IN BRIEF - International Antarctic Experts Continue Dialogue Towards Marine Protected Areas
CHILE
Monday, June 26, 2023
The Third Special Meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), which was focused exclusively on the issue of Marine Protected areas, concluded today in Santiago, Chile. The meeting was chaired by Mr Vitalii Tsymbaliuk (Ukraine).
The Commission has previously implemented two high-seas marine protected areas, the South Orkney Islands southern shelf MPA and the Ross Sea Region MPA, and has in place a conservation measure governing the procedures for designation of MPAs.
Members reviewed several proposals on how to further develop a representative system of marine protected areas, including a review of the procedures and requirements for the development of MPA proposals, and the timeframe for adopting new MPAs and research and monitoring plans.
Five-year investment targets innovation, sustainability and new markets.
Canada renewed the Atlantic Fisheries Fund with over C$300 million for 2026–2031.Ottawa will contribute 60% and four Atlantic provinces 40%, supporting fisheries, aquaculture, infrastructure, research and export diversification, particularly toward Asia and Europe.
East Nusa Tenggara explores cooperation with Jiangxi Province.
NTT Deputy Governor Johni Asadoma met a Chinese delegation led by Tu Anbo to promote investment in fisheries, seaweed, salt and tourism. A preliminary agreement was signed in Belu, aiming to boost processing, jobs, exports and regional development.
High Liner Foods of Canada, one of North America’s leading seafood businesses, is being sold to the Umios Corporation of Japan in a deal worth CAN $1.25 billion (£668m).
Umios is a world leader in the global seafood and marine protein market and a longstanding supplier to High Liner Foods.The acquisition advances the Japanese group’s strategy to build a more integrated global seafood and protein business, with High Liner Foods central to its North American expansion.
Author: Vince McDonagh / Fish Farmer | Read the full article here
A fish escape is suspected to have occurred at a Mowi salmon farm in Norway after a tuna weighing a third of a tonne torpedoed its way into a pen.
Ragnhild Dahle Heen, group leader in the aquaculture supervision and guidance section of Norway’s Directorate of Fisheries, told Fish Farming Expert’s Norwegian sister site, Kyst.no, that the department received a report of a tuna in a pen The incident occurred at Mowi's Skipningsdalen fish farm in Flekkefjord municipality in Norway’s southwest corner. Heen said that the company has initiated recapture procedures.
Source: fishfarmingexpert | Read the full article here
Norway's average fresh salmon export price rose to NOK 76.04 (€7.32) per kilogram in week 43, up 2.7% from the previous week, according to figures published by Statistics Norway on Wednesday.
The price increased by NOK 1.99/kg from NOK 74.05 (€7.04) in week 42, marking a second consecutive weekly increase.
Fresh salmon export volumes rose 3.0% to 28,518 tonnes, compared with 27,689 tonnes the previous week. It was the first weekly increase in shipments since week 39.
Source: SalmonBusiness | Read the full article here
Seafood, technology and logistics will feature at the new B2B trade show.
FFE APAC will debut on 16–18 November 2027 at Sands Expo, Singapore, during Singapore International Agri-Food Week. The event will connect producers, buyers and investors, promoting trade, innovation and resilient food supply chains.
Captain's fatigue caused a squid vessel to crash off California.
Ocean Angel VI paid $100,000 after its captain fell asleep and ran aground off Santa Cruz Island in December 2022, spilling 1,000 gallons of diesel and 300 gallons of hydraulic fluid. The settlement includes funding for environmental restoration, spill-response training and wildlife rehabilitation.
National delegation seeks to expand exports and Asian trade partnerships.
Venezuela will participate in China Fisheries & Seafood Expo 2026, held October 28–30 in Qingdao. The Fisheries Ministry and seafood companies will promote national products, attract buyers and strengthen commercial ties with China and international markets.
In eastern Uganda, a family-run fish farm is looking beyond production, with ambitions to become a place where the next generation of aquaculture farmers can learn and grow.
Located in Namasere, Bugiri District, along the Jinja-Busia Road in eastern Uganda, Kange Integrated Fish Farm (Kaiffa Uganda) was founded by Kange Samuel, who had a vision of promoting sustainable aquaculture and supporting local communities.
His son, Iwumba Peter, later took the helm, and is now the farm’s managing director.The farm has 12 ponds across approximately 10 acres of land.
Author: Peter Changtoek / The Fish Site | Read the full article here
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CANADA
Five-year investment targets innovation, sustainability and new markets.
INDONESIA
East Nusa Tenggara explores cooperation with Jiangxi Province.
JAPAN
NORWAY
A fish escape is suspected to have occurred at a 
Norway's average fresh salmon export price rose to NOK 76.04 (€7.32) per kilogram in week 43, up 2.7% from the previous week, according to figures published by Statistics Norway on Wednesday.
SINGAPORE
Seafood, technology and logistics will feature at the new B2B trade show.
UNITED STATES
Captain's fatigue caused a squid vessel to crash off California.
VENEZUELA
National delegation seeks to expand exports and Asian trade partnerships.
UGANDA
In eastern Uganda, a family-run fish farm is looking beyond production, with ambitions to become a place where the next generation of aquaculture farmers can learn and grow.
