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IN BRIEF - Frozen white leg shrimp meat amount decreased by 41%

SOUTH KOREA
Wednesday, March 06, 2024

The frozen white leg shrimp  (vannamei) meat amount imported in January decreased by 41% compared to the previous year.

In January 2024, frozen whiteleg shrimp meat imported into Korea amounted to 205 tons, down 44% from 365 tons in the same period last year. This accounted for 0.2% of the total seafood imports of 84,073 tons, and in the year before last, 206 tons were imported.

As of January, 113 tons, or 55%, of frozen white shrimp meat were imported from Thailand, 48 tons from Vietnam, and 44 tons from India.

The import price by country was the highest for Thailand at 12.35 USD/kg, the lowest for India at 8.27 USD/kg and Vietnam at 7.65 USD/kg. The average import price was USD 10.37/kg, an increase of 4% compared to the same period last year.

The import amount of frozen white leg shrimp meat in January was USD 2.12 million, a 41% decline compared to USD 3.63 million in the same period last year.

Source: Union Forsea Corp.


IN BRIEF - Frozen cod import amount decreased by 54%

SOUTH KOREA
Wednesday, March 06, 2024

The amount of frozen cod imported into Korea in January 2024 was 590 tons, down 37% from 932 tons in the same period last year, accounting for 0.7% of the total seafood imports of 84,073 tons, and in the year before last, 1,184 tons were imported.

As of January, 556 tons of frozen cod, or 94% of the total, were imported from Russia, 20 tons from China, 13 tons from Canada, and 1 ton from the United States.

The import amount of frozen cod in January was USD 1.59 million, a 54% decline compared to USD 3.5 million the previous year.

The import price by country was the highest for Russian origin at USD 2.77/kg, the lowest from China at USD 2.60/kg, and the United States at USD 2.0

Source: Union Forsea Corp.


IN BRIEF - EU and UNDP handover of fish laboratory and farm equipment to support sustainable fisheries production

UZBEKISTAN
Wednesday, March 06, 2024

Tashkent -- On 5 March, the European Union (EU) and the UNDP held the handover ceremony of equipment to the Research Institute of Fisheries to support more sustainable fish farming practices. The provided equipment will help to reduce water consumption, improve water quality and energy efficiency in the fish farms, and, in turn, support the welfare of fish.

During the ceremony, the first deputy Khokim of Tashkent region on agriculture and water management issues, Botir Alimbekov, gave a welcome address and emphasized that the fishing industry is an important sector of food production in Uzbekistan, ensuring food security by supplying the country’s population with high-quality protein with excellent nutrition value. He also stressed that aquaculture contributes to the creation of new jobs in rural areas, thereby improving the well-being of people.

Mr. Wim Riepma, Head of Cooperation of the EU Delegation to Uzbekistan, highlighted that the purification and disinfection filters provided will improve the water quality, and by that, the health of the fish.

Healthy fish, means healthy food and healthy people. The filters also contribute to a better environment, as less pollutants will be emitted by the fish farm. In addition,use of solar water heaters that will significantly improve fish growth in early phases, while saving electricity consumption in a sustainable way. [...]

Source: UzDaily.com


IN BRIEF - Myanmar Fisheries Federation advises farmers to prepare for El Niño phenomenon

MYANMAR
Wednesday, March 06, 2024

The Myanmar Fisheries Federation (MFF) urges fish and shrimp farmers to prepare backup ponds in anticipation of the El Niño phenomenon, which may occur this month.

Farmers are advised to store water in these backup ponds and to be cautious with their water exchange systems. Currently, Myanmar has over 460,000 acres dedicated to freshwater fish, shrimp, and crab farming. Fish farming is the most common, covering more than 2,000 acres for crab farming.

The El Niño phenomenon can lead to extreme weather conditions such as abnormal rainfall, high daytime temperatures, unusual storm patterns, and drought. The livestock sector has been alerted in advance to mitigate potential impacts.

Fish and shrimp farming are primarily concentrated in Ayeyawady, Yangon, and Bago Regions.

Source: TWA/TRKM


Other Media | Industrias Pesqueras: The Government Council of the Canary Islands has agreed to start a legal procedure

SPAIN
Wednesday, March 06, 2024

The Government Council of the Canary Islands has agreed to initiate a legal procedure to claim from the State the exclusive powers of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands in matters of Coasts.

At the request of the Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Mobility, the procedure is opened because it is considered that the archipelago, in accordance with the provisions of article 157 of the Statute of Autonomy of the Canary Islands, has exclusive competence in matters of coastal planning. , respecting the general regime of the public domain.

Source: IndustriasPesqueras | Read the full article here


Other Media | FishFarmer: UK retailers say Norway’s salmon cartel cost them £675m

UNITED KINGDOM
Wednesday, March 06, 2024

Price-fixing by Norway’s biggest salmon producers cost the UK retailers now suing them £675m. That’s the claim made by the seven supermarket chains that have filed a claim with the UK’s Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT).

It emerged last week, thanks to a trading update from Lerøy Seafood, that a number of UK retailers are taking legal action against the Norwegian companies over alleged anti-competitive practices, following a “preliminary assessment” last month from the European Commission.

A document lodged with the CAT now shows that the seven chains bringing the latest legal action are Asda, Iceland, Wm Morrison, Marks and Spencer, Aldi, Ocado and the Co-operative Group

Source: FishFarmer | read the full article here


Other Media | EuropaAzul: Aldi reigns in the British fish market

UNITED KINGDOM
Wednesday, March 06, 2024

According to the latest data from NielsenIQ ScanTrack and Seafish, the British seafood trade association, in the dynamic world of UK retail, Aldi has taken a leading position in the seafood sector! surpassing giants like Tesco. In the last year, the discount giant has seen its market share increase to 20.1%, an increase that has led it to dominate the British seafood market.

Source: Europa Azul | Read the full article here


Other Media | FishFocus: Bold endeavours – salmon farming in the open ocean

NEW ZEALAND
Wednesday, March 06, 2024

Nine years ago, New Zealand King Salmon (NZKS) started the resource consent and consultation process for its Blue Endeavour open ocean salmon farm.

Now, the NZX-listed company is celebrating achieving final Government approval to proceed with an aquaculture project that will be a New Zealand-first – and a world-first in farming the King Salmon species in the open ocean.

Carl Carrington, NZKS Chief Executive Officer describes the process to gain resource consent, Fisheries New Zealand approval and to find common ground with iwi, eNGOs, and the community as being ‘very robust.’

Source: FishFocus | read the full article here


Other Media | SeafoodSource: Norwegian Mountain Salmon outlines proposal for fish farm drilled into Scottish hillside

NORWAY
Wednesday, March 06, 2024

Norwegian Mountain Salmon (NMS) is planning to bring a unique method of land-based salmon farming to Scotland. 

NMS is proposing a GBP 600 million (USD 758 million, EUR 701 million), 224-tank fish farm on the remote Isle of Lewis off the northwest coast of Scotland. The company aims to build the farm under a hillside for maximum efficiency and minimize biological risks, with the potential to provide 500 million salmon dinners every year to consumers around the globe, according to Bård Hjelmen, the company’s chair and project manager.

Author: Nicki Holmyard / SeafoodSource | read the full article here


IN BRIEF - Is the number of dried seaweed similar to the previous fishing season?

JAPAN
Tuesday, March 05, 2024

This season's dried nori production is slow due to factors such as high water temperatures and lack of nutrients, and this is an unusual situation, with scheduled joint sales dates being canceled one after another across the country.

In the previous fishing season, the final number of fish was 4.8 billion pieces, an unprecedented decrease in production, and wholesalers had high hopes for this season's production, but it is now possible that production will be at the same level as the previous fishing season.

According to the results of joint sales of dried seaweed by the Fisheries Federation (November 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024) compiled by the National Fisheries Federation's Nori Business Promotion Council as of March 1, the overall number of sheets has increased compared to the same period last year. The number of tickets sold was 3,409.6 million, an increase of 2%, and the amount was 76,320,150,000 yen, an increase of 14%.

Due to the significantly lower quantity, the average price per piece was 22.38 yen, 2.41 yen higher than the same period last year. As with the previous fishing season, market prices have continued to be quite strong, and seaweed product manufacturers are being forced to consider raising prices. [....]

Source: The Suisan Keizai (original in Japanese)


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