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IN BRIEF - Russian Export Goals Incorporated into Development Strategy

RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Monday, January 06, 2025

The State Council Commission on Agriculture has approved amendments to the Strategy for the Development of the Agro-Industrial and Fishing Complex, extending its objectives through 2030. Notably, these updates include a dedicated focus on advancing export growth.

The strategy projects agricultural exports to reach $55.2 billion, reflecting an ambitious expansion of Russia’s international trade footprint. The updated strategy also provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of the agricultural and fishing industries, emphasizing the critical role of fish and seafood in Russia’s export portfolio.

Fish and seafood account for a significant share of Russia's agricultural exports, comprising 12.5% of the total external supply volume in 2023. Presently, 15 product categories and five key markets account for 97% of all Russian fish exports.

To maintain momentum and achieve the 2030 targets, the strategy underscores the need for Russian fishing companies to open new markets and expand export destinations, particularly in the Global South. If internal restrictions are minimized, the external supply potential of Russian fish and seafood could reach $8.85 billion by 2030, according to a forecast by VARPE (the All-Russian Association of Fishery Enterprises, Entrepreneurs, and Exporters).


IN BRIEF - First Scientific Cruise of 2025: The Abate Molina (anchoveta and sardine)

CHILE
Tuesday, January 07, 2025

On January 6, 2025, the Abate Molina scientific vessel departed from the Port of Valparaíso, embarking on a 28-day mission. Professionals and technicians from the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP) will conduct hydroacoustic surveys to characterize and evaluate anchovy and common sardine stocks. The study spans the regions between Valparaíso and Los Lagos, coinciding with the peak recruitment period and the early stages of their seasonal decline.
 
Captain José Echeverría leads the vessel, while fisheries engineer Álvaro Saavedra serves as the head of the cruise.
 
Objectives of the Cruise
  • To estimate the size of the stock of anchovy and common sardine resources and their spatial distribution in the period of maximum recruitment to the fishery present in the study area.
  • To characterize and analyze in a space-time context, the demographic composition and its interannual variation of the stocks evaluated through biological indicators.
  • Characterize and analyze the bio-oceanographic conditions present in the study area and their relationship with the spatial distribution of resources.
  • Characterize the aggregations of anchovy and common sardine resources in the study area.
  • Implement the Continuous Improvement Plan for hydroacoustic assessment studies of pelagic resources: anchovy, common sardine, southern sardine and horse mackerel, as appropriate, in accordance with the priorities identified in the preparation of the plan and the available budget.

IN BRIEF - Russia Anticipates Recovery in Fish Export Volumes by 2025

RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tuesday, January 07, 2025

Russia's fish export volumes, which saw a decline this year, are expected to recover in 2025, according to Ilya Shestakov, head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo).

Shestakov highlighted that the primary foreign markets for Russian fish products include China, South Korea, Nigeria, and the Netherlands. He also reported that the total fish catch in Russia for the current year is projected to be approximately 4.92–4.93 million tons, falling slightly short of the initially forecasted 5 million tons. However, the outlook for 2025 is more optimistic, with expectations of reaching the 5 million ton benchmark.

Key Export Figures and Trends

  • In 2023, fishery exports grew by 12%, according to Rosrybolovstvo.
  • Frozen fish constituted the majority of exports, accounting for 76% of the total.
  • Pollock remained the dominant export species, followed by herring, sardines, and crabs, which are also supplied to international markets.

The anticipated recovery in export volumes underscores Russia's strategic efforts to strengthen its position in the global seafood market, leveraging its robust fisheries sector to meet growing demand from key trading partners.


Other Media | Faro de Vigo: Two people die and three others go missing after a boat capsizes in Japan

JAPAN
Tuesday, January 07, 2025

The other 15 sailors were rescued
 
The sinking of a fishing boat off the coast of the port of Kashima, in the prefecture of Ibaraki, northeast of Tokyo, caused the death of two crew members on Monday and the disappearance of three others, whose search continues.
 
The Japanese Coast Guard believes that it is possible that the boat, which was fishing for sardines, capsized due to the excess of fish in the net although the investigation of the event is still ongoing, according to the Japanese public broadcaster NHK.
 
Source: Faro de Vigo l Read the full article here

Other Media | Industrias Pesqueras: Angulas Aguinaga closes an alliance agreement with the company Aperitivos Iñaki to expand its product offering

SPAIN
Tuesday, January 07, 2025

Angulas Aguinaga, owner of brands such as La Gula del Norte, Krissia, Aguinamar and Royal, has closed an alliance agreement with Aperitivos Iñaki, recognized for its specialization in the production of products such as anchovies, gildas and other high-quality pickles with the aim of joining forces and expanding its product offering.
 
This agreement responds to Angulas Aguinaga's commitment to innovation, the diversification of its portfolio and the objective of offering consumers "a wider range of modern fish products," says Angulas Aguinaga. 
 
Source: Industrias Pesqueras l Read the full article here

Other Media | SeafoodSource: California law enforcement catches fisher with secret, illegal catch

UNITED STATES
Tuesday, January 07, 2025

California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) officers caught a commercial fisher in San Fransisco, California, U.S.A., with thousands of pounds in illegal catch, some of which was hidden behind a false wall in his fishing vessel.

The officers claim they spotted the owner of a commercial trawling vessel unloading several burlap sacks from their vessel at Pier 45 in San Francisco. When officers confronted the individual later on at a restaurant, the fisher “attempted to flee and hide fish,” according to a CDFW social media post. Aboard the vessel, officers found a false wall hiding fillets of salmon, despite the fishery season being closed.

Author: Nathan Strout / SeafoodSource l Read the full article here

 


Other Media | WorldFishing: Best year ever for Norwegian seafood exports

NORWAY
Tuesday, January 07, 2025

Norway exported a total 2.8 million tonnes of seafood in 2024, worth a record NOK 175.4 billion, with the volume corresponding to 38 million meals every single day. This was achieved despite the year being characterised by cod quota cuts, production challenges for farmed salmon, geopolitical fluctuations and economic turmoil in the global market. 

Last year’s overall export value represented an increase of 2% or NOK 3.7 billion on the previous best – set in 2023.

Source: Worldfishing l Read the full article here


Other Media | fishfarmingexpert: Grieg harvest fell short of expectations in Q4

NORWAY
Tuesday, January 07, 2025

Norway and Canada salmon farmer Grieg Seafood harvested approximately 23,400 gutted weight tonnes of fish in the fourth quarter of 2024, the company said in a trading update.

The harvest volume included 5,300 gwt from Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, where the company has exclusive rights to grow salmon and is slowly increasing production volume.

Source: fishfarmingexpert l Read the full article here

 


IN BRIEF - Bakkafrost: Q4 2024 Trading Update

FAROE ISLANDS
Monday, January 06, 2025

In Q4 2024 the harvest volumes for Bakkafrost’s operation in the Faroe Islands and Scotland were:

  • Faroe Islands: 16.6 thousand tonnes
  • Scotland:       3.8 thousand tonnes

The total harvest for 2024 in the Faroe Islands was 62.8 thousand tonnes and in Scotland the total harvest in 2024 was 27.9 thousand tonnes. The total harvest from the Bakkafrost Group in 2024 was 90.7 thousand tonnes

All harvest volumes are provided in head on gutted (HOG) equivalents.

Feed sales in Q4 2024 were 38.9 thousand tonnes. Havsbrún sourced 42.0 thousand tonnes of raw materials in Q4 2024. The total feed sales for 2023 was 140.4 thousand tonnes and in total 309.5 thousand tonnes of marine raw material were sourced in 2024.

The full Q4 2024 report will be released on 18 February 2025 at 06:00 CET


Other Media | EuropaAzul: EU duty-free quotas come into force

EUROPEAN UNION
Monday, January 06, 2025

The new EU duty-free quotas for Icelandic fishery and agricultural products came into force on 1 January 2025. They refer to eight new duty-free import quotas to the European Union (EU). The quotas offer greater export possibilities for Icelandic products from both the fishing and aquaculture industries that will compete with those from the EU itself, according to the Icelandic Government.
 
In parallel to talks on a contribution to the EEA Development Fund, Iceland and the EU agreed on market access for Icelandic seafood products on 30 November 2023.

Source: EuropaAzul l Read the full article here

Other Media | La Voz de Galicia: Ocean Winds, Navantia and Windar client in Galicia, will build a new offshore wind farm in France

FRANCE
Monday, January 06, 2025

The Fene shipyard is currently manufacturing 64 fixed structures for another French facility of the company
 
Ocean Winds - a Spanish company owned 50% by the Portuguese EDP Renováveis ??and the French Engie - has won the tender opened by the French Government for the construction of a new floating offshore wind farm of 250 megawatts of power off the coast of the Occitania region. The facility will have the capacity to produce approximately 1 terawatt per hour of clean electricity per year, enough to meet the domestic energy needs of almost 500,000 people.

Source: La Voz de Galicia l Read the full article here

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