With the participation of 90 artisanal fishing agents from 14 regions of the country, the Ministry of Production (PRODUCE), through the National Fisheries Development Fund (FONDEPES), carried out the first technical production course called "Management and Maintenance of Artisanal Fishing Infrastructures" in 2024.

The initiative was developed from August 5 to 16 virtually and lasted 40 academic hours. Along these lines, artisanal fishing agents from the regions of Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad, Ancash, Lima, Ica, Arequipa, Moquegua, Tacna, Amazonas, Ucayali, San Martin and Loreto were trained.

During the closing of the academic event, the head of FONDEPES, Katia Novoa Sánchez, highlighted that the course seeks to train human resources capable of efficiently managing artisanal fishing infrastructures (IPA), whether as leaders of an OSPA, workers of an IPA, clients or administrators.

“This course has been developed successfully and has had the participation of artisanal fishing agents at a national level, we trust that the training will be a multiplying entity to improve our artisanal fishing sector,” said Novoa Sánchez.

Source: gob.pe

Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) was introduced into China in 1988 and its aquaculture production has increased very rapidly. However, the shortage of superior germplasm resources severely limits the development of the shrimp aquaculture industry in China. With the continuous expansion of the shrimp farming scale and the adoption of high-density intensive culture models, disease outbreaks are becoming more frequent during the culture process. White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) has been particularly devastating since 1992.

Selective breeding presents a potent strategy for disease control. So far, twelve new varieties of L. vannamei have been approved by the National Aquatic Variety Certification Committee of China, with growth being the trait of greatest interest to the industry, and 11 of these 12 varieties exhibit superior growth characteristics. But there is an urgent market demand for breeding new varieties that combine both growth rate and resistance to WSSV.

Accurate estimation of genetic parameters for target traits is critical for breeding programs, particularly to guide the formulation of selection indices, breeding population retention, and mating strategies

Author/Source: Dr. Xianhong Meng / Global Seafood Alliance

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Despite the geographical distance, Vietnamese pangasius is still one of the main export products to Mexico.

As a dynamically developing economy with a large population and a gateway to more than 500 million consumers, Mexico is gradually becoming an attractive market area for the whole world, including Vietnam. Mexico has relations with many important economic regions in the world and is considered a hub for expanding to dynamic economic regions such as the G20 (group of major economies) or the Pacific Alliance.

Pangasius is among the seafood products that enjoy incentives under the CPTPP Agreement. According to statistics from Vietnam Customs, in the first half of July 2024, pangasius exports to Mexico reached more than 4 million USD, an increase of 90% over the same period in 2023. As of July 15, 2024, cumulative pangasius exports to this market reached 39 million USD, an increase of 14% over the same period last year. As of mid-July 2024, Mexico continued to maintain its position as the leading market in the CPTPP bloc, and was the third single market after China and the US in consuming the most pangasius from Vietnam.

Author/Source: Thu Hang/Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) | Translated from original in Vietnamese

The 2024 salmon season got off to a slow start in Russia’s Far East, but by early August, the pace began to pick up, soon outpacing the same season in 2022.

According to Russia’s Federal Fisheries Agency (Rosrybolovstvo), the total catch of Pacific salmon in Russia’s Far East reached 175,000 metric tons (MT) by 13 August, up from the 163,000 MT the region had caught as of 13 August 2022, an increase of 7 percent.

Author: Chris Chase / SeafoodSource | Read the full article here

Salmon farming heavyweight SalMar made an operating profit (EBIT) of NOK 1.393 billion (£101.5 million) in the second quarter of this year. The result is 20% lower than the NOK 1.745bn made in the same period last year, despite a slightly higher harvest of 44,800 gutted weight tonnes (Q2 2023: 44,300 gwt) in Norway and Iceland.

Operational EBIT per kg was NOK 31.1, down from NOK 39.4 in the same period last year.

Source: FishFarmingExpert | Read the full article here

Dr Katie Brigden, Pelagic Fisheries Scientist at UHI Shetland, says it is remarkable how quickly the Scottish Pelagic Industry-Science Data Collection Programme (SPISDCP) has progressed since the initial feasibility study in 2018, which has now led to data being used in the scientific assessment process of mackerel, herring and blue whiting.

“Initially it was a pilot self-sampling project instigated by industry and involving seven Scottish pelagic vessels, but as it turned out, we quickly over-achieved with all Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) vessels becoming involved,” she says.

Source: FishFocus | Read the full article here

This year's bonito campaign will be in the old style. It will once again last until October, and it is even possible that it will have no end and will end when the boats get bored, for the first time in seven years. In mid-August, the date that fishermen usually use as a thermometer to measure the end of the campaign, the fleet has only used up 41% of the total quota assigned to Spain, compared to 73% captured, for example, last year at this time, according to data from Itxas Kofradia, which brings together the guilds from all over Gipuzkoa.

After several years of ending abruptly in August, or at the latest at the beginning of September, this time the boats will be able to fish as long as they want

Source: EuropaAzul | Read the full article here

The National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations (NFFO) has issued a statement on the planning of offshore wind farms in the Celtic Sea, acknowledging that although discussions have not yet begun, the fishing sector is being considered. “It is increasingly clear that the best way – possibly the only way – to mitigate the impact of offshore energy development on our industry is to put turbines where they cause the least disruption.”

Source: IndustriasPesqueras | Read the full article here

Okamura Food Industry plans to increase the production of salmon farmed in the sea to 3,500 tons in Japan by 2025

On the 9th, Okamura Foods Industry (Aomori City, President Koichi Okamura) held a financial results conference for the fiscal year ending June 2024 in Tokyo. President Okamura explained that the expansion of the domestic aquaculture and overseas wholesale business are the two driving forces for the company's growth.

The market for salmon for eating raw is expanding, mainly in Asia, and by covering the issue of raw materials through domestic aquaculture and the issue of sales through overseas expansion.

The company is currently running "Aomori Salmon Farming" farmed trout salmon in Fukaura Town and Imabetsu Town in Aomori Prefecture .

Source: Minato Yamaguchi (traducido del original en japones)