U.K. grocery inflation dropped to its lowest level in more than a year, but consumers said they remain concerned about the prices they are paying for food, as well as the economy overall.

Grocery price inflation declined from 12.7 percent in July to 12.2 percent in August, according to the latest data from Kantar. In response, take-home sales from all grocery chains rose by 7.4 percent compared with the same period in 2022. August followed the ongoing six-month trend of falling grocery prices, but 12.2 percent is still not “a number to celebrate for many households,” 

Author: Christine Blank / SeafoodSource | read the full article here

The multinational wellboat company, Intership, has received its second boat from the new constructions it maintains with the prestigious Zamakona Shipyard, in Bilbao. The "Inter Scotia", a hybrid battery wellboat, has been designed by Salt Ship Design and has a cargo capacity of 2,500 m3.

The "Inter Scotia" shares similarities with her sister ship, the "Inter Atlantic", both designed with the objective of promoting fish welfare, handling and biosecurity.

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According to the Chilean Customs Agency, the export volume of frozen coho salmon (dress) from August 2022 to July 2023 was 138,319 tons, an increase of 1% from the same period last year. 

On the other hand, exports to Japan decreased by 13% to 89,070 tons. Its share was 64% of the total, 11 points lower than the same period last year. From 2014/15 to 2020/21, exports to Japan accounted for 80-90%, but in 2021/22, the share dropped to 75%, 14 points lower than in 2020/21, and continued to decline this year.

Source: Minato Yamaguchi (translated from original in japanese)

BEIJING,  More and more Pakistani aquatic product exporters enjoy zero tariffs and become aware of the details of the China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA).

“We have registered new species under the second phase of CPFTA, which can help increase our exports to China,” said Ghulam Qadir, commercial counselor of the Pakistani Embassy in China.

At present, many Pakistani companies seek to deepen their cooperation with Chinese partners to increase their exports of aquatic products.

On September 13, a Pakistani agricultural delegation led by Shahid Firoz, representative of Pakistan Arfeen Group and vice chairman of Belt and Road Development Company, paid a visit to the China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance(CAPPMA) in Beijing, China, and had an in-depth discussion on deepening China-Pakistan cooperation in aquaculture industry, CEN reported.[...]

Source: app.com.pk

Faced with local government debt worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic, Chinese municipalities have been searching for sources of income and economic growth, leading the local government Harbin, a city in northeast China, to launch a new railway transport line to foster seafood trade with Russia.

A cold-chain railway connection between the port city of Vladivostok, Russia, and the inland city of Harbin will enable the neighboring nations, which have bolstered their relationship as the Ukraine war has realigned global trading patterns

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New operation against illegal fishing on the Costa da Morte. Specifically, in Camariñas, one of the ports in the area where the most complaints are processed each year for irregularities in the capture of fish and seafood. Thus, agents from the Provincial Maritime Service of the Civil Guard of A Coruña seized 3,250 kilograms of horse mackerel in the Camariña dock.

The events occurred when members of this unit were carrying out surveillance tasks, when they observed two fishing vessels unloading the catches at the dock without having notified prior to unloading.

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According to Wikipedia, greenwashing is “a term that describes the deceptive use of green marketing to promote a misperception that a company's policies or products are environmentally sound.” As consumers become more aware of the impact of products on the environment, the European Parliament and the Council have reached a provisional agreement on new rules to prohibit misleading advertising and provide consumers with better information about products. This agreement updates the existing EU list of prohibited business practices and adds to it several problematic marketing habits related to greenwashing and early product obsolescence.

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Icelandic salmon company Arctic Fish looks set to face an investigation following the escape of more than 3,000 fish into a fjord last month.

The Mowi-owned business apologised for the incident last week, which took place in Patreksfjörður in the Isafjord region.

Now the food safety and veterinary agency MAST has requested an official investigation into what it says may be a violation of the country’s Aquaculture Act.

Author: Vince McDonagh / FishFarmer | read the full article here

Food and Drink Federation Scotland’s Chief Executive Officer David Thomson said:

“It’s encouraging to see food and drink price inflation fall again this month to 13.6%. However, it remains at historically high levels and our industry is very conscious of the pressure this is putting on household budgets.

“The reason inflation has not yet fallen further is because the costs of food production remain high, including ingredients, energy, transport and labour. 

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There are many fishermen who cannot quite relax when they are at home. They must go to sea. One of these is Roar Andre Nordheim from Bulandet at the far end of Askvoll municipality in Sogn og Fjordane. He usually works on board a coastal seine boat. About a month ago, he was able to prepare his own fast shark for fishing.

Rower Andre Nordheim from Bulandet has bought himself a great Viknes 10.30 . The seller was Wilfred Steinar Nordheim, also from Bulandet. With the Viknessjarken, which was previously named Setara, there was some fishing equipment, but not what would give him his first catch.

The barge, which has now changed its name from Setara to Vestøy, has a length of 10.30 meters and a width of 3.28 metres. Propulsion is provided by a Yanmar with 340 horsepower. The Viknessjarken was built by Viknes Båt og Service AS in 2009.

The first fish was a bluefin tuna

According to the acquisition application, fishing for whiting, blue halibut and other fish species is to be done in group 2 with line and lure. He will also fish with fishing lines for pocket crab, crayfish and lobster. In addition, he has set up bluefin tuna in his operational plans.

So far, there has been mostly hunting for bluefin tuna.

Author/Source: Terje Engo/FISKERImagasinet (translated from original in norwegian)