The General Administration of Customs of China has expanded the list of Russian exporters of chilled and frozen aquatic products, the press service of Rosselkhoznadzor reports.
Another 12 enterprises and fishing vessels from our country received the right to export to China. Thus, today the list of Russian exporters of fish products to China includes 892 enterprises. New organizations were registered through the Chinese information system CIFER, the message emphasizes.
In addition, ten new Russian facilities were allowed to supply live aquatic products to China. Today, the number of such objects has reached 176, noted Rosselkhoznadzor.
Author/Source: Alexey Makeev/vetandlife (translated from original in russian)
Chapter 7 bankruptcy is a closure and liquidation of all the company’s assets in order to pay back debts. If the assets don’t cover the debts, the company can essentially walk out on the tab.
NEW BEDFORD — Blue Harvest Fisheries has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to records in U.S. federal court in Delaware, concluding an eight-year private equity roll-up of New Bedford’s fishing industry.
It is a move that some had expected following the company’s quiet decision to shut down all fishing operations on Sept. 1. The company has still not made a public announcement, leaving industry regulators, fishermen and city officials in the dark as the largest groundfish company on the East Coast abruptly grinds to a halt.
The company filed nine separate bankruptcy cases that included 40 individual LLCs. According to the Sept. 8 filings, the company’s assets range from $50 million to $100 million and its liabilities are estimated between $100 million and $500 million. Chapter 7 bankruptcies usually lead to liquidation.[...]
Wild Alaska Pollock 5th Annual Meeting to Shine Spotlight on Consumer Behaviour and Seafood Perceptions
GAPP ‘Influencers’ to Share Perspective on Fish, Trends and Social Media
Consumer insights and market intelligence will be core to the fifth-ever Wild Alaska Pollock Annual Meeting on September 28th, the Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers (GAPP) has announced.
The long decline in fresh salmon prices may be over. The latest figures from Statistics Norway show they rose last week for the first time in more than two months.
The figure for week 36 was NOK 76.81 per kilo (£5.76), an increase of 2.2% on the previous week. Export volumes are continuing to run at a high level, totalling 25,523 tonnes, slightly higher than in week 35.
Author: Vince McDonagh / FishFarmer | read the full articlehere
The aquaculture harvest in Spain in 2022 was 326,520 tons and a first sale value of 760.7 million euros. The most abundant species this year was the mussel with 255,218 t and an estimated value of €159.3 M. This was followed by sea bass with 23,622 t and a value of €181.6 million; rainbow trout, with 16,328 t and a value of €43.6 M; and bluefin tuna with 10,877 t and a value of €183.2 M. These are some of the main general data, which, having as a source the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA), are collected in the 2023 edition of the annual report on the evolution of the aquaculture sector in Spain and Europe, prepared annually by the Aquaculture Business Association of Spain (Apromar), “Aquaculture in Spain 2023”, which analyzes Ipaquaculture in depth.
Source: IndustriasPesqueras | Read the full articlehere
European negotiations on sharing Northeast Atlantic pelagic stocks are expected to resume later in September, and in advance of the talks, the E.U. fishing industry has renewed its calls for coastal states to prioritize a mackerel agreement that aligns with scientific advice and encompasses all parties.
The upcoming negotiations follow the hard deadline of 31 March, 2023, to reach an agreement on sharing Northeast Atlantic mackerel stock
Author: Jason Holland / SeafoodSource | read the full articlehere
The salmon farming company Cermaq Chile is preparing a new strategy to prevent or reduce theft in its production centers, installing electric fences in cage rafts at sea.
The company presented a pertinence query for the authority to define whether or not the work it will carry out in one of its centers should be subjected to an environmental evaluation.
Best New Seafood Products for the Asian Market Honored at Seafood Expo Asia
Singapore – The winners of the inaugural edition of Seafood Excellence Asia Awards were announced today at Seafood Expo Asia, a three-day seafood trade event taking place 11-13 September in Singapore. Tassal Operations won the Best New Product award for its Tassal Tassie Smoked Salmon Twin Pack 2 x 50g. The awards for second and third place for Best New Product were given to Victoria Island Smokehouse for its Pure Prestige, Scottish Smoked Salmon and Shanghai Shanhaiji Supply Chain Co, Ltd for its Ready-to-Eat Salmon Trout, respectively.
Winners were selected from a group of new products entered in the competition and representing 8 countries. A live judging took place yesterday in the Product Showcase and was conducted by a panel of high-volume seafood buyers and industry experts from the retail and foodservice industries across Asia. The judges of the first Seafood Excellence Asia Awards competition included Big C Supercenter co, Ltd from Thailand, CJ Freshway from South Korea, Emart also from South Korea, ITM Alimentaire International from Thailand and SMSI/Sysco from Hong Kong SAR.
Today’s Seafood Excellence Asia awards winners and all the products submitted for the competition are on display on the event’s website
“Don’t give in to the crisis! Support Japanese fisheries businesses with hometown tax payments! Special feature”
Satofuru Co., Ltd. , which operates the hometown tax donation site ``Satoful'', announced, ``Don't give in to the crisis! Support Japan's seafood business with hometown tax donations. We have released a special feature titled ``Supporting the People!'' (photo). While imports of seafood are suspended in China, the number of donations in the "fish and marine products" category is rapidly increasing. We will promote to the general public that hometown tax donations will support fisheries businesses.
The company has released a special website to support fisheries businesses who have lost sales channels due to the release of ALPS-treated water from Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. A call has been put out to local governments, and a number of seafood-related return gifts have been introduced, including scallops and crabs from Hokkaido, and tuna and mejikari from Fukushima. In addition to continuing to solicit submissions, we will also be listing the voices of seafood businesses from time to time. [....]
Atlantic Salmon Federation issues latest call for action after finding escaped aquaculture fish; industry blames seal populations Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Canada
Salmon conservationists are in a fish flap with the aquaculture industry, accusing the sector of allowing farmed salmon to escape and endanger the last remaining wild stock in the Bay of Fundy between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
But the fish farmers association has shot back, saying the group hasn’t proven the salmon are from the industry's sea pens, despite recent seal attacks that ripped holes in an aquaculture firm's nets.
Wild Atlantic salmon are an iconic species, long heralded by anglers and considered sacred to Indigenous communities.
The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) announced last week it had removed 46 escaped aquaculture salmon from the Magaguadavic River fishway in southwest New Brunswick since Aug. 1, including 10 large fish captured Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Southwest Atlantic Squid Index: Illex Squid (Illex Argentinus) China
In order to continuously enhance the ability to control squid resources and price influence, and conduct more accurate resource assessment and forecasting, the China Ocean Fisheries Association&n...
Tilapia market: Price reaction and advances on the horizon Brazil
See how the week went in the fish market and what the prospects are for the aquaculture sector in Brazil
In a scenario that reminds us of a déjà vu similar to that experienced in August...
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