A new model of lice skirt trialled at a Mowi Chile salmon farm reduced the number of parasites by between 55-60% and halved the bath treatments required in a 13-month production cycle.

Vayu Garware, president of net, fabric and rope supplier Garware Technical Fibres, presented the results achieved with the X12 skirt during a webinar.

Author: Francisco Soto / fishfarmingexpert | Read the full article here

ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) — The New England herring fishery is slowing down for the rest of the year because fishermen are approaching their quota for the fish.

Fishermen will be unable to fish for or possess more than 2,000 pounds of herring per trip in the inshore Gulf of Maine until Dec. 31, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has ruled. The rules went into effect on Wednesday.

Herring are the subject of a large fishery on the East Coast, but the industry has struggled in recent years due to a decline in population. Fishermen caught less than 25 million pounds of the fish last year after catching more than 96 million pounds during the previous year.

At the Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg, the launching ceremony of the MT1112XL longliner processor Marlin, commissioned by Globus LLC, founded by a partnership of fishing collective farms of the Arkhangelsk Region, took place.

The solemn event was attended by Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation - Head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries Ilya Shestakov, Governor of St. director of the shipyard "Severnaya Verf" Igor Orlov, representatives of the customer company

“The program for the most powerful renewal of the fishing fleet became possible thanks to the decision of the President of the Russian Federation, who signed the law “Quotas in exchange for investments ”. Thanks to this law, 53 new fishing vessels are currently being built at domestic shipyards. I want to thank everyone for the fact that, despite the lack of confidence in the competencies of our shipyards, you showed by your work that everything is possible, ”Ilya Shestakov said in his speech.

The “Marlin” is designed for longline fishing - the safest for the aquatic ecosystem, having a minimal impact on the seabed and allowing you to fish strictly specific species of fish without damaging other types of aquatic biological resources, while preserving the food base and juvenile fish. The longline vessel will be equipped with a modern fish processing plant capable of handling the catch and producing various types of frozen fillets, as well as canned liver and cod roe.

Marlin targets cod, haddock, catfish, halibut, perch, ruff and flounder in the North, Norwegian and Barents seas.

Salmon Evolution has been granted a funding commitment of EUR 9 million from Norwegian government-owned enterprise Enova. This commitment is a cash grant and the funding from Enova will not require any material additional investment needs from Salmon Evolution

The grant from Enova is linked to the ongoing construction project that Salmon Evolution is undertaking for its land-based salmon farming facility in Møre og Romsdal, Western Norway, the company wrote in an announcement on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

Source: SalmonBusiness | Read the full article here

Stavis Seafoods Chief Sustainability Officer Richard Stavis has announced that he will be moving on from the Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based company by January 2021.

In a LinkedIn post detailing his decision, Stavis said he planned to leave the firm in the new year to “help others to achieve their growth and sustainability goals” in a consultancy capacity. Following his departure, Stavis will be “available electronically worldwide,” he said, and will “travel for select projects.”

Before moving into the role of CSO in 2018 following the company’s acquisition by Spain’s Grupo Profand, Stavis served as CEO for the North American seafood distributor for more than 20 years. 

Author: Madelyn Kearns / SeafoodSource | Read the full article here

The Canadian government has reiterated its commitment to "transition" British Columbia’s salmon farming sector from open net pens to alternative production systems.

BC's salmon farming sector recently announced plans to invest $1.4 billion in the province, but the Canadian government remain committed to ensuring that existing net pen farms are phased out.

The four alternatives being considered are land-based RAS facilities, hybrid systems with land-based and marine sites, floating closed-containment systems and offshore farms.

Source: The Fish Site | Read the full article here

The Netherlands Fishermen's Association (Nederlandse Visserbond) has submitted a report to the European Commission and Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius in which it shows its opposition to the implementation of electronic control through video surveillance on fishing vessels for reasons of privacy, costs and inefficiency, as reflected in a statement the organization.

The decision to prepare and send this document was unanimous by all members of the organization, who consider that these systems "do not hit the mark" which is to achieve "more selective fishing." The control regulation is under review in the European Parliament and the debate on electronic monitoring has been very agitated since the initial proposal of the Commission.

Source: Fisheries Industries | Read the full article here

Rescue boats are searching for one remaining survivor after two vessels collided in the Mediterranean. The cause of the incident is not yet known.

At least four people died and one person is missing after a Greek cargo ship collided with a Turkish fishing boat in the Mediterranean on Wednesday.

The incident ocurred off the coast of the town of Karatas, in Turkey's Adana province.

The Turkish coast guard dispatched three boats and a team of divers as part of a search and rescue operation. They recovered four bodies and are still searching for a fifth person.

The accident happened at 5:50 am (0250 GMT), about 15 nautical miles off the coast, according to the Adana governor's office.

Source: AP

World Aquaculture 2020 Webinar Series
Presented by World Aquaculture Society and Singapore Food Agency

We are organising a WA2020 Webinar during Dec 14-16,2020.   WA2020 webinar is holding a three-day virtual meeting to discuss important aquaculture topics to help the industry before the WA2020 will be held in June 14-18,2021 2021 in Singapore.

Theme : Next Generation Aquaculture, Innovation and Sustainability will Feed the World

Date : 14 to 16, December 2020 (3 days) Time : 14:00 - 16:00 hrs. Singapore Time (Singapore, GMT+08:00) each day Duration : 120 minutes Registration Link : www.was.org Free! Register for the webinar

Major developments for cleaner fish management

Amidst global upheaval and the effects of Covid-19, UK-based feed manufacturer, World Feeds Ltd, has been hard at work ensuring that its well-laid plans for 2020 have been able to proceed as uninterrupted as possible. This year marks a major milestone for the company, as its factory in the heart of Yorkshire has undergone an extensive redevelopment that promises to increase production output capacity tenfold.

The company specialises in aquatic nutrition and supplies a wide variety of uniquely formulated, complete diets to some of the largest public aquariums in the world – feeding vast multi-species marine exhibits with tailored feeds, delivered via innovative forms of presentation.

Author: Janice Johnston  / Fish Farmer | Read the full article here