Canada’s minister of fisheries, Joyce Murray, released a proposal for British Columbia's aquaculture sector to "adopt alternative production methods that minimise or eliminate interactions between farmed and wild salmon".
Released on 29 July, the minister also launched the next round of stakeholder engagement on the future of the province’s aquaculture sector.
The proposed framework aims to “guide the engagement with the province, First Nations, industry, conservation organisations and British Columbians, and take into account diverse views on aquaculture”.
Salmon remains one of the top-selling seafood items in U.S. grocery stores despite rising prices in recent months.
Salmon sales jumped 9.3 percent to more than USD 2.5 billion (EUR 2.5 billion) during the month. The category saw a significant sales hike despite the price per pound jumping 18.2 percent to USD 11.35 (EUR 11.06) for the four weeks ending 26 June.
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American Aquafarms is to drop its lawsuit against the state of Maine over the company’s plan to build a large closed-net pen salmon farm in Frenchman Bay, which the authorities rejected.
The company intends to press on with the $300m (£245m) project, however, by submitting a fresh and presumably revised application.
In April Patrick Keliher, Maine’s Commissioner for Marine Resources said American Aquafarms had failed to provide proper documentation about the genetics and disease-resistance of the salmon eggs it had planned to buy from AquaBounty’s Newfoundland hatchery.
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Shetland Fishermen’s Association has secured £5,000 in funding from the Regional Food Fund to promote the isles’ fantastic seafood produce.
The SFA will work in collaboration with Taste of Shetland to build on their Local Seafood Provenance Scheme which was launched in 2019.
The funding will be used to highlight where fish and shellfish can be bought in Shetland, carry out seafood pop-up promotional events using the Taste of Shetland trailer and commission food education videos
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The Canadian government is proposing to introduce an “enhanced performance” salmon farming licence that would give producers in British Columbia longer term permits in return for adopting new technology and methods to reduce interactions with wild Pacific salmon.
The suggestion is included in a new framework for discussions that will help formulate a plan for the federal government’s policy of transition from open net pen salmon farming in the province.
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The increase in input prices and the reduction in disposable income in the main markets could create problems for the shrimp market, the consequences of which will be felt at the end of the year.
Rabobank's H2 Global Aquaculture Update report shows that there is currently little demand for seafood as shrimp production increases, causing prices to decline steadily.
Roxtec, the global specialist specialized in sealing systems for cables and pipes, guarantees the highest quality and safety of its solutions thanks to the work carried out in the high-performance laboratory that Roxtec has in the town of Karlskrona (Sweden). The company has in these facilities the necessary equipment to carry out safe and exhaustive fire resistance tests, which allows the continuous development of approved safety products, as well as the performance of tests for specific customer requirements.
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The Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama (ARAP) has recalled that, within the framework of the management plan for the exploitation of anchoveta, landings, yields per vessel and the beginning of the spawning period of this species are controlled and once yields reach 15% of the average for the season, which began last April, is closed. And, in this sense, he points out that the closure is close.
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Jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi) – the main industrial fishery in the south-central zone of Chile – was dangerously overexploited at the beginning of the 2000s. Its subsequent management has been considered a success, and the species' recovery is now resulting in European seafood companies turning to it as an alternative to mackerel caught in the North Atlantic, a fishery that has become embroiled in management issues.
Author: Christian Molinari / SeafoodSource | Read the full articlehere
A group of renowned American chefs, NGOs and business leaders have launched the Coalition for Sustainable Aquaculture (CSA), a coalition created with the aim of promoting the sustainable and equitable growth of offshore aquaculture in the country.
To this end, and with a view to charting a path marked by responsibility for ocean aquaculture, the CSA advocates the establishment of a solid regulatory framework to ensure that aquaculture on the high seas is safe, sustainable, equitable and supported by in science.
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