IN BRIEF - The 12 sailors of a Ribeira ship that sank in the Azores have been rescued
SPAIN
Friday, June 02, 2023
The crew of the Lajes do Pico, a Portuguese-flagged longliner based in Ribeira, is "well and safe," the Portuguese Navy confirmed yesterday, which coordinated the rescue of the twelve sailors who were enrolled in the fishing vessel. Most of the castaways are of foreign nationality, mainly Indonesians, but it has been confirmed that at least the skipper is a neighbor of Ribeira and has held that position for years.
The episode that would end with the Lajes do Pico at the bottom of the sea began Tuesday morning, when the fishing boat was sailing some 310 miles (574 kilometers) north of the island of Flores, in the Azores archipelago. Apparently, a leak opened in the stern after bursting a sheet. At first, the crew tried to solve it by bailing out the water that had entered, but they soon found that it was not possible to remedy it and activated the radio beacon before getting into the rafts and leaving the ship. "They activated a radio beacon (EPIRB), requesting assistance for the rescue" of the crew, explains the Portuguese Navy in a statement.
The signal was received at 07:36 in the morning at the Ponta Delgada Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (on the island of São Miguel), which sent several of its ships and an Air Force aircraft to the area, at time that began a search through satellite images of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). [continues...]
The meeting on March 5 and 6 ended without an agreement on the allocation of the TAC for mackerel in the Northeast Atlantic, while Spain and Ireland close ranks in defense of the historical rights of the EU fleet.
Negotiations on mackerel in the Northeast Atlantic have stalled once again. The meeting held in Copenhagen on March 5 and 6 between the European Commission and the coastal states ended without an agreement on the allocation of the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for 2026, confirming that one of the most sensitive issues for pelagic fisheries in Northern Europe remains trapped in an increasingly bitter political and economic standoff.
The Government is negotiating with Portugal to revise the agreement that grants approximately 130 Portuguese vessels 66.5% of the quota shared by the two countries, while some 270 Spanish vessels receive only 33.5%.
Following its announcement at the end of last year, the General Secretariat for Fisheries is entering into negotiations with the Portuguese Secretariat for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs to renew the Iberian sardine management agreement, which will be in effect next year and subsequent years.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food frames the meeting between Spanish and Portuguese fisheries authorities as part of the "periodic meetings to strengthen collaboration and joint work."
Source: La Voz de Galicia | Read the full article here
Korshags launches frozen land-based salmon sourced from Salmon Evolution.
Swedish seafood company Korshags Food has launched a frozen land-based salmon product supplied by Norwegian producer Salmon Evolution, as part of its strategy to expand the use of alternative raw materials within the seafood category.
The Falkenberg-based company said the product would broaden distribution of land-based farmed salmon through a frozen format designed for higher volumes and wider retail reach.
Source: SalmonBusiness | Read the full article here
Twenty-three people have been rescued by helicopter crews in Ontario, Canada, after the ice shelf they were standing on broke, sending the group floating into Lake Huron.
Ontario Provincial Police said on social media that the rescue began around noon (16:00 GMT) on Sunday after "winds and current moved the ice shelf away from shore" approximately 2km (1.2 miles).
The rescue involved two helicopters making multiple trips to pluck people off the shelf as it continued to fracture into more pieces in the Owen Sound, about 200km north-west of Toronto.
Author: Max Matza / BBC | Read the full article here
A recently-released investigation by Greenpeace in collaboration with the Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, alleges the Indonesian tuna industry is engaging in environmentally destructive fishing and labor rights abuses.
A report on the investigation, “Forced to the Bottom: Squeezing Indonesian Fishers and Oceans for Dirty Tuna Profits,” alleges 17 different fishing vessels and multiple processing companies engaged in labor rights abuses, including instances of forced labor and debt bondage. It also alleged five processing companies – PT Aneka Tuna Indonesia, PT Samudera Mandiri Sentosa, PT Sinar Pure Food International, PT Pahala Bahari Nusantara, and PT Intimas Surya
Author: Chris Chase / SeafoodSource | Read the full article here
As part of its strategic plan to support the international promotion of Galician seafood products, the Galician Ministry of the Sea is promoting them at the 51st Foodex Japan, which begins tomorrow, March 10, in Tokyo and runs until Friday the 13th. Four companies will be present: Cerqueira Canned Goods, Ramón Franco, Portomar Canned Goods, and Cíes Pasteurized Foods.
This trade fair is one of the world's leading food and beverage events, making it a strategic meeting point for producers, distributors, and importers from the Asian country.
Source: Industrias Pesqueras | Read the full article here
If Europe wants to begin strengthening its self-sufficiency and reducing its dependence on third parties in terms of supplying marine protein to markets, it will be “essential to explore the potential of aquaculture,” especially considering that the growth capacity of wild catches is limited by the “finite” nature of resources.
However, achieving the full deployment of aquaculture will require reviewing the current model at all levels, both productive and regulatory.
This was stated by the Director-General for Fisheries of DG MARE, Charlina Vitcheva, at the meeting “Towards a 2040 Vision for a Prosperous Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector,” held in Brussels as part of the European Ocean Days, organized by the European Commission.
Source: iPac.aquacultura | Read the full article here
Preparations for the conference commemorating 50 years of salmon farming in Chile continue to progress ahead of the event scheduled for May 28 in Puerto Montt. The conference will bring together industry representatives, authorities, academics, and suppliers.
Organized by Mundo Acuícola, the event aims to create a space for reflection on the development of the industry over the past five decades, as well as to outline the challenges that will shape the future of Chilean aquaculture.
The initiative is also sponsored by the Salmon Council, an organization that brings together major producers in the sector and has supported this industry commemoration.
Source: MundoAcuícola | Read the full article here
The Seafood Carbon Emissions Profiling Tool (SCEPT), and the multi-partner collaboration which is seeing it play a key role in driving seafood industry decarbonisation, have been recognised in two key industry awards over the past week.
The SCEPT was named Best Carbon Initiative in the Waitrose Supplier Award and was a finalist in the North Atlantic Seafood Forum’s inaugural Sustainability Award.
The free, online tool has been developed by Seafish in collaboration with the UK Seafood Federation (UKSF) and other partners to help seafood businesses measure and reduce their carbon footprints.
Less of all approved agents against salmon lice was used last year, and the use of two of them was reduced all the way down to zero. Even for the already marginal use of antibiotics, consumption was lower in 2025 than the year before.
This is shown by the annual statistics that the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) presents on the basis of reports from pharmaceutical wholesalers and feed companies.
The Institute of Public Health is also collaborating with the NMBU Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in the preparation of the statistics.
In its report, the NIPH points out that the use of medicines against salmon lice has varied greatly in the period 2016–2025.
Author: Pål Mugaas Jensen / fishfarmingexpert | Read the full article here
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DENMARK
The meeting on March 5 and 6 ended without an agreement on the allocation of the TAC for mackerel in the Northeast Atlantic, while Spain and Ireland close ranks in defense of the historical rights of the EU fleet..png)
Following its announcement at the end of last year, the General Secretariat for Fisheries is entering into negotiations with the Portuguese Secretariat for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs to renew the Iberian sardine management agreement, which will be in effect next year and subsequent years.
SWEDEN
Korshags launches frozen land-based salmon sourced from Salmon Evolution.
CANADA
Twenty-three people have been rescued by helicopter crews in Ontario, Canada, after the ice shelf they were standing on broke, sending the group floating into Lake Huron.
INDONESIA
A recently-released investigation by 
JAPAN
As part of its strategic plan to support the international promotion of Galician seafood products, the Galician Ministry of the Sea is promoting them at the 51st 
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However, achieving the full deployment of aquaculture will require reviewing the current model at all levels, both productive and regulatory.
CHILE
Preparations for the conference commemorating 50 years of salmon farming in Chile continue to progress ahead of the event scheduled for May 28 in Puerto Montt. The conference will bring together industry representatives, authorities, academics, and suppliers.
UNITED KINGDOM
The Seafood Carbon Emissions Profiling Tool (SCEPT), and the multi-partner collaboration which is seeing it play a key role in driving seafood industry decarbonisation, have been recognised in two key industry awards over the past week.
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This is shown by the annual statistics that the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) presents on the basis of reports from pharmaceutical wholesalers and feed companies.
