Fish friers from across the UK have been reeling in the nominations for the opportunity to be named Employee of the Year, an all-new category for the National Fish and Chip Awards.

Over the last few months, the fish and chip industry has been proposing which colleagues and peers deserve to be recognised for their standout contributions to the businesses they work for. Of the many applicants, 10 will continue the judging process having caught the attention of the fish and chip expert panel, who inspected the nominees’ industry knowledge, work ethic, customer service skills and more.

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Tokyo, (Jiji Press)--Japan's Fisheries Agency is planning to expand reporting obligations on catches of Pacific bluefin tuna, as it seeks to prevent illegal catches of the popular sushi and sashimi ingredient.

Under the plan, fishery operators will have to report not only the total weight of Pacific bluefin tuna that they have caught, but also the number of such tuna caught to local governments, agency officials said.

The agency aims to have a bill to implement the change enacted next year. It is considering introducing penalties on noncompliant fishery operators.

The move comes in response to the revelations in 2021 that some catches of famous Oma-branded bluefin tuna caught off the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori had been unreported.

Under the agency's plan, fishery operators will also be required to provide buyers with detailed information on every single bluefin tuna weighing at least 30 kilograms that they have caught, including the name of the fishing vessel, the fish's weight and when the fish was unloaded at a port from the vessel.

FOR the fisheries sector which is the second biggest contributor to GDP under the agriculture sector for the year 2022, Masidi said a total of RM41.61 million (U$D 8,8M) is allocated to continue development programmes and support that guarantees the production of fisheries products for domestic and international markets. 

Of that amount, he said a total of RM10.43 million (U$D 2,2M) has been allocated under development to finance among others conservation initiatives through the tagal activities and installation of artificial reef.

“The balance of trade in the fisheries sector shows a positive figure of approximately RM600 million (U$D 128M) to RM900 million (U$D 192M) annually,” he said. 

In addition, he said efforts to combat Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing especially the issue of fish bombing will be enhanced. As a result, this year, a total of 49 cases, including four court cases, have been successfully recorded by the Sabah Fisheries Department.

Masidi said the State Government aims to explore the Blue Economy with the goal of economic development, creating job opportunities and improving the people’s standard of living.

He explained the concept of the Blue Economy involves sustainable exploration of marine and coastal resources.

Source: dailyexpress.com.my

Havana,  (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with funding from the Global Environment Fund, promotes the preservation of fishery resources in Cuba, according to a report released by the FAO office in Havana on Thursday.

It points out that contributing to the preservation and sustainable use of fishing resources in Cuba’s southeastern shelf, the implementation of control and surveillance systems and alternatives to reduce the impact of catches were the goals of the National Workshop on Scales and Fishing Regulations.

The meeting took place recently as part of the Conpescas Guacanayabo project, implemented by the Fisheries Research Center (CIP), with technical assistance from FAO, the document emphasizes.

Inaugurated by Deputy Minister of the Food Industry Midalys Naranjo, the event was attended by CIP researchers, managers of Cuban fishing companies and members of the inspection body of the National State Inspection Office.

Among the issues discussed were the proposed regulatory measures for multi-species fishery (type of fishing in which fish of different species are caught simultaneously using the same gear or system), the United Nations agency explained.

Russian fish farming company Inarctica says:

* Announces start of secondary public offering (SPO) on Moscow Exchange;

* To offer shares worth around 4% of company in SPO, taking total free float to around 18%;

* Sets SPO price range at 900-968.5 roubles ($10.03-$10.79) per share;

* SPO may increase share liquidity and market value of the company;

* Plans to allocate about 4 billion roubles for dividend payments on 2023 results. Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: ($1 = 89.7230 roubles) (Reporting by Moscow Newsroom)

Source: Reuters

The European Fisheries and Aquaculture Market Observatory (EUMOFA) has published its annual report 'The EU fisheries market', offering an in-depth analysis of the sector for the current year. We reveal the highlights of the 2023 edition and the key dynamics that are shaping the market.

Rising prices, falling consumption

In 2022, EU household spending on fishery and aquaculture products grew by 11% year-on-year, highlighting an upward trend that started in 2018. Inflation played a key role, with an increase of 10% % in fish prices from 2021 to 2022. However, this caused a significant decrease in domestic fish consumption, with a drop of 17%.

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The Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament will address this Wednesday, November 29, the regulatory framework for the labeling of plant substitutes for fishery products and its impacts on the sector. It will be through a public hearing titled "Improving legislation on labeling of vegetarian and vegan imitations of fish products."

Pierre Karleskind, president of the Fisheries Commission, will open the session at 2:30 p.m.

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A former winner of the Aquaculture Learner of the Year award will be swapping Cumbria for Canada in January after his talent and potential were identified by employer Cooke Aquaculture Scotland.

Callum Duggan, 28, who has worked for the Canadian-owned salmon farmer for seven years, has accepted a position as lead hand at Cooke subsidiary Kelly Cove Salmon’s Johnston Lake Hatchery in Pennfield, New Brunswick, where he will lead a small team.

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New Zealand King Salmon has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with China Resources Food Supply Chain, expanding its distribution in mainland China.

The two companies have engaged in a trading relationship since May 2023, through which New Zealand King Salmon has sold around 60,000 kilograms of product, or 2.5 percent of its total sales.

In 2014, the company pulled out of China, saying it could not supply enough product to meet demand. 

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The EU fish market’ is a comprehensive analysis of the EU fisheries and aquaculture industry made by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture (EUMOFA).

This yearly report reports what is produced/exported/imported, when and where, what is consumed, by whom and what the main trends are.

3 highlights of the 2023 edition

•  Higher prices, less consumption
• Inflation has an impact on EU exports
• Deterioration of the EU trade balance 

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