IN BRIEF - Japan and Russia in Ongoing Negotiations Over Salmon and Trout Fishing
JAPAN
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Fisheries cooperation fees to be reduced, with operations expected to proceed ahead of schedule
Negotiations between Japan and Russia regarding salmon and trout fishing are currently underway. These talks, conducted via web conference from March 10 to 13, aim to establish the operational terms for small salmon and trout drift net fishing within 200 nautical miles of Japan.
The discussions focus on fishing conditions within 200 nautical miles of each country, based on the suspended Japan-Russia Offshore Fisheries Agreement. The negotiations also involve intergovernmental consultations concerning Russian salmon and trout.
Japanese fishing gillnetters await the salmon trout season in Russian waters
Japan is represented by Hiromichi Takahashi, Director of the Fisheries Agency's Aquaculture Promotion Department, as the government’s lead representative, alongside officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Fisheries Agency, the Hokkaido government, and fishing organizations. The Russian side is led by AV Yakovlev, Deputy Director General of the Federal Fisheries Agency, and includes representatives from the Federal Fisheries Agency, the Border Guard Agency, and other relevant authorities.
According to the Pacific Small Salmon and Trout Fisheries Association, chaired by Oda Tsukasa, last year 20 vessels under 14 tons went out to sea, catching only around 400 tons of chum and pink salmon—just 20% of the allocated fishing quota of 2,050 tons.
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By way of update, the Scheme Approval Application was heard before the the Honourable Justice Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah on 14 July 2025 at 2.30PM (Singapore Time). The Company is pleased to announce that the Court has granted the orders sought by the Company in the Scheme Approval Application, thereby approving the scheme of arrangement proposed between the Company and the Scheme Creditors.
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In line with its commitment to more efficient and sustainable aquaculture, Multi X has patented two new innovations for seawater operations. These are an Integrated Mortality Extraction System and a valve essential for its operation, allowing the company to automate the removal of mortality from the cage to silage, thereby reducing critical safety tasks for those involved in these operations. Furthermore, these innovations promote the health and well-being of the fish.
With this, the company now has a portfolio of five unique patents in Chilean salmon farming
Japanese seafood company Maruha Nichiro, which plans to rebrand as Umios in March 2026, has announced plans to open a restaurant that will feature cultivated seafood.
The Tokyo-based company is partnering with shopping center company Lumine Inc. to open a yet-to-be named seafood restaurant in the NEWoMan Takanawa shopping mall in central Tokyo. The expansive urban development, which opens this September and includes saunas, retail, and coffee shops, “aims to create unique experiential value that goes beyond the boundaries of a commercial facility
Author: Christine Blank / SeafoodSource l Read the full article here
Consumers in the UK are being asked to choose their favourite farmed seafood from 10 shortlisted by fish farming certification organisation the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) as part of its annual UK awards programme.
The Product of the Year – Consumer Choice category includes MOWI-branded Scottish salmon fillets, and live Golden Shell Mussels by Loch Fyne Oysters Ltd, along with prawns, two sea bass products, crumbed Mediterranean fish fillets, basa (pangasius) fillets, and Sainsbury’s own-brand pesto and Parmigiano Reggiano crusted salmon fillets. The shortlist also includes Amee Jee’s Mega Fish Burgers (59% pangasius), and a fish and seafood casserole mix from frozen foods retailer Iceland.
Source: fishfarmingexpert l Read the full article here
The Portonovo boat was "caught" in O Grove with 600 kilos more than permitted.
The Sea condemns these practices and warns of the risk to the sector.
A financial penalty of €9,671 for the shipowner, the confiscation of the seized product, and the three-month suspension of the operating permit to fish with an octopus pot on his 9.5-meter-long boat, built of polyester in 2011 and registered in Portonovo (Sanxenxo).
This is the proposed penalty for J.F.A.F. and his boat, filed by the Regional Ministry of the Sea in connection with the events that occurred on the 3rd in Porto Meloxo (O Grove), just 48 hours after the octopus campaign began in Galicia.
Author: Manuel Mendez / Faro de Vigo l Read the full article here
Shaurya Agarwal, co-founder of Blue Wave Aquaculture, aims to not only bring quality RAS-produced rainbow trout to discerning Indian consumers, but also provide a model to catalyse a new industry in his homeland.
According to Agarwal, there’s a significant demand for trout in India but consumers face a fairly unpalatable choice – they can either opt for domestically-grown fish that aren’t always produced to a high standard, or rely on expensive alternatives that have been imported from Norway and Denmark.
It’s a situation that Blue Wave aims to capitalise on – by producing premium trout products in India at a significantly lower cost. Indeed, according to Agarwal, while the industry average for producing trout via RAS globally hovers around $26 per kg, Blue Wave’s production costs should be $10 per kg less, thanks to lower labour, transport and energy costs.
Author: Rob Fletcher / The Fish Site l Read the full article here
Mowi expands US retail footprint with launch at Sedano’s supermarkets in South Florida.
Mowi has secured new shelf space at Sedano’s, the largest Hispanic-owned supermarket chain in the United States, bringing its premium pre-packed salmon products to South Florida consumers.
The offering includes fresh, skin-packed cuts of Atlantic salmon under the Mowi brand, positioned as a restaurant-quality option for at-home consumption.
Source: SalmonBusiness l Read the full article here
Canada’s salmon and other seafood exporters are facing a new tariff threat from Donald Trump.
The US President has said he will impose a 35% levy on all Canadian goods from 1 August.
Trump’s latest threat came in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney that the President posted to his social media site, Truth Social, on Thursday evening.
Canada sells seafood worth more than CA $4 billion (£2.2bn) to the US, with salmon and lobster leading the way
Author: Vince McDonagh / Fish Farmer l Read the full article here
With farming centers in different regions of southern Chile, Australis Seafoods has implemented a series of transformations in recent years aimed at strengthening the health sustainability of its operation. Reducing the use of antibiotics, improving transport processes from fish farms, and ongoing monitoring at sea are part of the company's current lines of work.
One of Australis Seafoods' main recent milestones has been the consolidation of antibiotic-free farming centers from freshwater to saltwater. This was stated by Joel Quidel, the company's Deputy Health Manager, who explained that the journey began in 2014-2015, when the company set out to strengthen its health strategies with the goal of reducing antibiotic use, achieving sustained progress until achieving concrete results.
Source: MundoAcuicola l Read the full article here
The Association of Producer Organizations, Pesca España, will once again have its own space at Vigo SeaFest, the gastronomic and recreational festival that ARVI is holding this weekend in the Galician city with the aim of promoting fish consumption and raising awareness about the role of the fishing sector in society.
In this sense, Pesca España will take advantage of the event to raise its voice against illegal fishing. As part of the festival's side events, the AOP is organizing the talk "Voices against Illegal Fishing." This will be a meeting in which the sector will present its commitment to combating this practice, as well as its effects on the sustainability of resources, social and labor conditions, and food safety.
The event takes place today, Friday, July 11, at 1:30 p.m., at the EG Stage of Vigo SeaFest (Jardines de Montero Ríos, Vigo).
Source: Industrias Pesqueras l Read the full article here
JAPAN
SINGAPORE
Unless otherwise defined, all capitalised terms in this announcement have the same meaning ascribed to them in the Previous Announcement.
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Consumers in the UK are being asked to choose their favourite farmed seafood from 10 shortlisted by fish farming certification organisation the 
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A financial penalty of €9,671 for the shipowner, the confiscation of the seized product, and the three-month suspension of the operating permit to fish with an octopus pot on his 9.5-meter-long boat, built of polyester in 2011 and registered in Portonovo (Sanxenxo).
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According to Agarwal, there’s a significant demand for trout in India but consumers face a fairly unpalatable choice – they can either opt for domestically-grown fish that aren’t always produced to a high standard, or rely on expensive alternatives that have been imported from Norway and Denmark.
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With farming centers in different regions of southern Chile, 
The Association of Producer Organizations, Pesca España, will once again have its own space at Vigo SeaFest, the gastronomic and recreational festival that 
