IN BRIEF - The modification of the Law on State Ports and the Merchant Navy has been approved
SPAIN
Friday, August 02, 2024
The Council of Ministers, at the proposal of the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, has approved the draft Law to amend the consolidated text of the Law on State Ports and the Merchant Navy, as well as the Law on Maritime Navigation and its submission to the Congress of Deputies.
For recreational boating, the reform of both texts represents a historic advance in rights, reinforces their recognition in the regulatory field and grants legal security to the sector. Thus, recreational and sports navigation will have its own chapter in the new Law, which incorporates a series of regulations, some of them especially innovative, which will provide solutions to essential practical needs to strengthen the modernization and improvement of the competitiveness of the nautical sector, and in whose achievement the work of ANEN with the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy has been essential.
The most relevant novelties will be the following:
1) Nautical activity will be granted treatment with the rank of law, including it as another category of navigation with its own legal autonomy.
2º) A notarial procedure is regulated for the abandonment of recreational vessels and ships.
3º) The definition of recreational vessels and ships will also be given the rank of law, classifying them as civil vessels and not merchant vessels.
4º) A Recreational Vessel Computer File is created that will allow both the injured parties and the competent Administrations
The initiative aims to build local expertise and expand aquaculture output by 2030.
Senegal has begun testing marine aquaculture for the first time as part of efforts to develop alternative fish production systems and reduce pressure on traditional fishing resources.
Two 25-metre floating fish cages aim to boost fish production and create up to 1,000 indirect jobs.
Senegal has launched its first marine aquaculture pilot project featuring two 25-metre floating fish cages in Palmarin, backed by an investment of more than FCFA 350 million (US$607,000). The initiative supports the country's goal of increasing aquaculture production to 20,000 tonnes by 2030, while strengthening food security and employment.
A Chilean company that recycles salmon farming waste has reached a milestone by exporting 30 tonnes of compressed expanded polystyrene (EPS) to Europe
Ceresal SpA developed its operation in Puerto Aysén in 2022, promoting solutions aimed at the recovery and valorisation of waste from the aquaculture industry.
After several years of work and collaboration with different actors in the territory, the company finalised the shipment of compressed EPS to Spain and Belgium, marking its first export and opening new opportunities for the circular economy from the Aysén Region.
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Norwegian authorities are investigating a suspected case of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) at a SalMar farming site in Troms.
SalMar Oppdrett notified the Norwegian Food Safety Authority on July 28 after tests on fish at the Mjøsund Vest site in Ibestad municipality returned positive PCR results consistent with the disease.
The authority will take additional samples to determine whether the diagnosis can be confirmed.
Restrictions have been imposed at the site while the investigation continues, including a ban on moving fish without specific permission.
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Expert calls for turning public policy into concrete action to strengthen governance, aquaculture, and the blue economy.
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Pakistan must translate its policy progress into practical measures to ensure sustainable fisheries, according to an analysis published by The Financial Daily. The proposal highlights the need to strengthen fisheries governance, modernize management, expand aquaculture, and protect marine ecosystems to advance the Blue Economy while improving food security.
An equally important priority is the establishment of a National Fisheries Coordination and Advisory Task Force operating within Pakistan’s broader maritime governance framework.
The Chamber of Deputies has approved a bill that consolidates and updates regulations to strengthen investment, animal health, and sector competitiveness.
Rwanda's Parliament has approved a new bill governing the livestock and fisheries sectors, replacing four laws that have been in force for 16 years. The legislation aims to professionalize both industries, strengthen animal health, improve product quality, encourage private investment, and align the regulatory framework with international standards to boost competitiveness and food security.
The institute will present a RAS system featuring live yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) to promote technology transfer and support commercial aquaculture development in Argentina.
INIDEP will showcase a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) with live yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) during FIP 2026, to be held from September 17–19 in Mar del Plata. The initiative aims to bring aquaculture technology closer to the private sector and demonstrate the commercial potential of farming this high-value species.
The Indonesian government sees rural aquaculture as key to increasing protein production, expanding fish exports and improving welfare nationwide.
The programme will cover 40,000 villages from 2026, with technical support and fry supply to strengthen food security, rural employment and exports.
Indonesia will launch an unprecedented nationwide aquaculture expansion to increase fish and shrimp production, improve access to protein, boost local economies and reinforce its position as a global aquaculture powerhouse.
The Canadian seafood group High Liner Foods has launched a new series of frozen skillet meals using salmon and farmed shrimp.
A skillet meal is a largely North American term for a single dish, normally fried in a skillet or pan for speed and convenience.
The new product line features three globally inspired recipes crafted with responsibly sourced seafood and high-quality ingredients, each an excellent source of protein
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De Heus Animal Nutrition has opened a new marine and cold-water fish feed mill in Vietnam, strengthening its aquaculture and aquafeed production capacity.
The new facility, located in Vinh Long Province, has an annual production capacity of 168,000 tonnes and is the company’s first mill dedicated exclusively to feed for marine and cold-water fish species.
This investment expands De Heus’ aquaculture portfolio, enabling it to supply fish farming businesses in domestic and international markets while supporting the growing demand for high-quality seafood through specialised nutrition solutions.
Caleta Anahuac served as the setting for the launch of a new closed season for the iconic and renowned Southern Hake (*merluza austral*). Soledad Tapia, National Director of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca), traveled to Puerto Montt alongside fishermen's representative Juan García to promote a campaign aimed at fostering awareness and responsibility during the peak reproductive period of one of southern Chile's—and the nation's cuisine's—most important fishery resources.
The biological closed season prohibits the harvesting of Southern Hake from the Los Lagos Region down to Magallanes, as well as the commercialization, processing, storage, and transport of the fresh resource throughout the country; violations constitute a crime punishable by imprisonment.
Source: MundoAcuicola | Read the full article here
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Two 25-metre floating fish cages aim to boost fish production and create up to 1,000 indirect jobs.
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Ceresal SpA developed its operation in Puerto Aysén in 2022, promoting solutions aimed at the recovery and valorisation of waste from the aquaculture industry.
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Norwegian authorities are investigating a suspected case of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) at a SalMar farming site in Troms.
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Expert calls for turning public policy into concrete action to strengthen governance, aquaculture, and the blue economy.
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Rwanda's Parliament has approved a new bill governing the livestock and fisheries sectors, replacing four laws that have been in force for 16 years. The legislation aims to professionalize both industries, strengthen animal health, improve product quality, encourage private investment, and align the regulatory framework with international standards to boost competitiveness and food security.
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The programme will cover 40,000 villages from 2026, with technical support and fry supply to strengthen food security, rural employment and exports.
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