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02/05/2021

Canada’s first salmonid-welfare resource coming soon. Aquaculture North America. See Story:
https://www.aquaculturenorthamerica.com/canadas-first-salmonid-welfare-resource-coming-soon/?oly_enc_id=9685F0280356B7D

Of Interest: "Canada is developing its first Code of Practice for farmed salmonids, a document that will promote sound management and practices for improving the quality of life of the farmed species. The Code will be a valuable resource for large and small farms alike. It covers housing, feed and water, handling, euthanasia, transport, and other important management practices. The draft Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farmed Salmonids was developed over the past two years. In November, it was presented to the public to give them an opportunity to weigh in. The public comment period closes on 7 January 2021...The National Farm Animal Care Council and the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance, who are behind the document, underscored its importance. “The Code development process helps diverse communities work together to improve the lives of farmed animals,” said Leigh Gaffney, who represents World Animal Protection Canada on the Code Committee."

Canada is developing its first Code of Practice for farmed salmonids, a document that will promote sound management and practices for improving the

02/05/2021

Investigation alleges worker abuse on South Korean fishing vessels exporting to US, EU (South Korea/USA/UK). SeafoodSource. See Story:
https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/investigation-reveals-worker-abuse-on-korean-fishing-vessels-exporting-to-us-eu?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=newsletter&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWW1aak9UWm1NMkkwTjJGaSIsInQiOiJpMTVNdzFoZmV6anF0eXpOaUFmOTdaakdGdkJ5aTFmeElrRHNwZFNDQnBsQlA0d1RBVmtaemtYXC9pQWxZeFZtalhwZml4cUpET3Rsb2JoS2FvNWN2c21xa0pGZWRiZ1MrMzBxOUdJUk9uUGZoQTBUR1ZTNFNIVmdzeVZhZWJjaFkifQ%3D%3D

Of Interest: "An investigation by the Advocate for Public Interest Law (APIL) and the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has found that migrant workers onboard South Korea’s distant-water fishing fleet – which fishes for products eventually shipped to the U.S., European Union, and United Kingdom – are subject to abuse. The investigation of 40 vessels – of which 29 are authorized to export to the E.U. and U.K. – found that the crew of many vessels reported “violent attacks and illegal activities,” a release from the two organizations said. Of 54 Indonesian former crew interviewed, more than a quarter reported experiencing physical abuse, and 63 percent reported verbal abuse...In addition to the abuse allegations, the APIL and EJF reported that a third of the vessels investigated were accused of fishing illegally – either by operating in unauthorized areas or targeting marine mammals. “When [fishing illegally], we got loads of fish, sometimes we have to work two days [and] two nights without sleeping,” a worker on board one of the vessels said. “The captain, supervisor, and Korean crews caught seals too, they took teeth, ge****ls, and liver to eat. During [the] six months operating, the vessel caught about 200 seals.”

An investigation by two NGOs has found indications of migrant worker abuse and illegal fishing on South Korean distant-water fishing vessels.

02/05/2021

Opinion: Stop offshoring offshore aquaculture: Ocean Stewards’ Neil Sims lays out steps to build a thriving industry (USA) Global Aquaculture Alliance. See Story:
https://www.aquaculturealliance.org/advocate/stop-offshoring-offshore-aquaculture/

Of Interest: "The Ocean Stewards Institute has always seen itself as an agent of change. We have long seen the need for expanding seafood production globally, and we don’t believe that we should be limited by the literal or figurative blue horizon. We want to go beyond, in every sense of the word. We believe that offshore aquaculture is the most scalable, environmentally responsible means available for growing great fish...The Ocean Stewards therefore proffered five broad areas where current regulations might be amended to help offshore aquaculture come home to America."

Something must change if the U.S. hopes to encourage offshore aquaculture. Neil Sims says it’s time to stop exporting knowledge, innovation and investment.

02/04/2021

EU shellfish import ban indefinite, UK fishing industry told (EU/UK). FIS. See Story:
https://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?l=e&country=0&special=&monthyear=&day=&id=111429&ndb=1&df=0

Of Interest: "he EU has told British fishermen they are indefinitely banned from selling live mussels, oysters, clams, cockles and scallops to its member states. As the UK is now a separate country, it is not allowed to transport the animals to the EU unless they have already been treated in purification plants...Only those landed in "class A" waters - the very cleanest - can currently be transported from the UK to the EU without the need for purification beforehand. But most UK waters are not in that category. The UK government previously said it thought the restrictions on exports of bivalve molluscs - such as mussels, clams, cockles, scallops and oysters - would end on 21 April. This was because Brussels was "expected" to change its rules on that date to allow unpurified shellfish in from non-member states. But it has emerged - as first reported by Politics Home - that the European Commission wrote to leading UK companies on 13 and 19 January to tell them the current arrangement would be in place indefinitely.

The EU has told British fishermen they are indefinitely banned from selling live mussels, oysters, clams, cockles and scallops to its member states.

02/04/2021

US retailers notched record seafood sales in 2020 (USA). SeafoodSource. See Story:
https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/foodservice-retail/us-retailers-notched-record-seafood-sales-in-2020?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=newsletter&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWXpVeVlqTXlNR1ZsT1RnMCIsInQiOiJmdlpnd25VTGhDbFhSQW8zQW8wajErODF0VHFkaVFqXC9iWFJBS0VjRmpOT0ZPM1BIMXpVczhQNzJPbGVlWm1CeWl0ZDlBT1FUVVNERnlOeFNvXC9PNjNmcjRsVkRpNVpHTXNcL1FLMVIrTXJVdWFNWkRIRW5QOXhPdG9zZXpYNHRGZiJ9

Of Interest: "U.S. retailers posted record seafood sales across the fresh, frozen, and shelf-stable categories, according to new data presented at the National Fisheries Institute’s Global Seafood Marketing Conference on 1 February. Frozen seafood sales soared 35 percent to USD 7 billion (EUR 5.8 billion), fresh sales rose 24.5 percent to USD 6.7 billion (EUR 5.6 billion), and shelf-stable rose 20.3 percent to USD 2.9 billion (EUR 2.4 billion), according to 210 Analytics Principal Anne-Marie Roerink, citing data from IRI Worldwide. A massive uptick in online grocery sales benefited the category as well. Seafood e-commerce seafood sales tripled in 2020 to reach USD 1.1 billion (EUR 915.1 million) in 2020. “This [seafood] category is on fire,” Roerink said."

U.S. retailers recorded record seafood sales across the fresh, frozen, and shelf-stable categories in 2020.

02/04/2021

Fish nutrition will fuel aquaculture’s future: University of Stirling lecturer explores the ‘intrinsic link’ between animal feed ingredients and human health (Scotland). Global Aquaculture Alliance. See Story:
https://www.aquaculturealliance.org/advocate/fish-nutrition-will-fuel-aquacultures-future/?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Informz%20email&_zs=lFbVe1&_zl=uVFO7

Of Interest: "“Fish nutrition and fish health are intrinsically linked, and nutrition also impacts on the end products eaten by consumers,” she said during a recent webinar session organised by the Women in Scottish Aquaculture group...Alternatives currently commercially available are insect meals, microbial or single cell proteins, and microalgae. Insect meal can be locally produced, grown on feed-grade substrates and have a short lifecycle. Seven species are currently approved for use as in feeds, including mealworms, crickets and black soldier flies...An alternative way to boost omega-3 levels in fish, and one which Betancor finds exciting, is using nutritional programming to improve the utilization of sustainable feeds in aquaculture. The process works by giving fish a nutritional stimulus through a diet containing different levels of polyunsaturated fats. This encourages a change in the metabolism of the fish, which in turn helps to improve nutrient utilization. “One of our current programs, Nutriprog, is looking at the long-term effects of nutritional programming in fish, and how it affects their ability to produce EPA+DHA,” she said."

Dr. Monica Betancor, a lecturer at the University of Stirling, talks about the “intrinsic link” between fish nutrition and, ultimately, human health.

02/03/2021

Normalcy returning to Fukushima fishery, but new reactor cooling water releases loom (Japan). SeafoodSource. See Story:
https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/normalcy-returning-to-fukushima-fishery-but-new-reactor-cooling-water-releases-loom?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=newsletter&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTXpOaVpUSTRNREF6WkRKaSIsInQiOiJXOGVRSERRdGJmUHRuaFpNQTFvM3FsSFFyUzNoM2dod0grdjk1eUhqcUtxN1ViXC9VNHY0SDZKYzVBZ21cL2RqUm9Hdyt3NzlsOFpcL1N0WlB3N2tQRlFFZ2tsSHJoaTdXbXNuWjNPTFFWZkpNRHVUakdWSVA1TDNDVmVQV1NZNEFlMSJ9

Of Interest: "As the tenth anniversary of the East Japan earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster approaches, fishery cooperatives in Fukushima Prefecture are making progress toward recovery by reopening damaged port cargo handling and auction buildings and sales outlets – even as new releases of cooling water from the crippled reactor appear imminent...t a meeting of the parties to the London Convention and Protocol (a treaty for controlling marine pollution) on 14 December, the South Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries stated that the release of contaminated water from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean was not a sovereign decision for the Japanese government to make, but should be subject to international negotiations. China, Russia, and Canada supported this position, while the U.S. said that it is a matter for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to oversee. The IAEA has called for an environmental impact statement prior to any release."

Nearly 10 years since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, fishing in the region is returning to normal. But new reactor cooling water releases loom.

02/03/2021

Seafood exporters see positive signs in China despite COVID concerns, shipping crunch (China). SeafoodSource. See Story:
https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/seafood-exporters-see-positive-signs-in-china-despite-covid-concerns-shipping-crunch?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=newsletter&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVRneE1EVmpObVkxTTJZeCIsInQiOiJrYmtEQytOcVRGUUIyclRDMGk2aFcreVRKZ2xSNWNWOTNVakFubVVjM3BUTEVrdFVSQzg0VG51RWl3djFTUTh5c0MyazIzb1YzOUdJV1dHUWNqWlwvYWorQVg4RWxwSnZLMW5kUnBseXJBdERZUWw3blNXeUlKZlVMYXFjU0o5UzQifQ%3D%3D

Of Interest: "Seafood exporters are predicting a recovery in the Chinese seafood market this year after a bruising 2020. China’s economic outlook improved last week, after it reported overall GDP growth of 2.3 percent for 2020, after a strong recovery in the fourth quarter. The country has weathered the last year better than most large Western economies, which spent far more on support to laid-off workers, compared to a Chinese emphasis on virus control measures. Whereas the U.S. economy declined by 23 percent in GDP compared to the same period last year and the Eurozone economy declined by 21 percent, China reported a year-on-year GDP increase of 0.2 percent in the first three quarters. China has, however, reported sluggish consumer demand with a recovery being driven by investment and government spending. But intermittent outbreaks of COVID-19 continue to dent demand for seafood in China, and a rise in freight costs between China and Europe has added further complication to the short-term economic picture.

Seafood exporters are predicting a recovery in the Chinese seafood market this year after a bruising 2020.

02/03/2021

Commercial fishing associations demand voice in Biden’s conservation planning (USA). SeafoodSource. See Story:
https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/commercial-fishing-associations-demand-voice-in-biden-s-conservation-planning?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=newsletter&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVRnd09URmhaVEUzT0RBMiIsInQiOiJqdVlmdHR1WEUrNnEyMlwvWUNsY0NwMUVISStudzhrUUdLUDlKSUt4MlN5eVwvcjZiZjl1QnYrNHZJcXRhb2VpZ3hKWHd4a0Q1VmRhc3dwV29tMGQ0QmZuQmNlMklwTmdtOGVjVDlMY2Q1QWgwc25QOUpoTk9KMUVUaEZhVkIyTkRDIn0%3D

Of Interest: "Groups representing a variety of fishing sectors and environmental causes have issued responses to U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate plan, which includes a plan to commit 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters to conservation by 2030. The Seafood Harvesters of America, an association that represents commercial fishing organizations from Alaska to the Gulf of Mexico to New England, said it welcomed the Biden administration’s effort to tackle climate change...We hope that this administration listens to the commercial fishing industry in discussions of marine protections because we are also committed to healthy oceans,” Seafood Harvesters of America Executive Director Leigh Habegger said. “Without genuine, meaningful participation from the commercial fishing industry, we will continue to face pendulum swings of opening and closing areas like we are seeing with the Northeast Seamounts and Canyons Monument.” Seafood Harvesters of America President Christopher Brown called for Biden to base his decisions in “sound science.”...“Having experienced the collapse of our fisheries in past decades due to political refusals to listen to the guiding principles of science, I know all too well that politics is a poor choice as a proxy for science in any situation that is of national concern,” he said. “Conserving 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030 is a big deal and we must get it right if it is to be effective. If this initiative is guided by no more than simply what feels good or sounds catchy, we will not get it right. Much like the Magnuson-Stevens Act, so too must this initiative be rooted in science if it is to be a global gold standard. ‘30x30’ must be science-based, transparent, and stakeholder-driven, while having a watchful eye for fairness, equity, and societal betterment. Our oceans are changing rapidly and we must confront that head on. However, we must allow for science to guide us, not politics.”

Groups representing a variety of fishing sectors and environmental causes have issued responses to U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate plan.

02/02/2021

EU-financed Worldfish project to revamp aquaculture in East Africa (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, Africa). SeafoodSource. See Story:
https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/aquaculture/eu-financed-project-to-revamp-aquaculture-in-east-africa?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=newsletter&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTjJWbVkySm1aVEV5TWpkaSIsInQiOiI3MXBBNW5HN29VanRqdE5rU1g2T2tOUm1IM2ZIY2RTQ1JXWnFcL2NOaEt3dHBCMW9WbnJHd3ZwVERGT0xcL2RIbUtsdzdWemlNUlZBakhKV1NTa2lhb29wM0ZJUzU5S3hpMWtWZkVkSEhGNkZyWHNNUDQ2bm9raHB3S0JoSTFyMzA4In0%3D

Of Interest: "A new project is underway in East Africa that could reverse declines in Nile perch and tilapia in Lake Victoria and revamp the fishery’s aquaculture production systems, opening opportunity for access to bigger regional and international seafood markets.The European Union-financed East African Community (EAC) project for promoting aquaculture in the Lake Victoria Basin, dubbed TRUE-FISH, entails supporting the growth of regional and international commercial fish-farming networks, training skilled aquaculture producers and workers, and promoting sustainability and biosecurity in Lake Victoria’s aquaculture production systems shared by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. EAC is an intergovernmental organization composed of six countries in the African Great Lakes region in eastern Africa: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda."

A new project is underway in East Africa, aiming to reduce the dwindling catches of Nile perch and tilapia in Lake Victoria through aquaculture.

02/02/2021

Discovery Island salmon farm closures will result in “$21 million in lost tax revenue” (British Columbia, Canada). SalmonBusiness. See Story"
https://salmonbusiness.com/discovery-island-salmon-farm-closures-will-result-in-21-million-in-lost-tax-revenue/?utm_source=SalmonBusiness+Subscribers&utm_campaign=a111f1f0ca-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_SalmonB&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_dddf4df39a-a111f1f0ca-101488367

Of Interest: "In November, RIAS, an independent economics consulting firm that was sponsored by the trade organisation the BC Salmon Farmers Association, indicated that industry has the potential to stimulate CAD 44 billion in new economic output by 2050. However, December’s news that Minister Bernadette Jordan is to phase out over the next 18 months will result in the loss of 19 sites owned by Mowi, Cermaq, Grieg Seafood, put a spanner in that plan. Groups are calling to “transition away from open net-pen fish farms in coastal waters by 2025”. Vancouver Island Free Daily reports that RIAS now estimates the annual fallout from the site closures will be about CAD 21 million in lost tax revenue.

Uncertain future for BC salmon farming. In November, RIAS, an independent economics consulting firm that was sponsored by the trade organisation the BC Salmon Farmers Association, indicated that industry has the potential to stimulate CAD 44 billion in new economic output by 2050. However, December....

02/02/2021

COVID-19 outbreaks force seafood processing shutdowns in Alaska, Chile SeafoodSource. See Story:
https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/covid-19-outbreaks-force-seafood-processing-shutdowns-in-alaska-chile?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=newsletter&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTXpObE5XSmhOalk1WkdabSIsInQiOiJzS3A5SHFYNHJKcmRRSTBIOHI3OWIrVllXWVdkN055K1pQcmdhWFdsbjJnTm45TVNPSWkwSXJ6YU9nV0Z1QVVKcjd5VCtsUWoySGJackdhQURaQWdOV1lJKzN6ZStld2Y4dUZ2MjBYU0k4ck9IenJOblh1ZmNmTHM3S1hBNjZSZyJ9

Of Interest: "Trident Seafoods is now reporting 135 COVID-19 cases at its remote processing facility in Akutan, in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. The Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.-based company announced on Monday, 18 January, that four employees had tested positive for the virus, but in a 26 January update, Alaska state epidemiologist Dr. Joe McLaughlin said the outbreak is still on an “upward trajectory,” as not all workers had yet been tested for virus positivity. As of earlier this week, 44 percent of the 307 workers who had been tested had gotten positive results...On 21 January, Trident announced a three-week pause in operations at the plant as it seeks to get a handle on the outbreak. The closure is a blow to the company, which has an estimated 700 employees at the facility and was planning on sending around 365 more hands to help with the imminent po***ck A season. Those employees may now be shifted to other Trident locations, though the company said it will pay all its workers for quarantine time and is “working to provide support to make their isolation as tolerable as possible.”...Nearby Akutan in Unalaska, fellow seafood processor UniSea is also dealing with a major COVID-19 outbreak that has affected at least 40 employees, according to an update from the City of Unalaska...Also in Unalaska, Westward Seafoods shut down its Alyeska Seafoods processing facility after a cluster of positive cases of COVID-19 was discovered, the City of Unalaska said in an update. The Maruha Nichiro-owned operation has also gone into shutdown, Alaska Public Radio reported. And last weekend, Unalaska-based Ocean Peace, which catches and processes Alaskan whitefish, reported seven COVID-19 cases out of its crew of 52. The vessel has ceased fishing and is traveling to Anchorage to quarantine, according to the City of Unalaska...In Chile, several salmon processing facilities have also closed in the past two weeks due to COVID-19 outbreaks, according to industry association SalmonChile. Salmones Austral, Cultivos Yadran, and Marine Farm each shut down their facilities in Quellón last week, and only began letting workers back into their facilities on Monday, 25 January after negative COVID-19 tests, according to SalmonChile Territorial Director Tomás Monge. According to SalmonChile, the salmon industry will assist in a search for cases, carry out mandatory PCR tests for all processing plant workers and finance COVID-19 tests in the community."

COVID-19 outbreaks in seafood processing plants in Alaska and Chile have highlighted how the virus is still wreaking havoc on the global seafood industry.

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