Fish Information and Services

Fish Information and Services

Infobox_Company
company_name = Fish Information and Services
company_
company_type = Private Company
foundation = 28th February 1995
industry = Internet seafood journalism
num_employees = 61
location_country = Japan
location_city = Tokyo
key_people = Co-Founders
Andres Loubet-Jambert
Yasuo Kunimitsu
CEO
Damian Sanguine
area_served = Worldwide
homepage = [http://www.fis.com/ www.fis.com] - Worldwide
[http://www.fis-net.co.jp/ www.fis-net.co.jp] - Japan

Fish Information and Services (FIS) is the world's largest online provider of information for the fishing industry.citation|url=http://english.people.com.cn/200601/20/eng20060120_236899.html|title=World largest fish-related information center to open regional branch in Myanmar|date=January 20, 2006|publisher=People's Daily] Founded in Tokyo in 1995, it provides wide ranging information on fishing, seafood, and aquaculture. [cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2002/05/06/focus4.html?page=2|title=Trade magazines compete to catch best fishing news|publisher=Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)|accessdate=2008-09-30|last=|first=] According to the publisher, the site currently gets around 330,000 views per month and is currently available three languages: English, Japanese and Spanish.

Products and services

FIS has over 17,000 published articles on topics from environmental issues to changes in the market. The news stories are updated by journalists from different parts of the world.

The site also has a section dedicated to buying and selling goods. Goods are traded in four main categories: seafood, aquaculture, fishing vessels and machinery. Subscribing companies can advertise and sell goods. Non subscribers can view the trading market. The trading market receives up to 100,000 views per month, according to the company. The service also offers market reports, market prices and industry news.

The Market Prices section is updated using information from fish markets from around the world. This includes weekly maximum and minimum prices for each species. The section also includes currency conversion and graphing capabilities.

In 2001, they set up an office in Agadir to cover Africa and the Middle East, publishing fishery information in Arabic. [citation|publisher=Middle East Economic Digest|title=Fish Information & Services (FIS) (Morocco)|date=31 Aug 2001] In 2006, they set up an office in Rangoon to cover South East Asia. [citation|url=http://www.myanmar.com/myanmartimes/MyanmarTimes16-304/n016.htm|title=FIS opens ASEAN office in Yangon|author=Thein Linn|date=February 13, 2006|publisher=The Myanmar Times] This is located in the same office as the Myanmar Fisheries Federation because it holds regular weekly meetings which provide a forum for information exchange between fishery entrepreneurs and the government Department of Fisheries.

References

External links

* [http://www.fis.com Fish Information and Services website - Worldwide]
* [http://www.fis-net.co.jp Fish Information and Services website - Japan]
* [http://ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/03Aug/RL30856.pdf Congressional Research Service] - The Library of Congress
* [http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/CompanyDetail.aspx?CompanyID=14516496&cs=QF3YEQYQ&searchSource=basic_ssb&singleSearchBox=FIS&companyName=FIS ZoomInfo]


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