Maruha Nichiro (President: Ikemi Masaru) is also a major domestic producer of marine farmed fish. According to the company's research, the group's total shipping volume and domestic market share for 2023 is 4,200 tons for bluefin tuna, ranking first, 4,200 tons for yellowtail, and 2,600 tons for amberjack.

Stable shipping is supported by production know-how as well as the active introduction of cutting-edge technology such as AI (artificial intelligence) counters. In late June, Maruha Nichiro AQU, which operates aquaculture businesses for yellowtail, amberjack, and other fish in Kyushu. [...]

Source: Minto Yamaguchi (translated from original in Japanese)

The United Nations Development Programme in Sierra Leone together with the Ministry of Fisheries has distributed solar freezers to Women’s Cooperative Groups in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector in the Northern part of the country.

The ceremony which was held at the Bombali District Council Hall in Makeni, was to help salvage the challenge of access to energy for women in the fishing industry which has been a major perennial challenge to preserve their fish stock.

Source: slbc.gov.sl

Instances of fishing fleets that have carried out illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) activities entering Peruvian ports have not only continued but intensified, despite the Peruvian government recently moving to enact legislation to better combat this illicit activity.

In June, Peru’s Production Ministry announced it is preparing a decree that aims to strengthen the country’s fight against IUU fishing – mainly of squid – by foreign vessels in Peruvian waters. The regulation will require any foreign vessel looking to enter Peru to have a government-sanctioned SISESAT satellite device onboard and activated, regardless of the reason for its entry.

Author: Christian Molinari / SeafoodSource | Read the full article here

Land-based fish farmer Gigante Salmon has sold just over half of 4.6 million new shares made available in a subsequent offering following a private placement of 34.6 million shares in June.

The company fired its former chief executive Helge Albertsen in March because of huge cost overruns in construction of its 16,000-tonnes-per-year facility in Norway, and announced in April that it would use a bank loan and a private placement to raise an extra NOK 350 million (£25.8m) required to complete the farm on the island of Lille Indre Rosøya in Rødøy municipality.

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The landslide majority election of a new Labour UK Government could put fishing back to the centre-stage of politics.

In a scenario that many in the fishing industry might regard as a double-edged sword, new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to forge a closer relationship with the EU, including easing complicated trade regulations, particularly revolving around food exports and their associated veterinary restrictions.

Labour intends to use a review next year of the post-Brexit trade deal to negotiate a new food standards and veterinary agreement with the EU to reduce checks on British food being exported to the continent and vice versa

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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Natural Environment, through the Species Protection Service of the General Directorate of the Natural Environment, has started a new campaign to promote the collection of information about the nacra (Pinna nobilis) and also about the Charonia conch. lampas and through citizen collaboration. The action is part of the ARES II project (Wild Species Recovery Actions) of the Government and has the support of SEO/BirdLife, SOLDECOCOS and the GEN-GOB.

This campaign is a continuation of the campaigns carried out during the years 2020, 2022 and 2023, in which very valuable quotes of nacras and conch shells were obtained, provided by diving centers and the fishing sector.

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The deadline for applying for aid for sustainable development in the fishing municipalities of Euskadi remains open until August 2. According to the Minister of Food, Rural Development, Agriculture and Fisheries, Amaia Barredo, “the aid is for projects that promote environmental sustainability and, above all, that boost the local economy and improve the quality of life of fishing communities.”

These aid are based on the Participatory Local Development Strategy for the Sustainable Development of Fishing Areas within the framework of the European Maritime and Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFA). 

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Norway has aligned itself with the EU's latest sanctions against Russia, which included restrictions on key sectors of the Russian economy, such as the shipment of Russia's LNG. 

But more sweeping changes is Norway introducing new restrictions for Russian fishing vessels at the three Norwegian ports partially exempt from the port ban. Currently, Norway has closed all its ports to Russian vessels, with the exception of Tromsø, Båtsfjord, and Kirkenes ports, which are partially open to Russian fishing vessels. This meant that Russian fishing vessels could call at these three ports and be allowed to unload fish, change crew and resupply. In addition, the vessels had no restriction on how long they could stay at berth in the three ports.

However, this will change under the new restrictions introduced last week. The Norwegian government said that the time Russian fishing vessels can dock in these three ports will be limited to a maximum of five working days, or seven days when including weekends and holidays. Further, a minimum of three days must pass since the previous stay in a port on mainland Norway. Russian fishing vessels will only be allowed to access specific terminals or quays in the three ports cleared to receive Russian vessels.

In this regard, the government directed that the customs service must cooperate closely with the Norwegian State police by sharing information.

Vietnam's seafood exports reached 4.4 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of this year, up nearly 7 percent year-on-year, Vietnam News reported Tuesday, citing the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

The exports in June alone topped 875 million dollars, up 14 percent and the highest monthly exports this year, said the report.

During the cited period, shrimp export fetched more than 1.6 billion dollars, with shipments of the white-legged variety up marginally and accounting for 1.2 billion dollars.

Lobster export reached 130 million dollars, or 57 times the value last year. China was Vietnam's largest lobster importer, accounting for almost the entire export.

Nguyen Thi Thu Sac, the association's chairwoman, said the association expected seafood exports in the second half to increase by 15 percent to over 5.5 billion dollars, bringing exports for the year to nearly 10 billion dollars, up 12 percent from 2023.

The murder of Minerva Pérez Castro, President of the National Chamber of Fishery and Aquaculture Industry (Canainpesca) in Ensenada, has impacted all of Baja California’s society, the woman was shot and killed a few blocks from her office, according to a press release issued by the State General Attorney (FGE in Spanish).

She had been denouncing extortion and protection money demands by organized crime against companies in the Fishery sector, as well as illegal fishing, which is a very important activity for the economy of Ensenada, she had been doing so for months.

A few hours before the murder, Pérez Castro had denounced illegal fishing in Ensenada, a crime which, besides evading tax payments, causes serious harm to the city’s economy due to the relevance of the fishery industry as a productive activity and job generator for the city.

Governor Marina del Pilar Avila Olmeda condemned the murder of the CANAINPESCA President and said that from the moment she learned about the crime, she told the State Secretary of Citizen Security, Leopoldo Tizoc Aguilar, to collaborate with the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) in the investigations.

«I send my sincere condolences and my sympathies to the family of Minerva Pérez Castro. I am committed to working tirelessly so that what happened, does not go unpunished. To Ensenada residents, I want to make them feel certain that we work in order to achieve a state one of safety and peace,» she posted on “X”