Other Media | Fish Focus: Alaskans to Rep. Begich: banning bottom trawling should be a top priority
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
In a recent survey of more than 1,000 Alaskans, most named banning bottom trawling as their top priority when it comes to federal fisheries management in Alaska.
Trawlers’ bycatch of non-target species like king salmon, chum salmon, halibut, crab and herring has emerged as a hot button issue in Alaska, with 74% of Alaskans saying they support banning it altogether in a separate March 2025 poll. Trawling was a central issue in last year’s political race between current Rep. Nick Begich and former Rep. Mary Peltola, both of whom named addressing trawl bycatch as central to their campaign.
MOWI-branded Scottish salmon fillets have scored a double first in an annual taste test organised by the Guild of Fine Food, which tests thousands of products.
This is the first year that fresh Scottish salmon fillets have received a Great Taste awards, and also the first time that MOWI-brand salmon has achieved this quality recognition. Along with Mowi's product, a fresh fillet from Inverurie butcher and fine foods supplier Donald Russell also received a Great Taste award.
More than 14,000 products were put through the competition’s blind judging process by the Guild’s 500-strong expert panel, with MOWI Scottish salmon fillets being highlighted for a “clean aroma and oily richness”.
Source: fishfarmingexpert | Read the full article here
The Prosecutor's Office is requesting more time to investigate Quiroga in the Australis case, while the arbitration claiming US$660 million remains suspended.
A key hearing will be held on August 5th in the lawsuit filed by the Chinese group Joyvio against Chilean businessman Isidoro Quiroga Moreno, accused of disloyal management in the context of the sale of the salmon company Australis, which was completed in 2019.
According to Diario Financiero, Joyvio maintains that during the purchase process, they were not informed about an overproduction situation affecting the company, which would have entailed violations of current environmental regulations.
The European Commission proposes simplifying the collection and production of statistics on European fisheries and aquaculture. This proposal, presented this Wednesday, July 30, seeks to replace the five existing sets of rules with a single, simplified, and integrated system that will reduce the reporting burden for Member States. It will also allow the reuse of administrative data already collected by the European Commission for the production of official European statistics on fisheries and aquaculture.
Source: iPac.acuicultura | Read the full article here
The latest stocks report from the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) highlights steady progress in tuna stock health, but warns that a persistent lack of effective harvest control rules is hampering sustainability.
According to An Evaluation of the Sustainability of Global Tuna Stocks Relative to Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Criteria, 12 of the 23 major commercial tuna stocks now meet MSC’s Principle 1 benchmark, indicating they are not being overfished and are maintaining healthy population levels.
The strike in the Argentine shrimp sector causes losses exceeding €170 million for Spanish companies
The strike affecting the shrimp sector in Argentina has triggered a supply crisis with multi-million-dollar consequences for the Spanish fishing industry. With a fleet virtually paralyzed in Argentine waters and the export of this coveted crustacean halted, Spanish companies in the sector have suffered losses estimated at more than €170 million.
According to industry sources, the situation began to worsen in mid-June, when shrimp fishermen, one of the star products of the Argentine Sea, began a strike to demand better working conditions and safer conditions on board.
Since 2016, the Hijos de Carlos Albo canning company has been owned by the Chinese company Shanghai Kaichuang. This, in turn, is part of a complex conglomerate with subsidiaries that have tuna fleets for krill capture—it uses the Shen Lan factory vessel on a lease basis—or processing factories (the Canadian company French Creek Seafood, FCS). One of the subsidiaries of Albo's current parent company is Shanghai Kaichuang Ocean Fishery, which supplies the tuna from the source with an army of fishing vessels that, in many cases, are in need of renewal.
Author: Lara Grana / Faro de Vigo | Read the full article here
Vårlaks launches Arctic salmon in French retail pilot with Carrefour.
Premium salmon brand Vårlaks has entered the French retail market with a pilot launch of its Arctic-raised salmon in selected Carrefour stores operated by Groupe Provencia.
The retail rollout marks the first appearance of Vårlaks products in France, following the brand’s establishment earlier this year as a dedicated unit within Norwegian Seafood (formerly Visscher Seafood Group).
Source: SalmonBusiness | Read the full article here
Valparaíso– Specialists in acoustic biomass assessment from Chile's Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) and Peru's Marine Institute (IMARPE) met in Valparaíso between July 21 and 25, 2025. The purpose was to estimate the biomass of the shared stock of anchovy (Engraulis ringens) inhabiting southern Peru and northern Chile (SPNCH).
This collaboration is crucial for initiating a historical data series, which will feed into models to determine the size of this vital fishery resource for both countries. The initiative is part of the Binational Chile-Peru GEF-UNDP SUBPESCA/Vice Ministry of Fisheries project “Humboldt II.”
Jorge Castillo, an IFOP researcher, explained that data from coinciding cruises from 2020 to 2023 were analyzed, treating them as continuous sampling to obtain results useful for stock modeling.
During the visit, the Peruvian researchers toured the Chilean vessel BC Abate Molina in Valparaíso. Ramiro Castillo, IMARPE's General Director of Hydroacoustic, Remote Sensing, and Fishing Gear Research, expressed his positive impression of the vessel's accommodations, which allow female researchers to carry out their work, promoting inclusion in marine research.
The more than 300 mussel producers grouped together in the Galician Mussel Producers Organization (Opmega) have decided to take a stand in defense of European mussel production, which is significantly dominated by Galicia, but also includes operators in France, Italy, and the Netherlands. The "sustainable model, linked to the territory and with direct social impact," which Opmega claims is being developed in Galicia, is threatened by competition—not very healthy, in the opinion of the mussel producers—from the Chilean mussel (Mytilus chilensis). The mussel, they claim, reaches European markets frozen or canned without specifying its origin
Source: La Voz de Galicia | Read the full article here
Sri Lanka has introduced a new set of rules to regulate the re-export of shrimp, aiming to address concerns from local farmers and maintain the country’s competitiveness in global seafood markets.
In recent years, the Sri Lankan government has allowed increasing imports of foreign shrimp for value addition and re-export purposes, aiming to meet international demand for seafood and accommodate rising domestic consumption, according to Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic, and Ocean Resources.
Author: Toan Dao / SeafoodSource | Read the full article here
UNITED STATES
Trawlers’ bycatch of non-target species like king salmon, chum salmon, halibut, crab and herring has emerged as a hot button issue in Alaska, with 74% of Alaskans saying they support banning it altogether in a separate March 2025 poll. Trawling was a central issue in last year’s political race between current Rep. Nick Begich and former Rep. Mary Peltola, both of whom named addressing trawl bycatch as central to their campaign. 
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The Prosecutor's Office is requesting more time to investigate Quiroga in the Australis case, while the arbitration claiming US$660 million remains suspended.
EUROPEAN UNION
The European Commission proposes simplifying the collection and production of statistics on European fisheries and aquaculture. This proposal, presented this Wednesday, July 30, seeks to replace the five existing sets of rules with a single, simplified, and integrated system that will reduce the reporting burden for Member States. It will also allow the reuse of administrative data already collected by the European Commission for the production of official European statistics on fisheries and aquaculture.
The latest stocks report from the 
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The strike affecting the shrimp sector in Argentina has triggered a supply crisis with multi-million-dollar consequences for the Spanish fishing industry. With a fleet virtually paralyzed in Argentine waters and the export of this coveted crustacean halted, Spanish companies in the sector have suffered losses estimated at more than €170 million.
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The more than 300 mussel producers grouped together in the 
SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka has introduced a new set of rules to regulate the re-export of shrimp, aiming to address concerns from local farmers and maintain the country’s competitiveness in global seafood markets.
