Exporters fish for smaller shrimp to meet demandSizes from 50 to even 120 counts are becoming popular. Most of the Southeast Asian countries are focusing more on farming small shrimps and...
04 Apr, 2018, 08.01 AM IST
Small-sized shrimps finding big global takers; may lead to better production this yearHigher global prices for smaller-sized shrimps may lead to better production of aquaculture shrimps, which are the mainstay of the Rs 33,00...
17 Jun, 2016, 03.08 AM IST
Abad Fisheries starts school that offers appreciation course in seafoodAbad Fisheries is starting a school for promotion of best practices in the seafood industry in collaboration with the UK-based Billingsgate.
25 Aug, 2015, 11.04 PM IST
Soon, shop for a fine kettle of fish at an outlet nearbyClose on the heels of the KSCADC opening stalls for value-added fish by women, Abad Fisheries is planning to establish a chain of outlets f...
18 Mar, 2015, 12.47 PM IST
Seafood industry sceptical about efforts to raise catch of specific varieties like tunaIn 2013, marine capture fish landings on Indian coast fell 4% from the previous year to 3.78 million tonne, according to CMFRI.
22 Jan, 2015, 12.56 PM IST
Frozen shrimp now accounts for 78% of the total seafood consignments from IndiaIndian aquaculture farms are breeding more shrimps to meet the demand, encouraged by good prices for shrimps in the global market.
25 Sep, 2014, 04.39 AM IST
Processed food companies focusing on domestic marketSo instead of pushing second-grade products , companies have launched products on par with global quality standards.
02 Jul, 2014, 12.48 PM IST
Abad Fisheries to enter domestic market with ready-to-cook and ready-to-fry fish productsThe fish range from common man’s sardine and mackerel to anchovy, tuna, pomfret to high-end shrimps and seer fish.
26 Jun, 2014, 09.24 PM IST
Shrimps turn taste-maker in seafood platterFarmed marine products, shrimps in particular, are increasingly turning out to be the money-spinner in the seafood export basket even as se...
12 Jun, 2014, 01.04 PM IST
Indian fishermen hunting for baby octopuses due to surge in demandThe squid demand is more or less stagnant,” said Anwar Hashim, managing director of Abad Fisheries . Value added forms of octopuses fetch h...
26 Mar, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
Gourmet restaurants to serve high-value fishes via cage cultureBreeding of these fishes in captivity using cages in open sea, brackish water and even reservoirs is on the rise through efforts of MPEDA.
20 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Shrimps form 70% of seafood export basket on global shortageShare of shrimps in the Indian seafood export basket jumped from around 52% to nearly 70% as the country capitalises on the increased deman...
13 Nov, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Trawling ban leads to increase in fish pricesFor premium varieties prices touched Rs 1,000 per kg in Chennai. The prices are in the range of Rs 600 to Rs 800 per kg in Karnataka and Ke...
17 Jul, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Southeast Asia emerges as the largest buyer of Indian seafood
Indian seafood exports touched Rs 16,500 cr in 2011-12 with Southeast Asia toppling Europe as the largest buyer of Indian marine products.
12 Jun, 2012, 04.38 AM IST
- High-end restaurants bet on imported fish
Costly Fish is prompting restaurants to go for imported varieties.Import of such varieties from SE Asia has gone up due to demand from prem...
11 Apr, 2012, 01.25 AM IST
- Thailand floods may aid Indian seafood business
Due to massive floods leading to destruction of fish farms in Thailand could become an opportunity for other producers such as India to fil...
04 Nov, 2011, 05.13 AM IST
- Domestic fish prices jump on soaring demand in tier-II and tier-III cities
Fish prices across India are on the rise as the domestic market is growing at a rate of 30%. The demand, which was largely metro-centric on...
01 Aug, 2011, 06.21 AM IST