In 5 months, exports of Brazilian agricultural products to the Australian market exceed US$ 100 million

After opening its market to Brazilian fish in February this year, Australia announced its health approval for Brazil to also export shrimp and shrimp meat to the country. The health authorization was celebrated by the Brazilian government this Thursday, the 11th.

According to a joint statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this opening will contribute to increasing trade flow between the two countries, reflecting international confidence in the Brazilian health control system.

In the first five months of 2024, exports of agricultural products to the Australian market exceeded US$ 111 million, according to Mapa.

With the announcement of this new product, Brazil reaches its 78th market opening in 2024, totaling 156 openings in 53 countries since the beginning of 2023.

Fonte: agro.estadao.com.br

Local residents and dealers purchase aquatic products at a Chinese-built aquatic products processing and storage complex in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, on July 8, 2024.

Chinese companies have been working closely with their counterparts in Guinea-Bissau over the recent years, in an effort to develop fishery infrastructure in this country on the west coast of Africa which is renowned for its rich fishery resources.

In May 2023, the Bandim Fishing Port constructed with Chinese assistance was handed over to the local operator. An aquatic products processing and storage complex nearby, also completed in 2023, has been put into operation. Covering approximately 4,000 square meters, it is currently the largest modern aquatic products processing facility in Guinea-Bissau. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

Anew report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is not measuring up to bycatch-monitoring standards. 

In its 60-page report, GAO outlined a number of ways in which NFMS has failed to adequately tackle bycatch issues and harm to marine mammals and other species. According to the report, a central failing from the NMFS was a lack of observer coverage of fisheries.

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The world’s biggest salmon farmer, Mowi, harvested 110,500 gutted weight tonnes of fish in the second quarter of this year, 3,000 gwt more than in the same period last year, it said in a trading update.

Operational EBIT (operating profit) for the group in Q2 was approximately €230 million (£193m), down from the record-breaking €299.5m made in the same period last year.

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Eating small fish whole can prolong life expectancy, a Japanese study finds. “Previous studies have revealed the protective effect of fish intake on health outcomes, including mortality risks. However, few studies have focused on the effect of the intake of small fish specifically on health outcomes,” said the lead researcher, Dr. Kasahara. “I was interested in this topic because I have had the habit of eating small fish since childhood. I now feed my children these foods.”

The research team investigated the association between the intake of small fish and mortality risk among Japanese people. The study included 80,802 participants (34,555 men and 46,247 women) aged 35 to 69 years nationwide in Japan.

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Danish Fishers PO has decided to join Europêche in order to promote cooperation and united action, key to addressing global challenges and promoting sustainable development. This is particularly true for the fishing industry, where collaboration between different actors can ensure not only environmental sustainability, but also the economic prosperity of coastal communities. With this in mind, Europêche, the main representative body of the fishing industry in Europe, recently enthusiastically welcomed the Danish Fishers PO (DFPO) as its new member.

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The challenges posed by maritime safety in the Red Sea, multilingualism within the organization and the transparency of its sessions were some of the key topics of the 132nd session of the IMO (International Maritime Organization), which held its meeting in London last week. This Council has marked the 'premiere' in the sessions of the Secretary General of the Organization, Arsenio Domínguez, of Panama, and the Director General of the Merchant Navy, Gustavo Santana.

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Salmon processing facilities in Lewis could be shut down with the loss of about 80 jobs.

Owner Bakkafrost Scotland said closing its sites at Marybank and Arnish, near Stornoway, would be a temporary but extended measure.

The company said the move had been proposed because the majority of its fish were harvested in the first part of the year and there would be minimal activity for the facilities for the next 18 months.

Western Isles SNP MSP Alasdair Allan said Bakkafrost was one of the biggest employers in the area and losing so many jobs would be "devastating".

Faroese-owned Bakkafrost Scotland said: “Our board has been forced to consider extremely difficult scenarios in order to futureproof the business and secure our remaining staff across Scotland.

"One of the scenarios proposed is that we close the Arnish Harvest Station and the Marybank Processing Facility for an extended period.

“We intend to start a period of collective consultation with those potentially affected and hope to complete this over the coming weeks.”

Important international organizations highlighted the role that the Peruvian anchovy plays for global food security. In recent reports, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Marine Ingredients Producers Organization (IFFO) welcomed the results of the first fishing season in the central zone north, as well as the levels of sustainability with which the industrial fishery for said resource is managed.

Thus, the SOFIA 2024 report: The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024, presented by the FAO, indicated that the Peruvian anchovy remains within biologically sustainable levels in area 87 (South Pacific), an area where only 33% of the species that are captured show such stability in their populations.

“This conservation of the anchovy resource is due to the favorable environmental conditions and the good management of its fishery,” recognized the FAO in its report, which also highlights that the Peruvian anchovy is an important global source of fishmeal and fish oil, an ingredient basic for the development of aquaculture.

For its part, the IFFO, an association that represents the largest producers of global ingredients in the world, reported that, after the successful closure of the first fishing season in Peru, a positive trend is observed in the production of flour and oil. of fish by 2024.

Authorities from Venezuela and Brazil established this Thursday a bilateral cooperation project to promote the development of fishing and aquaculture in the Amazon region.

 Photo: eltigrense

The plan, which has special emphasis on the exchange of experiences between the communities of the Amazon region of Venezuela and Brazil, will be executed through the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC).

Source: Sputnik