In response to international sanctions and declining herring imports, Russian fish processors have successfully transitioned to using entirely domestic raw materials.
This shift has led to a complete cessation of herring imports from Norway and Iceland and a significant boost in local consumption of Russian-caught herring.
Alexander Verkhovsky, head of the Gidrostroy Group, highlighted that domestic herring now fully meets market demand, making its processing more profitable than other fish species. The decline in salmon catches last year further encouraged companies to focus on herring harvesting and processing.
According to TD Baltic Coast, 80% to 90% of herring fillets now come from domestic sources. Russian fishermen primarily harvest three varieties: Pacific (accounting for about 80% of the total catch), Baltic, and Atlantic herring.
The sanctions imposed in 2014 and the trade embargo in 2022 significantly curtailed herring imports. German Zverev, president of the All-Russian Association of Fishery Industrialists, noted an active industry shift toward Pacific herring, making fillet production in the Far East economically viable.
This transition underscores Russia’s ability to adapt and achieve self-sufficiency in a key segment of its seafood industry despite external pressures.
The few professionals who are trained in Spain are increasingly choosing to join British or French ships as they do not have to pay personal income tax on the first 60,100 euros
The maritime sector is in urgent need of a change of direction in policies aimed at promoting the generational change of the fleet. To make known the benefits of an occupation that is unknown today, lacks support in the educational field and is subject to inequalities in the labour field. It is increasingly difficult to find young people who want to join a ship, not only as sailors - the lowest rank - but also as officers, fishing skippers or captains - in all cases with salaries well above the average salary. It is a problem that starts in schools - there is a lack of awareness about the activity and its benefits.
Author: Jorge Garnelo / Faro de Vigo l Read the full article here
The Spanish purse seine will see its sardine quota for this year increased by 16%, according to the resolution adopted by the General Secretariat of Fisheries published in the BOE last Friday. In total, Spain will have 17,332 tonnes of Sardina pilchardus in 2025 within the joint management plan with Portugal. This is 441 tonnes more than in 2024. The Portuguese fleet will keep 34,406 tonnes of the total quota, which amounts to 51,738 authorised tonnes, based on the ICES recommendation. The Spanish quota will be divided into 445.4 tonnes for xeito; 10,132 for the purse seine, racú and piobardeira fleet of the Northwestern Cantabrian Sea and Atlantic waters (8c and 9a); and 6,754 for the Gulf of Cadiz.
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Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based packaging company Harpak-ULMA has introduced a new packaging machine to the market, which features horizontal flow wrap technology and can produce 150 packs per minute, according to the company.
The FM400 is designed to be used in high-speed Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) environments, extending product freshness and shelf life by ensuring airtight packaging integrity.
MAP packaging is widely used in the seafood industry to extend the shelf life of fresh fish. The process, also known as gas flushing, preserves freshness by trapping a gas or mix of gases within protective packaging material around the product.
Author: Erin Spampinato / SeafodoSource l Read the full article here
A Ministerial Statement by Emma Hardy MP, Minister for Water and Flooding, has set out the Government’s plans to expand the UK’s MPA network, to make up for environmental damage caused by offshore wind farms.
The recent Ministerial Statement from Defra certainly demonstrates the Labour government’s green credentials: they are enthusiastically recycling a policy snatched from the wreckage of their Conservative predecessors.
Florida land-based salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire is seeking an alternative feed supply in response to US president Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on imports from Canada, which take effect tomorrow.
Feed can comprise around two thirds of a fish farmer's production costs, so a 25% price rise is significant.
Atlantic Sapphire currently has a capacity of around 10,000 gutted weight tonnes annually but has yet to achieve that volume due to a variety of setbacks.
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A closed season for shrimp fishing is now in effect along the coasts of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul, lasting until April 30.
This prohibition, implemented by IBAMA, applies to pink shrimp, sevenbeard shrimp, white shrimp, Santana or red shrimp, and redbeard shrimp.
The closed season protects shrimp breeding and growth, ensuring the species' preservation. While shrimp capture is permitted in river estuaries (where fresh and salt water mix), proof of estuarine origin is required for commercial sales.
This measure complies with Secretariat of Aquaculture and Fisheries (SAP) and Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA) Regulation No. 656 (March 2022) and Ministry of Environment Regulation No. 16 (December 2024).
Fishermen and representatives of cold storage facilities, fishmongers, warehouses, and other sales outlets must declare their shrimp stocks to IBAMA by February 4 to legally sell existing inventory.
Failure to report stocks or violation of the closed season regulations may result in fines and, in severe cases, imprisonment.
Myanmar Fisheries Federation and Fisheries Products Processors and Exporters Association stated that Myanmar targeted to achieve export value of US$700 million from fisheries exports in the 2024-2025 financial year (from April 2024 to March 2025), reports the Global New Light of Myanmar.
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Myanmar ships fisheries to foreign trade partners through three ways of exports by road, ship and air.
“We have reported to the authorities that fisheries export value is expected to meet $735 million for the current FY. Fisheries exports have bagged $521 million so far. We are not sure whether the income will reach $200 million in the last quarter or not. The average earnings from fisheries exports is around $65 million. Export value might fall short of the target a bit. The main trade channel is by ship. Then, it is also exported by air, mostly to China. The export at the border is not that high. They are sent to Thailand via Kawthoung-Ranong and Myawady border posts,”said an official of MFF and MFPPEA.
Myanmar’s fisheries exports swelled to $521 million between April and December of the current FY. They are primarily shipped to China, Thailand, Japan, European countries and neighbouring countries.
On February 1, Maersk A/S (Maersk), an entity under A.P. Moller - Maersk, and Hapag-Lloyd AG (Hapag-Lloyd) launch their operational collaboration Gemini Cooperation. The ambition is to deliver a flexible and interconnected ocean network with industry-leading schedule reliability above 90 percent once fully phased in.
Around 340 vessels will be phased in and be a part of Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd’s shared ocean network with the first sailings taking place on February 1, and more vessels will gradually sail on the new schedules.
“We are now ready to commence the phase-in of the new network. Over the last year, we have carefully planned this to ensure that all our customers experience a smooth transition into the new network. With its innovative design, we believe our customers will benefit from increased reliability, flexibility and more competitive products,”says Johan Sigsgaard, Chief Product Officer of Ocean at Maersk.
The transition period is expected to last until late May, with vessels phasing into the new network, and out of the expiring agreements that Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have with other carriers. June will be the first full month in which the network is fully phased in with all vessels sailing on Gemini schedules.
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd’s shared network covers East/West trades and will consist of 29 efficient ocean mainliner services supported by an extensive network of 28 agile, intraregional shuttle services.
Despite recent uncertainty surrounding offshore wind, the reality is that Europe plans to auction 45 GW this very year. In addition, the Platform for the Defense of Fishing and Marine Ecosystems has announced through its X account that it has filed a lawsuit before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg after the Constitutional Court rejected the Amparo appeal submitted by the "defenselessness caused to our Association by the ruling issued by the Supreme Court regarding the lawsuit filed against the POEM."
Recently, the wind sector seems to be surrounded by an atmosphere of uncertainty and skepticism. The expansion of new installations is progressing at a slower pace than expected, while the political landscape adds more challenges
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