Europêche, the leading trade body representing the fishing industry in Europe, has formally requested Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to address the imminent vacancy that will be left by Commissioner Sinkevicius and ensure stability in fisheries governance during this transitional period.
In a letter addressed to President von der Leyen, Europêche underscored two critical requests for the Commission President’s immediate attention. First, the sector appreciated her decision to appoint a dedicated Fisheries Commissioner for the upcoming term, emphasising the need for a true balance between biodiversity conservation, a competitive fishing fleet, and food security.
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With closed steel cages, Westcon Hexacage is approaching a critical step in development in what it believes can help change the farming industry for the better. Soon the first contract will be signed.
Westcon’s Hexacage is a unit that consists of closed steel cages that surround a service cell. Each cage operates in isolation with its own machine rooms, filters, and pumps, and the service cell houses common infrastructure. It contains, among other things, various engine rooms, feed storage, emergency generators, and storage capacity for sludge.
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Canada pushes back BC salmon farm transition; open net-pens to be banned from 2029
Existing salmon aquaculture licenses will be renewed for five years to ensure a successful transition, with stricter conditions on managing sea lice, reporting requirements, and monitoring of marine mammal interactions.
Canada will prohibit open-net salmon farms off the coast of British Columbia by mid-2029 to help protect the declining wild Pacific salmon populations, the federal government announced on Wednesday.
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In 2023, ProChile worked hand in hand with 5,936 companies, generating almost half a million jobs. Of these companies, more than 2 thousand are exporters, contributing 79% of the total exported by Chile during that year. This is equivalent to a figure of US$33,029 million dollars.
In this context, the Los Lagos Region stands out as the second largest exporter region of non-traditional products. But there's more: it was also ranked second among those that have a science-based innovation ecosystem. Quite an achievement. An example of this dynamism is that as of June 2024, more than 12 activities linked to export promotion have already been carried out.
Ricardo Arriagada, Regional Director ProChile Los Lagos
They range from the traditional seafood sectors - with participation in international fairs - to actions in the tourism sector, including Enexpro Global Solutions with aquaculture industry suppliers, the World Summit Awards WSA and the Dairy Sector Congress, among others.
Exports from the Los Lagos Region also had a positive first quarter of 2024. The increase of 1.3%, compared to the same period of the previous year, was mainly driven by the aquaculture sector, with the United States, Japan and Brazil being its main destinations.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the reality of economic sectors. Fishing is not far behind. For a few years now, the emergence of this computer branch has been a turning point in favor of improving knowledge of the oceans and their resources and, with this, has allowed advances in fisheries management, both for the fleet and for the regulatory bodies of their activity. Satlink, Zunibal and Marine Instruments are pioneering companies in the use of AI in fishing activity. For these companies, the application of this combination of algorithms in their solutions has led to an optimization of electronic observation, better discrimination of species and, in general, a deeper understanding of marine ecosystems, which translates into a better support for the fishing sector.
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In 2023, Orizon Seafood, the Chilean fishing company that is the world leader in horse mackerel production and belongs to Nutrisco, recovered a total of 32,080 kg of fishing nets at the end of their useful life. These were recycled with the collaboration of Net Positiva, operated by the company Bureo Chile, who recycle them and transform them into raw materials that are used by well-known brands to make their products.
Thus, this collaboration made it possible to recycle the fishing nets and transform them into 100% traceable raw materials, which will be used to make Patagonia brand clothing, Costa sunglasses, Carver skateboards, Future Fins surf fins, Yenga board game or pieces of Trek bicycles, among other products.
Seafood Expo Asia coming to Singapore in September bringing industry buyers from across Asia and suppliers from around the world. The 12th edition of the Expo will feature the latest innovative products, seafood tastings and culinary demonstrations, engaging events, educational conference sessions and more.
Seafood Expo Asia, organised by Diversified Communications, will take place in Singapore on 4-6 September 2024. The Expo provides a strategic platform for seafood suppliers from around the world and buyers from across Asia
Scottish salmon exports in the first four months of this year were up more than a third by value, according to HMRC figures. The data, analysed by industry body Salmon Scotland, shows that the value of salmon exports was up by £65m to £250m, a 36% increase on the same period last year.
On a rolling 12-month basis, the figure was £645m, representing the highest level in five years and an 11% increase compared with the previous year’s £581m. Salmon exports achieved their highest sales value since 2019.
The organisers of AQUA 2024, a global aquaculture event being held in Copenhagen in August, has published the preliminary programme grid for the scientific conference, workshops, and industry and innovation forums that will take place.
A trade exhibition with 240 booths, student events, and receptions will also be held.
Co-organised by the European Aquaculture Society (EAS) and the World Aquaculture Society (WAS), the AQUA events are held every six years. Past events were held in Nice (2000), Florence (2006), Prague (2012) and Montpellier (2018).
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That the year that Nueva Pescanova just closed was not going to be good was no secret. Alimarket, based on an analysis of the sector that will be made public tomorrow, advances in this information the estimates of turnover and losses that would have been recorded by what to date continues to be the main Spanish fishing group. Although the company has maintained a low profile since Jorge Escudero took the helm, the management wanted to explain to Alimarket some keys to its current positioning.
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Europêche
NORWAY
With closed steel cages, Westcon Hexacage is approaching a critical step in development in what it believes can help change the farming industry for the better. Soon the first contract will be signed.
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Existing salmon aquaculture licenses will be renewed for five years to ensure a successful transition, with stricter conditions on managing sea lice, reporting requirements, and monitoring of marine mammal interactions.
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WORLDWIDE
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the reality of economic sectors. Fishing is not far behind. For a few years now, the emergence of this computer branch has been a turning point in favor of improving knowledge of the oceans and their resources and, with this, has allowed advances in fisheries management, both for the fleet and for the regulatory bodies of their activity. Satlink, Zunibal and Marine Instruments are pioneering companies in the use of AI in fishing activity. For these companies, the application of this combination of algorithms in their solutions has led to an optimization of electronic observation, better discrimination of species and, in general, a deeper understanding of marine ecosystems, which translates into a better support for the fishing sector.
In 2023, Orizon Seafood, the Chilean fishing company that is the world leader in horse mackerel production and belongs to Nutrisco, recovered a total of 32,080 kg of fishing nets at the end of their useful life. These were recycled with the collaboration of Net Positiva, operated by the company Bureo Chile, who recycle them and transform them into raw materials that are used by well-known brands to make their products.
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UNITED KINGDOM
Scottish salmon exports in the first four months of this year were up more than a third by value, according to HMRC figures. The data, analysed by industry body Salmon Scotland, shows that the value of salmon exports was up by £65m to £250m, a 36% increase on the same period last year.
DENMARK
The organisers of AQUA 2024, a global aquaculture event being held in Copenhagen in August, has published the preliminary programme grid for the scientific conference, workshops, and industry and innovation forums that will take place.
SPAIN
That the year that 
