MYANMAR conveyed more than 100,000 metric tonnes of fish in the past five months of the current financial year 2025- 2026, beginning 1 April, bagging US$127.85 million, according to the Department of Fisheries.
Myanmar sent over 57,800 metric tonnes of fish by sea, with an estimated value of $85.5 million. Over 50,900 metric tonnes of fish worth $42.3 million were exported to neighbouring countries via the border channel.
Myanmar’s fish export amounted to $421 million from about 400,000 tonnes in the past FY 2024-2025 (April-March).
Myanmar steadily exports seafood to 40 countries, including China, Thailand, Bangladesh and Japan through maritime and border trade channels.
Myanmar’s fishery exports exceeded 153,900 metric tonnes in the past five months.
Seafood, including hilsa, rohu, catfish, seabass, eel, shrimp and crab, is shipped to foreign markets, according to the Myanmar Fisheries Federation. There are over 140 fishery cold storage facilities, and the department grants annual licence renewals. — NN/KK
