GLOBEFISH is the unit in the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department responsible for information on international fish trade. The core of GLOBEFISH is the GLOBEFISH Databank. GLOBEFISH produces a number of publications including fish price reports (European Fish Price Report), market studies (GLOBEFISH Research...

Empower consumers and businesses to make choices for healthy oceans. What is Seafood Watch? The Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program helps consumers and businesses choose seafood that's fished or farmed in ways that protect sea life and habitats, now and for future generations. Our recommendations...

Peruvian anchovy fishing and thus fishmeal and fish oil production have been affected by a moderate El Niño phenomenon for all of 2014. However, until June 2014 prices for fishmeal in international markets did not respond significantly to the anticipated supply shortage likely to be the result of the low anchovy catches in Peru. Nevertheless, ever-growing demands and extreme supply constraints pushed fishmeal and oil prices up again from August, when the actual reduction in catches was apparent. In October 2014, an FOB price of USD 2 400 per tonne was recorded for super prime fishmeal in Peru. In early December...

Vietnam’s National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD), under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is piloting to grant e-certificates for seafood exports to the EU through the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES). According to NAFIQAD, it received announcement from The European Commission Directorate General for Health and Consumers, revealing that it has received the first e-certificates granted by the NAFIQAD through the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) for seafood shipment to EU. TRACES is a trans-European web-based network for veterinary health that notifies, certifies and monitors imports, exports and trade.