World Fishing & Aquaculture April 2021

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INFORMING THE GLOBAL FISHING INDUSTRY SINCE 1952 Industry News 4 | Insight 10 | Fishing Technology 14 | Newbuilds 28

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ANALYSIS

The first of two new pelagic vessels for Iceland has been delivered, with Samherji’s Vilhelm Thorsteinsson docking in its home port of Akureyri at Easter.

The 88 metre LOA, 16.60 metre beam Vilhelm Thorstseinsson EA-11 represents a change in strategy to landing fresh pelagic catches for processing ashore, as it replaces a pioneering pelagic processor vessel of the same name that was in operation for Samherji for 18 years before being sold to a fishing company in the Russian Far East.

Sister vessel Börkur is under construction for

8 Vilhelm Thorsteinsson EA-11 has been built by Karstensens Skibsværft for Icelandic fishing company Samherji

Síldarvinnslan and is expected to be completed shortly, with delivery expected to take place in May. Vilhelm Thorsteinsson and Börkur are designed and built by the Karstensen yard in Skagen as combined purse seiners/pelagic trawlers. Target species are herring, mackerel, blue whiting and capelin. Each has a 3400m3 capacity in 13 tanks and the two new pelagic vessels are each powered by twin 3200kW engines.

8 Full report on Vilhelm Thorsteinsson to come in the May WF&A

Driving a culture change page 12

PROCESSING AND QUALITY

GLOBAL TUNA CATCH MAINLY FROM HEALTHY STOCKS 87.6% of the global tuna catch come from stocks at fished at healthy levels, according to the latest ISSF Status of the Stocks report, which also states that 9.6% of tuna catches are from stocks that are unsustainably fished – and these urgently require stronger management measures to be put in place.

The ISSF report highlights Atlantic Ocean bigeye, Indian Ocean yellowfin and Pacific bluefin tuna stocks as continuing to be overfished and subject to overfishing, Indian Ocean albacore and bigeye continue to be subject to overfishing, while all skipjack and most albacore stocks remain healthy.

The catch of major commercial tuna stocks totalled 5.3 million tonnes in 2019, a 2% increase from 2018.

60% was skipjack tuna, followed by yellowfin (28%), bigeye (7%) and albacore (4%). Bluefin tuna accounted for 1% of the global catch.

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Closing the recycling loop page 18

AQUACULTURE

8 Most albacore tuna stocks continue to be fished at a sustainable rate of exploitation

Greener feed for Norwegian salmon page 24

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Seaspiracy begs as many questions of the media that made this staged drama, inadequately dressed up as a documentary, as it does about fisheries

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Let’s face it, casting any food industry in bad light is never much of a challenge. Things often look pretty from a distance, but that fades rapidly when you’re up close and getting your hands dirty.

Have you ever seen the inside of a slaughterhouse, or a battery chicken farm? Seen sausages being made, let alone watched the process as 99p pies drop off the end of a production line? How about dairy production, or the side-effects of intensive crops?

Any TV company is more or less on to a winner by digging into the details of how humans find their food. The recent Netflix offering isn’t the first to focus on fishing by a long shot, and no doubt this won’t be the last we get to see.

Seaspiracy begs as many questions of the media that made this staged drama, inadequately dressed up as a documentary, as it does about fisheries. As the lines between factual reporting and activism become increasingly blurred, the old adage of power without responsibility comes to mind.

The media has the ability to pile on not just deceptively selective reporting but blatant untruths, some already repeatedly debunked, trashing the reputation of just about anyone or anything, and without having to be too worried about any consequences.

Like any food industry, fishing has its dark corners and dirty secrets – and it’s far from unique in this respect. If you really want to be shocked and horrified, try taking a look at the sugar industry, or energy drinks, ie, the plastic bottle industry which dwarfs the issue of discarded fishing gear but gets nowhere near the same amount of attention.

Is there any practical way – or even any appetite – for Netflix to be held to account in today’s bizarre post-truth world in which all the rules of factual, accurate reporting appear to have been ditched? Probably not.

It’s unfortunate that fishing as an industry is so dispersed and fragmented, making it sadly underequipped to respond to this flood of fake news and alternative facts – and even less equipped to pre-empt it and take charge of shaping its own image.

Seaspiracy is a thoroughly sorry sight, not least as Netflix has the resources and muscle to produce programming that could have been genuinely worthwhile. It’s an opportunity lost that could have been used to do something with some real weight, raising awareness of real challenges rather than pretend ones, using facts rather than hearsay – instead of taking the easy route, taking all the cheapest shots and going for the clickbait option.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

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New Zealand sets new catch limits Fisheries New Zealand has reviewed catch limits for 14 fish stocks and introduced a full year-round closure to harvesting shellfish at Cockle Bay/Tuwakamana on Auckland’s east coast.

EC action plan for aquaculture The European Commission has published a new action plan that is set to boost organic agriculture and aquaculture in Europe.

Scotland launches mollusc ban survey1 The Scottish Government is to survey businesses to understand the impact of the ban on exporting live bivalve molluscs to the European Union and Northern Ireland.

Qaleralik orders new factory from Carsoe Qaleralik has chosen a Carsoe processing factory for its new factory trawler destined for the waters off Atlantic.

Monitor fish health with a Sensor Globe Canadian seafood technology company Sedna Technologies has partnered with ex-AKVA group executive Trond Severinsen to introduce new water and fish welfare monitoring technology worldwide.

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The first fishing vessel to be designed and built with hybrid propulsion and powered by LNG has been delivered by the Cemre Shipyard to owners Lie Gruppen.

The new Libas has been designed by Salt Ship Design for Norwegian fishing company Lie Gruppen and is fitted with a 350m3 MAN Cyro LNG tank, a 6000kW MAN 6L51/60DF main engine, a Renk gearbox and a MAN Alpha3000 propeller

system, alongside a 500kWh battery system.

The LNG system is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% compared to conventional diesel, while adding biogas to the mix could reduce this still further. The major reduction is in NOx emissions, which are reduced by 85%. A challenge the operators face is that Libas will need to bunker at relatively frequent intervals, but this is not seen as a problem as fuel can be supplied

8 Built at the Cemre yard in Turkey, Libas is a pioneering hybrid LNG pelagic vessel

at locations along the Norwegian coast and can also be delivered by truck if necessary.

According to shipbuilder Cemre, Lie Gruppen are pioneers in this field, with what is seen as an environmentally-friendly, safe, efficient, and comfortable vessel.

Its innovative design won the 2018 NorFishing Innovation Award.

ADDITIONAL $255 MILLION IN CARES ACT FUNDING An extra $255 million in fisheries assistance funding is being made available to US states and territories where coastal and marine fisheries have been negatively affected by Covid-19.

NOAA Fisheries has announced the allocation of this additional $255 million in fisheries assistance funding provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.

“Our priority is to award these funds as quickly as possible using existing processes established under the CARES Act,” said Paul Doremus, Acting Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries.

“As a next step, we will use these allocations to provide additional funds to our partners – the interstate marine fisheries commissions, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands – to disburse funds to address direct or indirect fishery-related losses as well as subsistence, cultural, or ceremonial impacts related to Covid-19.”

The commissions then will work with each state and territory

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MAN Energy Solutions has won a contract to supply the main engines for two newbuilding live-fish carriers, currently under construction at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey.

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MAN ES to power new live-fish carriers

to revise their prior spend plans to be consistent with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, the CARES Act, and NOAA’s guidance. Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands will submit spend plans to the agency directly.

All spend plans must describe the main categories for funding, including direct payments, fishery-related infrastructure, and fishery-related education.

The funding will address direct and indirect Covid-19 impacts to eligible fishery participants, including commercial fishermen, charter businesses, qualified aquaculture operations,

8 An additional $255 million in fisheries assistance funding will address the effects of Covid-19 on US fisheries participants

subsistence, cultural, and ceremonial users, processors and other fishery-related businesses Congress also designated $30 million for all federally recognised Tribes in coastal states and the Great Lakes and $15 million for Great Lakes states. NOAA aims to work with state partners and Tribes to determine the approach in allocating this funding to eligible fishery participants as quickly as possible.

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NEWS REVIEW The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) produces its Status of the Stocks report twice each year using the most current scientific data on 23 major commercial tuna stocks.

The most recent is the second update since March 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic began to affect the work of the RFMOs. In particular, meetings of the scientific committees and commissions have been scheduled on different dates than usual, which delayed the November 2020 update of the report and made capturing the outcome of the latest RFMO commission meetings the main focus of this update.

According to ISSF, RFMOs have issued exemptions to certain monitoring requirements such as observer coverage. This has resulted in the possibility that summaries of management measures provided for the stocks, particularly in relation to observer coverage, may not be completely

UPDATED ISSF REPORT RATES STATE OF TUNA STOCKS WORLDWIDE

accurate in reflecting monitoring during this exceptional period. Of the 5.3 milllion tonne tuna catch recorded in 2019, the main catch species are Western Pacific Ocean skipjack, Western Pacific Ocean yellowfin, Indian Ocean skipjack, Indian Ocean yellowfin and

Eastern Pacific Ocean skipjack.

These remain unchanged from the previous report.

There have been minimal changes in catches by various fishing gears since the last report.

Purse seining accounts for 65.7% of catches. 10% of tuna is caught

8 Indian Ocean yellowfin is among the tuna stocks that continue to be overfished and subject to overfishing

longlines, 7.8% using pole-andline, 3.7% using gill nets and miscellaneous gears account for 12.8% of catches.

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BRIEFS Grant to help further aquaculture awareness

RUSSIA COULD REDUCE SALMON CATCH OVER COMING DECADE

Aquariums, seafood farmers and others working on public education for aquaculture in the United States can now apply for support through a new grant scheme.

Norcod has established a new sea location in Meløy municipality in Nordland county to help realise its ambition of year-round industrial-scale farming of fresh seedcase.

Robotic jaw helps reduce fish losses Garware Technical Fibres has created a robot that can test the resistance of a network against predatory attack.

Hidden vessel ownership – Ghana loses out

Ghana is missing out on between $14.4 -23.7 million every year in fishing licence fees and fines, according to a report by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).

Longest Faroese fish farm power link

JT electric have completed the latest installation of a 5600 metre sea cable to a Bakkafrost site in the Faroe Islands. The cable provides power from land to the remote fish farm and is the longest of its kind in the country.

First shark and swordfish fip in Japan

Japan’s first blue shark and swordfish fishery improvement programme has launched.

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Norcod secures new cod farm

Russia may see significantly reduced volumes of salmon catches within the next decade, mainly due to the ongoing migration of fish to the north due to climate change, according to recent statements by leading analysts, reports Eugene Gerden.

The subject was discussed by experts from both Russia and other countries during the recent Population dynamics, stock status and artificial reproduction of Pacific salmon in the North Pacific conference.

Such a catch reduction could affect not only Russia, but also other major salmon-producing nations, representatives of which also attended the conference. According to analysts, the same situation could occur in Canada, the US, Japan and the Republic of Korea.

As Ilya Shestakov, head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries stated during the conference, after the record salmon catch in the Pacific at the end of the last century and during the 2000s, there is a possibility that we may face its significant decline in the short term.

In 2009, global salmon catch exceeded 1 million tonnes, while in Russia the record was broken in 2018, when catches totalled 680,000 tonnes. According to Ilya Shestakov, in 2020 the volume of salmon catch in Russia significantly declined, while a similar situation is observed by other salmon-producing states.

He commented that there is a need to study the current situation in order to prevent a further decline of catch.

Concerning Russia, the Federal Agency for Fisheries has already adopted a targeted programme for salmon production and has accelerated research activities in this field. Ilya Shestakov stated that Russian science sees a general redistribution of salmon stocks in the North Pacific Ocean, which requires discussion on an international level requiring the participation of some major producers.

Opinion is that due to global climate change, salmon migrate to colder ocean waters in northerly regions. According to Vasily Sokolov, deputy head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries, Russian scientists have already predicted a decline in salmon fishing in the near future.

“We see that stocks of some other fish species, for example, ivasi sardines, are growing, which is in contrast to the current situation with salmon,” he said, commenting that a solution could be to begin artificial salmon reproduction using innovative technologies.

According to Vasily Sokolov, if it is possible to achieve larger and more resilient fry through artificial reproduction, then it will contribute to the increase of stocks.

Suam Kim, President of the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC), said during the conference that the decline in

8 Catches of Pacific salmon can be expected to decline as salmon seek the colder temperatures of more northerly waters

salmon production in the North Pacific is “a sign that more salmon reproduction is needed.”

“Over five billion fry are released into the Pacific every year. But this is not enough. The development of artificial reproduction programs can dramatically change the picture of the world’s fish stocks.

We are able to preserve the population,” he said.

The conference heard that it is necessary to to select the best time and location for the release of juveniles, so that they can quickly adapt at the coastal stage, before entering the ocean, increasing their chances of survival and ensuring a better return.

Participants agreed to combine international efforts in the study of Pacific salmon. As part of these plans, scientists from Russia, the USA, Canada, Japan and the Republic of Korea will conduct annual joint expedition in the Pacific to study salmon migration sites. The first such international expedition is planned for 2022.

The Russian authorities expect that as in previous years, most of the domestic salmon catch this year will be in the Kamchatka Territory, where up to 359,000 tonnes of of salmon are expected to be produced this year, while the Sakhalin Region and the Khabarovsk Territory are also important for salmon production.

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STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP VIETNAM’S AQUAFEED BUSINESS 8 The partnership with Viet-Uc opens a door for BioMar to the Vietnamese market with its roughly 500,000 tonne annual shrimp production

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BioMar takes another important step to expand its global footprint within shrimp feed. By acquiring a majority ownership of the Viet-Uc feed business, it is ready to pursue a position within high-end shrimp feed in Vietnam, creating synergy with BioMar’s existing shrimp businesses in LATAM. “With this partnership we open an important door into the Vietnamese market, one of the world’s leading shrimp producing countries with a production close to 500,000 tonnes of shrimp.

Considering the performance and agility of the Vietnamese shrimp industry during the last decade and not at least during this last year of pandemic, I am sure the market holds a great potential for growth.” said BioMar Group CEO Carlos Diaz.

BioMar expects there will be an increasing market share for high-end feed. Building upon the BioMar business model of combining local market agility high standards, BioMar

expects be able to turn research and knowledge within shrimp feed into new product and service offerings for the Vietnamese market.

“BioMar is already a significant shrimp feed producer in South

and Central America and it is our ambition to continue the journey to become a major player within high-end shrimp feed. Within the past five years, we have established a significant production of shrimp feed in

Ecuador and Costa Rica in partnership with large-scale local farmers,” Carlos Diaz said.

“Adding Vietnam into the equation will enable us to build a strong relationship both to the market in Vietnam but also to the nearby countries, and at the same time creating benefits from the relation between genetic and nutritional development.

Partnering with one of the leading companies within this field in order to develop high performance feeds, concepts and value chain collaborations makes a lot of sense in order to promote a positive development of the shrimp industry.”

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INSIGHT

The future of fishing

SKIRTING A BOTTLENECK Aquaculture needs to overcome the potential growth limiting issue of feed ingredient constraints if it’s to fulfil its long-term potential, writes Jason Holland

8 According to IFFO director general Petter Johannessen, marine ingredients have been the nutritional cornerstone of aquafeed ingredients since the beginning of industrialised aquaculture

The farming of fish and seafood is widely touted as a prominent component of the global solution to food security. Already accounting for more than half of the world’s seafood consumption, aquaculture’s global output has grown faster than any other major food supply sector in recent times. That said, the backdrop of an ever-increasing population is exacerbating the need to dramatically dial up the industry’s total harvest, and in ways that do not add to current planetary burdens.

While the expectation that aquaculture will provide some 60% of the seafood that the human race consumes by 2030 may not sound like too much of a leap for such a dynamic food production sector, the fact that this stretch will require an additional 20 to 30 million tonnes of end products will surely pose some serious challenges. The industry itself acknowledges that its continued growth could be hindered by any number of potential barriers. These include climate change and environmental constraints, new regulatory boundaries, diseases and other biological challenges, but perhaps most crucial of all, the availability of raw material resources for aquafeeds.

Fishmeal and fish oil are among the most nutritious and digestible ingredients for aquaculture feeds and species, but in coming from wild-capture fisheries, they’re also a finite resource. Added to this, aquafeed producers are experiencing rising competition for supplies from other industries.

The recent Economist World Ocean Summit recognised that more than ever before, aquaculture needs to seek ways

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to reduce its dependence on these traditional raw materials through the application of new alternatives, as well as ensuring that what marine ingredients that it does have access to are put to the best possible use.

The role that these will play in the future of a global food system is one of the core challenges of the value chain, highlighted Petter Johannessen, director general at IFFO, the global trade organisation for marine ingredients.

“Since the beginning of industrialised aquaculture, marine ingredients have been the nutritional cornerstone of aquafeed ingredients. They still are. Marine ingredients will continue as a strategic ingredient – not only in volumes to provide food security, but also in nutrients to provide quality food through quality feed. We don’t just need more food; we need more quality food,” he said.

With the need for sustainable ingredients that have the right nutritional profile, IFFO would also like to see increased volumes from the processing of wild catches and farmed species diverted into feed formulation.

This could be easily achieved through greater supply chain collaboration, Johannessen explained.

“We are talking millions of tonnes here that’s going to waste that we could put into the food chain,” he said. “We need to have the supply chain engaged here because this is where we see a fantastic raw material that it [often] sees as waste. Today, 30% of fishmeal is based on by-products; you can image what it could be by working closer together.”

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One of the things that Calysta and all the alternative ingredients can do is provide a way to continue to grow this pie and grow the feed supply without negative impacts on the environment, whether that’s biodiversity, land use or greenhouse gases NOVEL APPROACH Alongside more efficient use of marine raw materials, there has been an increased global focus on the development of new or so-called “novel” ingredients, with the overriding aim to deliver new protein raw materials and alternative sources of essential omega-3 long chain fatty acids. To-date, this R&D has taken three distinct paths: Algae oils containing EPA and DHA; proteins based on different insect species using waste streams; and proteins created by multiplying bacteria.

Aquafeed producer BioMar believes that while marine ingredients and the nutrients they have are extremely important for fish and shrimp and aquaculture in general, there’s also a strong need to complement them with novel ingredients, and plant-based raw materials, said chief executive Carlos Diaz.

“At BioMar, we like to talk more about nutrients and not about specific raw materials. We are in the middle of the value chain, and we are essential to it. 80% of the impact that aquaculture has comes from feed, and 80% of that comes from raw materials or nutrients, so we need to find alternative sources to complement current ingredients.

“This is a never-ending game. We need to be agile; we need to be working with our recipes and especially doing a lot of R&D on new raw materials. Novel ingredients will play a role, plant-based will play a role, but we really need to be focused on developing this, working with suppliers, doing strategic partnerships, and being transparent because that’s what the consumer wants now. They want transparency in what they eat,” he said.

ACHIEVING SCALE The conference also heard from single cell protein producer Calysta, with Allan LeBlanc, the company’s vice-president and aquaculture lead, offering that while the “reality” is that there are insufficient alternatives to supplant the existing supply chain, it will be difficult to achieve much future growth from the traditional marine resources alone.

“One of the things that Calysta and all the alternative ingredients can do is provide a way to continue to grow this pie and grow the feed supply without negative impacts on the environment, whether that’s biodiversity, land use or greenhouse gases,” he said.

According to LeBlanc, Calysta’s first plant – a 100,000-tonne capacity facility being built in China is the equivalent of 400,000 tonnes of wild-caught forage fish ingredients or 500,000 square kilometres of soy plantations. Construction will be completed in Q2 2022, with production expected to get underway before the end of that year.

“The scale of that is significant and I think the scale of the alternatives being brought on across the [world] are meaningful,” he said.

“Alternative ingredients are being produced at scale now.

We have spent the last 10 years – between single cell

proteins and insect meal proteins – doing the R&D, and now you are seeing a lot of capital deployed and construction projects going on to really bring this scale to market.”

From a technology perspective, Diaz and BioMar believe that while there is “still some way to go”, single cell alternative proteins – specifically raw materials tailormade or designed for the aquafeed industry could be “a gamechanger” over the next 36 months or so, particularly offering value in terms of cost-efficiencies and sustainability.

“We definitely have a very positive view on single cell proteins,” he said. “In 2015, there were no novel oils in the aquaculture feed industry. Since then, we have produced more than 1 million tonnes of feed with a specific novel oil.

That shows you how rapidly this can scale up when the research is very good.”

8 Aquaculture’s global output has grown faster than any other major food supply sector in recent times

CONSUMER NEEDS LeBlanc also underlined aquaculture’s credentials as a sustainable solution to the widening protein gap.

“That protein gap – whether it’s the World Resource Institute or the World Wildlife Fund – is 50 to 100 million tonnes of additional protein for human consumption over the next few decades. This is a critical challenge for the world, and it’s something that is going to have to be addressed through all sources of aquaculture.

“What this really points to is that aquaculture might be the solution for feeding a growing world, but the second order problem is how do you feed all these fish? For us, it’s really a story of alternatives supplementing the traditional ingredients to allow us to provide this extra 30-50 million tonnes of feed ingredients that we expect to need in the next couple of decades,” he said.

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ANALYSIS

DRIVING A CULTURE CHANGE

Photo: Thai Union

How do you turn around a whole culture within a workplace, and even an entire industry – especially an industry that’s generally averse to change? It’s something that is being achieved within Thai Union, one of the select group of the world’s heavyweight seafood producers, with Dr Darian McBain as the very visible driver of change, not only within the company but across the wider industry

Less than a decade ago, Thailand’s fishing industry, and by association, seafood group Thai Union, was embroiled in a storm of devastating negative publicity as the longstanding issue of slavery at sea broke the surface and Thailand was downgraded to the lowest level in the US Trafficking in Persons Report. That was followed in April 2015 by the EU handing Thailand a yellow card for failing to address IUU fishing.

Seeking to push forward the process of reform throughout its business that had already been put in motion, Thai Union brought in Darian McBain, an Australian with a background in engineering and already with a track record behind her of involvement in the sustainability and ethics of palm oil, timber, health service procurement and more.

“Thai Union had actually started the process of putting sustainability and innovation at the heart of the business before the crisis hit the Thai seafood industry in 2015. I had just completed my PhD in social impacts in global supply chains when I was approached about the job at Thai Union,” she explained.

“There were some existing negative perceptions of the industry, but when I joined I found a company very willing to change, but needing someone to drive the work.”

She started by listening, embedding herself in the business to get an understanding of its priorities in developing a strategic sustainability plan, which became the SeaChange

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8 Joining Thai Union, Darian McBain started by listening, embedding herself in the company to gain an understanding of its priorities in developing a strategic sustainability plan

strategy. This has overarching goals of ensuring fisheries remain sustainable, that workers are safe and legally employed, and that the vessels Thai Union buys from operate legally and responsibly.

Change took place with remarkable rapidity, and she commented that the process felt like a challenge, albeit with civil society partners and NGOs providing support.

“While there was a strong external focus to showcase progress on improvements in vital topics, such as forced labour and modern slavery, IUU fishing and traceability, there was an internal appetite and willingness to learning and change. In hindsight, the changes that we implemented happened very quickly and staff at so many levels were supportive. I was very fortunate because Thai Union has a strong commitment to sustainability embedded in the business, led by the Group’s President and CEO Thiraphong Chansiri.”

Darian McBain added that the speed of progress in bringing about initiatives such as SeaChange, the Vessel Code of Conduct and the Ethical Migrant Recruitment Policy is down to commitment – and an urgent need for change.

“There was also a conscious choice to show leadership rather than follow and that gives you the ability to move quickly when there is a pressing need,” she said.

The challenges facing Thai Union as a major player in the industry are inevitably linked to those of the Thai seafood sector as a whole, even though she points out that many of

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There was also a conscious choice to show leadership rather than follow and that gives you the ability to move quickly when there is a pressing need

PRESENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES Darian McBain commented that there have been challenges to deal with when observers and commentators have failed to draw distinctions between Thailand as a nation and Thai Union as a company.

“For example, government to government interactions, such as on the EU IUU yellow card or US TIP report, were often assumed to be about Thai Union, although the seafood industry is so much larger than any one company,” she said.

“Most of the issues being dealt with are global in nature and to focus only on Thailand misses the opportunity for a wholistic approach. This is why our sustainability strategy SeaChange covers all of Thai Union’s operations and not only those in Thailand. In addition, Thai Union’s largest market is the US followed by the EU and so it makes sense to engage customers, consumers, regulators and civil society in those countries, as well as in Thailand.”

Thai Union’s determined shift towards sustainability in its activities takes a wider view alongside dealing with challenges closer to home – and the broad approach includes its involvement with SeaBOS, which brings together a group of the world’s leading seafood producers to address the problems the sector faces as a whole.

“Thai Union were early supporters of the initiative,” Darian McBain said, adding that she had been impressed by the concept when she had first read about the initiative in 2015.

“We already had sustainability as a key focus and knew that we needed our competitors and supply chain partners to be working in a similar way to be more effective. Being an early adopter also meant that I got to attend the very first meeting in the Maldives. It’s great to see other examples of innovative work which I think drives us to become better companies in how we operate. SeaBOS has quite a few concrete goals.

While it may not seem like much when you read through

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the industry’s shortcomings that have been under the media spotlight tend to apply more to smaller, less well managed companies than to Thai Union – and as the largest fish in the pond, the company has pushed to show leadership.

Thai Union has brought in satcoms technology providing opportunities for distant waters crews to communicate with home, a move that the Thai authorities have since made a requirement across the industry, and the group has also been among the first in Thailand to scrap the system of recruitment fees for processing plant staff, essentially a form of debt bondage.

them, they amount to significant changes in practice. If the member companies can deliver against all of these objectives, the seafood industry will be showing true ocean stewardship.”

Taking a long-term view, Darian McBain has no doubts that climate change is going to bring challenges, and these are likely to range from the movement of migratory fish species such as tuna, the impacts on aquaculture from extreme weather events, risk mitigation at Thai Union’s factories or contributing to reducing GHG emissions to limit global warming.

“Innovation in alternative proteins, including for human consumption and for feed sources for aquaculture, and even innovative aquaculture practices, is bringing excitement to the industry,” she said, adding that the Covid-19 pandemic has already provided a foretaste of the need to adapt and work differently.

“We have seen some significant challenges in supply chains and the people who we rely on to grow and deliver our produce. But we have also seen a new era of innovation and science,” she said.

“From artificial intelligence and digital identities to aid ending modern slavery, to factories of the future and driverless deliveries for supply chains, to alternative proteins and lab grown meats, the roaring 2020s hold a lot of promise.”

8 Taking a long-term view, Darian McBain has no doubts that climate change will present challenges

Crossing boundaries The role as Thai Union’s Global Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability was a dream job for someone who relishes getting to grips with a challenge as well as crossing cultural boundaries.

“It has called on all of my past experience as well as insights I learned during my PhD

studies. I also had to learn about Thai culture to be able to engage. One of Thai Union’s values is to be humble, which on the surface may seem strange to a Westerner, but this is so vital to understanding how to get things done and get along with your colleagues.

Apart from the culture change, the best thing

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about my role been the amazing people I have met and worked with,” she said.

“The seafood industry is full of characters and I have had the opportunity to meet so many amazing people, from a Princess to a Prime Minister to migrant workers, victims of human trafficking and fishers.”

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FINDING THE SWEET SPOT FOR NEPHROPS Also known as Norwegian lobster, prawns and langoustine, nephrops are among the most valuable species in European fisheries. For trawl fisheries for nephrops, a major headache is that skippers have to work largely blind, as these are animals that don’t show up on a sounder

8 As nephrops don’t show up on a sounder, it’s practically impossible to tell which part of a tow is most productive

The Echo developed by Notus, initially for catching shrimp, has proved to be a game changer for trawlers fishing for nephrops as the original technology has been adapted so that skippers can see exactly which parts of a tow are most productive.

The background is that Notus co-operated with fishermen on the west coast of the USA to develop a reliable way to detect shrimp, and came up with a grate built into the trawl.

Shrimp hitting the grate on their way back through the gear make a distinctive sound, and this can be picked up by the Notus Echo and transmitted to a wheelhouse display, providing a readout of catches heading for the codend.

“Echo doubled and sometimes tripled catch rates,” said Francis Parrottt at Notus.

Among the European vessels that have opted for the version of Notus Echo tuned for nephrops is Swedish twinrigger Glittfors, which last autumn had a sorting grid, command unit and hydrophone fitted on board, as well as computer receiving and displaying data.

“We installed Echo to see where we are catching nephrops.

The Echo is becoming a very useful tool. We are finding the areas on our tow were there is more nephrops,” said skipper Thomas Anderson.

“We can also see when we are not catching anything and wasting fuel. We are very glad that the Echo sensor it is working very well.”

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Analysis of the Echo data indicate that nephrops congregate in hives, rather than being distributed evenly over fishing grounds. The Echo enables the skipper to locate these hives – the sweet spot and tow back over them. Echo also showed catch rates between hives can be almost nothing, making towing across those grounds a waste of fuel and time.

“The Echo is also showing good results in the UK for fishing nephrops. Sorting grids are not used there, so an acoustic pickup device was developed instead to produce the distinctive sounds of nephrops heading for the codend to be relayed to the wheelhouse,” Francis Parrott said.

8 Areas A and B of this typical nephrops tow show the best catch rates, while C and D were a waste of fuel.

Echo data shows that the trawler was only catching nephrops for only 30 minutes of this two-hour tow

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY Fishtek Marine, has won a major contract to supply Norwegian fishermen with its acoustic banana pingers.

A leader in by-catch prevention technology, Fishtek has sold 5000 of these units to 500 boats operating in the main Norwegian cod fishery. The pingers attach to gill nets and reduce by-catch of harbour porpoise by emitting a regular pinging sound that deters them from approaching the nets.

Thousands of harbour porpoise drown in nets each year. In January 2021, the Norwegian government introduced new legislation requiring the use of pingers on all gill nets in the main Norwegian cod fishery. The use of acoustic pingers will ensure that the Norwegian cod fishery retains its valuable MSC accreditation.

Fishtek Marine has been working with the Norwegian government and Norwegian Institute of Marine Research for the last four years to demonstrate the effectiveness of its pingers. This collaborative work contributed to the development of the new rules.

“This is a great breakthrough both for the company in terms of a significant new market and also for marine conservation. It just shows how a collaborative approach between industry and regulators can drive product innovation and underpin conservation efforts,” said Fishtek Marine’s co-founder and director Pete Kibel.

FISHTEK MARINE WINS NORWEGIAN PINGER CONTRACT

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8 Fishtek Marine’s co-founder and director Pete Kibel with one of the company’s banana pingers

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY

HIGH-PERFORMANCE SONAR FOR SMALLER VESSELS Designed with small coastal fishing vessels in mind, Simrad’s medium-frequency SY50 offers the same advanced functionality users have come to expect from the larger units in the company’s range 8 The Simrad SY50 is available for installation from June/July 2021

Simrad sees the SY50 as a first for sonars in this price bracket as behind its suitability for vessels with limited space is an ingenious modification which sites all transceiver electronics within the transducer, negating the need for a transceiver cabinet while also reducing noise and simplifying installation.

Only a single ethernet cable runs from the computer in the bridge to the power supply and the hull unit, which is sufficiently small that it can be placed on an installation trunk with an 8-inch diameter.

The computer itself contains no fan or any other moving parts, so it will perform without hindrance in humid environments. Additionally, both the computer and hull unit can also operate on DC power, a significant advantage for small fishing vessels without a 3-phase power system on board.

“It’s very satisfying for us to offer such high functionality on such a compact sonar, and at such an affordable price,” said Mads Diedrik Dahl, VP Fishery Sales at Kongsberg Maritime.

“We wanted a product that would provide new possibilities for smaller fishing vessels which have traditionally tended to miss out on more sophisticated sonar features – and with the SY50 we think we’ve achieved that goal.”

Uniquely for a sonar in this size and price bracket, the highresolution SY50 offers 256 individual receiver and transmitter channels as well as encompassing features normally only found on larger systems. These include single-ping transmission,

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giving a simultaneous horizontal and vertical pulse, FM transmission, and full beam stabilisation by internal sensor with electronic pitch and roll compensation, plus the option of connection to an external MRU (motion reference unit).

With a standard operating frequency of 57kHz, the SY50 still allows users to choose any frequency between 54 and 60kHz, adjustable in 0.5kHz increments, which gives a potential operating range of up to 2000 metres, depending on acoustic conditions.

The transducer’s omnidirectional sonar beams can be electronically moved in 1° steps from +10° to -60°, enabling users to automatically track marks and survey the entire water volume surrounding the vessel.

This principle of adaptability is also reflected in the system’s physical characteristics, by which the height of the trunk and the length of the transducer shaft can be calibrated to suit the dimensions of the host vessel. The transducer can be lowered to 40cm or 60cm beneath the hull.

Sharing its familiar and well-proven Winson operating software with all other products in the Simrad range, the SY50 provides a clear and simple user interface, available in a variety of languages. A compact operating panel can be installed in the wheelhouse, communicating with the computer via a single USB cable. Users have the ability to set up and save their own settings, while the system also allows for sonar data to be stored and recalled.

8 Simrad’s new SY50 omni-sonar offers a compact, high-performance fish-finding solution for smaller vessels

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EASY POLYAMIDE SEPARATION

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A mobile near-infrared spectroscopy system developed by German company trinamiX supports the reliable differentiation between polyamide 6 (PA6) and polyamide 6.6 (PA66).

PA6 and PA66 are among the most sought-after engineering plastics and are used interchangeably in numerous applications – but it is virtually impossible to distinguish them with the naked eye.

“For many recycling companies, sorting PA6 and PA66 previously involved a cumbersome analysis process, which often proved to be neither profitable nor feasible,” explained Adrian Vogel, manager sales and business development spectroscopy solutions at trinamiX. Now waste from the two polyamides can be sorted using a measuring device as part of the system offered by trinamiX, a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE. “With our new application, recycling companies can quickly determine the polyamide type and process the waste streams accordingly,” he said.

Besides the recycling industry, plastics processing companies relying on PA6 and PA66 in their products also benefit from trinamiX’s new application. They are now able to perform a clean separation of PA6 and PA66 production rejects or waste. In-house

recycling processes can thus be geared towards an optimised and more efficient use of valuable resources.

In addition to distinguishing PA6 and PA66, trinamiX Mobile NIR Spectroscopy Solution can already identify all common plastics from classic polyolefins such as PE and PP, to PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and engineering plastics such as ABS (acrylonitrile

8 NIR-spectroscopy allows Polyamide 6 (PA6) and polyamide 6.6 (PA66) to be easily be distinguished for recycling

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PROCESSING & QUALITY

CLOSING THE RECYCLING LOOP

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When Sæplast began producing polyethylene containers a couple of decades ago, the possibility of them being recyclable at the end of their working lifetime was one of the options the company examined

“This was one of the great advantages of the product, along with the strength of the containers, their durability and other features,” said Arnar Snorrason, Sæplast’s director of product and market development.

“At that time environmental awareness was already a major part of the development of the containers. So it’s a pleasure to have now reached the point where we see raw materials from used polyethylene containers used to manufacture new containers.”

He commented that Sæplast containers are quite literally getting a new lease of life as the first containers of this kind are in use by Sæplast’s subsidiary, tub rental company iTUB. “With the PE containers, we are pursuing the goals of the circular economy. We are manufacturing a very strong and durable product that can be repaired to last longer. It’s recyclable and we have a shared arrangement through our rental company, iTUB, which happens to be the recipient of the first containers made from the recycled material,” he said.

“We sometimes feel that the discourse on plastic and plastic products is far too negative, as we believe that we are in fact producing an environmentally friendly product. I can also mention the fact that Sæplast is the world’s only rotomoulding company to power its ovens with electricity.”

PE CONTAINERS INCREASINGLY POPULAR When Sæplast began manufacturing containers in 1984, the company produced only rotomoulded tubs insulated with urethane, known as PUR tubs, with an outer layer made of polyethylene and the filling of urethane. PE containers are insulated with polyethylene, which makes them sturdier, safer to use for processing and handling of food, and recyclable.

According to regional sales manager Sævaldur Gunnarsson, production and sales of the PE containers have steadily increased since Sæplast put the first containers of this kind on the market.

“Our customer group includes users who only buy these containers and don’t want to use anything else. Others are gradually replacing their PUR tubs with PE container,” he said.

PE containers have been widely used in the meat industry from the beginning and their use is constantly increasing in

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8 Making its tubs recyclable has been part of Sæplast’s vision from the outset

the fishing industry. PE containers now constitute the majority of Sæplast hf.’s container production.

“But the PUR tubs still have a strong position, as they fit the needs of many customers. It is important for us, as a manufacturer, to be able to continue to offer customers both types of containers, while taking steps towards the recycling future and the social responsibility of being able to receive containers from customers after their useful life and re-use them,” Sævaldur Gunnarsson said.

Arnar Snorrason commented that the preparation for this current phase has been in progress for several years.

Together with its overseas partners, Sæplast has developed a process for old containers whereby they are shredded and the material then processed to produce raw material that can be used again at the plant in Dalvík.

“The first step is to be able to recycle containers by using this material to mix with the filler for the containers. By doing so, we have closed the recycling loop for the product,” he said, adding that the ultimate goal is to be able to mould PE containers entirely from recycled material.

“This requires a longer development process, but we envisage this possibility for the future. We find that like us, our customers are interested in being socially responsible and pursuing recycling and re-use to the extent possible, with the main focus on the quality, durability and reliability of the packaging. That’s our goal,” l, Arnar Snorrason said.

8 Far left: ““We have closed the recycling loop for the product,” said Sæpla Sæplast’s Arnar Snor Snorrason Production and sales of the PE containers have steadily increased inc since these containers became available, according a to regional sales manager S Sævaldur Gunnarsso Gunnarsson

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REDUCING WASTE WITH ROBOTIC PACKING

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Peruza’s latest automated food packaging solution is reported to reduce product giveaway while adapting to a range of different products, all with varying final weight requirements.

Established in 1991 and based in Latvia, Peruza manufactures production equipment for the food processing industry and launched its first automated system in 2011.

The company’s reduced giveaway line is designed for automatic packing of raw product into plastic trays or boxes and is reported to greatly reduced giveaway through the use of precise calculations.

Peruza’s reduced giveaway line is designed for raw product automatic insertion into plastic trays or boxes. This is achieved by reaching specified final weight range in packaging.

Through a process of precise calculation, the giveaway of the product is greatly reduced which in turn leads to increased line capacity for packaging of food products and a whole host of other benefits including greater productivity and extra product production. ”Overproduction (or giveaway) is a major headache for food manufacturers, and in particular those supplying net weight products.

For big players, a few extra grams of giveaway can add up to tens or even hundreds of thousands of euros in unnecessary expense

8 Peruza’s systems operate much faster than could ever be possible with manual human labour. Real time data ensures that production team operators can react immediately to any factory floor issues

over the course of a year. Our reduced product giveaway saves food packing businesses a lot of money,” a spokesman for Peruza commented “The extra grams of product that would have been wasted without this food packing machinery can instead be turned into new products, significantly increasing the profit of your production run.”

Depending on the size of operation,

products can be sent in one, two, or more lanes. Each product passes through a 3D dimension recognition and weight calculation unit which signifies to the machine packing robots which gripper to use for packing.

According to the company, benefits include reduced product giveaway, fast operations, an intuitive user interface and adaptability to varying product types and final weight requirements.

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PROCESSING & QUALITY

DANISH FACTORY DECKS FOR FAR EAST TRAWLERS

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The first of two new trawlers for the Luntos Fishing Company in the Russian Far East is approaching completion in Vietnam

The two 80 metre Luntos trawlers are built to a Vard 8 04 design at the Vung Tau yard. Carsoe is supplying the factory decks for both, with the complete setup for each trawler fabricated at its facilities in Aalborg and shipped to Vietnam for installation.

“The factory was sold back in December 2019. Since then, the project has been designed, produced and is now being installed,” said Carsoe’s area sales manager, Thomas Andreasen.

“It’s all tailor-made, as are all of our systems. There are standard items of equipment, but everything that links the elements together is ours. The project has required the expertise of several different departments at Carsoe, who are all working together to provide the best possible solution for our client,” he said, adding that in this instance, Carsoe is not carrying out the installation itself, as this is being done by the yard.

“Everything is designed in 3D and the yard has the ship’s whole design in 3D, which simplifies the process a lot. The 3D design also means that if it fits on the layout, then it’s also going to fit in reality.”

He commented that a Carsoe supervision team is continuously monitoring the factory installation on site in Vietnam.

“Our technical project manager, Troels Poulsen, has throughout the whole process kept in close contact with both the client and the relevant internal departments. He has

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8 Both of the new Luntos trawlers are fitted with Carsoe factory decks

mentioned how pleased he has been with the collaboration between Carsoe and Luntos.”

The first trawler is expected to sail from the yard shortly.

The second, with a Carsoe factory that isn’t identical to the first trawler’s catch handling layout, is scheduled to be complete in mid-2022.

Luntos has a production capacity of 180 tonnes per 24 hours, and the factory deck is designed to handle herring, mackerel and iwasi sardine, as well as having a production layout for squid during the season. The squid line is largely manual processing, with the catch sorted and processed before being frozen.

The particular processing layouts for herring, mackerel and sardine are designed for the specific requirements for those species, with a roller grader to separate catches automatically into grades. Those fish routed for fillet production are streamed to the pair of Baader 221 filleting machines, plus there are processing routes for producing whole frozen fish as required.

Everything is frozen in the bank of 16 vertical plate freezers, before products are automatically placed in bags or master boxes, weighed, labelled, and sent for manual packing on pallets.

For the second trawler, Luntos and Carsoe developed a factory deck with some differences, this time with the customer opting for three VMK filleting machines, and with 21 vertical plate freezers to provide a larger throughput capacity.

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PROCESSING & QUALITY

LEADING THE WAY WITH INTELLIGENT PACKING

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Marel has launched its new fully automated RoboBatcher Box for fish processing, combining intelligent batching software with robotic technology at a time when covid-19 is making it harder for operators to find labour

The RoboBatcher Box’s intelligent automation means that operators can expect minimal give away, improved food safety, significantly decreased labour costs, and eliminated human error or sickness that may be detrimental to a production line.

A unique combination of sophisticated batching software and innovative robotic technology combine to pack fixed weight boxes so close to the target that giveaway is minimal.

The unique packing technology manages the flow of boxes, streamlining processing and optimising throughput and efficiency.

According to Marel, the RoboBatcher Box has unparalleled speed and accuracy, capable of automatically styling and packing up to 24 boxes simultaneously, with up to 12 various predefined jobs, into polystyrene and cardboard boxes for retail, catering, and further processors.

“The RoboBatcher Box is a result of listening to the market and utilising our many years of experience in robotics to create a well-balanced solution based on advanced and intelligent software. We are meeting our customer’s needs by focusing on fixed weight batching and more innovative mechanical design, and we welcome our new application to our existing RoboBatcher solutions,” said the company’s Global Product Manager of Robotics, Søren Raahauge.

“The RoboBatcher Box system improves the fish producers’ business with a more intelligent inline approach, gentle product handling, and a greater product utilisation rate. We are not just reducing operational costs and maximising yield—we are improving the quality of the products and creating a system that will positively improve the operators’

8 Marel’s RoboBatcher Box is a result of many years of experience in robotics combined with intelligent batching software

working environment because access to labour is becoming a more significant challenge. We are sure that the future lies in automation.”

KEEPING THE PLANT RUNNING SMOOTHLY Based in the south coast port of Grindavík in Iceland, fishing and processing company Vísir installed the RoboBatcher Box in November 2019 and has seen some highly satisfactory results.

“The system is now such that no human hand touches the product after it enters the robot, and as a consequence, each packed box is much closer to the desired weight,” explained the company’s production manager Ómar Enoksson.

“The resulting combination of faster production speed and less handling has had a significant impact on product quality.”

Once each fish fillet is weighed and scanned, it enters the RoboBatcher Box. Knowing the fish’s precise dimensions, the RoboBatcher’s robotic arms pick up the product and gently place it into one of the boxes, packing according to catchweight or fixed-weight requirements and a predefined styling pattern.

Its grippers are designed for gentle product handling, ensuring even the most delicate fish isn’t damaged during packing. The fully automated dispatch process ensures that once a box reaches the set target weight, it is immediately conveyed out for final packing and swiftly replaced by a new box to pack. The packing process is completed without any human contact by automated solutions that include a foil applicator, checkweigher, labeller, IceDoser, and lid applicator, securing the end product’s hygiene and safety.

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PROCESSING & QUALITY

TAKING THE STRESS OUT OF SALMON TRANSFERS

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Through a new grant, Skaginn 3X and R&D partner Matís are evaluating the potential to improve fish well-being and productivity margins through a new ValuePump offering

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whereby spiral turns create the necessary pressure to transport the fish from one procedure to another,” he said.

Skaginn 3X and Matís will use a digital thermometer to measure the temperatures and heart rates of the salmon that pass through the ValuePump. The partnership believes that aquaculture will take a giant leap forward if it is found that the technology does indeed manage to reduce the stress levels in salmon, highlighting that with less stress during the pre-slaughter treatment, rigor can be delayed, thus reducing the negative economic effects.

Launched by Skaginn 3X in 2019, the ValuePump was designed to expedite the transit of fisheries raw materials from one stage of the processing chain to another, while also conducting other essential procedures along the way.

Its main functions include shortening the bleeding process, and speeding up chilling, as well as washing, disinfecting, freezing and boiling raw materials. Today, it is widely used throughout the seafood industry, handling raw material sizes from a just few grams up to 10kg.

8 Monitoring cages at a salmon farm

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With the knowledge that stress levels in live fish increase the more that they’re handled, Skaginn 3X and research and development organisation partner Matís have been awarded a grant that will enable them to evaluate how best to move farmed Atlantic salmon while keeping their stress levels at a minimum.

Throughout the production cycle, salmon have to endure a variety of important operational measures, including grading, vaccination, transport and transfer to sea, as well as harvesting and transfer to processing plants. These movements can elevate the stress levels of live fish, and also require lengthy periods of time for them to make a full recovery.

“As well as posing a challenge for fish welfare, an increase in stress hormones can speed up the rigor process, increase fillet contraction, and ultimately lead to reduced endproduct quality,” said Albert Högnason at Skaginn 3X. “There are financial implications too. It has been independently calculated that in 2016, some 19% of farmed salmon died, mostly due to non-medical sea lice treatments.

This was equal to a total loss of NoK10 billion in potential export value, with 70% of the CEOs surveyed estimating the cost of their lice treatments to be NoK4 or more per kilo of fish – equating to NoK5 billion annually.”

The Skaginn 3X/ Matís project will therefore measure the potential benefits of applying Skaginn 3X’s ValuePump technology into the value chain, for which a 16-20-inch ValuePump is being developed.

“Rather than using vacuum pumps that have been the industry norm but which are regarded as stressful to salmon, ValuePump uses the Archimedes’ principle of fluid mechanics

8 Skaginn 3X and Matís aim to measure the potential benefits of applying Skaginn 3X’s ValuePump technology into the value chain

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PROCESSING & QUALITY

SEALING TO MAINTAIN QUALITY AND FRESHNESS Advanced tray sealing from leading specialist Proseal is helping to ensure that quality seafood products are delivered to consumers in the safest and freshest condition possible.

Maintaining product quality and delivering the highest levels of hygiene and protection are vital factors to help companies maximise opportunities in such a fast-growing but competitive market.

“Bacteria present in the gut and gills of seafood work quickly to decay the protein tissue, breaking it down and causing the food to expire at a fast rate,” explained Proseal UK’s sales director Tony Burgess.

“It is therefore particularly important to package fresh fish and seafood properly, ensuring the food is able to maintain its quality through a sometimes lengthy supply chain and vigorous in-store handling.”

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GREENER FEED FOR NORWEGIAN SALMON

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New research has found that using certified Europe soya in aquaculture feed could dramatically reduce CO2 emissions for the Norwegian salmon farming sector, reports Bonnie Waycott

Thanks to its high protein content, good balance of essential amino acids and lower cost, soybean meal is reported to be one of the most suitable fishmeal alternatives in aquaculture feed. Soy protein concentrate (SPC) has a similar content of crude proteins and essential amino acids to fishmeal, along with lower anti-nutritional factors. Over the past twenty years studies have shown that SPC can effectively replace fishmeal in the diet of commercially important fish such as Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout.

Brazil is a key supplier of soy to Norwegian fish feed producers but deforestation, land conflict and pesticides have all been linked to the country’s soy production. If aquaculture in Norway continues to grow and develop, so too will soya imports, unless the feed composition changes.

Fortunately for Norway, the answer to this could be closer to home. According to research by Austrian arm of the Swiss Research Institute for Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and Footprintconsult, if the Norwegian salmon feed industry shifts to Europe Soya certified SPC, it can cut its carbon footprint by 41% compared to SPC from Brazil. Part of a wider project to develop a European SPC supply for Norwegian salmon production, the research was commissioned by Donau Soja, a European organisation in Vienna that was founded nine years ago to promote a nonGM, sustainable and European protein supply.

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8 Soya farmers examine their crop in the fields Below: More than 4700 farmers in Serbia, Croatia and Romania grow soya for Europe Soya certified SPC for the aquafeed market

“We started this specific project aimed at the Nordic aquaculture market four years ago,” said Marija Kalentic, Donau Soja Executive Director and Regional Director – Central and South Eastern Europe.

“We invested in training farmers, certifying companies and building up huge volumes of soya to meet the high demand from the Norwegian salmon farming sector, which needs about 300,000 tonnes a year of SPC to feed its salmon. Our project partner and member of Donau Soja has built a new plant and can now supply up to 150,000 tonnes of SPC a year, so almost half the demand. For us this is a huge step forward.”

The work to measure CO2 specifically for SPC concentrate in salmon feed began last year and is ongoing. Donau Soja joined forces with the Sodrugestvo Group in Russia to build a Europe Soya-certified value chain, sourcing certified soybeans from Serbia, Croatia, and Romania to supply SPC production in the Sodrugestvo processing plant in Kaliningrad.

More than 4700 farmers in Serbia, Croatia and Romania grow soya for Europe Soya certified SPC for the aquafeed market. The research team studied farmers and soya from the Sodrugestvo Group and took each step into account from production at the farm level to the final product. Inputs used in agricultural production such as the amount of seeds, fertiliser use, SPC processing, transport and resulting yields were also included when calculating the emissions.

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REDUCING CO2 EMISSIONS The team found that if the Norwegian salmon feed industry chose Europe Soya-certified SPC rather than the Brazilian equivalent, it could reduce its emissions by 1.5 million tonnes CO2 equivalent. This is almost 3% of Norway’s national gross greenhouse gas emissions.

“Change in land use is the biggest lever to cut down on CO2 equivalent emissions, along with reduced transport emissions compared to Brazilian SPC,” Marija Kalentic said.

“The carbon footprint of 1kg of Europe Soya certified SPC is 1.6 kg CO2-eq. This is 4.2 times less than Brazilian SPC and on the level of feed it’s extremely significant, not just for Norway but also for the UK and other countries across Europe where aquaculture and agriculture production exist.”

With moves underway in Europe to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, pollution and to focus more on industries and trade closer to home, hopes are high that by adopting a Europe Soya certified SPC, the Norwegian salmon feed industry could lead by example in ensuring that soya doesn’t mean negative consequences for people and the environment. Europe Soya is disconnected from environmental issues such as deforestation in rainforests and is more sustainable, but there are also other benefits as well, according to Marija Kalentic.

Soya growing is very unbalanced between Europe and South America. While only 1% of arable land in the EU is planted with soya, the figure is 70 to nearly 80% in countries such as Brazil and Paraguay, Marija Kalentic said.

Increasing soya production in Europe results in improved crop diversity on European fields and supports more sustainable agriculture. At the same time, me, more soya fields in Europe decreases pressure on South American regions and ecosystems, and supports a global rebalancing balancing of the food production system.

“There is still too much soya grown in Brazil and it’s causing huge pesticide use and huge pressure on the environment,” she said.

Photo: Sodrugestvo Group

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Europe Soya certified SPC could improve the sustainability profile of salmon farming.

“We need to involve consumers more in order to make an impact,” Marija Kalentic said.

“They don’t need to know everything about salmon feed but they need to know whether it’s harming the planet, burning rainforests or using too much pesticides. We hope that this will help to change the negative perceptions surrounding the salmon industry and allow the public to see it in a more positive light.”

According to Marija Kalentic, for Europe to be part of the solution, working with farmers and each part of the aquaculture value chain will be key, as well as making the push towards traditional exporting countries that they stop deforestation, and pressing European companies to import deforestation-free soya.

8 The Sodrugestvo Group’s factory in Kaliningrad

8 Marija Kalentic, Donau Soja Executive Director and Regional Director, Central and South Eastern Europe

PART OF THE SOLUTION “This is why we need to look at the whole e situation worldwide and here in Europe we need more soya so our answer is let’s produce more soya here. We can do two o good things at once – help Brazil produce something else as they don’t need to produce so much soya, and increase ase European soya production. Soya from Europe can support European agriculture and economies as well as create more diverse and resilient protein supplies.”

“The Norwegian salmon feed industry y can be a key part of this solution,” she continued.

“Adopting a Europe Soya certified SPC rebalances the roles in soy bean production and improves Europe’s agriculture by increasing biodiversity on n European fields. It will also reduce pressure on South American erican regions and ecosystems, support a global rebalancing cing of the food production system and increase the e sources of sustainable, deforestation-free soya.”

Donau Soja’s next step is to focuss on raising awareness of Europe Soya certified SPC. So far, salmon feed companies have been enthusiastic about soya produced in Europe and are e taking steps to buy what is available. Donau Soja oja has been organising campaigns, talking to media a and engaging with stakeholders in the aquaculture value alue chain from feed companies and salmon producers to retail chains.

As Norway also exports its salmon, mon, plans are underway to reach out to other stakeholders akeholders across Europe. Donau Soja will also work with the general public in light how the use of Norway through social media to highlight

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REDCLAW – AN AQUACULTURE JEWEL OR INVADER? Aquaculture is a known introduction pathway of invasive alien species, which have become direct facilitators of biodiversity decline worldwide. By Phillip Haubrock, Francesco J. Oficialdegui, and Antonin Kouba

8 Redclaw, Cherax quadricarinatus, is a decapod crustacean native to northern Australia and South New Guinea

More importantly, several species that pose severe threats have not been discussed and weighed upon publicly for their prospects and impact. One such case may be the redclaw crayfish, but is it?

An invasive species is an organism that translocated and introduced outside of its native range by humans, is able to establish, thrive and spread, thereby often-causing considerable ecological or socio-economic harm. Indeed, invasive species are capable of reducing biodiversity, competing with native organisms for limited resources, altering entire habitats, and ultimately can cause extinction of other species. So, or similar, invasive species are often described in the scientific literature. This designation may adequately suit a considerable list of species worldwide.

Several of these are famously, or rather infamously, known for their long history in aquaculture. This comes no surprise, as aquaculture enterprises have since had a front seat in the ongoing globalisation, participating in the economic growth of many countries. Indeed, aquaculture is not only an economic force connecting the most distant countries by the export of its products but also an important vector for species by exporting them across the globe for local production and profit. While this may not be a bad thing by itself, the number of historically old aquaculture species that have become known for their ecological and even economic impacts is staggering.

Famous examples are for instance tilapia, representing hundreds of species of cichlids, from which a selected few are an integral aquaculture commodity. Nevertheless, likely as a direct result of its appreciation as a food item, tilapia are now also found in various countries in the wild where they are found to damage native biodiversity. Another famous example for instance is the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii. This decapod crustacean, originally from North America, is now almost globally present in aquaculture while also having established reproducing populations in over 40

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countries. This is noteworthy, because its presence was shown to cause a sharp decline in biodiversity, habitat naturalness, and ecosystem functioning amidst further impacts that would go beyond the scope of this article.

Another relatively unknown potential invader which has had a strong presence in crustacean aquaculture is the redclaw Cherax quadricarinatus, a decapod crustacean native to northern Australia and South New Guinea. Amidst a rocky history in aquaculture with enterprises rising and failing, it is nowadays almost globally produced. FAO for instance lists an average global production of 200 tonnes per year, mostly outgoing from countries such as Australia, Ecuador, México, and recently, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Today, it also took a strong foothold in the global pet trade.

This, and its success in aquaculture, are mostly due to its rapid growth and high fecundity under optimal conditions, but also conspicuous colouration.

However, relatively little has been said about the incidences this crayfish species has escaped aquaculture facilities when these were shut down or hit by natural disasters such as flooding events – facilitated by often dire conditions. Globally, established wild populations (a 8 Redclaw production in Indonesia

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AQUACULTURE consequence of accidental escapes or purposely releases) have been reported in as many as 22 countries/territories.

Established populations, for instance in Ecuador or Costa Rica go back to such escapes, while populations found in few others likely go back to releases from the pet trade.

Recently, using commonly applied impact and risk assessment schemes deemed to characterise the potential danger a species poses, redclaw has been suggested to pose major threats. Indeed, among the sites where the redclaw has been established, severe ecological impacts have been reported. These range from damages to fishing gear, to lower productivities of local fisheries, interspecific interactions with native species, and strong declines in biodiversity. Exemplary cases for these have been shown from populations in South America, Africa, and Singapore.

However, these impacts have been shown in relatively few countries, hitherto a lack of research and common neglect of this species facilitated by the economic gains derived from its production. Thus, the lack of studies describing its impacts is striking and simultaneously, worrisome.

Having investigated the available literature on this species in great detail, knowing the history of other crayfish species introduced across the globe and their fateful consequences today, considering the economic benefits of this species’ culture especially on the local economy and particularly for local communities - which cannot be neglected - the dire impacts this species can have ought to be considered.

The abovementioned threats posed by the redclaw have recently been reviewed by Haubrock and others emphasising the direct and indirect threats this crayfish invader can pose

for native biodiversity. However, aquaculture without redclaw is unthinkable due to its direct, profitable nature. Hitherto the conditions of often ‘localised’ enterprises, escapes do happen, often leading to irreversible damages. Aquaculture enterprises should be aware of all of that, considering the pros and cons, but also the responsibility they have when setting up redclaw productions.

8 Redclaw production according to FAO

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NEWBUILDS

FISH WELFARE CORE TO SCOTTISH-BUILT BOAT Scottish Sea Farms is about to take delivery of a 26-metre Scottish-built vessel that is a key element of taking fish welfare to a new level Launched by Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) and on long-term lease to Scottish Sea Farms from Mull-based Inverlussa Marine Services, the £6M Kallista Helen is a multi-purpose service vessel that will be fitted with a £2.5M next generation Thermolicer.

Designed by Macduff Ship Design in partnership with Inverlussa and Scottish Sea Farms, Kallista Helen will enable the salmon producer to intervene earlier in controlling sea lice, helping safeguard farmed fish health.

“I welcome this partnership which is using innovative technology to address key challenges faced by the sector,” said Scotland’s Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing, commenting on the collaboration between Scottish marine businesses.

“Aquaculture is a vital sector for Scotland’s economy, creating many highly paid, highly skilled jobs across the country, many of which are in rural and remote communities.

The Scottish Government is committed to supporting the sustainable growth of Scottish aquaculture and its wider supply chain.”

THERMOCLINER According to Inverlussa managing director Ben Wilson, Kallista Helen, named after his niece, was built with fish health and welfare front of mind.

“From the outset, Scottish Sea Farms was looking to minimise fish handling and maximise fish welfare, designing the boat around those. The result is so much better when you start with the fish then consider the boat, rather than the other way round.’

Central to the vessel’s custom design is the Thermolicer itself, designed and engineered by ScaleAQ in Norway in partnership with ScaleAQ UK. The first of its kind to be constructed in Scotland, the system includes a simpler, straighter pipe providing gentler fish handling, a wider than standard pipe of 600mm diameter to ensure a smoother journey through the system, increased capacity of up to 120 tonnes per hour, and 150-micron filtration to separate and collect the dislodged sea lice for removal from the marine environment.

The Thermolicer is so called because it uses lukewarm water to dislodge sea lice from farmed salmon. Farmed fish are drawn gently out of the pen then bathed in lukewarm water (20° above ambient seawater to a maximum temperature of 34°) for less than 30 seconds. This brief change in temperature causes the sea lice to fall off, resulting in up to 95% clearance. The lice are then collected and disposed of responsibly, and the fish returned to their pens.

In another first, the service vessel has been custom-built to house this delousing technology internally within a dedicated sheltered deck to protect it from the elements.

The advantages are better operational efficiency, improved seaworthiness and safer working conditions for the crew, while also freeing up space on the vessel’s top deck for equipment, including three cranes which means Kallista

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Helen will be less dependent on other workboats during treatments.

A heat recovery system draws engine heat and transfers it to the delousing system, saving on both fuel usage and carbon emissions.

“Not only is the Kallista Helen another important step forward in our drive to ensure the best growing conditions for our fish, it’s also a great example of Scottish business supporting Scottish business from drawing board through to final deployment,” said Scottish Sea Farms managing director Jim Gallagher.

“Events outside everyone’s control have caused delays but we’ve stuck together throughout, stayed focused on the end goal and now we’re back on course.”

Kallista Helen is expected to arrive in Shetland in early May where it will be fitted out by Scale AQ’s Scottish team and Ocean Kinetics of Lerwick. Once the installation is complete, the vessel will operate with two five-strong crews – one from Scottish Sea Farms, the other from Inverlussa – each working three week on/off shift patterns.

8 Kallista Helen ready for launch at Ferguson Marine

8 Scottish Sea Farms’s new Kallista Helen is named after Kallista Knight

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PONTA TIMBUE DELIVERED TO NUEVA PESCANOVA

The new Ponta Timbue is a freezer trawler currently on its way to fish for prawns in Mozambique waters. The handover ceremony was attended by Nueva Pescanova Group chairman José María Benavent and CEO Ignacio González, and by Luis Quinteiro, Bishop of the Diocese of Tui-Vigo.

Like its predecessors, Ponta Macalonga and Ponta Matirre, Ponta Timbue has a highly energy-efficient 700kW main engine, minimising energy consumption and emissions, and a new generation of equipment on board. The new fleet marks a turning point for Pescamar in terms of production, thanks to improved on-board processing systems which include a by-catch and waste separation area, a product cooling system, and a water and air washer.

The trawlers have been built at Astilleros Armón, with virtual reality used extensively in the design process, allowing the entire layout and interior of the vessel to be visualised in advance.

The 32.10 metre Ponta Timbue, which can has accommodation complying with ILO standards for up to 22 crew, also features a cabin for trainees, making it part of the

Photo: Nueva Pescanova

With two of the series already delivered and ready to start their prawn season, Nueva Pescanova Group has taken delivery of the latest in a series of new trawlers for its Mozambique subsidiary, Pescamar

maritime fisheries training programme launched by the Group, in collaboration with the Public-Private Partnership for Development (PPPD).

Through these new vessels, the company contributes to ten of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – specifically those related to responsible production and consumption, innovation, economic growth and employment creation, and the conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas and marine resources.

8 Nueva Pescanova Group chairman José María Benavent and CEO Ignacio González took part in Ponta Timbue’s delivery, with Bishop Luis Quinteiro of the Diocese of Tui-Vigo

Tersan Shipyard has launched its 100th building project, a new longliner factory fishing vessel currently under construction for Ervik Havfiske.

The Marin Teknikk-designed Argos Helena is scheduled for completion in Q3 this year.

With an onboard processing plant, the MT1112 L design is designed to operate on toothfish in the Southern Ocean.

The Argos Helena is the eleventh vessel to be designed by Marin Teknikk for Ervik Havfiske and the sixth to be built at Tersan.

“Ervik Havfiske, as the owner of our first turn-key basis delivery to Norway in 2011, has a significant role for Tersan, being the partner who had lit the fire for these type of vessels enabling us to penetrate the Scandinavian new building market,” explained Mehmet Gazioğlu, general manager of Tersan.

Argos Helena has length of 60.5 metres and a beam of 13.0 metres and can accommodate up to 30 crew. It will be

Photo: Tersan

Longliner for Ervik Havfiske launched at Tersan

powered by a Yanmar 6EY26W main engine.

Sales director at Marin Teknikk, Richard K. Gjerde said it was pleasing to have won the contract in a demanding market.

“We have been working closely with Stig and Kjell-Magne Ervik and their team for almost 25 years, and we feel this a recognition of our work, by designing safe,

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8 A new longliner designed by Marin Teknikk for Norwegian fishing company Ervik Havfiske is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of this year

practical, environmentally and cost-effective fishing vessels, especially adjusted to different fishery and ocean areas where Ervik operates,” he said.

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LOCAL CONCEPT SHIPBUILDING

Illustr: Weft Shipbuilding

A newcomer to the shipbuilding market, Werft Shipbuilding brings with it a focus on localism centred around its base in Urk. Despite the company’s relative newness, Werft brings decades of experience in ship construction to the sector.

According to managing director Pieter Pruiksma, Urk has historically been one of the main centres of Dutch shipbuilding and fishery.

“We want to harness the strength and expertise of local partners and let our clients benefit from local construction,” he said, commenting that from design through to construction and delivery, Werft aims to assume all roles and tasks, providing custom vessels tailored to each client’s needs.

“From hull construction to final finishing, from carpenters to electricians, Werft can handle all development facets in-house,” he said. “This is a unique concept in shipbuilding,” he added.

The company is keen to stay local, choosing construction partners who are part of the Urk Maritime cooperation collective, such as VCU-TCD, Piet Brouwer Elektrotechniek, De Flux and De Boer Marine. Other well-known names such as Padmos, C-iob and Marin are also part of the collective. This local approach combined with a flat organisational structure

and quick service means the company feels it can provide customers with the best costquality ratio.

He added that quick service is a further factor in Werft’s offering.

“Our clients can count on a fast provision of services, materials and parts anywhere they need them. Werft and its partners are very familiar with the fishing industry and the way it

8 Werft Shipbuilding aims to bring shipbuilding back to Urk

rolls. So we know first-hand just how crucial it is to get things done quickly,” he said.

Werft has signed its first engineering contract and a number of construction projects have begun.

“We have also seen a lot of national and international interest,” Pieter Pruiksma said.

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Tel: +32 58 233595 Email: eurorock@scarlet.be www.eurorock-belgium.com Contact: COO Laurent Messiaen Manufacturers of steel bobbins, rubber bobbins, spoked and bunt bobbins, rubber disc (tyres, conveyor and moulded discs), rockhoppers, spacers

P.O. 19 FO-530 Fuglafjørõur P.O.Box Box 19 FO-530 Fuglafjørður Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Tel: +298 474 200 Tel: +298 +298 474 Fax: 474200 201 Fax: +298 474 201 Email: info@vonin.com E-mail: info@vonin.com Web: Web:www.vonin.com www.vonin.com Contact: Non Contact:Bogi Eystein Elttør

Founded in Denmark in 1840, steel wire rope manufacturer.

Manufacturer of pelagic trawls, Vónin is a major supplier to the fishing fleet and semi-pelagic shrimpin trawls, aquaculture industrytrawls, with branches the Faroe various bottom trawls, purse seine Islands, Greenland, Canada, Denmark and Norway. nets, fish farming nets andsemi sorting Vónin manufactures pelagic trawls, pelagic grids.

Vónin is abottom major supplier togrids, trawl, shrimp trawls, trawls, sorting the North Atlantic/Arctic fishingand fleet. crab pots, net cages, mooring systems net We have all accessories in stock. washing systems.

The assortment includes steel wire rope, as well as rope works made of both synthetic and natural fibres. We offer a versatile range of products with programmes especially suited for all segments of the fishing industry.

Shirmpgear. We can make other rubber products as clients needs.

Zum Kuehlhaus 5 18069 Rostock GERMANY Tel: +49 381 811 2805 Fax: +49 381 811 2482 E-Mail: rofia@kloska.com www.kloska.com Contact: Stefan Lehmann Designer and manufacturer of bottom trawls, semi-pelagic and pelagic trawls, shrimp trawls, beam trawls, security nets of all sizes using the most-up-to-date materials with best quality.

Supplier of the complete range of fishing equipment (twines, ropes, wire ropes and hardware in general) to customers all around the world.

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Fish Processing

Fishing Gear

PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY

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TRAUST Langerbruggekaai 15 9000 • Gent • Belgium Tel: +32 9 376 95 95 Fax: +32 9 376 95 96 info@cretel.com www.cretel.com Cretel is manufacturing in Belgium

MAREL Sales & service offices in 30 countries Tel: +354 563 8000 Fax: +354 563 8001 E-mail: info@marel.com www.marel.com/fish

FISH SKINNERS FISH SCALERS VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINES INDUSTRIAL WASHING AND DRYING EQUIPMENT

The leading global provider of advanced equipment and integrated systems for onboard and onshore fish processing.

Our cutting-edge equipment and groundbreaking Innova production software enable fish processors of all sizes to operate at peak efficiency.

Consult us and take advantage of our worldwide experience and expertise.

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Fish Processing Machines

Injectors and Protein-Tec

for small and very small fish

Flottweg SE, Industriestraße 6-8 84137 Vilsbiburg, Deutschland (Germany) Tel.: + 49 8741 301-313 Fax: + 49 8741 301-303 wim@flottweg.com / www.flottweg.com Contact Name: Mr. Michael Wimmer

FLOTTWEG CENTRIFUGES for most efficient industrial fish processing • Production of fish oil, fish meal and surimi • Waste water treatment • Processing of fish by-products • Hydrolysis FLOTTWEG SERVICE WORLDWIDE • quick and reliable

Kroma A/S RÆVEVEJ 22 - DK-7800 SKIVE Phone: +45 9752 2099 Fax: +45 9752 0572 Web: www.kroma.dk E-mail: kroma@kroma.dk Kroma A/S is a supplier of high quality de-scaling, gutting and filleting machines for all kind of fish species. Specialist in handling of roe, and filleting of soft fish species like mackerel.

SEA SEAC AC FPM-200 F PM-200 nobb bing machine b bin machine nobbing with h in creas cr e ed yield increased

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SEA SEAC AC FPM-400 F PM-400 nobbin bing and filleting nobbing machine for small ma pelagic fish

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LIMA S.A.S. 456 Route de Rosporden Z.I. du Guélen • 29000 QUIMPER Tel. : 02 98 94 89 68 • Fax : 02 98 94 89 69 E-Mail : lima@lima-france.com www.lima-france.com

Increases yield natural way Low pressure injection Adjustable injection levels Packing yield increase Increases yield natural way Protein in Protein Reduced drip Lower cook and chill loss No chemicals

Sale: +354 516 3000

Slånbärsvägen 4, SE-386 90 Öland, SWEDEN Phone: +46 485 35 200 Mobile: +46 720 168 758 +46 707 505 230 E-mail: info@seac.se

traust@traust.is www.traust.is

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– Packing to boxes – Empty box handle

– Production software – Order handling Vesturvör 29 201 Kópavogur Iceland Tel: +354 4300 600 sales@valka.is www.valka.is

skaginn3x.com

To advertise in the LIMA are specialists in the manufacture of meat-bone separators, deboning and desinewing machines for poultry, pork, fish, lamb and beef industries. 70 different models are available from 100 to 20.000 kg/hr.

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IRAS A/S Gammelby Mollevej 3 DK-6700 Esbjerg, Denmark Tel: +45 7611 4949 Email: iras@iras.dk Web: www.iras.dk IRAS is supplying the modern fishing and aquaculture industry with innovative solutions within: Pumping, Classification, Weighing, Ice handling, Storage, Transport and Distribution systems. IRAS offers single products or complete systems for raw material handling.

Based on decades of experience, IRAS KNOW HOW to handle fish

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Ice & Refrigeration

Fish Processing

PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY

210 Gardabaer – Iceland Tel 00 354 587 1300 Email: freyr@kapp.is Contact: Freyr Fridriksson

Sales and service of liquid ice machines Type OptimICE, pre-coolers and tanks, Manual or automatic horizontal and Vertical plate freezers, RSW systems, Vacuum pumps and processing equipment for both onshore and onboard installations.

Refrigeration system and services

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Netting

PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY

World’s leading supplier of Fishing nets (our globally trusted brands are SNG, Sapphire and Olivene), assembled trawls, Purse Seines, Aquaculture cages and anti-predator nets for aquaculture industry, ropes for the fishing, aquaculture and shipping industry. Our products are exported to over 60 countries globally.

Purse Seine Nets Trawl Netting Rigged Cages Anti-Seal & Bird Nets

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Ice Plants for Fish and Seafood Flake Ice & Plate Ice up to 100t / 24h Ice Storage with Automatic Rake System Systems for Ice Conveying and Weighing Built in a Container or on a Frame www.kti-plersch.com | info@kti-plersch.com

Longlining & Jigging

www.saeplast.com www www.saeplast.com .saeplast.com

NET MANUFACTURERS We are a professional fish net maker and provide assembly & design service for various nets.

We use Nylon, HDPE, PP, PE to make purse seine net, fish farming cage net for smolt, grower, growout, predator & anti-bird, trawl net, trap net, safety net, sports net, twine, float and steel wire.

The making of fish nets can be twisted, braided, super-knot knotless or raschell knotless, mono or multi-mono filaments.

Website: www.king-net.com.tw Email: sales@mail.king-net.com.tw Main phone No. +886 7 535 2939 Fax No. +886 7 535 2938

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Reliable, effective and recently improved Jig Fishing Machine, special programs on request. The BJ 5000Ex can reach fishing depth fast!

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Forever Industries Co., Ltd. No.88, Di An Truong Tre St., Di An Town, Binh Duong, Vietnam Tel: (+84) 916 225 068 (+84) 251 378 9125 sales@forevernetco.com

D12 ropes and D3/D16 nets with Dyneema®.

Enkalon® nylon netting and ropes with the highest strength in the industry.

High tenacity Supercatch polyester products, and HDPE in Powerblue and Powergreen.

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YM Fishing Corporation

#586-10, Choryang-Dong, Dong-Ku, Busan 601-830 • Korea Tel: +82 51 469 2411 Fax: +82 51 469 2412 Email: longline@ympesca.com www.ympesca.com Contact: Hak Sam, Yoon (Mr) Nylon Monofilament longline and synthetic polyester longline. SS Tuna hook with ring, swordfish hook & tuna circle hook. Longline snap, branch hanger and all kind of longline swivel. YM PrimeLight chemical light, fishing luring light & strobe light. Tuna and swordfish longline fishing related all accessories.

Van Beelen Group bv P +31(0)255 560 560 E info@vanbeelengroup.nl IJmuiden, Netherlands vanbeelengroup.nl vb-ropes.com

Fishing nets, aquaculture nets, agriculture nets, sports nets, all types of ropes and twines.

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Web: www.garwarefibres.com Tel: (+91)2027990381 Contact: Vivek Kumar Email: vkumar@garwarefibres.com Mobile: +917767802806

www.fisa.com.pe sales@fisanet.com.pe +51 998 128 737

BJ 5000Ex

Tel: +34 981 705722 Email: tucal@tucal.es www.tucal.es

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Garware Technical Fibres Plot No 11, Block D-1, MIDC, Chinchwad, Pune, India

3rd Generation HDPE

Fortune Net Group of Companies No. 42 Sto. Domingo St • Quezon City Metro Manila • The Philippines Tel: 00632 7119238, 00632 7125362 Fax: 00632 7110169 www.fortunenetgrp.com fortunenetgrp@pldtdsl.net.

Braided knotted nets; Twisted knotted nets; Raschel knotless nets; Monofilaments double knot nets; PE shade nets. All types of twines and ropes, Specialising in: Tuna & Sardine, Purse Seiners; Mono and Multi gill nets; Nylon & HDPE trawl nets; Aquaculture fence & cage nets; Safety and sports nets; Ornamental nets.

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Steel Wire Ropes & Trawl Wire

Safety FISKENETT A/S

MARKUS LIFENET LTD

N-5936 Manger Norway Tel:+47 56 34 98 60 Fax: +47 56 34 98 70 Email: ulvatn@fiskenett.no www.fiskenett.no Contact: Hugo Ulvatn

Breidvangur 30 IS-220 Hafnarfjordur, Iceland Tel.Iceland: +354 5651375 Tel. UK: 01525 851234 Email: sales@markusnet.com Contact: Petur Th. Petursson We specialise in the development and manufacture of man overboard recovery systems suitable for all types of fishing vessels, such as the Markusnet and the Markus MOB Scramble-net/Cradle.

I-COATS N.V.

Engelsholmvej 28 8940 Randers SV Denmark Tel.: +45 89 11 12 13 Fax: +45 89 11 12 12 info@randers-reb.dk www.randers-reb.dk Contact name: Bent Herold Founded in Denmark in 1840, steel wire rope manufacturer.

The assortment includes steel wire rope, as well as rope works made of both synthetic and natural fibres. We offer a versatile range of products with programmes especially suited for all segments of the fishing industry.

Trawl Doors

Carretera de Catral, no 30 03360 Callosa de Segura, Alicante, Spain Tel: 0034 965 310 408 Fax: 0034 965 31 2166 Email: redessalinas@redessalinas.com www.redessalinas.com Contact: Srta. Carmen Salinas Manufacturer of special purse seining nets for tuna and horse mackerel, also trawl gear, ropes and twines

K. Mercierlei 29 • B-2600 Berchem • Belgium Tel: +32 32 81 73 03 • Fax: +32 32 81 73 04 info@i-coats.be • www.i-coats.be Contact: Koen Van Goethem We offer environmentally friendly, waterbased coatings for ropes and nets made out of all types of synthetic fibers.

(ARAMIDS, HMPE, LCP, …) Tailor-made products developed to the needs of the market.

Waxes, acrylics, polyurethanes, pigments and specialty coatings (LAGO 45, LAGO BF 10A, ICO-LUBE 10, ICO-THANE 10, ICO-THANE 32, ICO – THANE 96, ICO-THANE 98) All coatings are compatible, allowing development for individual solutions.

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Sydhalevej 8 - 7680 Thyborøn - Denmark T: +45 9783 1922 . W: trawldoor.dk

PEGUET & Cie 12 Rue Des Buchillons 74105 Annemasse, France Tel: +33 450 95 54 54 Fax: +33 450 92 22 06 E-mail: info@peguet.fr Website: www.peguet.fr Manufacture of Maillon Rapide® quick links for permanent connection in aeronautics, architecture, rigging equipment, industrial supplies, sailing, parachuting & paragliding, professional fishing, tramways facilities, climbing.

All product range self-certified.

YOUR PARTNER SINCE 1941

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Ekko Trawl Doors Reykjavik Iceland Tel:+354 896 2300 smari@ekko.is

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Complete range of high efficient trawl doors for demersal fishing, “off the seabed” semi-pelagic fishing and pelagic fishing.

Reykjavík, Iceland

atlimarj@polardoors.com www.polardoors.com

Ship Yards

Ropes & Net Coatings

Ship Design

Norwegian producer of twisted, braided and knotless netting for purse-seining and trawling.

Netloft for mounting and repairs of purse-seines.

Made in Denmark

Ytawl Makers

Purse Seine Nets

PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY

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AKVASERVIS TRAWLS Email: office@akvaservis.lt www.akvaservis-trawl.com Tel: +370 46 365 363 Las Palmas - Baltic - Murmansk Designer & manufacturer of Pelagic, Semi-Pelagic & Bottom trawls since 1992 with active trawls in North Atlantic, Far-Eastern & Western-African fisheries.

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An incredibly versatile trawl Centrally located in the North Sea basin

Available 24/7 SHIPYARD SERVICES FISHING GEAR TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT & SERVICES DESIGN & ENGINEERING GENERAL SUPPLIES PORT & FISH LANDING FACILITIES

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Contact : Tel. : +33 (0)2 99 56 14 36 Fax : +33 (0)2 99 40 03 43 trawldoor.morgere@morgere.fr www.morgere.com

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Estrada de Fortons 23 36812 Redondela (Pontevedra) Spain Tel: +34 986 20 33 12 E-mail: info@grupoeurored.com Website: www.grupoeurored.com Hi tech design and production of pelagic and bottom fishing trawl systems. Nets and deck material for tuna purse seiners, inshore fishing and longliners. Everything necessary for fishing activities: MORGERE trawl doors, COTESI nets, ropes, mooring, BRIDON cable, flotation, CROSBY GROUP naval hardware, longline material, etc.

Aquaculture integral supplies and installation of fish farming and Long Line production systems, OFFSHORE facilities.

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P.O. 19 FO-530 Fuglafjørõur P.O.Box Box 19 FO-530 Fuglafjørður Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Tel: +298 474 200 Tel: +298 +298 474 Fax: 474200 201 Fax: +298 474 201 Email: info@vonin.com E-mail: info@vonin.com Web: Web:www.vonin.com www.vonin.com Contact: Non Contact:Bogi Eystein Elttør

3rd Generation HDPE www.fisa.com.pe sales@fisanet.com.pe +51 998 128 737

Manufacturer of pelagic trawls, Vónin is a major supplier to the fishing fleet and semi-pelagic shrimpin trawls, aquaculture industrytrawls, with branches the Faroe various bottom trawls, purse and seine Islands, Greenland, Canada, Denmark Norway. nets, fish farming nets andsemi sorting Vónin manufactures pelagic trawls, pelagic grids.

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Submit your abstract by 15th April Entitled Transforming the Blue Economy to 100% Green the conference will be addressing the full utilisation of ǰsh by-products and the steps being taken towards the use of green technology.

We are therefore now inviting submissions from companies, organisations and individuals to put forward papers or presentations in the following categories: 6 Striving towards 100% utilisation for diǯerent species 6 Technology Innovation 6 Kick starting the industry - Investment Opportunities 6 Pioneering By-product Utilisation (leather, chitin, collagen, pharmaceuticals, medicines, ǰsh oils and ǰsh meal) Abstracts or presentations using case and ‘real life’ studies are the most engaging for our audience and therefore will be given precedence.

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