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Tariff Troubles: The Impact on India’s Shrimp Industry

India’s shrimp industry staged a comeback in 2024, with exports surging to their highest levels since 2021. The country’s shrimp exports grew by 14% in volume and...

Venezuela’s Shrimp Sector Falters After Expropriation and Fire

A fire at a shrimp processing plant in Venezuela has cast a harsh light on the country’s deepening economic and political woes. The facility, part of Grupo...

Georgia’s Shrimp Industry Struggles to Compete with Foreign Imports and Climate Change

Shrimp are a staple of Georgia's coastal cuisine, often celebrated in local festivals and featured prominently on restaurant menus. Yet a recent genetic testing study in Savannah...

Rising Costs in Malaysia Threaten South Korea’s Shrimp Supply

South Korea's imports of frozen black tiger shrimp have experienced a significant decline in the early months of 2025. According to data from Union Forsea Corp., the...

Madagascar’s Shrimp Exports Fall Amid Global Demand Slump

In 2024, Madagascar's shrimp exports experienced a decline in value, with earnings dropping to $22.5 million from $26.6 million in 2023. According to Minister of Fisheries and...

The Economic Ripple Effects of US Tariffs on Vietnam’s Seafood Hub

Vietnam's seafood industry confronts a fresh hurdle as US President Donald Trump delays reciprocal tariffs on Vietnamese goods for 90 days, excluding China, to allow for trade...

Sinking Stocks: The Crisis Threatening Mexico’s Shrimp Industry

Mexico’s shrimp fishery faces a mounting crisis driven by the proliferation of cloned or duplicate vessels operating beyond regulatory oversight. These vessels—unnamed, unregistered, and often lacking fishing...

Venezuela Capitalizes on Shrimp Exports Amid Trade Shifts

Venezuela's fishery sector has reached a significant benchmark, with annual production surpassing 300,000 tons, according to the Venezuelan Aquaculture Society (SVA). This achievement highlights the country's growing...

Russia’s Shrimp Harvest Hits New Highs

Russia’s domestic shrimp production has seen a significant uptick. The Russian Federal Fisheries Agency reports that from January to March 2025, the output of wild-caught shrimp reached...

Global Markets Drive Double-Digit Growth for Vietnamese Shrimp

Vietnam’s shrimp export industry has demonstrated remarkable resilience and growth, with October figures reaching 394 million USD, marking a 24% increase from the previous year. This robust...

Drones Transform Cambodian Rice Fields into High-Tech Farms

In the lush rice paddies of Cambodia’s Takeo province, an unusual scene unfolds: drones hum overhead, dispensing feed to giant river prawns thriving amid the rice stalks....

Closing the Net on Contaminated Seafood Imports

In a renewed effort to safeguard American consumers, U.S. Representatives Clay Higgins and Troy Carter have reintroduced the Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act. This legislation targets a...

A Billion-Dollar Dilemma for American Shrimp

The United States has funneled over $1 billion into promoting shrimp farming abroad between 1998 and 2023, a move that some in Congress contend may breach federal...

Honduran Shrimp Exports Plunge 67% After Taiwan Trade Deal Ends

Honduras is actively pursuing new export markets for its beleaguered whiteleg shrimp farming industry, with Foreign Minister Enrique Reina spearheading efforts to penetrate Taiwan and South Korea....

Shrimp Wars Heat Up in America’s Gulf

Four months ago, Henry Barnes, mayor of Bayou La Batre, a beleaguered fishing village in southern Alabama, penned a plea to Donald Trump. The town, self-styled as...

Vietnam’s Shrimp Industry Eyes $4.3 Billion Export Goal

Vietnam's shrimp industry has emerged as a cornerstone of the nation's export economy, with ambitions set high for 2025. The sector aims to achieve a remarkable $4.3...

Shrimp Fishing Halted: Guatemala’s Move to Safeguard Marine Life

Guatemala has instituted a temporary ban on the fishing of coastal shrimp in the Pacific Ocean to safeguard marine resources. The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food...

Punjab’s Shrimp Surge: Aquaculture’s New Frontier

Punjab, long celebrated as India’s breadbasket, is now carving a niche in aquaculture. The state churns out 181,188 tons of fish annually from natural waters, private ponds,...

NOAA Layoffs Threaten Future of U.S. Shrimp Industry

The United States ranks as the world’s sixth-largest producer of wild-caught seafood, an industry that sustains 2.3 million jobs and generates $321 billion annually. NOAA’s Marine Fisheries...

The Premium Price of Purity in Swiss Shrimp

In the landlocked expanse of Switzerland, the notion of fresh, locally farmed prawns might appear an improbable jest. Yet, in Pratteln, a high-tech facility is turning this...

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