IN BRIEF - Over 50% of UK consumers want to eat more seafood
UNITED KINGDOM
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry, published its results looking at UK consumers’ attitudes and behaviours regarding seafood. It commissioned the ‘State of the Nation’ research as part of its work to drive further seafood consumption in the UK.
The findings of the research reveal that only one third followed the NHS public health recommendation to eat two portions of fish a week. However, over half (55%) of consumers would like to eat more seafood. The research also uncovered some key consumer attitudes and preferences around seafood, with findings showing that that 70% of the fish buying public think that sustainability is important and that telling consumers about the specific health benefits of fish would encourage over 70% of them to eat more.
Greg Smith, head of marketing at Seafish, said, “The State of the Nation project contains some of our most important research to date, helping us better understand UK consumers.
According to trade statistics from the Ministry of Finance, the total value of Japan's salmon and trout imports in 2023 was 276.971 million yen (CIF), down 7% from the previous year.
Volume decreased by 12% to 212,918 tons. Both the volume and value of frozen products were lower than the previous year. Although the quantity of fresh products decreased, the value remained the same as last year, while the quantity of salted, smoked and prepared products remained at the same level as the previous year, but the value increased by 10%.
Coho salmon
La cantidad de salmón coho congelado (preparado) utilizado para filetes disminuyó un 12% a 84.151 toneladas, y el precio disminuyó un 11%.
French Minister Hervé Berville has called for dialogue between the European Commission and the United Kingdom regarding recent decisions to expand marine protected areas (MPAs), which impact French fishing vessels’ activities in certain zones.
Speaking during the informal meeting of the Council of Fisheries Ministers of the European Union, Minister Berville emphasised the need for swift engagement between the Commission and London in response to the fishing ban imposed by the UK.
The French Minister warned the meeting, ”The Commission must enter into dialogue with London as soon as possible.”
While unable to attend the informal Council held in Bruges due to travel commitments in French Guiana, Secretary of State for the Sea and Biodiversity, Hervé Berville, voiced concerns over the fishing restrictions announced by the UK government.[continues...]
eFishery, an Indonesia-based aquaculture firm, has acquihired DycodeX, a local AI-powered IoT startup. The deal, whose terms are undisclosed, will let eFishery expand its AI plans, which includes an upcoming brand called eFishery.ai.
The DycodeX team will join eFishery’s artificial intelligence of things (AIoT) and cultivation intelligence team, which is part of the unicorn’s product division. DycodeX co-founder and CEO Andri Yadi will lead the team as vice president.
With the new team, eFishery is planning a two- to three-year roadmap where it would launch 10 new products. They will take the form of IoT products and platforms, a generative AI product, as well as other aquaculture intelligence solutions.
Currently, eFishery has one AI-powered product called eFeeder, which allows its clients to enable automatic feeding for fish and shrimp cultivation. Other products include a feed marketplace and a B2B platform for fish trading. The company further said that with Yadi and his team, it expects product development cycle to be 3x to 4x faster.
The DycodeX acquihire comes as eFishery’s in expansion mode. Last year, the company entered India – its first overseas market – while raising $200 million in series D funding , which boosted its valuation to US$1.4 billion.
As of January 2024, eFishery said it counts 200,000 fish farmers as clients.
The disclosure was made by Vice President (VP) Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday at his weekly press conference.
The VP was asked by a report of this publication if he can say whether the French vessel that the President spoke of, that will be patrolling the waters, saving the country $100M has arrived? Jagdeo said that, “It has not. But this is the estimate. Remember when we were talking about policing our exclusive economic zone so we do have to look at it. It’s estimated that we can lose as much as $100M per year from illegal fishing in our waters. This is deep sea though.”
The Vice President explained that investing in additional assets for the Guyana Defence Force will help curb illegal fishing. It was previously reported in the media that government was in talks with French officials in relation to having a large ship stationed in Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone. This is to facilitate the prevention of hundreds of millions in losses due to illegal fishing.
According to trade statistics from the Ministry of Finance, the amount of fishmeal imported in 2023 was 178,333 tons, an increase of 11% over the previous year, and 40.843 million yen, an increase of 22%.
By country, India ranked first, with a strong increase of 2.2 times compared to the previous year, representing 21% with 36,919 tons. Peru's share, which normally ranks first, was only 13%, with 22,717 tons, a significant decrease of 43% from the previous year. As if to offset the drop in production in Peru, Oman's production quickly increased by 83% to 17,476 tonnes.
Se trata del buque Nuevo Luz Alba, con base en Santander, que fue remolcado a Celeiro
Este Jueves Santo, con temporal costero en la costa, efectivos de Salvamento Marítimo rescataron al mediodía a seis tripulantes del buque Nuevo Luz Alba, con base en Santander y bandera mauritana, al quedarse a la deriva el pesquero a unas 15 millas de Burela.
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The Taiwanese fishing industry hosted a delegation led by U.S. Department of Labor Deputy Undersecretary Thea Lee to “gain more practical understanding” of Taiwan's efforts to enhance the rights of migrant crew members onboard its distant-water fishing vessels.
During a visit from 26 February to 1 March, Lee took part in workshops and meetings to address labor issues, and she met with Taiwan’s ministry of labor
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New research gives a deep dive on how Scottish seafood Is performing across the UK
Key opportunities for Scottish producers lie in the youth market, and innovative snacking or convenience products Consumers are more likely to buy a seafood product labelled as ‘from Scotland’ Salmon retains nearly half of the seafood market, despite being hit hardest by inflation Source: Fish Focus l Read the full article here
Australia has sought details of India's fisheries programmes such as the policy objective, budget expenditure and coverage. At a meeting at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday, it also asked if there are performance requirements such as export or production-based targets attached to payments or loans under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).
Besides the duration of the programme, it wants details on the background, authority, forms of subsidies, policy objective or purpose and a confirmation whether the PMMSY supersedes the Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries. The questions were raised after the WTO members failed to reach an agreement on fisheries subsidies at the 13th ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi last month.
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Australia sought confirmation on whether one of the objectives of PMMSY in relation to marine fishing is especially to harness tuna resources both in India's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and the high seas. EEZs are areas up to 200 nautical miles from the shore and beyond that are the high seas. "Australia wants to know the coverage of this fisheries plan and if it covers aquaculture as well as marine capture fishing," said an official, who did not wish to be identified.
Another set of questions raised by Australia relates to India's programme on conversion of trawlers into resource specific deep-sea fishing vessels.[...]
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