Fishing leaders and residents of Melinka see the Coastal Marine Spaces of Native Peoples as the only possibility to confront the salmon industry. The initiative should be resolved this February 29.
80% of the artisanal fishing workers in Aysén belong to indigenous peoples who see their source of income and the preservation of their profession threatened due to the ground that the salmon industry has been gaining in the country, as well as the threats due to the delivery from Maritorio to a future southern macrozone.
Given this situation, from Melinka, the only proposal defended by leaders and residents is the creation of Coastal Marine Spaces of Native Peoples (ECMPO). This was stated by the president of one of the independent federations of the northern fleet of artisanal fishermen of Aysén, Juan Carlos Torres, in a week where the Regional Commission for the Use of the Coastal Edge should resolve said matter this February 29.
"We have remained very attentive in all the presentations that CONADI has made, we have spoken with the communities and we have come to the conclusion that it is the only alternative we have to be able to protect the last and little that remains of the planet's seed resources," the leader said.
“We must protect the last thing that is left in the south of the world. When the 110 thousand hectares were handed over to the salmon industry by the triple A, they did not consult anyone,"he added. [...]
An updated draft text of an agreement to end harmful fishing subsidies has been presented for ministerial approval at the WTO’s Thirteenth Ministerial Conference (MC13), which opened Monday, 26 February in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
WTO negotiators are seeking to build on a 2022 agreement that forbade the subsidization of illegal fishing by expanding the ban to subsidies that contribute to overfishing and fishing sector overcapacity at large. On 26 February, a further eight countries submitted their acceptance of the treaty, bringing the total to 70, with 110 needed for it to enter into force.
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Ports of general interest began the year moving 45.6 million tons in January, 3.4% more than in the same month of 2023. Puertos del Estado highlights that "last year was marked by a slowdown in traffic ( 561.7 million tons, 3.3% less than in 2022), due to global geopolitical tension, which was aggravated in the last part of the year by the effects on maritime trade in the Red Sea passage."
In fishing, state ports remain practically stable, experiencing a slight drop of -0.8%, going from 7,699 tons registered in 2023 to 7,637 tons totaled this year.
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Recent findings have reinforced the effectiveness of deep farming, specifically through the Nautilus concept, in eliminating the need for lice treatments in fish farming pens. This approach, which submerges salmon into depths uninhabitable by sea lice, has enabled several fish farmers to achieve what has long seemed unattainable: completely avoiding lice treatments within their pens. SinkabergHansen was the first fish farmer demonstrating that deep farming could eliminate the need for lice treatment. Further results from other Norwegian fish farming companies utilizing Nautilus pens across various locations have shown similar outcomes, eliminating the need for lice treatments.
ISA virus is suspected at the salmon farm "Langskjæra" in the municipality of Frøya in Trøndelag county, Norway.
Lerøy Midt farms salmon here, according to Salmonexpert partner Kyst.no.
The "Langskjæra" center operates as an infectious disease unit together with the "Langskjæra II" cultivation site. This means that both places are covered by suspicion.
The total number of jobs generated contracted 4.9%. Traditional fishing, agriculture and hydrocarbons obtained the worst results.
At the end of 2023, exports provided employment – be it direct, indirect and induced – to 4 million 46,000 people, 4.9% less than in 2022, reported from the Global Economy and Business Research Center of the Association of Exporters ( Hundred-Adex).
There are approximately 200,000 fewer positions than the year before, explained by the drop in traditional agriculture (-31.4%), traditional fishing (-54.2%), hydrocarbons (-35.3%), clothing (-21 .7%), iron and steel (-13.9%), textiles (-8%), chemicals (-18.7%), wood (-23.7%) and miscellaneous (-5.2%).[...]
Workers sent from the country to Chinese factories describe enduring beatings and sexual abuse, having their wages taken by the state, and being told that if they try to escape they will be “killed without a trace.”
IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR, Donggang Jinhui Foodstuff, a seafood-processing company in Dandong, China, threw a party. It had been a successful year: a new plant had opened, and the company had doubled the amount of squid that it exported to the United States. The party, according to videos posted on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, featured singers, instrumentalists, dancers, fireworks, and strobe lights. One aspect of the company’s success seems to have been its use of North Korean workers, who are sent by their government to work in Chinese factories, in conditions of captivity, to earn money for the state.
A seafood trader who does business with Jinhui recently estimated that it employed between fifty and seventy North Koreans. Videos posted by a company representative show machines labelled in Korean, and workers with North Korean accents explaining how to clean squid.
At the party, the company played songs that are popular in Pyongyang, including “People Bring Glory to Our Party” (written by North Korea’s 1989 poet laureate) and “We Will Go to Mt. Paektu” (a reference to the widely mythologized birthplace of Kim Jong Il).[...]
The Japanese government intends to continue urging China to lift its ban on imports of Japanese fisheries products, while monitoring the progress of talks between Japanese and Chinese experts on the release of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
Since there is little prospect that China will soften its stance any time soon, Japan is preparing for the discussions to be prolonged as it continues efforts to provide thorough explanations to other countries.
The talks were realized at the request of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during the Japan-China summit in November. The first meeting was held online in January and attended by representatives from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. and government officials from both countries, in addition to experts.
According to Tokyo, dialogues between experts from both countries had already taken place before that. The meeting in January had both Tokyo and Beijing expanding its participants.
Although there were no signs of compromise on issues such as how to monitor treated water, Japan is focusing on China’s willingness to engage in dialogue.[...]
KUALA SELANGOR – Malaysia’s national aquaculture industry successfully recorded approximately 492,680 metric tonnes of production worth MYR3.9 billion last year, said Department of Fisheries director-general Datuk Adnan Hussain.
He said DOF is also working towards increasing the contribution of the national aquaculture sector by focusing on the farming of tilapia gift, tilapia merah, ikan susu, keli, aiakap, patin, lampam, kelah, udang putih and udang harimau.
“At the exhibition under the aquaculture segment of Central Zone MADANI Rakyat programme, the Department of Fisheries showcased species such as udang harimau, udang putih, ikan kelah and lampam that adopted biofloc technology and Good Agricultural Practices (myGAP) in the fisheries sector."
He said this exhibition also introduces biofloc technology, which is an aquaculture system that recycles nutrient waste as fish food.
“Through this technology, it will facilitate farmers in controlling water quality and disease outbreaks and subsequently, entrepreneurs will be able to increase their aquaculture yields".
In addition, Adnan also said that DOF aims to achieve a total of 500,000 metric tonnes for aquaculture production with an average income of MYR3,800 per month for aquaculture farmers by 2024.
The Department of University, Research and Innovation has awarded subsidies worth 9.58 million euros to finance fifty R&D projects in marine sciences promoted by seven Andalusian public universities and by six research institutes and technological centers that develop their activity in the community.
In a statement, the University Department has pointed out that this aid program, resolved by competitive competition, received 84 applications and falls within the framework of the Complementary Research Plan in Marine Sciences promoted by Andalusia in collaboration with the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities and with the support of European recovery funds.
The universities of Almería (UAL), Cádiz (UCA), Córdoba (UCO), Granada (UGR), Huelva (UHU), Málaga (UMA) and Seville (US) are those that have been selected for these incentives, with an amount raised 7.43 million, which represents 77.53% of the total aid granted. These resources will allow the promotion of 41 projects in the observation and monitoring of the marine and coastal environment, sustainable, intelligent and precision aquaculture and the blue economy.[...]
Norway to Fish 386.4 Tons of Bluefin Tuna in 2024 Norway
In fisheries negotiations this week, Norway has approved the plan for Norwegian fishing for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus). Norway will be allowed to fish 386.4 tonnes of bluefin tuna in 2024, wh...
Fisheries subsidies: ‘We have let history down’ Worldwide
The following is an excerpt from an article published by China Dialogue Ocean:
Disappointment as negotiators fail to agree curbs on subsidies for overfishing at World Trade Organization meeting
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The Norwegian snow crab fishery is closing today Norway
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