The smart food factory, the largest R&D project launched by Nueva Pescanova, is beginning to bear fruit. Yesterday, the company took stock of this innovation program, in which it has the collaboration of ASM Soft and the Gradiant technology center, and with which it seeks to achieve greater sustainability and efficiency in the production of its products, through the application of technologies such as sensorization or artificial intelligence.

Source: La Voz de Galicia | read the full article here

Today, Wednesday, within the framework of the United Nations Conference on the Oceans, FAO will present "The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture", better known as the SOFIA report. This document, prepared by the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division every two years, includes an analysis of the status of stocks and trends in fisheries and aquaculture at the global and regional levels; and serves as a reference for governments when designing their action policies.

This year focuses on the blue transformation, a strategy that seeks to improve aquatic food systems, and increase their potential to sustainably feed the growing population in the future.

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The vote of the representatives of the Member States for the vote of the measure promoted by the European Commission to veto bottom fishing in 94 areas of community waters is resolved with a null result. Spain and Ireland voted against, while a good number of countries abstained (France voted in favour), which has made Brussels reconsider. At the moment, the controversial measure, which was voted without debate and by a show of hands, has not been approved, it is "frozen", and the sector is waiting to know what it means and what the next steps will be.

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The Argentine shrimp fishery has received, in recent days, several "positive news": the National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development (Inidep) developed a limit reference point; the Federal Fisheries Council incorporated an abundance criterion in the decision to open and close zones; and the Undersecretary of Fisheries, through its Supervision Directorate, achieved almost total coverage in the inspections of the unloading, with barely 6% of them presenting some type of infraction, explains CeDePesca, which, for this reason, affirms that the certification of the resource is "closer".

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In the recently launched Integrated Sustainability Report, BioMar announces its commitment to the 1.5°C pathway for reducing carbon emissions. BioMar is the first global aquafeed supplier to adopt the 1.5°C pathway toward net-zero under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

The IPCC has stated that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions need to halve by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050 to avoid the worst effects of climate change.

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The future direction of Scotland’s fish farming sector is being discussed today at the first meeting of the Scottish Aquaculture Council, chaired by Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon.

The Council is the result of a Scottish Government-commissioned report into aquaculture regulation by Professor Russel Griggs and is partly an attempt to improve relations between fish farmers and government agencies

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Ukrainian refugees are asking Norway to stop Russian trawlers from landing fish into Norwegian ports, but the government will not intervene according to a news report from E24.

Norway has allowed over €96m/£83m worth of cod to be landed from Russian fishing boats since the Russian invasion of Ukraine begun on 24 February this year, according to the Norwegian Raw Fish Association.

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With over 2,500 tonnes of kanpachi (Seriola dumerili) due to be harvested from their Panamanian farm in the coming 12 months, as well as additional offshore sites in Indonesia and Brazil currently under development, Forever Oceans is set to become one of the largest truly offshore aquaculture producers in the world.

“We’re going to harvest at least 450,000 fish this year and we have over a million in production that will be harvested in the next 12 months.

Author: Rob Fletcher / TheFishSite | read the full article here

The shipowners of Europêche and the European Association of Producer Organizations (AEOP) once again denounced Norway's attitude in the mackerel market, since 434,026 tonnes were allocated between them, almost 55% of the total. "It is unacceptable", censures the Europêche employers' association

Norway and Faroe have done it again. For the second consecutive year, the two countries have decided to take over an important part of the mackerel quota, a species that extends throughout the Atlantic coast from the Barents Sea to Morocco.

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Food Export Northeast, a nonprofit organization aimed at assisting companies in the Northeast United States with building up their export markets, is leading a trade mission to Europe for shellfish growers.

The mission, according to Food Export Northeast, will consist of visits to Yerske, The Netherlands and Paris, France in September. The goal is to expand the market for U.S. shellfish growers hoping to export live shellfish.

Author: Chris Chase / SeafoodSource | read the full article here