Brandishing in hand its new Fisheries Act, which the British Administration defines as the most important in 40 years, the United Kingdom has imposed limitations on fishing in four marine areas: the Dogger Bank; the South Dorset area; Inner Dowsing, Race Bank and North Ridge, and the Canyon area.

In the first two, the restrictions affect bottom gear, such as trawling, volanta, and semi-pelagic trawling. In the last two, pots and static nets and even hook lines are also prohibited.

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The war in Ukraine affects the EU fisheries sector - and the last few months have been very difficult for EU fisheries. Marine fuel prices have nearly doubled following Russian military aggression against Ukraine, which has disrupted fishing activity.

Fishing activities near Ukraine had to cease for security reasons. The high operating costs have led some operators to remain in the port.

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Royal DSM, a global purpose-led science-based company, announces the introduction of its intelligent sustainability service Sustell™ to the aquaculture industry. Sustell™ delivers accurate, simple, and actionable farm-level solutions to improve the environmental footprint and profitability of animal protein production.

Increasing demand from retailers, consumers, investors and regulators for more sustainable animal protein, mean that producers need to show they have accurate 

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At the EU Fisheries Council today, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D, outlined Ireland’s priorities during discussions on preparation for negotiations on setting quotas for 2023. 

The Minister praised the efforts of all fisheries stakeholders for their ongoing contribution to delivering on the CFP’s core ambition of sustainable fisheries management. 

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Trade body Salmon Scotland has reiterated its fears that the UK Government’s decision to unilaterally alter part of the post-Brexit deal it agreed with the European Union could hit trade to the Continent, Scottish salmon’s most important export market.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is today due to publish plans to change the Protocol section of the deal to make it easier for some goods to move between Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Japan’s Fisheries Agency recently released its annual Fisheries Whitepaper examining the country’s seafood trends in 2021 – while also setting new policies for 2022.

The whitepaper covers a huge range of data on the seafood industry in Japan from 2021, and also includes new data from 2020 that was previously unavailable.

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World fisheries and aquaculture production in 2022 is expected to increase by 1.5%, to 184.6 million tonnes. It is the main data extracted from the "Food Outlook" report that FAO has just launched and in which it is explained that growth in the aquaculture sector recovered in relation to last year, by 2.9 percent, to the 92.2 million tons. However, this figure must be taken with caution, clarifies FAO, since the costs of inputs maintain a long-term growth path which, together with other factors, such as the cost of energy, are contributing to a slowdown in growth of 0 .2% year-on-year.

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The fishing association Cepesca asks the Government to extend the aid to deal with the consequences of the war in Ukraine, “even more so -says Javier Garat, general secretary of the association-, if we take into account that the rise in the price of fuel has practically already eaten the bonus of 20 cents per liter and the fishing sector is once again approaching a situation that is difficult to sustain”. This affirmation has also been transmitted by Coincopesca.

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Dipika Roy Prapti, a postgraduate researcher at Universiti Putra Malaysia, is developing technology to elevate the prospects of farmers – and females – in the aquaculture sector, in Bangladesh and beyond.

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I'm a postgraduate research assistant at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), working on my master's thesis about the internet of things (IoT) in aquaculture. Before this, I worked on three projects in Bangladesh that focus on agritech, female empowerment and information communication technology (ICT) in agriculture.

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Sales at Morrisons supermarkets slumped 9.5 per cent in the 12 weeks to May 15

The private equity owners of Morrisons are sounding out buyers for a portfolio of its warehouses, fisheries and food manufacturing plants that is expected to fetch more than £600 million.

Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is marketing the assets in a proposed sale-and-leaseback transaction designed to drive up returns from its £7 billion leveraged buyout of Morrisons.

While suitors have not yet been told the composition of the portfolio, it is expected to include about two dozen assets. Morrisons owns nine distribution centres and 20 food manufacturing sites across the Midlands, the north and in Scotland. Sources said the assets were being marketed by BNP Paribas and Knight Frank.

In April, Morrisons warned a slowdown in spending and a surge in inflation threatened profits.

Author/Source: Sam Chambers/The Sunday Times