Seafood exporters are predicting a recovery in the Chinese seafood market this year after a bruising 2020.
China’s economic outlook improved last week, after it reported overall GDP growth of 2.3 percent for 2020, after a strong recovery in the fourth quarter. The country has weathered the last year better than most large Western economies, which spent far more on support to laid-off workers, compared to a Chinese emphasis on virus control measures. Whereas the U.S. economy declined by 23 percent in GDP compared to the same period last year and the Eurozone economy declined by 21 percent.
Author: Mark Godfrey / SeafoodSource | Read the full articlehere
The basic format of the event will stay the same as ‘normal’ Aquaculture Europe meetings, with morning plenary sessions and then breakout parallel sessions for oral and Eposter presentations. The parallel sessions will be made up of shorter slots for pre-recorded video presentations of the oral presentations and with time allocated to review Eposters and for Q&A
AE2020 ONLINE will also feature an e-Market, where vendors and media partners will have a dedicated place online to present their products, link to their website and have a chat-box to interact with attendees and set up meetings. Two categories of e-Market participation are proposed.
Investigating Danish complaint about alleged Norwegian violations and protectionism.
Can a country benefit from free trade agreements with the EU while cutting off its trading partners from raw material supplies?
That is the question now being investigated by the European Commission, writes the Danish business newspaper Børsen.
Norway defends its salmon farming industry with demands that fish must be processed domestically before it is exported. It cuts off European processing businesses for raw materials.
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After five years of extensive research and breeding trials, Genomar introduces new disease-resistant strains of tilapia.
After more than five years of R&D and systematic breeding work, GenoMar introduces new disease-resistant products addressing one of the most economically important diseases in Nile tilapia. Repeated laboratory tests and a field trial have demonstrated an increased survivability of approximately 30 percent for the tilapia selected for streptococcosis resistance. For the farmers, tilapia with genetic resistance will lead to a more sustainable and profitable production.
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The President and CEO of Seattle Fish Co., Derek Figueroa, is the new Chair of the National Fisheries Institute. Figueroa helms the Denver-based seafood distributor that boasts more than a hundred years in business.
“Seattle Fish has a legacy of using technology and engagement to do more in the seafood space,” said Figueroa.
“In 1918 this company created a cold chain system that used rail cars, sawdust and ice to transport fresh seafood to the landlocked state of Colorado. We were getting customers what they needed. That’s what NFI is doing with the Virtual Global Seafood Market Conference. We can’t meet in person, but the industry needs the data and insight we’ve come to rely on from GSMC. So we’re doing it virtually.”
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Following the public highlighting on 16th January by Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) of the case of exploited Indonesian crew of the Chinese-owned, Fijian-flagged He Shun 38 (No.00359), both crewmen are reported as being repatriated to Indonesia today with some wages paid.
Furthermore, the Marine Stewardship Council has reported to HRAS that the Fiji Fishing Industry Association (FFIA) has de-listed the He Shun from MSC certification.
Author: Quentin Bates / FiskerForum | Read the full articlehere
Seafood Scotland has hired the services of two experienced export consultants to help tackle the post-Brexit administration issues that have had a debilitating impact on trade to Europe over the last four weeks.
Alastair Kennedy, of Lornal Consultants, and Steve Galloway, of Galloway & Associates, will work closely with companies to help them better understand the new business practices to export to the EU and Northern Ireland, including the customs and export certification processes.
The appointments are funded through the Scottish Government and Scotland’s Food and Drink’s joint Recovery Plan.
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El Organismo Nacional de Sanidad Pesquera (Sanipes), entidad adscrita al Ministerio de la Producción de Perú, y el Ministerio de Agricultura, Pecuaria y Abastecimiento (MAPA) de Brasil, evalúan suscribir un instrumento de cooperación interinstitucional con la finalidad de continuar la cooperación en materia de pesca y acuicultura entre las dos naciones.
Sanipes Perú apuesta por la apertura del mercado brasileño a nuevos productos hidrobiológicos y la armonización de certificados sanitarios.
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The average price for the first four weeks of 2021 is EUR 4.2. This is EUR 3.2 lower than the average price in the same period last year.
The salmon market is sloppy. And has been for quite some time. The reason is, as is known, the COVID-19 virus, which has shut down significant parts of the Horeca segment (hotel, restaurant and catering). Thus, the buyer side is dominated by price-conscious supermarket chains.
The market is particularly burdened with big salmon. There is plenty of it due to impeccable growth conditions in the sea in autumn and winter. At the same time, the intercontinental markets, which prefer big fish, have reduced their purchases partly due to lower flight activity.
Author: Aslak Berge / SalmonBusiness | Read the full article here
Mowi Scotland has earned certification from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) for four seawater salmon farms in January, brining the total number of ASC certified farms in its portfolio to eight.
Mowi’s seawater farms at Loch Linnhe, Gorsten, Marulaig Bay and Stulaigh join Loch Leven in achieving ASC certification, complimenting previous certification of the company’s freshwater rearing sites. This is a significant milestone in Mowi’s publicly stated objective to achieve 100 percent ASC certification for all its sites around the world.
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Following the public highlighting on 16th January by Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) of the case of exploited Indonesian crew of the Chinese-owned, Fijian-flagged He Shun 38 (No.00359), both crewmen are reported as being repatriated to Indonesia today with some wages paid.
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The salmon market is sloppy. And has been for quite some time. The reason is, as is known, the COVID-19 virus, which has shut down significant parts of the Horeca segment (hotel, restaurant and catering). Thus, the buyer side is dominated by price-conscious supermarket chains.
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