Myanmar earns over 130 mln USD from fish exports in 5 months

YANGON, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) — Myanmar exported over 124,700 tons of fish, earning 137.73 million U.S. dollars in the first five months of the current fiscal year 2024-2025, state-run the Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Thursday.
From April 1 to Aug. 31, the country exported over 65,600 tons of fish through seaports and over 59,180 tons through land borders, the report said.
The report, citing statistics from the fisheries department, said that the figures increased from over 59,880 tons of fish worth 74.25 million dollars recorded in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.
Myanmar exports fishery products, including fish and shrimp, to more than 40 countries, including China, Thailand, Bangladesh and Japan, it said.
More than 20 fish species such as hilsa, rohu, catfish, and seabass are transported to foreign markets, according to the Myanmar Fisheries Federation, it added. ■