The disease early mortality syndrome (EMS) has caused large losses among shrimp farmers in China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand, according to the coordinator of the Aquatic Animal Health Programme, Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific, Eduardo M. Leaño
It used to be one of the most lucrative agribusiness in the country but the US$420mn tuna industry in the Philippines is now threatened with dwindling catch and stiffer health regulations with importing countries
The European Union and Japan have collaborated in the fight against Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing
Capture fisheries and aquaculture produced about 148 million tonnes of fish valued at US$218 billion in 2010, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said
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