In March only, the country’s seafood exports reached $ 70.231 million, increased sharply by 73.4 per cent over the previous month and by 16.4 per cent over the same month of 2017.

EU was the country’s biggest seafood export market in the period with the export turnover of $ 303.78 million, up by 25.9 per cent year – on – year. It was followed by the U.S with $ 271.43 million, up by 8.1 per cent; Japan - $ 263.99 million, up by 4.4 per cent; China - $ 205.5 million, up by 42.2 per cent; and South Korea - $ 179.15 million, up by 27.2 per cent.

The exports of seafood to the South East Asian countries reached $ 143.85 million, up by 16.3 per cent year – on – year.

In the first quarter of this year, the country’s exports of seafood to Cambodia increased by 133.3 per cent to $ 6.64 million; to Turkey – up by 131.3 per cent to $ 1.89 million; to Pakistan – up by 90.8 per cent to $ 10.47 million; to India – up by 57.9 per cent to $ 7.42 million; to the Netherlands – up by 55.7 per cent to $ 66.98 million; to Portugal – up by 54.3 per cent to $ 13 million; and to Iraq – up by 50.7 per cent to $ 1.82 million.

However, the exports of seafood to Indonesia, Brazil and Ukraine decreased sharply by 62.6 per cent; 35 per cent and 28.4 per cent, respectively year – on – year.