As a reporter living near the ocean in Nova Scotia, I get to see some incredible marine life as when people make discoveries along the coastline. I've seen my share of whales, came within an arm's length of a great white shark, but never had I seen an albino lobster.

Until now.

Lobster fisherman AJ Francis tells me "It was the last trap on the trawl and I saw something white," from aboard his boat docked at the Pictou Landing wharf.

The start of lobster season had to be delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions, but for Francis, it certainly started out with a bang.

Albino lobsters are considered to be 1 in 100 million, the rarest of the rare.

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The Fisheries Agency announced on the 27th that there will be 300 tons of large-sized fish (30 kg or more) that had been transferred from Taiwan for Pacific bluefin tuna, which is feared to be depleted of resources, and 2020 including the unused portion of the previous fishing season when the addition was permitted. Announced catch quota. The total of large fish and small fish (less than 30 kg) increased by 17% from the previous year to 13,397 tons, the largest since 2015 when resource management was introduced.

Pacific bluefin tuna will set a catch limit for each country / region at an international conference. The transfer from Taiwan was agreed in September last year, and was temporarily put on hold since it was too late for the fishing season this year, but it was officially transferred in March this year.

Source: Kyodo News

Blue IMPACT ™ is a new feeding concept that BioMar has launched with the aim of contributing to the progress being made in the aquaculture field to minimize its potential environmental impact.

This concept, as indicated by the company, is especially intended for those who want to go a step further in the sustainability of their farms "while guaranteeing a viable business model with a focus on health and farm performance "

The first food in the series, which the company had already announced earlier this year, has been designed to address the challenges facing cage culture in the Baltic Sea area; and more specifically, it has focused on reducing the total phosphorus in the feed.

Source: iPac.acucultura | Read the full article here

Almost three months after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the EU and after weeks of political debate on the endowment or access to aid, the European Commission has presented its proposal for economic recovery. The plan, which is called Next Generation EU, is endowed with 750 billion euros and through specific reinforcements of the long-term EU budget for the period 2021-2027, it is planned to increase the total financial capacity of the EU budget. Union at 1.85 trillion euros. The European Commission defends its plan as "sustainable, uniform, inclusive and fair for all Member States" in its objectives of achieving recovery and improving EU resilience.

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THE Norwegian branch of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Conservation Organisation – better known as UNESCO – is calling for a meeting with the Oslo government over plans to allow Mowi to develop aquaculture on one of its world heritage sites.

Following a long running dispute and a series of appeals, Mowi was granted official clearance earlier this month to carry out salmon and trout farming in a remote region of northern Norway known as
Rødskjæran on the Vega Islands, an area renowned for its birdlife and as a breeding ground for eider ducks who are renowned for their feathers.

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

As the tuna season in the Mediterranean opens, this year’s fishery should look positive as the 4781 tonne quotas for the French purse seine fleet have close to pre-recovery period levels of 4677 tonnes back in 2007.

Prices for red tuna (bluefin) are expected to be lower this year, as fishing is hit by the uncertainty around the Covid-19 pandemic.

‘Prices were close to €10 per kilo in 2019, with no significant difference prices between line-caught and seine-caught fish.’

According to PO Sathoan, which represents trawlers, small scale vessels and around half of the French Mediterranean tuna fleet, the recovery of the tuna fishery hasn’t happened by accident, but is the result of efforts by all sectors of the industry in adhering to ICCAT scientists’ advice.

Author: Quentin Bates / FiskerForum | Read the full article here

China’s economy is weakening, and that could spell the end of the country’s fledgling marine salmon sector.

In April, the CKGSB Business Conditions Index (BCI) registered a score of 42.2, up less than one percentage point from March (41.3), but well below the 50-point mark, which suggests a positive reading. The latest monthly reading of the index, compiled by the respected Beijing business school of the same name, comes with a warning for the future.

“From this, we can tell that the economy is still extremely weak,” the BCI report said. “Without strong government policy intervention, economic growth is unlikely to be very positive going forward. Indeed, if by the end of the year, GDP growth is above zero, this will be considered a decent result.”

Author: Mark Godfrey / SeafoodSource | Read the full article here

The coronavirus has delivered a large blow to Vietnam’s pangasius sector, which was already hurting before the pandemic.

Vietnam has not recorded any COVID-19 deaths through the crisis, and the entire country has only seen around 300 cases of the disease due to the extensive preventative measures it took beginning in January. But while most of social and economic activities in Vietnam have been brought back to a “new normal” since late April, disruptions in foreign markets, tangled supply chains, and suppressed demand have hurt its seafood export sector, upon which the country’s pangasius traders depend heavily.

Author: Toan Dao / SeafoodSource | Read the full article here