The coronavirus pandemic reduced Ecuadorian shrimp exports by 25,000 tonnes in just two months in the first quarter of the year according to recently published statistics.

Speaking at a webinar organised by Adisseo this week, Laurence Massault from BioMar Ecuador, outlined how the pandemic had affected the country’s shrimp production, with shortages of processing workers meaning that peak harvests could not coincide with the new and full moons - the times when the shrimp shells are hardest. As a result harvest had to be spread evenly across the lunar cycle.

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Fredrikstad Seafoods, the first company to start selling salmon raised in an on-land plant in Norway, has signed a sales agreement with one of the country’s larger grocery chains, Coop Mega.

“We have great faith in this product and look forward to seeing how it is received by the customers and our co-owners,” said Coop Norway category manager Stig Ove Thorkildsen.

“There are some challenges in the salmon industry, and we are therefore very satisfied to be able to offer salmon produced in an alternative way.”

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Webster Griffin offers packing solutions for aquaculture

Webster Griffin, based in Crowborough in East Sussex, have been manufacturing equipment for packing fish feed and Salmon food into all types of bags for over 20 years.

Their open and consultative approach means that they benefit from customer feedback, enabling them to continually innovate and update their technology. Webster Griffin strive to develop bagging solutions which, owing to the remote, inhospitable marine locations of most fish feed factories, must pump out production around the clock with minimum down time.

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

Cepac’s corrugated cardboard composition pack for fish and shellfish has been formally registered with the Intellectual Property Office.

The Chiller Pack was developed for Scottish Shellfish by the transit packaging team at Cepac’s Rawcliffe site. The design is said to allow for dry transportation of fish and shellfish, to avoid the fresh produce sitting in water, which can compromise freshness. Traditionally, fresh seafood is transported in expanded polystyrene (EPS) boxes.

Scottish Shellfish supplies mussels and oysters to restaurants, retailers and wholesalers across the UK

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El Ministerio de la Producción de Perú (Produce) ha establecido el límite máximo total de captura para consumo humano directo de anchoveta para el año 2020 en 150 000 toneladas, según la Resolución Ministerial 206-2020-Produce. Este límite de captura podrá modificarse en función del seguimiento permanente de la pesquería de anchoveta que realiza el Instituto del Mar del Perú (Imarpe), a efectos de garantizar el abastecimiento para el procesamiento pesquero. Una vez alcanzado el límite, o cuando el Imarpe lo considere necesario por recomendaciones ambientales o biológicas, se cerrará la pesquería.

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A not-for-profit fisheries industry group will receive a $50,000 economic recovery grant to help tuna Queensland’s fisheries to rebound from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said Tuna Australia successfully applied for a share of the $500,000 Market Diversification and Resilience Grant Program.
‘Like other economies around the world, the Covid-19 pandemic hit Queensland businesses hard,’ Mark Furner said.

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The United Kingdom and Singapore were the only two bright spots for pangasius exports from Vietnam recently, amid downturns in other major markets, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) last week.

From 1 January to 15 June, the pangasius exports were worth USD 612.3 million (EUR 538.4 million), down 29.8 percent year-on-year.

Exports to the top 10 markets for pangasius, except the U.K. and Singapore, saw a negative growth in value in the period. The value of the exports to the U.K. was USD 28.6 million (EUR 25 million), 7.1 percent higher year-on-year, and the export value from Singapore was USD 18.5 million (EUR 16.3 million), up 5.7 percent year-on-year.

Author: Toan Dao / SeafoodSource | Read the full article here

The Japanese food franchise Sushimore and the French distribution chain Carrefour have reached an agreement to include spaces for the sushi brand in the cashier lines of supermarkets, according to the restaurant chain in a statement. These spaces will have the name ‘La Barrita de Sushimore’ and will be located “in the cashier's line, having maximum visibility”. The first of these spaces to start up has been the ‘Carrefour’ center in Gandía (Valencia). In the words of the CEO of Sushimore, Roger Antelo: "We multiplied the business options of our franchisees, conserving all the power of Sushimore delivery over the natural area of influence of that location. This agreement allows a notable reduction in the initial investment, for franchisees ”.

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Es una victoria para Sea Shepherd. Esta ONG, especializada en la preservación de los océanos, ha conseguido que el Gobierno francés sea condenado por su falta de protección de los delfines frente a las actividades pesqueras en el Atlántico, consideradas responsables de la muerte de cientos de estos mamíferos marinos protegidos, atrapados cada año accidentalmente en las redes.

Así pues, en una sentencia de 2 de julio, el Tribunal Administrativo de París consideró que el Estado había «retrasado la aplicación de medidas concretas en vista de los episodios recurrentes, desde el decenio de 1990, acentuados desde 2016, de exceso de mortalidad de cetáceos en la costa atlántica, en particular en el Golfo de Vizcaya», incumpliendo así las obligaciones que le incumben en virtud de la legislación europea.

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The Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, José Luis Ábalos, reaffirmed yesterday in the Senate that the Government's objective is to achieve, by 2030, that 100% of the ports are electrified, at least with regard to their operations most relevant, originating from renewable energy, informs the institution through a statement. This Government's commitment to the electrification of the ports, including their docks, "is in line with the Strategic Framework of the port system of general interest that includes, as one of the important lines of management and planning, the environmental sustainability of the ports" .

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