Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended fishing imports from Myanmar, according to the Myanmar Fisheries Federation. Saudi Arabia’s general authority for food and medicine suspended aquaculture products from Bangladesh , India, Myanmar and Vietnam, according to the Saudi Aquaculture Society. This suspension is made in accordance with the regulatory procedures issued by the Food and Drug Authority (FDA). An delegation from several regulators from Saudi Arabia conducted an inspection tour last month targeting Vietnamese facilities that export to the country. The delegation found that only nine facilities met the national hygiene requirements, according to Vietnam news reports. The fisheries exporters in Myanmar and the fisheries department have questioned this suspension. The exporters do not understand this suspension because it was Vietnam which had problems. Why suspend fish imports from Myanmar? Daw Toe Nandar Tin, vice president of Myanmar Fisheries Federation, said. Myanmar exports about 60,000 tonnes of fisheries annually, and 20,000 tonnes to Saudi Arabia specifically, she added.