Employers’ organisation Seafood Norway has described the latest version of the country’s proposed salmon tax as “disappointing”.

The Labour-Centre party coalition government secured a deal yesterday after the Liberals (Venstre) and the single seat Patient Focus party broke ranks with the main opposition parties and gave their approval to a reduced rate of 25%. The minority parties also secured a number of environmental concessions.

Author: Vince McDonagh | FishFarmer | read the full article here

The opening in late April of a large sea leisure facility on the island of Hainan could be a sign China’s seafood market is rebounding.

The state-owned China Railway Construction Group built the Yazhou Central Fishing Port, what some have termed Hainan’s “largest sea leisure center.” The facility includes a 29,647-square-meter seafood trading center with a hotel, a shopping street, and restaurants featuring fresh seafood in the popular tourist city of Sanya.

Author: Mark Godfrey | SeafoodSource | read the full article here

Inland Fisheries Ireland is urging anglers, and the general public, to report sightings of Pacific pink salmon in Irish rivers over the coming months.

In 2017, 2019 and 2021 this non-native fish species unexpectedly appeared in unprecedented numbers in multiple river systems in the southwest, west and northwest of Ireland.

As Pacific pink salmon predominantly have a two-year lifecycle, there is potential for the species to reappear in Irish rivers again this year and every second, so called ‘odd’, year thereafter.

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BEIJING, (Xinhua) -- China will comprehensively strengthen production safety of the marine fishery sector, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has said.

Agricultural authorities of all localities should resolutely prevent severe accidents to ensure the safety of people's lives and property, the ministry said at a video conference on Monday.

After the accident of the Chinese deep-sea fishing vessel "Lupeng Yuanyu 028," which capsized in the central Indian Ocean, the ministry has participated in the search and rescue and dispatched five supervisory teams to nine key fishery provincial-level regions for supervision and inspection.

The meeting stressed the need for thorough and detailed checks on risks and hidden dangers and inspecting marine fishing boats with ten crew members and above.

In Japan, Chilean coho salmon is mainly used as a raw material for salted salmon fillets. According to the Chilean Fisheries Agency (SERNAPESCA), farmed coho salmon production in the country in 2022 was 241,904 tonnes, up 13% from the previous year. The country accounts for about 80% of the world's coho salmon production.

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According to the Chilean Customs Agency, between 2012 and 2021, 80% to 90% of the country's frozen coho salmon exports were destined for Japan. On the other hand, in 2010, the total export volume increased by 10% compared to the previous year.

Source: Minato-Yamaguchi (translated from original in Japanese)

The mussel campaign in the Ebro Delta has also started with the uncertainty of seeing in what conditions it will be possible to reach summer. Initially, production will fall between 10 and 20% and will go from 3.5 million kilos of product to around 3 million. After the mortality of the calf due to the heat in July of last year, it has had to be bought, but it has cost twice as much as usual and less has been bought and planted. Water restrictions in irrigation canals are also noticeable in the growth of the specimens. The percentage of small size product has increased. The reduction in the contributions of fresh water in the bays is already noticeable at the beginning of the campaign and the sea has a salinity "never seen" at this time.

Mollusc producers in the Ebro Delta have had to buy mussel farming from Greece and Italy, but they have bought less because the price has practically doubled in recent years. Of 67 cents of euros that cost them three years ago, this year they have paid 1.10 euros (plus VAT). It is not the only production cost that has increased. "All consumables have gone up," recalled Gerardo Bonet, manager of Fepromodel (Federació de Productors de Mol·luscs del Delta de l'Ebre).

Source: diarimes

The magistrate of the National Court Ismael Moreno asks the Ministry for explanations about the departure of the ship that will investigate the shipwreck

The judge of the National Court Ismael Moreno has reprimanded the Ministry of Transport, since the ship that will investigate the sinking of the Villa de Pitanxo fishing boat has set sail from Vigo in the direction of the wreckage without the necessary judicial authorization.

This is stated in an order of the Central Court of Instruction number 2 of the National Court, dated this Monday. In this document, the judge asks Transport to inform him "urgently" of the reasons why what was agreed by Justice has not been complied with.

Specifically, the order is addressed to the heads of the Permanent Commission for the Investigation of Maritime Accidents and Incidents (Ciaim) and the General Subdirectorate of Administration and Financial Management.

In the same way, the judge wants to know whether or not the two judicial experts appointed by the Court are traveling on board the Ártabro. Or if only one of them does.

Source: Elespañol

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's navy said Wednesday it had located 14 bodies inside a Chinese fishing boat that had capsized last week with 39 crew on board.

This handout photo taken by the Sri Lankan Navy on May 23 and released on May 24, 2023, shows a capsized Chinese fishing vessel (Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028 or Lupeng Yuanyu 028) in the Indian Ocean. The navy said on May 24 it had located 14 bodies inside the boat, which had capsized last week with 39 crew on board. The discovery came a day after a preliminary Chinese government probe concluded therew

The grisly discovery came a day after a preliminary Chinese government probe concluded there were no survivors on the vessel that overturned on May 16.

The Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028 had on board 17 Chinese, 17 Indonesians and five Filipinos and was within Australia's vast search-and-rescue region, 5,000 kilometers (2,700 nautical miles) west of Perth.

The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said the boat was located on May 18 about 1,000 kilometers south of Sri Lanka but that rescue efforts were hindered by bad weather.

The route towards the decarbonization of maritime transport is one of the objectives that ASMAR has set itself through its Plant located in Punta Arenas, in a public-private alliance, which has already completed an energy storage prototype in state-of-the-art lithium batteries. generation.

The system developed together with the company Lambda, allows a lower use of diesel generators, reducing the carbon footprint in connectivity warehouses, isolated facilities and farming centers, reducing generator maintenance costs.

The Navy already operates this system in lighthouses in the Magallanes Region, with auspicious results in energy availability and reduced emissions at low cost, reaching a reduction of up to 70% of direct energy generation, as well as fuel savings, maintenance of generating equipment and a significant extension of the useful life of these devices.

The prototype, which is already available for use in ASMAR workshops, consists of a charging and energy storage system through lithium batteries, using the installed generation capacity of each unit or pontoon. For its installation in warehouses, consider a model with a plug and play system and a digital tool that allows you to monitor the operation of generators and batteries in real time, as well as electricity consumption.

Source: G5

Manokwari, Papua Barat (ANTARA) - The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office (DKP) of West Papua will establish coordination with the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Ministry regarding its plan to build a Center for Integrated Fisheries Areas (SKPT) in Kaimana District.

"I plan to fly directly to Jakarta to establish coordination with the (KKP) ministry," head of the West Papua DKP Jacob Ayomi informed in Manokwari, West Papua, on Monday.

According to Ayomi, supporting infrastructure, such as an integrated fishing port, is an essential prerequisite to realize the plan of building SKPT.

Recently, he said, Kaimana District Head Freddy Thie submitted a request for support from the provincial government in efforts to build the SKPT in the district.  [continues...]

Source: Antara