Geir Ove Ystmark, CEO at Seafood Norway, believes it is “unthinkable” to invest in ocean rigs with a resoruce rent tax on fish farming.

Last week it was announced that the Norwegian government will assess the impact of offshore fish. Three sea areas have been identified for the investment: Trænabanken outside Bodø, Frøyabanken Nord outside Trondheim and Norskerenna Sør outside Stavanger.

A venture into farming on rigs in the open sea will be very capital-intensive. CEO of Seafood Norway, Geir Ove Ystmak, believes that tax could become a significant bottleneck for investments.

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The export value of aquaculture products from Iceland is continuing to soar, according to the latest official data.

Preliminary figures show it hit ISK 5 billion or just over £30m in September. The value for the first nine months of 2022 (January-September) reached a record ISK 33.4bn (£180m).

This represents a 22% increase on the same period last year and is somewhat higher at 29%, if exchange rates are taken into account.

Author: Vince McDonagh / Fish Farmer | Read the full article here

According to Essam Yassin Mohammed and Michelle Tigchelaar from WorldFish, the COP27 climate talks in Egypt must be ambitious and commit to a roadmap that unlocks the potential of blue industries and those who depend upon them to thrive.

The transition to a green economy may be fundamental to the survival of people and planet, but it is the realisation of blue prosperity – from oceans, rivers and lakes – that will determine the future well-being of billions of the world’s most vulnerable people.

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Italy and Lithuania have been given €518.2 million and €61.2 million respectively in EU funding to help promote sustainable fisheries and aquaculture and stimulate innovation and growth.

The European Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF Rebecca Strong) Programme for the countries and will implement the EU common fisheries policy and priorities outlined in the European Green Deal.

The total financial allocation for the Italian programme 2021-2027 is €987.2 million over the next six years, of which the EU contribution accounts for €518.2 million.

Author: Rebecca Strong /Worldfishing | Read the full article here

The company moves more than 4.2 million containers every year on some 700 ships that travel around the world

With more than a century of history behind it, the Danish shipping company Maersk can boast of being one of the main references in the maritime transport sector worldwide. Until this year, in fact, it could boast of being the largest group in the world, a throne that was taken from it at the start of 2022. Maersk handed over the baton to the Swiss shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).

Author: Sara Cabrero / La Voz de Galicia | Read the full article here

España es una potencia atunera bajo amenaza en el corto plazo, por los impactos de la coyuntura económica, y, en el largo, por las dudas que plantea el acceso futuro al recurso, así como posibles nuevas piedras en el camino al ansiado objetivo del ‘level playing field'. La flota e industria transformadora, con sus diferencias y puntos de encuentro, afrontan un presente de incertidumbres marcado por las consecuencias de la guerra en Ucrania al que hay que sumar el desgaste económico y emocional de la pandemia.

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In the first half of the current term (April to September), Yamaki's sales of dried bonito flakes, which are used for soup stock, are declining, but packs of dried bonito flakes are doing well.

“Tokuichiban Katsuo Pack 20P” increased by 6% year-on-year, and “Mild Pack” increased by nearly 10% year-on-year. “Convenient single-use packs” grew by 20% year-on-year.

The "Hyojuku" series, which was released with a new design last year, was perceived by consumers as a different product due to the change in packaging, and although there was a loss of existing customers in the first half, sales gradually increased. recovered. "Fresh Ichiban" series

Source: Nissyoku

This Thursday, November 3, the decree extending the aid regime aimed at compensating for the increase in energy costs for aquaculture and fishing derived from Russia's military aggression against Ukraine was published in the Diário da República de Portugal. This new extension now covers the period between September 1 and December 31, 2022, which is equivalent to an additional planned aid of 6.4 million euros. This is the second extension after the one carried out this past summer, and which extended these aids to the period from July 1 to August 31.

''The extension of this aid until the end of the year is part of the strategy defined by the Government, within the various measures to deal with the limitations of the current global economic situation, specifically in this sector where the factors of production associated with sources of energy represent around 40% of the fixed costs of this activity”, stand out from the Portuguese Executive.

Source: iPac.acuicultura | Read the full article here