IN BRIEF - Bangka Belitung focuses on improving maritime-based economy
INDONESIA
Monday, May 29, 2023
Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung (ANTARA) - The Provincial Government of Bangka Belitung Islands is focusing on improving the marine and fisheries-based economy in an effort to transform its economy from tin ore mining.
"We are prioritizing programs to develop marine potential, fisheries and sustainable tourism, bearing in mind that the tin mining sector will definitely run out," Acting Governor of Bangka Belitung Islands Suganda Pandapotan Pasaribu said here on Sunday.
He said that based on Regional Regulation Number 3 of 2020 concerning RZWP3K of the Bangka Belitung Islands Province for 2020-2040, the provincial government has issued a maritime policy that is oriented towards exploiting its marine potential for people's welfare.
The wild bluefin tuna fishery in southwestern Spain, which has a 3,000-year history dating back to ancient Roman times, will soon welcome a new catch.
The large-scale emplacement has already been completed and the first captures could be seen later this month. Tokyo Seafoods Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, president: Ryusei Yamakoshi), a specialized seafood trading company with the largest purchasing share, has been involved in this site for almost 40 years.
To make Japanese consumers more aware of the rare bluefin tuna caught in the Atlantic Ocean, the company plans to actively disseminate information through social networking sites (SNS).
According to Tsuyoshi Sugiura, director of the company's tuna group, Spain's natural bluefin tuna, which is caught in fixed locations on a large scale, is said to have "exceptional natural flavor and color appearance," and is mainly used in Sushi restaurants in Japan. It is said to have strong support not only from consumers but also from some food supermarkets.
STELLENDAM - The sister ships BL 936072 'Madeleine' and BL 937550 'Pax Dei II' together in the dock of Padmos in the Inner Harbor of Stellendam.
The identical cutters under the French flag were built by main contractor Padmos and put into service at the beginning of 2021 and in the summer of 2022 by the De Boer families from Urk and Wattez from France. The skippers of both vessels are the cousins ??of the same name, Teunis de Boer. The first vessel in this series was also for the T. de Boer & Zonen family: the UK 124, also skippered by Teunis de Boer.
A joint docking was planned for next month, but now the dock occupancy has been exchanged with the UK 224, which is undergoing a major refit including repowering at Padmos.
Last week we steamed again to the French home port of Boulogne. The ships fish almost exclusively in the Channel. Due to the strong wind, the majority of the fleet stayed ashore on Monday.
From British and French waters in the Channel, Dutch trawl fishermen follow the squid migration towards the North Sea in the autumn.
The UK-153 'Lub Senior' caught a fish hold fifty miles west-northwest of IJmuiden in early March. Vismagazine was informed about this new winter fishing.
On Thursday evening, March 7, the UK-153 approaches the fish auction quay in IJmuiden around 10 p.m. The depth of the impressive flyshooter (illustration) suggests a good catch.
The excellent European squid or common squid (Loligo vulgaris) was caught that week barely fifty miles west of IJmuiden. “We have more than 3,400 kilos of squid on board,”says skipper Frits Korf as the first stacked fish boxes are lifted from the fish hold onto the quay.{....]
"The European economy has left behind it an extremely challenging year, in which a confluence of factors severely tested our resilience"
At the beginning of 2023, economists predicted the U.S. was either in – or would soon be in – a recession, while the E.U. faced similar predictions of slowed growth and high inflation.
Now, a year out, it’s clear that some of those predictions weren’t entirely accurate.
Author: Chris Chase / SeafoodSource l Read the full article here
Mitsubishi Foods Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Foods announced an investment in a new company operating 161 retail stores specializing in imported foods in Vietnam (as of the end of March 2024) and has carried out a capital increase in Homefarm Holding JSC.
"The purpose of our company is to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through the food business, and we are not only strengthening our business foundations that support Japan's food infrastructure, but we are also acquiring new functions and working in new business fields "We are actively promoting open innovation with emerging companies," Mitsubishi Foods said in a statement.
"In particular, given the trend of the domestic market contraction, we have positioned the creation of new demand in foreign markets through the export of Japanese food culture as one of the pillars of our growth strategy. We have been looking for opportunities to expand to Vietnam, considering it a promising market,"he added.
Homefarm is a specialty imported food retailer that mainly sells fresh salmon and frozen beef, and related ingredients include condiments such as soy sauce, wasabi and meat sauce, as well as stewed soups and other ingredients that are very popular in Vietnam.
The 8th annual meeting of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC) was held for four days from the 15th to the 18th at the Osaka Prefectural International Conference Center.
Regarding the management of saury resources, it was agreed that from this year, for the first time, fishery management rules will be introduced to calculate the total allowable catch (TAC) according to the resource level. However, the TAC calculated from the latest resource levels is subject to fluctuations of up to 10% compared to the previous year, and in 2024 it is set at 225,000 tons, a 10% decrease from the previous year.
The conference was attended by nine member countries and regions, including Japan, Taiwan, China, and Russia. A press conference was held after the meeting.
At last year's annual meeting, the saury TAC stated that for the two years from 2023 to 2024, the amount within the treaty zone (high seas) should be kept at 150,000 tons, and within the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of Japan and Russia, less than 100,000 tons. [....]
Source: The Suisan-Keizai Daily News (translated from original in Japanese)
Trident Seafood Japan LLC has decided to form the "Sukedara Party'' in order to spread the word about its main product, crab stick products made from 100% Alaska pollack (surimi).
In order to convey the "tasty", "healthy", and "sustainable" elements of 100% walleye pollock, and to let as many people as possible enjoy the taste, they have appointed American talent Jason Atsugiri as the image character and created a special Publish the video on the site. In conjunction with this, Trident Seafood started an SNS campaign from April 18th.
Formed the Walleye Party with the aim of raising awareness of 100% Alaskan walleye domestically.
Crab sticks are a Japanese-born food that is currently attracting the most attention in Europe and the United States. Enjoy a delicious and healthy lifestyle with crab sticks made from 100% Alaskan pollack!
Crab sticks, which were created in Japan more than 50 years ago, have continued to expand as they have gained demand as an alternative to high-quality ingredients.Currently, with the rise in health consciousness, they are once again attracting attention, and mass merchandisers and convenience stores are expanding sales areas and increasing the number of products available. The market is growing and the number is expanding.
Marianne Sivertsen Næss (Ap) has been appointed Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, resulting from former Minister Cecilie Myrseth (Ap) being appointed Minister of Industry.
Marianne Sivertsen Næss (left) has been appointed Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans as her predecessor, Cecilie Myrseth (second right) is appointed Minister of Industry. Photo: Arbeiderpartiet
The news of the new appointments in the Cabinet was made this afternoon, Friday 19 April 2024.
Cecilie Myrseth was appointed Minister of Fisheries and Oceans on 16 October 2023. She has been a parliamentary representative for Troms since 2017 and a member of the central board of the Labor Party since 2019.
The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is responsible for implementing the government’s policy relating to fisheries, aquaculture, seafood, maritime policy and coastal development, port and sea transport policy, shipping, as well as marine and maritime research and development.
Other political leadership for the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is:
State Secretary Kristina Sigurdsdottir Hansen (Ap)
Seafood investor Bluefront launches its second fund. Existing and new investors, including one of the world's largest and most recognized investor communities, have already committed to participating.
The interest is very high. The fact that most of the largest investors in our first fund are joining fund number two is a good confirmation of the healthy and good development the first fund has had, says Simen Landmark, partner in Bluefront in a press release.
In October 2021, Bluefront closed the books of its first fund, Bluefront Capital I. This fund is now fully invested. The portfolio companies include the ozone and oxygen specialist Redox; feed analytics company Spillfree Analytics; the software player Seaqloud; Tempia, which supplies refrigeration technology solutions; the inspection and certification specialist Akvasafe AS; as well as Bio Marine, which, among other things, supplies oxygen and light systems for fish farming.
Despite ground rent tax and geopolitical unrest, the company portfolio has delivered solid growth since Bluefront became the owner.
Bluefront Capital II
Bluefront's second fund, Bluefront Capital II, has raised around half a billion kroner (U$D 45.40M ) in the first round and is experiencing great international interest.
Norway has a new Minister of Fisheries and Oceans – just six months after the appointment of Cecilie Myrseth in the role.
Myrseth moves up to Trade and Industry as part of a number of new senior appointments which the Labour-Centre Party coalition government hopes will help restore its popularity.
She only took on the Fisheries job last October after the popular Bjørnar Skjæran was unceremoniously sacked in a major reshuffle. Author: Robert Outram / Fish Farmer l Read the full article here
MSC certification of Dutch trawl fleet partly suspended Netherlands
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announces that the certificates for sole, beam trawling and flyshoot and otter trawl fishing in the North Sea will be suspended with effect from April 25, 2024. In...
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The wild bluefin tuna fishery in southwestern Spain, which has a 3,000-year history dating back to ancient Roman times, will soon welcome a new catch.
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WORLDWIDE
"The European economy has left behind it an extremely challenging year, in which a confluence of factors severely tested our resilience"
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Regarding the management of saury resources, it was agreed that from this year, for the first time, fishery management rules will be introduced to calculate the total allowable catch (TAC) according to the resource level. However, the TAC calculated from the latest resource levels is subject to fluctuations of up to 10% compared to the previous year, and in 2024 it is set at 225,000 tons, a 10% decrease from the previous year.
NORWAY
The interest is very high. The fact that most of the largest investors in our first fund are joining fund number two is a good confirmation of the healthy and good development the first fund has had, says Simen Landmark, partner in Bluefront in a 
Norway has a new Minister of Fisheries and Oceans – just six months after the appointment of Cecilie Myrseth in the role.
