The Chilean salmon breeder Nova Austral has succeeded in getting its bankruptcy order temporarily suspended.

The move will give the company breathing space as it attempts to turn around its fortunes.

It will also come as a relief to the 3,000 people in the south of the country who depend on the company directly and indirectly for their livelihood.

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Marina, as the packaging has been named, uses Bluetooth low energy labels and QR codes that allow data collection in real time

IFCO, a global supplier of reusable transport packaging, has launched a smart and reusable fish box, which it has named Marina. In a statement released by Europa Press, the company points out that it has been designed in close collaboration with the fishing industry and provides "greater protection, efficiency and sustainability to the fresh fish and seafood supply chain."

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The AZTI technology center promotes the Oarsoaldea Urdina competition, which opens today, Friday, June 7, the call for its second edition in search of new ideas and innovative projects in areas such as maritime and port decarbonization, energy efficiency or the electrification of ships. Ideas and projects may be submitted until June 30.

The objective of the initiative, which has the collaboration of the Oarsoaldea agency and the Port Authority of Pasaia, is to diversify the offer of goods and services linked to the sea in the Guipuzcoan region and thus promote its economic growth and the generation of new jobs around the Blue Economy.

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UMAMI Bioworks and Shiok Meats, leaders in cultivated food product development, have merged to form a new entity aimed at commercializing cultivated seafood. The merger combines UMAMI Bioworks' production technologies with Shiok Meats' research in crustacean cell cultivation.

The partnership is expected to optimize market strategies, broaden commercial opportunities, and expedite regulatory approvals for cultivated seafood products, providing a sustainable alternative to traditional fishing and aquaculture practiceSource:

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Barbed wire jellyfish have caused significant damage and mass deaths in fish farms across Norway, over the last two years.

The Norwegian aquaculture industry has allocated NOK 35 million ($3.33 million) to the Jellysafe project, aimed at combating the harmful impacts of the jellyfish species Apolemia uvaria, commonly known as barbed-wire jellyfish.

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Scottish aquaculture technology company Ace Aquatec has partnered with Shrimp Welfare Project to expand access to humane stunning solutions amongst shrimp producers globally.

According to Ace Aquatec, the collaboration reflects a growing understanding in the industry around the need to introduce more humane slaughter methods for shrimp.

Immersion in ice-water slurry remains a common method of slaughter around the world

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Late May: Landings begin in earnest, demand is concentrated

[Miyagi] The average price of farmed coho salmon produced in Miyagi in late May (May 21-31) was 757 yen per kilogram. This is 1% higher (10 yen higher) than in mid-May. Landings have begun in earnest, with the total landing volume over a 10-day period exceeding 1,000 tons for the first time this season. However, with the season's cumulative production expected to fall short of the previous period, buyers' desire to purchase was stronger than usual, resulting in concentrated demand. The market price continued to rise.

The average size in late May was 1.5-2 kilograms per fish. Landing volume was 1,368, down 20% from the same period last year.

Source: Minato-Yamaguchi (translated from original in japanese)

First bid in Busan: L size for sale at 3,900 yen

The first bid for new Russian frozen snow crab (Opilio species) in 2024 was held on the 3rd in Busan, South Korea. According to several trading companies, 189 tons of air-blast frozen boiled section products (single price for L-4L sizes) were up for bid.

The entire amount was sold, and the winning bid price is thought to have been 22.8-22.5 dollars per kilogram, 50% higher than the same period last year. According to several trading companies, the domestic sales price (trading company price) for L-size (5 kg box) was 80% higher than the same period last year.

Source: Minato-Yamaguchi (translated from original in japanese)

Aquaculture is emerging activity providing new opportunities to the rural population in the country and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to its diverse ecological zones has an edge over other provinces.

Talking to APP, Omar Hayat Khan, a noted expert on fisheries and aquaculture said that the availability of different ecological temperature zones with land, water and human resource provide an edge to develop aquaculture as a sub sector of agriculture.

He said that the untapped renewable aquatic resource provides ample opportunities to develop export led interventions in aquaculture in the province. The untapped potential can provide employment opportunities to youth in rural areas and also provide to meet the millennium goals to which Pakistan is a signatory.

The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (pictured) has invested millions of rupees to develop hatcheries of the carp and trout fishes. But now they need further improvements to cater to the need of private sector. Adequate opportunities are available to attract foreign direct investment in the field of new technologies and new fish products which are in high demand in the foreign markets such as warm water Grouper fish.[...]

Source: Daily Times

Sernapesca highlights that this is the first report that contains the consumption of antiparasitics in a closed cycle, detailed both by company and by group of salmon farming concessions (ACS), “which allows us to advance in the implementation of Law 21,532, being a milestone for active transparency in our country because it sets new standards in aquaculture,” indicates the national director of Sernapesca, Soledad Tapia Almonacid.

The report confirms a new reduction in the consumption of antimicrobials in relation to annual use in freshwater and sea, and in a closed cycle during the year 2023.

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