Pelagic trawlers from Ireland and France are already in our seas. In fact, the activity of the vessels of the Basque inshore fleet in the albacore campaign is usually conditioned by the presence of French and Irish pelagic fish. Likewise, the quality of the downloads of this fleet is criticized, which has no resemblance to those developed by the selective Cantabrian sugarcane fleet.

The Basque arrantzales travel the waters of the Bay of Bizkaia and the Cantabrian Sea in search of schools of albacore tuna and the pelagic ones do nothing but chase the inshore fishing vessels to take advantage of their work in locating tuna.

Source: EuropaAzul | Read the full article here

Puertos del Estado will receive more than 2.7 million euros from the 2023 call of the Connecting Europe Mechanism (CEF), within the framework of the "Semas" project for the implementation of the maritime single window at the European level. The project has a total budget of 29.76 million euros, of which 50% will be financed by CEF funds. The coordinator of the project is the Valenciaport Foundation and its partners include the port authorities of Spain (State Ports), Portugal, Sweden, Holland, Finland, Italy and Slovenia.

Source: IndustriasPesqueras | Read the full article here

After a two-year trial, it is now possible to conclude that the trial scheme in Norway involving the partial auction obligation for frozen, gutted and headless cod and saithe is working.

The partial auction obligation for cod and saithe was introduced due to the low proportion of frozen whitefish being sold at auction through the two largest sales organisations for frozen whitefish in Norway, Norges Råfisklag and Sunnmøre og Romsdal Fiskesalgslag (Surofi).

Source: FishFocus | Read the full article here

A refurbished wellboat will soon increase the Chilean salmon industry’s capacity for non- pharmacological lice treatments after making the long journey from Norway.

The Nachipa Wellboats vessel Ronia Polaris, formerly the Ronja Polaris, arrived in Valparaíso last Monday for inspection by state aquaculture agency Sernapesca in dry dock.

The ship is expected to arrive in Puerto Montt to carry out some technical tests, after which it will head to the Aysén region, where it will operate mainly in salmon farming.

Source: FishFarmingExpert | Read the full article here

Colombia has suspended imports of shrimp, other raw crustaceans, and related byproducts from Ecuador after the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) claimed it detected white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) on frozen raw shrimp from Ecuador.

According to ICA, the move seeks to protect domestic producers and prevent the introduction of WSSV to the country’s Caribbean zone, which is currently free of the disease. That zone comprises the regions, or departments, of Atlántico, Bolívar, Sucre, and Córdoba; of those, Bolívar is responsible for 87 percent of Colombian shrimp production. 

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

Norwegian production of farmed cod reached 12 000 tonnes in 2023, and is expected to increase to 14 000 tonnes in 2024. Although these are still very modest volumes, they are an indication that in the future, farmed cod may replace some of the volumes lost by reduced quotas in the Barents Sea.

However, some of the cod farmers are even more optimistic. One farmer said he expects the 2024 volume to reach 20 000 tonnes, and by 2028, his company alone will produce 28 000 tonnes a year. There have been a lot of technological, biological and genetic improvements since Norway embarked on cod farming in the early 2000s. Production costs have been cut considerably, and production time is shorter.

Farmed cod can now be grown to 4 kg in 18 months in the sea, and year-round production is possible. Thus, farmers would be able to supply fresh cod all through the year, while the wild catch in Norway peaks during the period from February through March. Most of the farmed cod would go for exports as fresh fish destined for the high-end restaurant market.

There are challenges, though. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) has stopped processing all new applications for cod farming licences while it assesses how cod farming might be affecting the wild populations. Investors have been taken by surprise, and nobody knows when applications will be processed again.

Source: Globefish/FAO

Congressman Luis Ortega, who chairs the Special Commission on Shrimp and Lobsters of the National Congress, reported this Monday that shrimp producers in the southern zone are preparing the first containers that will leave this week for the People's Republic of China.

“Thanks to the government of the Republic and the push of President Luis Redondo, on Thursday the first two containers from the Camarones del Sur company (Camasur) will leave,” said Ortega.

The deputy pointed out that after continuous work together with the shrimp associations of the south, it has been possible to open the trade of Honduran shrimp to the Asian country.

In addition to this shipment, at the end of July, another 250 containers of shrimp grown in the southern part of Honduras will also be exported to the Chinese market.

The commitment of the National Congress is to support producers to reach new horizons of export and economic development of the national shrimp sector, he reiterated.

The official deputy stated that, as part of the actions to strengthen this industry, when the legislative sessions resume, they hope to approve the Early Harvest Agreement.

The Early Harvest Agreement was signed by the governments of Honduras and the People's Republic of China, with the objective of strengthening bilateral trade and economic cooperation between both nations.

Source: Hondudiario

The Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, with the collaboration of the Port Authority of Cartagena, has inaugurated in the Port of Cartagena the exhibition “Seven years of projects to promote the sustainability of fishing and aquaculture”, a photographic tour that shows the main results of the Pleamar Program projects corresponding to the period 2014-2020.

CARTAGENA. This exhibition, which is located on the promenade next to the Heroes of Cavite monument and can be visited until the end of August, aims to bring to the public the important results and advances made in terms of preserving marine ecosystems and promoting sustainability. fishing and aquaculture, thanks to co-financing from European Funds.

The traveling exhibition, which is co-financed by the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF), has four information panels and around twenty images, which highlight the importance of the fishing and aquaculture sectors in the conservation of ecosystems. marine and as engines of the blue economy.

With the purpose of contributing to the improvement of the productivity of artisanal fishermen and aquaculturists AREL (Limited Resource Aquaculture) and AMYPE (Micro and Small Enterprise Aquaculture), the Ministry of Production (PRODUCE), through the National Fund of Fisheries Development (FONDEPES), granted more than S/8.9 million supervised credits during the first half of 2024.

The Minister of Production, Sergio González Guerrero, explained that, of this amount, more than S/4.8 million was allocated to artisanal fishermen and close to S/4.1 million to aquaculture producers.

“During the first half of the year, supervised loans have been granted in 23 regions of the country, including Callao. In the artisanal fishing sector, the regions of Arequipa and Ica stood out as the main recipients of financing, promoting local development and sustainability of fishing activities. On the other hand, in aquaculture, the regions of Puno and San Martín positioned themselves as leaders in credit placements, reflecting their growing importance in aquaculture production,” said González Guerrero.

In addition, the minister highlighted that in June alone more than S/2.5 million was placed nationwide. “This figure was driven by the high awards in regions such as Piura, Puno, Ica and Junín, which demonstrates the Government's commitment to the sustainable development of artisanal fishing and aquaculture throughout the country,” he stressed.

Source: gob.pe

Last Sunday, July 14, Russia celebrated one of the most popular holidays and the main professional holiday for all representatives of the Russian fishing industry – Fisherman's Day. In honor of this important event, the Pollock Catchers Association, as part of the Far Eastern Pollock program, released a video about the extraction of the country's main commercial resource. About 1 million Russians watched it in one day.

The footage for the spectacular video on the pollock fishery was filmed in the Bering Sea, the second most important fishing area, where more than 600 thousand tons are caught. The video on the platforms of the Far Eastern Pollock brand - the website and social networks - was released at night in the Far East on Fisherman's Day, which has been celebrated on the second Sunday of July for fifty-nine years. Thus, the Pollock Catchers Association not only congratulated representatives of the fishing industry on their professional holiday but also showed Russians that pollock appears on their tables thanks to the hard work of 30,000 fishermen in the Far East.