia production centres....[cont.]

On 29 September the EU Council of Ministers passed the new regulation to control illegal, unregulated and unrecorded fishing, and to prevent IUU products from being sold on the EU market. [more]

Developed in cooperation by the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), University of Stavanger (UiS) and the Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NSEC)

FAO, 3. Nov. 2008

Presentation given by
Prof. Frank Asche
University of Stavanger

The 2008 edition of World Tariff Profiles presents a comprehensive and updated compilation of the main tariff indicators for the WTO's members as well as for other countries and customs territories.

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Exporting Seafood to the EU

The document provides a guideline on how to export seafood products to the EU. It describes, inter alia, the required EU system of official assurances, the main regulations and requirements for the Competent Authorities and operators along the value chain....[more]

By Francisco Blaha, FIIU

November 2008 - LATEST TRENDS

The financial and economic crisis in Europe continues to influence demand. Some species are particularly affected by lower buying interest. These species are mainly those used in the restaurant sector, such as shrimp, cephalopods and lobster.

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FFA Fisheries Trade Briefing
Volume 1: Issue 10
September 2008

Presentation given by Mr. Grimur Valdimarsson
Director, Fish Products and Industry Division
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Rome, Italy

Presentation given by Mr. Grimur Valdimarsson
Director, Fish Products and Industry Division
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Rome, Italy

The GLOBEFISH Seafood Highlights summarize the annual trends in 2007, and give an outlook for 2008.

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9 October 2008, Rome/Washington - Economic losses in marine fisheries resulting from poor management, inefficiencies, and overfishing add up to a staggering US$50 billion per year, according to a new World Bank-FAO report released today. Taken over the last three decades, these losses total over $US2 trillion, a figure roughly equivalent to the GDP of Italy. [more...]

The EU holds an important share of world fish trade, with almost half of total. There is some discussion ongoing in FAO, whether it is correct to include in EU trade also the intra-EU trade.



Helga Josupeit GLOBEFISH
Rome, August 2008
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Los productos enlatados son importantes al nivel de producción, y también de comercio internacional. El sector emplea mucha gente, en mayoría mujeres. Muchos países están involucrados en la producción de conservas de pescado, con un traslado desde los países desarrollados a los países en desarrollo, donde la mano de obra es más barata.

Helga Josupeit GLOBEFISH
Rome, August 2008

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An overview of the Vietnamese seafood sector and export markets presented by CAFEF.

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Organic Aquaculture presentation
given by Audun Lem (FAO-GLOBEFISH)
at a workshop at the Universidad Adolfo Ibañez in Santiago de Chile,
September 10, 2008

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This collection of four CD-ROMs provides the identification of wild capture and aquaculture fish and fishery products found on European markets. [more]