Now that Houthi rebels have pledged to halt their attacks on the Red Sea shipping route, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is working hard to encourage container traffic. 

In a bid to demonstrate the passage’s safety, Canal Authority Chairman Ossama Rabiee has personally visited container ships passing through the route and spoken with crew members about conditions.  

Two more vessels owned by the same shipping line then passed safely through the canal on 16 November. 

Author: Erin Spampinato / SeafoodSource | Read the full article here

Fifty chefs and artisanal fishers gathered in Patagonia, Argentina, for a public event focused on local seafood and marine conservation, as discussions continue over a proposed amendment to Law 1355 – the 2021 legislation that prohibits open-net salmon farming in Tierra del Fuego.

The event, held on November 15 at the Ushuaia Aeroclub, brought together figures from the region’s culinary and fishing sectors. Under the banner “Fuegian Cuisine Honouring the Sea”, chefs Jorge Monopoli and Lino Adillón worked with cooks and fishers to prepare dishes featuring local species such as rock cod, clams, mussels, silverside and cholgas. The initiative aimed to promote regional seafood consumption and highlight the connection between the community and artisanal fishers.

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Oceana calls on France, Spain and Italy to reduce overcapacity, rebuild fish populations, and redirect funding towards a more selective fleet

A report reveals that too many fishing boats are chasing already overfished populations in the western Mediterranean, leaving many kinds of bottom trawlers unprofitable or only marginally viable, despite continued public subsidies. The report, commissioned by Oceana, identifies the need for a strategic shift by French, Italian and Spanish fisheries ministries to tackle overcapacity, rebuild fish populations, and redirect public funds away from subsidising failing operators, towards supporting more selective and sustainable fishers

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The two remaining candidates to be Chile’s next president have been urged to fix controversial laws that are said to be holding back the development of salmon farming, reports Fish Farming Expert’s Chilean sister site, Salmonexpert.cl.

Communist candidate Jeannette Jara and ultraconservative José Antonio Kast polled 26.7% and 24.1% of the vote respectively in yesterday’s first round, which eliminated other contenders. But other right-wing candidates took almost 30% of votes, meaning Kast is currently favourite to win the head-to-head run-off with Jara on December 14 if those votes are switched to him.

Author: Jonathan Garcés / fishfarmingexpert | Read the full article here

Crooks fit stolen licence plates to lorry in midnight raid on Gardermoen fish load.

Norwegian police are hunting brazen thieves who hooked an entire trailer packed with fish worth nearly NOK 1.8 million ($180,000) – from an industrial estate by Oslo’s main airport in the middle of the night.

The refrigerated trailer, loaded with about 15 tonnes of fish, was stolen from a site near Gardermoen, home to Oslo Airport and one of Norway’s biggest hubs for seafood exports.

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The big Portuguese retail group Jerónimo Martins Agro-Alimentar, S.A is investing around £12m in Norwegian farming company Norcod.

Norcod will issue a total of 12,707,454 shares to the retailer, raising gross proceeds of NOK 157m.

The subscription price in the Private Placement will be NOK 12.375 per new share.

The proceeds from the Portuguese private placement will be used to finance Norcod’s further acceleration of its growth strategy. Completion of the private placement is subject to a Norcod extraordinary general meeting.

It will also give the Portuguese giant an 18% stake in one of Norway’s main cod farmers.

Author: Vince McDonagh / Fish farmer | Read the full article here

An aerial drone photo shows an ecological marine cage breeding area in Rongcheng City, east China's Shandong Province. As a province noted for its major marine fishery economy, Shandong has been actively building marine farms in recent years, aiming to continuously enrich the "blue food depot."

To date, Shandong has built 139 "marine farms" at or above the provincial level, including 71 at the national level, or 38 percent of the country's total at the level. The province now boasts an integrated industrial chain for marine fishery that ranges from aquaculture, fishing to intensive processing.

Workers package sweet shrimp products at Shandong Meijia Group Co., Ltd. in Rizhao City, east China's Shandong Province.

The output of marine aquatic products in Shandong reached 8.25 million tonnes with an added value exceeding 100 billion yuan (about 14.09 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024, topping among all regions at the provincial level in the country. (Photo by Li Xinjun/Xinhua)