Currently it cannot be verified that a product comes from legal fishing

The Vietnam Seafood Producers and Exporters Association (VASEP) has issued a statement in which it calls for the implementation of measures to "trace" the origin of fishery products, as well as adopt the recommendations of the European Commission to eliminate the yellow card. 

“To combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing), localities must continue to promote the effective implementation of the Fisheries Law, overcoming deficiencies in the control of fishing vessels entering and leaving ports.

Source: Industrias Pesqueras | Read the full article here

The charity, Seafarers UK, has helped seafarers and fishers since its origins as the King George’s Fund for Sailors.

As the third COVID-19 lockdown endures, the charity continues to support UK fishers and their families through a range of delivery partners who provide specialist help.

Seafarers UK CEO Catherine Spencer said: “Fishing is facing excessive problems due to external factors, and for many fishers, life is currently very challenging and upsetting. Seafarers UK funds support for the unique problems faced by those who work at sea.

Source: The Fishing Daily | Read the full article here

Veramaris® has become the first microalgae oil producer for feed to achieve certification to the joint ASC-MSC Seaweed (Algae) Standard.

The company responsibly and sustainably produces EPA & DHA Omega-3 algae oil [1] for use in the aquaculture industry as fish feed and pet food and is the first American producer to achieve the ASC-MSC certification.

Veramaris’ certified sustainable facility, which is entirely land-based, adds an estimated 45% to the global supply of MSC certified EPA & DHA Omega-3 [2] and covers approximately 15% of the global requirement for EPA & DHA in farmed salmon feeds.

JAN 19, 2021

Brooklyn, NY – Acme Smoked Fish has announced the appointment of Teresa Low to the new role of Chief Marketing Officer at the company. Low is an accomplished strategic marketer with more than twenty years of experience building global brands for Fortune 500 companies. At Acme, Low will lead strategic marketing initiatives for the trusted brand as it continues to expand.  Acme Smoked Fish products can be found nationwide in select supermarkets and independent specialty retailers.
 
Low joins Acme Smoked Fish from Winebow, a leading fine wine and spirits importer and distributor where she was the Senior Vice President of Marketing & Public Relations.  She also spent more than a decade at The Hershey Company, where she held various leadership roles across global marketing, innovation and business management.  Low holds an MBA in Marketing from the Haworth School of Business at Western Michigan University.

The move makes Grieg Seafood the first global salmon producer to invest in land-based salmon farming.

The joint venture Årdal Aqua will produce at least 3 000 tonnes of post-smolt annually and grow fish all the way to harvest size in a new land-based facility in Rogaland in Southern Norway. Grieg Seafood owns one third of the company.

Dated: Jan 20, 2021 -Grieg Seafood ASA

How and why seaweed aquaculture should be promoted in Europe is the subject of a new recommendation from the EU’s Aquaculture Advisory Council.

There is a growing appreciation of the benefits – social, economic and environmental – that seaweed aquaculture can bring about and the new publication sets these out clearly and concisely.

Increased seaweed cultivation in EU waters gives substantial potential for a new source of biomass for food, feed and industrial uses. In addition, the production process provides relevant ecosystem services, such as nutrient and carbon sinks and habitats for marine microlife and fish reproduction.

Source: The Fish Site | Read the full article here

A new type of cultured seafood may find its way from the laboratory to dinner plates in the next year or two thanks to a $60m financing deal yesterday, involving the pioneering US company BlueNalu.
Based in San Diego, California, BlueNalu is a leader in the development of cellular aquaculture in which living cells are isolated from fish tissue, placed into culture media for proliferation, and then assembled into popular fresh and frozen seafood products.
The arrangement involves both new and existing investors, including leading names in the seafood sector such as Thai Union.

Author: Vince McDonagh / Fish Farmer | Read the full article here

The Falkland Islands government has announced changes to its ITQ arrangements, offering current rights holders the option of a new 25-year rights period, even though the current rights remain valid for another decade.

The new 25-year rights come with conditions to applicants meeting a set of new set of eligibility criteria, including a requirement for any joint ventures undertaking fishing operations to be at least 51% Falklands-owned – an increase from the current of 25.1% minimum.

Author: Quentin Bates / FiskerForum | Read the full article here

Scottish fishermen march to Denmark to land the catch ”. Scottish fishermen have turned to Danish ports to land their catches as the bureaucratic Brexit paperwork continues to delay exports, according to an industry body.

The Federation of Scottish Fishermen, which campaigned to leave the EU, also said the Brexit trade deal was the worst of both worlds for the industry.

Source: iPac.acuicultura | Read the full article here

Brazilian soybean suppliers for the salmon industry, CJ Selecta, Caramuru and Imcopa / Cervejaria Petrópolis, will implement a 100% deforestation-free soy value chain. It is a "bold and historic" commitment that sets a new benchmark for sustainable supply chains and is in stark contrast to the large Brazilian soy traders, Mowi explains on his website. The measure affects all seeds that have been planted since August 2020.

As a result of the measure, the majority of the global farmed salmon industry, including the entire European salmon sector, will source soybeans from Brazilian suppliers whose soy value chains are 100 percent free from deforestation and conversion.

Source: iPac.acuicultura | Read the full article here