date:Jun 13, 2012
Asia and the rising dollar. Data from the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying Fisheries (DADF), showed marine product exports are estimated to have reached US$3.42bn, up 20% from the year before. 201112. .
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Agriculture, under which the department functions, had said earlier that the rise in export earnings was due to the good demand from South East Asian countries.
There have been concerns with the fisheries sector in South East Asia after Fukushima. It