In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important expositions on agriculture, rural areas, rural revitalization and publicity and ideological work, carry forward the spirit of distant-water fishermen who are brave in pioneering, not afraid of hardships, hard-working and tenacious, and move forward courageously, tell the story and highligh of China’s distant-water fisheries.

The style of the fishery industry, and through tree selection and publicity, it inspired pelagic fishermen to work hard and lead the industry team building. In 2022, the China Pelagic Fisheries Association launched the "Searching for the Most Beautiful Pelagic Fishermen" activity, and finally selected 15. Finally the professor Chen Xinjun from the School of Marine Science of Shanghai Ocean University was selected.

Chen Xinjun is a leader and pioneer in the science and technology of pelagic squid fishing in China; He is currently the dean and second-level professor of the School of Marine Science of Shanghai Ocean University. He is also the director of the National Pelagic Fishery Engineering Technology Research Center and the Ministry of Education's Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Ocean Fishery Resources.[...]

Source: The Paper·Government Affairs

The Fish Union came up with a proposal to ban the production of canned fish according to technical specifications (TU), which are subject to GOST standards in the country.

These are, for example, sprats in oil or natural saury. This initiative was announced during an open meeting of representatives of Rosselkhoznadzor and the fishing community, which the publication “Veterinary and Life” organized at the site of the VII International Fishery Forum in St. Petersburg.

Sergei Gudkov, head of the consumer market development department of the Fish Union, began his speech with a problem: Russians eat little fish, and the level of its consumption is declining. According to the Fishing Union, fish consumption in Russia has decreased by 30% since 2013. “No other food product has undergone such critical changes, and we attribute this to two reasons,” said Sergei Gudkov. One of them is the increase in the cost of fish raw materials, which is higher than inflation, in contrast to meat and dairy products. But this is not the main reason for the sharp decline in fish consumption, the speaker noted. “We came to the conclusion that the reduction in consumption is most influenced by the quality of products,” said a representative of the union.

Source: Vetand Life (translated from original in russian)

AOMORI – Fish wholesalers from the United States, Canada and Singapore started a business trip on Monday to four northeastern prefectures as the local fishing industry continues to reel from China's import ban on Japanese marine products.

The tour was organized by the government-linked Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) to help the country's fishery business operators find alternative buyers for their products.

The Chinese government has banned imports of Japanese marine products to protest against the release of treated water into the ocean from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in the Tohoku region.

The buyers from six companies, who are interested in scallops, yellowtail and sea urchin, observed an auction at a wholesale market in the city of Aomori on Monday morning.

Later, they inspected bluefin tuna caught off Aomori Prefecture and held a meeting with a local fishery wholesaler.

The wholesalers will, from Tuesday, visit fish markets and fishery business operators in the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima.

Source: The Japan Times

Europe is preparing to host the largest and most modern land-based shrimp farm in the world. Germany is preparing to launch an extraordinary initiative. Prawn farming company Aquapurna has partnered with German chemical company K+S to carry out this ambitious project in Sigmundshall, near Hanover.

Startup Aquapurna is collaborating with German fertilizer giant K+S to build this modern facility near Hanover, after securing a seven-figure investment from private investors.

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The Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy of Mauritania has started work to launch a new roadmap to “reactivate” the country's fishing sector and boost the country's maritime economy. The Government has organized a workshop in Nouakchott as a consultation with the sector and interested parties with the aim of gathering opinions that serve as a basis for this action. Minister Moktar Al Housseynou highlighted at the event that the objective is to “examine the best ways to ensure the sustainability of resources and study other issues related to the incubation environment of these resources, their operating systems, their economic and social returns as well as as the most effective solutions for its management.”

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Norway’s seafood exports for November totalled NOK 16.7 billion (£1.2bn), 17% up on November last year.

Again farmed salmon was the main driver in this seemingly never-ending overseas sales surge.

So far this year, Norway has exported seafood worth NOK 158.2 billion (£11.5bn) 15% up over the same period in 2022.

The decline in the value of the krone has been quite marked. Today it is worth NOK 13.7 against sterling compared with NOK 11.25 against March last year, its strongest point.

Author: Vince McDonagh / FishFarmer | read the full article here

The E.U. held on to its position as the world’s third-largest seafood seafood-buying market in volume terms in 2022 behind China and Indonesia, as the bloc received close to 11.6 million metric tons (MT) of fisheries and aquaculture products. 

Presented as part of an annual study from the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA), the total marks an increase compared to recent years, despite inflationary pressures facing many European nations.

Author: Jason Holland / SeafoodSource | read the full article here

Mowi Scotland recently received unanimous council approval for its salmon farm proposal in Kintyre’s Kilbrannan Sound which will create 10 permanent jobs and lead to substantial investment to reinvigorate the local community harbour in Carradale.

Designed to have minimal visual impact on the environment, the new farm – North Kilbrannan – will include 12, 120m compact circular cages with a 400 tonne feed barge and hold a maximum of 2,475 tonnes of Atlantic salmon.

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• The courses started last week and will improve significantly exponentially the life expectancy of a sailor who suffers an episode of cardiac arrest.
• The implantation of defibrillators will occur gradually on the 74 vessels of the A Guarda longliner organization, the hand of learning for its proper use.