MYANMAR generated US$256.6 million from 240,000 metric tonnes of various fish exports in the past eight months of the current financial year 2024-2025 beginning 1 April, according to the Fisheries Department.
The figures indicated a sharp increase of over $39 million compared with that of the corresponding period last year.
Myanmar steadily exports seafood to 40 countries including China, Thailand, Bangladesh and Japan through maritime and border trade routes.
According to the Myanmar Fisheries Federation, Myanmar’s seafood exports include hilsa, rohu, catfish, seabass, river catfish, eel, shrimp and crabs. There are over 140 fishery product processing factories in Myanmar. The Department of Fisheries grants licence extensions every year. — NN/KK
