The Norwegian Food Safety Authority and the Brazilian authorities agree on the conditions for the export of aquaculture products to Brazil. Already from 15 September, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority will be able to issue health certificates for products from aquaculture to Brazil.  

The health certificate covers all species and products from aquaculture, from fillets to whole, gutted fish, all forms of preservation, including smoked products. Aquaculture facilities that have suspected or proven ILA or PD will not be able to export to Brazil.

"The Norwegian Food Safety Authority works with market access for Norwegian seafood and agricultural products abroad. A number of countries that Norway exports to have requirements for food and input product safety, animal health, animal welfare, fish health, fish welfare and plant health, and Brazil is among these. Through negotiations, which have been ongoing since 2021, we have now reached an agreement on a certificate for products from aquaculture, and that is pleasing for the Norwegian seafood industry", says Ingunn Midttun Godal, managing director of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.

Brazil is the sixth most populous country in the world with over 200 million inhabitants. The country is betting on increased seafood consumption, and is one of the most important markets for farmed salmon from Chile.

Sao Paulo --Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tetsushi Sakamoto attended a food event in Sao Paulo on Wednesday, trying some dishes using Japanese fishery products to promote them.

Japanese food culture is established in Brazil, which has the biggest community of Japanese descent outside Japan. Brazilians are increasingly interested in Japanese food in line with the growing popularity of trips to the Asian country.

Japan has been hit by China's import ban on Japanese fishery products. China, which used to be a big importer of such items, began the measure last year in response to Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s discharges of tritium-containing treated water from its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea.

Tokyo sees Brazil as a promising market and aims to expand sales of fishery products there.

During the event, Sakamoto tried oysters from Hiroshima and Okayama prefectures. "The taste of raw oysters spreads throughout the mouth," he said. "I feel as if I were swimming in the sea."

Source: Jiji Press

19-20 SEPTEMBER, HILTON REYKJAVÍK NORDICA HOTEL – The 5th edition of the Icelandic Fisheries Conference, which runs alongside the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition gets underway.  

The Fish Waste for Profit conference focuses on a growing and potentially extremely lucrative sector, the reutilisation of fish processing by-products. 

Estimates reveal that 43% of fish and shellfish resources end up as wastage. The conference brings together experts and pioneers in the field to discuss, debate and make progress on  maximising return on investment from potentially discarded parts of the catch, turning them into high value products for food and non-food sectors. 

The conference is supported by the Iceland Ocean Cluster, IFFO, the marine ingredients organisation and Matís, the Icelandic government owned, non-profit, independent research company. Delegates will hear from key leaders in the Iceland Ocean Cluster and Matís together with a wide range of speakers across the sector, from as far afield as Canada and Scotland. 

New for this year are sessions on research and development of new products and a “Dragons Den” style session for start-up and emerging companies looking to promote their ideas and gain traction in the industry. 

Over 150 attendees are expected at the event. 

The Primorsky Territorial Administration of the Federal Agency for Fishery has registered 599 batches of crab weighing 17 thousand tons for export to the Republic of Korea.

In the first eight months of 2024, the Primorsky Territorial Administration of the Federal Agency for Fishery issued 599 INN certificates for the export of crab to the Republic of Korea, confirming the legality of the origin of aquatic bioresources and, accordingly, the possibility of their export. An INN certificate is issued for each batch planned for export.

From January to August of this year, the total weight of crab batches inspected and cleared for export from Primorsky Krai to the Republic of Korea amounted to 16,996 thousand tons, including 1,995 thousand tons in August.

According to the Procedure for issuing a certificate of origin confirming the legality of the origin of live, chilled, frozen crabs, shrimp and products thereof imported into the territory of the Republic of Korea, approved by Order of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation dated 09.06.2023 No. 560, all batches and types of crab are subject to confirmation of the legality of origin when exported. The powers for INN certification are assigned to the territorial departments of the Federal Agency for Fisheries.

Source: Press Release

The Ministry of Fisheries received three new patrol boats funded by the World Bank under the Tongafish Pathway to Sustainable Fisheries Project. The handover ceremony took place last Friday at the Ministry’s headquarters in Sopu.

Representing the World Bank, CEO of the Ministry of Finance, Ms. Kilisitina Tuaimei’api, handed over the patrol boats to Lord Fohe, the Acting Minister for Fisheries.

“These vessels will significantly bolster our efforts to ensure compliance with maritime laws and protect our marine environment,” said Lord Fohe during his keynote address.

The patrol boats are equipped with advanced technology to combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, support maritime safety, and conduct environmental assessments. The boats will be deployed across Tongatapu, Vava’u, and Ha’apai, enhancing Tonga’s maritime enforcement capabilities and contributing to regional marine conservation.

Due to the presence of incidental fauna and bycatch rates above the permitted thresholds, the Implementing Authority decided, based on the INIDEP Report, to close the present subareas.

The subareas affected by this measure are the following:

• Subarea 5, delimited between latitudes 42°00’S and 43°00’S, and longitudes 60°00’W and 61°00’W.
• Subarea 7 – West sector, delimited between latitudes 43°00’S and 44°00’S, and longitudes 62°30’W and 63°00’W.
• Subarea 8, delimited between latitudes 43° and 44° S, and longitudes 61° and 62° W.
• Subarea 14, delimited between latitudes 45° and 46° S, and longitudes 62° and 63° W.

Source: pescare

A key meeting was held to coordinate efforts in the fishing and aquaculture sector in the face of adverse weather conditions.

This Friday, the Interinstitutional Committee on Environmental Contingencies (CIICA) met, chaired by the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) and made up of the Ministry of the Environment (MMA), the Superintendency of the Environment (SMA), the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of the Interior, the Undersecretariat of Fisheries (Subpesca), Directemar and Senapred, with the participation of the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), with the objective of effectively coordinating institutional efforts to address environmental contingencies in the fishing and aquaculture sector.

The committee, which has been operating for five years, was convened to begin a proactive analysis of the spring-summer season, the time of year when favorable environmental conditions for the development of harmful algal blooms can occur.

The event was led by the National Director of Sernapesca, Soledad Tapia Almonacid, who highlighted the work carried out in the last season, where the environmental contingencies registered were able to be attended to in time:

Source: Aqua

This year, the second edition of the Aquaculture 4.0 Forum will discuss trends and opportunities in digital and precision aquaculture, also aimed at family farming and startups, with the participation of speakers from Chile and Canada.

The event, organized by Embrapa Digital Agriculture and Embrapa Fisheries and Aquaculture, will be held on September 25 as part of the International Fish Congress (IFC) and Expo Brasil 2024, held in Foz do Iguaçu/PR, from September 24 to 26.

The Forum begins on the second day of the congress, at 8:30 a.m., with the main plenary session that will feature the presence of Clênio Pillon, director of Research and Innovation at Embrapa, addressing digital transformation in the field, agro 4.0 and its impact on aquaculture. Aquabyte representative Gabriel de Moura will talk about the importance of artificial intelligence in aquaculture, and Adolfo Alvial, executive director of the Aquaculture Innovation Club and Orbe XXI, will talk about technological developments in aquaculture in Chile.

The event will feature a presentation of development experience in municipalities reached by actions of the Center of Sciences for Development in Digital Agriculture, Semear Digital, led by Embrapa Digital Agriculture and funded by the São Paulo State Research Support Foundation (Fapesp).

Source: Embrapa Advisory

A few weeks ago, deputies Marcia Raphael and Mauro González, the executive director of the Salmon Council, Loreto Seguel, and the president of SalmonChile, Arturo Clément, appealed to the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR).

This questioned the powers of the Undersecretariat of the Environment in matters such as approving management plans and issuing favorable prior reports in the aforementioned key procedures for aquaculture concessions that it operates in protected areas.

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

The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) launched the Protecting Seafood Trade Report 2023, today, Thursday 12 September 2024.

The report highlights the important work the SFPA carries out to protect and enable the import and export of seafood. Irish seafood exports in 2023 were valued at €550 million. As Ireland’s competent authority for seafood trade compliance, the SFPA undertakes a range of activities critical to enabling Ireland’s seafood economy.

Author: Oliver McBride / TheFishingDaily | Read the full article here