date:Apr 30, 2014
iously depleted in the East China Sea and thus local fishery processors are increasingly reliant on imported stocks such as tuna and mackerel.
One of Chinas leading processing hubs and its key tuna processing base, Ningbo reported its exports in the first quarter slipped 5.2 percent quarter-on-quarter to 45,945 metric tons (MT). Yet the figure is up 3.18 percent year-on-year, according to NSIA.
The association pointed to weaker global demand for bonita and skipjack for a weak performance of t