IN BRIEF - 'Living with Food' — An Event Exploring the Future of Food in Japan
JAPAN
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Showcasing Sustainable Seafood: Protecting Health and Ocean Resources for Generations to Come
Maruha Nichiro Corporation (Headquarters: Koto-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Ikemi Masaru) will participate in the "Living with Food" event, a platform for exploring the future of food in Japan. Organized by Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. and Discover Japan Co., Ltd., the event will take place over ten days, from January 10th (Friday) to 19th (Sunday), 2025, at Tokyo Midtown Hibiya (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo).
As part of its medium-term management plan, “MNV 2024: Creating the Future of the Ocean and Life,” Maruha Nichiro has identified "creating health value and providing food that supports sustainability" as a key priority. At the event, the company will highlight two significant initiatives:
Promoting Health through Canned Blue Fish Products:
Maruha Nichiro will showcase the benefits of its canned blue fish products, emphasizing their potential to address contemporary health challenges. These nutrient-rich offerings are designed to support well-being while appealing to modern dietary needs.
Advancing Sustainable Seafood Practices:
The company will also present its efforts in promoting certified sustainable seafood—products that prioritize both environmental and social responsibility. These initiatives align with global sustainability goals, ensuring the long-term health of ocean ecosystems while meeting consumer demand.
It will defend its "legitimate interests" after the Chubut government withdrew its management of a processing plant and several vessels
After the Chubut government (Argentina) terminated the contract with the American firm Red Chamber and, 45 days ago, awarded control of the assets of the former Alpesca to Pesquera Deseado—a subsidiary of the Profand group, headquartered in Vigo—the Patagonian province's executive has returned them to the American company. This "unilateral termination of the lease agreement" for a processing plant, fishing rights, and several fresh fish and freezer vessels has been received with "consternation" by Profand.
Author: Cecilia Valdez / La Voz de Galicia | Read the full article here
The two remaining candidates to be Chile’s next president have been urged to fix controversial laws that are said to be holding back the development of salmon farming, reports Fish Farming Expert’s Chilean sister site, Salmonexpert.cl.
Communist candidate Jeannette Jara and ultraconservative José Antonio Kast polled 26.7% and 24.1% of the vote respectively in yesterday’s first round, which eliminated other contenders. But other right-wing candidates took almost 30% of votes, meaning Kast is currently favourite to win the head-to-head run-off with Jara on December 14 if those votes are switched to him.
Author: Jonathan Garcés / fishfarmingexpert | Read the full article here
Hendrix Genetics Chile announced the appointment of Juan Pablo Barrales as Business Development Manager, reinforcing its commercial strategy and expansion into international markets. With over 15 years of experience in the aquaculture industry and a recognized track record of commercial leadership, Barrales joins the company to strengthen relationships with producers, secure new business opportunities, and position the genetics developed in Chile in new territories.
As Business Development Manager, Barrales' main focus will be on positioning the value proposition of Hendrix Genetics and its genetic lines both nationally and internationally, enhancing the company's visibility and its on-the-ground results.
Source: MundoAcuicola | Read the full article here
Crooks fit stolen licence plates to lorry in midnight raid on Gardermoen fish load.
Norwegian police are hunting brazen thieves who hooked an entire trailer packed with fish worth nearly NOK 1.8 million ($180,000) – from an industrial estate by Oslo’s main airport in the middle of the night.
The refrigerated trailer, loaded with about 15 tonnes of fish, was stolen from a site near Gardermoen, home to Oslo Airport and one of Norway’s biggest hubs for seafood exports.
Source: SalmonBusiness | Read the full article here
The big Portuguese retail group Jerónimo Martins Agro-Alimentar, S.A is investing around £12m in Norwegian farming company Norcod.
Norcod will issue a total of 12,707,454 shares to the retailer, raising gross proceeds of NOK 157m.
The subscription price in the Private Placement will be NOK 12.375 per new share.
The proceeds from the Portuguese private placement will be used to finance Norcod’s further acceleration of its growth strategy. Completion of the private placement is subject to a Norcod extraordinary general meeting.
It will also give the Portuguese giant an 18% stake in one of Norway’s main cod farmers.
Author: Vince McDonagh / Fish farmer | Read the full article here
An aerial drone photo shows an ecological marine cage breeding area in Rongcheng City, east China's Shandong Province. As a province noted for its major marine fishery economy, Shandong has been actively building marine farms in recent years, aiming to continuously enrich the "blue food depot."
To date, Shandong has built 139 "marine farms" at or above the provincial level, including 71 at the national level, or 38 percent of the country's total at the level. The province now boasts an integrated industrial chain for marine fishery that ranges from aquaculture, fishing to intensive processing.
Workers package sweet shrimp products at Shandong Meijia Group Co., Ltd. in Rizhao City, east China's Shandong Province.
The output of marine aquatic products in Shandong reached 8.25 million tonnes with an added value exceeding 100 billion yuan (about 14.09 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024, topping among all regions at the provincial level in the country. (Photo by Li Xinjun/Xinhua)
More than 60 countries begin negotiations today at ICCAT on the allocation of tuna catches in the Atlantic and Mediterranean for the 2026-2028 period
The Spanish bluefin tuna fleet enters a crucial week in Seville, where more than 60 countries are negotiating within the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) on the allocation of tuna catches in the Atlantic and Mediterranean until 2028. The meeting, which will continue until November 24 in a hybrid format, has one clear focus: the upward revision of the bluefin tuna quota, an emblematic species whose recovery has been supported by the organization's own scientific reports.
It will be held on November 24 at the MAPA headquarters in Atocha, Madrid
The Biodiversity Foundation, together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA), will hold a commemorative event on November 24 to mark Aquaculture Day, focusing on the importance of R&D&I to promote the sustainability of the sector. It will take place at the MAPA headquarters in Atocha starting at 10:00 a.m. During the event, the 24th JACUMAR Aquaculture Research Award will be presented.
Since 2012, promoted by the Spanish Aquaculture Observatory of the Biodiversity Foundation (OESA) and in coordination with the Spanish Aquaculture Society (SEA), Spain has celebrated Aquaculture Day on November 30.
Source: iPac.aquacultura | Read the full article here
The annual meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean in Málaga has delivered progress on vessel transparency but leaves major enforcement gaps, according to the Med Sea Alliance and its members Oceana and The Nature Conservancy
Countries agreed to require International Maritime Organisation numbers for vessels over 20 metres, a permanent and cost-free identifier intended to improve traceability and curb illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
Campaigners said the move helps but still excludes much of the fleet.
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) recently issued an Information Notice to industry on new USA import restrictions for salmonids and spiny lobster. The Information Notice was issued in relation to technical requirements for Irish companies trading with the USA in an evolving third country regulatory environment.
The USA Authorities have informed the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (DAFM), and the SFPA, that from the 1st of January 2026, salmon from an aquaculture source, and spiny lobster, cannot be exported from Ireland to the USA.
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It will defend its "legitimate interests" after the Chubut government withdrew its management of a processing plant and several vessels
CHILE
The two remaining candidates to be Chile’s next president have been urged to fix controversial laws that are said to be holding back the development of salmon farming, reports Fish Farming Expert’s Chilean sister site, Salmonexpert.cl.
NORWAY
Crooks fit stolen licence plates to lorry in midnight raid on Gardermoen fish load.
Norcod
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It will be held on November 24 at the MAPA headquarters in Atocha, Madrid
The annual meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean in Málaga has delivered progress on vessel transparency but leaves major enforcement gaps, according to the Med Sea Alliance and its members Oceana and The Nature Conservancy
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