The drop in prices in recent months will mean that, for the first time in three years, the bulk of the sector will cover its operating costs and recover profitability. Fuel prices represent the main operating cost for the Spanish fishing fleet, as well as for the fleet of the European Union (EU) as a whole, according to a report by the European Commission on sustainable fishing submitted to Parliament and the Council, which makes an exception for the "vulnerability" of the fleet segments that depend more directly on "overexploited stocks and use energy-intensive fishing gear", as is the case of Galician deep-sea vessels.

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Gangtok: In a bid to boost the aquaculture sector in Sikkim, a two-day training program organized by Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) and Central Agricultural University (CAU) has empowered trout farmers in Sikkim with expert knowledge to enhance their farming systems.

The program, held at Lingtam, Subaney Dara, focused on feeding management, tank hygiene, and disease control strategies to improve the livelihoods of farmers and promote fish culture in the state.

Senior Scientist Dr. Prakash Sharma emphasized the importance of proper fish feed management, entrepreneurial expansion, and market strategy development to generate revenue.

Sikkim is a state in northeast India, bordered by Bhutan, Tibet and Nepal as part of the Himalayas

Dr. A Anuradha Devi, Principal Investigator, highlighted the potential of the fish farming industry and introduced the Agro Advisory Services (m4agri) application, a toll-free service for farmers.

Yogesh Dangal, Block Officer, Fisheries Department, explained various government schemes and provided details on setting up fish kiosks, eligibility criteria, subsidies, and facilities available to beneficiaries.

The program concluded with an interactive session, where participants shared their concerns and clarified issues with officials from the Fisheries Department and progressive farmers.

The Saint Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) wants to receive information about over-the-counter transactions from fishermen in order to form indicators of market prices for fish. Representatives of the fishing industry have spoken out against it, writes RBC.

According to the publication, the commodity exchange asked the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) to expand the list of goods for which the government previously obliged market participants to provide information on contracts concluded outside of organized trading. Today, such goods include, for example, petroleum products, natural gas, wheat, mineral fertilizers and a number of others. 

The Exchange proposes adding seven fish items to this list: pollock, cod, salmon, herring, haddock, mackerel and flounder. Based on information about such transactions, the exchange plans to create an indicator of the market price of fish. According to the initiators of the request, this will make prices more transparent and prevent speculation.

The FAS supported the idea, noting that the registration of over-the-counter transactions creates economically sound national indicators, allows for monitoring market participants and timely response when signs of violations are detected.

Source: RBC

TEHRAN (MNA) – Iran’s export of fishery products in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 to August 22, 2024) showed a 24% up compared to the same period last year, Iran's Customs Administration (IRICA) said.

Iran exported 68,000 tons of fishery products, valued at $138 million, overseas between March 21 and August 22, 2024, showing a 24 percent up compared to the same period last year, it said

The first five species of fishery products exported from the country included dogfish and sharks, shrimps, tuna fish, carp fish, herrings and sardines, IRICA said, IRNA reported.

He added that US$31.3 million worth of shrimp and US$14.6 million worth of tuna were exported from the country in this period, respectively.

Tokyo (Jiji Press) --The Japanese government Friday discussed measures to support the fisheries industry, hit by China's prolonged import ban on Japanese fishery products.

"We've confirmed we'll firmly maintain without any change our commitment to take full responsibility" over the matter, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told a meeting of relevant ministers.

He said that the commitment will remain the same until Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. completes the discharges of tritium-containing treated water from its meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into sea.

Kishida showed his intent to maintain assistance measures to let fisheries industry people continue their work.

"We'll do our utmost to assist the fisheries industry nationwide by steadily implementing these measures, as well as steps in an economic stimulus package expected to be decided in autumn," he added.

As of August 29, 2024, South Korea imported 16,277 tons of fresh salmon, marking a 2% decrease compared to the 16,651 tons imported during the same period in 2023. The import value also declined by 13%, dropping from USD 269.972 million in 2023 to USD 234.869 million in 2024.

The majority of the fresh salmon imports came from Norway, accounting for 96.41% (15,654 tons) of the total. Chile followed with 403 tons (2.48%), and Canada contributed 90 tons (0.55%). Among these, the highest import price was recorded for Norwegian salmon at USD 14.50/kg.

Chilean salmon was priced at USD 12.65/kg, while Canadian salmon had the lowest price at USD 12.33/kg.

These figures highlight a slight decline in both the volume and value of fresh salmon imports, with Norway remaining the dominant supplier at the highest price point.

Source: Union Forsea Corp.

Through an agreement established with the National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development (INIDEP), the Iberconsa Argentina SA Group donated a trawl net for shrimp evaluations and selectivity tests in the institute's research campaigns.

The company donated a low vertical opening trawl net, with 25.4/31.0 meters of upper and lower lines respectively, which will be used in the institute's research campaigns with the aim of improving advice to the Federal Fisheries Council, the enforcement authority and the actors in the fishing activity with quality information.

The net was already used by the Institute in the last shrimp campaign carried out during the month of July on board the Oceanographic Fisheries Research Vessel (BIPO), Víctor Angelescu. In addition, on that occasion underwater filming was made to observe the behavior of the fish in front of the aforementioned net arrangement.

The Institute publicly thanks the company for the collaboration. The net will be very useful in future shrimp evaluation campaigns carried out by INIDEP.

Source: argentina.gob

Thanks to coordinated work between all the areas involved, Cermaq Chile becomes the first salmon farm in the Chilean industry to obtain this important international certification that certifies that the company integrates animal welfare practices throughout the entire production chain: from eggs to slaughter in the processing plant.

The work plan that began two years ago in the Magallanes region, with the preparation of a diagnosis, the definition of standards and a training and implementation plan, managed to achieve this certification that means that in all the places where the individual has passed through (fish farms, seawater centers, transportation and processing plant) the defined requirements for animal welfare are met.

These guidelines include detailed practices that ensure that salmon live in conditions that respect their natural needs: from water quality, available space, to management methods that reduce stress and promote the health and healthy growth of the animals. This seeks to reduce stress to a minimum, thus avoiding problems that can lead to a deterioration in the well-being of the fish, such as reduced immunity and disease outbreaks.

Source: Aqua

The Piura Regional Government, through the Regional Directorate of Production (Direpro), managed to get the proposed modification of Article 10 of the Regulations of the General Law of Aquaculture approved, achieving the expansion of the annual production capacity for the Amype category (Aquaculture of Micro and Small Enterprises) of the scallop aquaculture activity, to a level of 1,210 gross metric tons per year.

The approval of this proposal, so long awaited by the fishing community of Sechura, was achieved after four years and has been very well received by the representatives of the Ospas (Social Organizations of Artisanal Fishermen), taking into account that Article 10 of the aforementioned regulation only allowed a production of 150 TMB/year, an amount that according to the mariculturists themselves does not allow them to cover the production costs, generating an economic loss that affects their family income.

With the promulgation of the amendment, this amount will be increased to 1,210 TMB/year, considering the stocking density of 36 specimens per square meter, which will promote increased productivity and contribute to reactivating the economy and regional and national development.

Source: gob.pe