World Fishing April 2022

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EU LAUNCHES INDUSTRY SUPPORT IN RESPONSE TO UKRAINE CONFLICT New crisis measures to support the fishery and aquaculture sectors in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been introduced by the European Commission.

Recognising that the conflict has raised the prices of energy and raw materials, generated very high additional operating costs and squeezed profit margins in the fishery, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors, the Commission said the crisis mechanism of the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) will bring immediate relief through financial compensation for economic losses and additional costs.

Member states will be able to grant financial compensation to operators for income foregone due to the current market disruption, as well as “storage aid” to producer organisations.

This step comes in addition to the Temporary Crisis Framework, which enables member states to provide support through state aid.

“The war in Ukraine is a war against all of us.

Our fisheries, aquaculture and processing sectors are hit hard due to high energy, oxygen and raw material prices. This is the second time in the past years after the COVID-19 pandemic, so we are again taking quick action to support them in this turmoil,” EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, said.

“These emergency crisis measures should not in any way impede our long-term efforts towards structural energy transition of the fishery and aquaculture sectors to achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal,” Sinkevičius added.

The new mechanism allows member states to grant two types of crisis measures:

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8 Brussels’ new crisis mechanism will seek to bring immediate relief through financial compensation for economic losses and additional costs

Financial compensation to operators of the fishery, aquaculture and processing sectors for their income foregone and additional costs stemming from the current market disruption. Additional energy costs can be covered by the compensation if they are linked to the market disruption caused by the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine.

Financial compensation to producer organisations if they implement the storage mechanism of the common organisation of the markets (storage aid).

That mechanism allows producer organisations to store the products of their members as a way to secure a satisfactory level of price on the market.

The Commission advises that the EMFAF crisis mechanism is a temporary measure and applies retroactively as of 24 February 2022, the date of the start of the aggression of Russia against Ukraine, and will last until the end of 2022.

BRUNVOLL LANDS BUMPER VESSEL CONTRACT Denmark’s Karstensens Skibsværft has agreed a new contract with Brunvoll AS for the delivery of propulsion and manoeuvring systems for nine new fishing vessels being built over the next three years for shipowners in Norway, Denmark, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

According to Norway-based Brunvoll’s Sales Manager – Fisheries & Aquaculture, Arne Tennøy, the new projects – all purse seiner/trawlers of 75 to 88 metres – will take Brunvoll’s participation on Karstensens Skibsværft newbuilds up to 50 vessels.

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The international fishing & aquaculture industry magazine EDITORIAL & CONTENT Editor: Jason Holland jholland@worldfishing.net

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It’s abundantly clear that in these new circumstances, emergency actions are again needed from the powers that be

Right now, and throughout our entire industry, there are grave concerns about the effects that this current fuel crisis and the related rising prices for raw materials and energy could have. These are, of course, some of the unfortunate outcomes of the distressing events taking place in Ukraine.

At World Fishing & Aquaculture, we’re hearing that in some cases, fuel price volatility is taking some fishing operations to the point that it will soon be financially unviable for them to go to sea. By the time you read this, it might in fact be the case that some vessels have had to tie-up, having seen their costs outweigh the returns.

But it’s not just the catching sector that’s being derailed by soaring operational costs. Profit margins are being squeezed across the fishery, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors. The same applies to the transport and fuel heavy nature of onward supply chains. And with seafood being one of the most widely-traded food categories in the world, the physical process of importing and exporting fish is becoming increasingly expensive too.

Indeed, it has quickly become apparent that while the coronavirus pandemic exposed food system frailties and the need for grand-scale infrastructure investments for long-term viability and sustainability, the Ukraine crisis is highlighting our fuel and energy dependencies. Having only just come to terms with the former, many seafood businesses are today suffering as a result of the latter. And it’s abundantly clear that in these new circumstances, emergency actions are again needed from the powers that be.

Thankfully, some have already acted. The European Commission, for example, has activated new crisis measures to support the fishery and aquaculture sectors in the context of the conflict through to the end of this year. But many others also need to recognise the precarious position the seafood economy now finds itself in, and quickly prioritise arrangements that alleviate pressures so that those vessels that have found themselves at risk can continue to fish and so that supply chains can continue to provide consumers with healthy, delicious products from the sea at affordable prices.

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BRIEFS Australian trawl fishery support

Australia’s South East Trawl Fishery has welcomed AUD 24 million from the Federal Budget to support the structural adjustment of the fishery, with AUD 20 million used to buy back vessel permits. The package has been delivered in response to quotas set in March for the 2022/23 fishing year by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA).

Cargill invests in Chilean salmon Food and agriculture company Cargill is to purchase 24.5% of the shares in Chilean salmon farming company Salmones Multiexport SA (Multi X), subsidiary of Multiexport Foods SA, for around US$290 million. In turn, Mitsui, a shareholder of Multi X since 2015, will increase its shareholding by 1.13%, to 24.5%. Multiexport Foods maintains control of Multi X with 51% of the total shares.

BIDEN BANS RUSSIAN SEAFOOD US President Joe Biden has announced that in response to the invasion of Ukraine, the United States’ trade status with Russia has been significantly downgraded and that imports of Russian seafood, alcohol and diamonds are banned.

The move to revoke “most favoured nation” status for Russia was taken in coordination with the European Union, NATO allies and G7 countries, with Biden stating, “we’re going to jointly announce several new steps to squeeze Putin and hold him more — even more accountable for his aggression against Ukraine. “ The President explained that favoured-nation status designation means two countries have agreed to trade with each other under the best possible terms, such as low tariffs, few barriers to trade, and the highest possible imports allowed.

“In the United States, we call this ‘permanent normal trade relations’ – PNTR – but it’s the same thing. Revoking PNTR for Russia is going

Kenya endorses CTA and STCW-F To demonstrate its support for the safety of fishing vessels and their crews, Kenya has ratified the 2012 Cape Town Agreement (CTA) and the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F).

New boost for Scottish pelagics

New boost for Scottish pelagics Scotland’s fishing sector is to become more hands-on by collecting the data used to make yearly management decisions about herring, mackerel and blue whiting stocks, through a new initiative developed by the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association, Shetland UHI and the Marine Scotland directorate.

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to make it harder for Russia to do business with the United States.

And doing it in unison with other nations that make up half of the global economy will be another crushing blow to the Russian economy that’s already suffering very badly from our sanctions.”

“We’re also taking a further step of banning imports of goods from several signature sectors of the Russian economy, including seafoods, vodka, and diamonds.

“The free world is coming together to confront Putin,” Biden said. “Putin is an aggressor – is the aggressor. And Putin must pay the price.”

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the US imported 48,867 tonnes of seafood from Russia in 2021, worth about US$1.2 billion.

Crab accounted for the largest portion of those imports, with the US buying more than $900 million worth of frozen snow and red king crab last year.

The US does not sell any seafood directly to Russia, as the country banned US exports of fish and seafood in 2014.

Meanwhile, Russian whitefish features among £900 million worth of key products that the UK government has placed significantly higher import tariffs on in addition to existing tariffs as part of its response to the invasion of Ukraine.

As well as the tariffs which represent a 35% increase on current rates, the UK has announced a ban on exports of high-end luxury goods to Russia, which the government said is likely affect luxury vehicles, high-end fashion and works of art.

It said that denying Russia access to “Most Favoured Nation” tariff treatment for key imports and applying additional tariffs will restrict Russian exports to the UK. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, said the new tariffs would further isolate the Russian economy from global trade, and ensure that it does not benefit from the rules-based international system that it does not respect.

Figures compiled by UK public body Seafish, estimate that the UK imported 48,000 tonnes of whitefish directly from Russia in 2020. It also deems that a considerable proportion of Chinese whitefish imports that year was also of Russian origin.

8 The free world is coming together to confront Putin, says President Biden

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RESPONSIBLE FISHING FIRST The first coldwater prawn fishing vessel has been certified to the Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS), the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has confirmed.

Merike is a 70-metre Estoniaregistered trawler that targets coldwater prawns (Pandalus borealis) in the North Atlantic along the eastern Canadian coastline as well as the eastern Barents Sea and up to Svalbard.

Built in 2002, the vessel is owned

by Reyktal AS, part of the Reykjavik-based IEC Group.The project was sponsored by UK seafood supplier Lyons Seafood Ltd, part of the Labeyrie Fine Foods Group.

To date, 29 vessels have been certified to RFVS.

8 Merike is a 70-metre Estonia-registered trawler that targets coldwater prawns

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BRIEFS European fishers defend trawling The European Bottom Fishing Alliance (EBFA), launched in European Parliament on 24 March 2022 by fishing organisations from 14 EU countries, has defended the use of active bottom gears. According to EBFA, bottom trawling brings ashore more than 1 million tonnes of sustainable seafood and generates almost 40% percent of the European fisheries sector’s total value.

Profand acquires Kefalonia Fisheries Vigo, Spain, headquartered family-owned fishing company Grupo Profand has acquired a majority stake in the Greek corporation Kefalonia Fisheries. The addition of Kefalonia to Profand’s family boosts the company’s presence in aquaculture production, specifically in seabream and seabass.

Scottish salmon trade boost Scotland exported 4,828 tonnes of farmed salmon in January this year, an increase of 1,607 tonnes on the corresponding month of 2021, with the sector earning £37.2 million or 95% more from the trade. The EU accounted for 63% of the volume, with France the dominant European market.

In volume terms, the EU sourced 3,022 tonnes of Scottish salmon.

Pelagia AS purchases NFI Norwegian pelagic fish company Pelagia AS has signed an agreement with Arne Stang AS to purchase 100% of the shares in Norsk Fiskeindustri Invest AS (NFI).

NFI owns 51% of the shares in Husøy Eiendom Karmøy AS and 51.05% of the shares in fishmeal and fish oil producer Karmsund Protein AS. Pelagia AS is a 100% owned subsidiary of Pelagia Holding AS.

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AUSTRALIAN SEAFOOD BOUNCES BACK The value of Australia’s fisheries and aquaculture production is set to rise by 10% to AUD 3.55 billion in 2021–22, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has forecast.

If achieved, this would be the highest level achieved by the country since 2002–03.

According to the bureau’s report, Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Outlook 2022, the strong growth in production value follows higher prices for farmed salmonids, wild-caught prawns and oysters.

Prices for salmonids are expected to grow by 37%, prices for prawns are expected to grow by 10% and prices for oysters are expected to grow by 3% in 2021–22, ABARES said.

It attributes these price rises to demand growth for seafood products after the steady reopening of economies, and rising input costs for fisheries and aquaculture operations as a result of continuing disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In international markets, salmonid price rises have been particularly acute, it said, with Australia’s export unit values on average 46% higher over July to December in 2021 compared with the same period in 2020.

ABARES analysis also forecasts that salmonid prices

will decline in 2022–23, driving a decline in overall production value, but that over the mediumterm (2022–23 to 2026–27), the total value of fisheries and aquaculture products is projected to return to trend, growing on average at 0.4% a year.

Commenting on the report’s findings, Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) CEO, Veronica Papacosta, said that natural disasters, trade export restrictions and the impacts of COVID-19 had brought an extraordinary past two years for the industry and that to see a return to growth shows it is on the right track.

“There’s been unexpected growth in the prices for farmed salmonoids, edible oysters, and

8 ABARES expects the value of Australia’s fisheries and aquaculture production to reach AUD 3.55 billion in 2021-22

both farmed and wild-caught prawns, as consumers place their confidence in our healthy, sustainable great Australian seafood.

“For the first time, we are set to see Australia’s aquaculture products grow to AUD 2.16 billion, up 21% from last year. This figure surpasses the AUD 2 billion by 2027 target, set in the 2017 National Aquaculture Strategy.

“Following a sharp decline in seafood exports in 2020, we’re seeing increased international demand for select Australian seafood exports, with a forecast export value of AUD 1.34 billion in 2021-22.”

Squid sector steps up anti-iuu fishing actions Leading squid producers and buyers from the United States, Spain, Canada and the United Kingdom have increased their commitment to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing through new and strengthened purchasing policies.

The pledge has been made by the Squid IUU Prevention Working Group, which comprises 16 squid producers, including Cabomar, Congalsa, Crocker & Winsor Seafoods, Grupo Alfrio, Lund’s Fisheries, Inc, Sun Coast Calamari, Sea Farms, PanaPesca, The Town Dock and WOFCO. By the end of 2022, the Working

Group companies will adopt new purchasing policies or strengthen current ones to incentivise sourcing from legal producers and ban imports of IUU squid products. They will also establish a governance and funding mechanism for the group, adopt a plan to address social responsibility issues, and engage regulators and other actors to commit resources to improve squid management and eliminate IUU fishing.

The Squid IUU Prevention Working Group, which was formed in July 2021 by some members of the Sustainable

Fisheries Partnership’s Global Squid Supply Chain Roundtable (SR), expects to announce a formal agreement at this month’s Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, Spain.

8 By the end of this year, the Squid IUU Prevention Working Group companies will have purchasing policies in place that ban the import of products resulting from IUU

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HEALTH OF GLOBAL TUNA STOCKS DECLINE Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 80.5% is sourced from stocks deemed to be at “healthy” levels of abundance, according to the latest edition of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) ‘Status of the Stocks’ report.

ISSF’s March 2022 report also finds that 9.2% of the total tuna catch came from overfished stocks, and 10.3% came from stocks at an intermediate level of abundance.

Six months previously, the “healthy” level was at a much higher 87.7%, with the decline mainly attributed to a change in the rating of the Eastern Pacific skipjack stock, which represents about 6% of the global tuna catch. The report downgrades that stock from a green to a yellow colour rating.

The report explains that the Inter-American Tropical Tuna

Commission (IATTC) has not conducted a conventional assessment of skipjack tuna since 2012. As such, its status is uncertain.

In addition, fishery indicators show an increase in fishing mortality in the floating-object (or FAD) fishery and a historical low level in skipjack average size.

This, ISSF said, adds to the uncertainty of the actual stock status. It is therefore urging the IATTC to conduct a conventional stock assessment as soon as possible.

Other changes in tuna stock status since ISSF’s September 2021 report include: n The Atlantic Ocean bigeye stock improved its spawning biomass status from orange to yellow and its fishing mortality status from orange to green n The Mediterranean albacore stock’s spawning biomass status was downgraded from yellow to

orange, and its fishing mortality rating was demoted from green to orange ISSF’s latest report also determines that the Indian Ocean yellowfin, Pacific bluefin tuna and Mediterranean albacore stocks are overfished and subject to overfishing, while the Indian Ocean albacore and bigeye stocks are subject to overfishing.

In 2020, the total global tuna catch was 4.9 million tonnes, which was about 10% lower than in 2019.

Some 57% of this was skipjack tuna, followed by yellowfin (30%),

8 In 2020, the total global tuna catch was 4.9 million tonnes, which was about 10% lower than in 2019

bigeye (8%) and albacore (4%).

Bluefin tuna accounted for 1% of the global catch.

Some 66% of the catch is from purse seining (approximately 36% associated or FAD sets, 27% unassociated or free school sets, and 3% dolphin sets), followed by longline (10%), pole-and-line (7%), gillnets (4%), and miscellaneous gears (13%).

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INSIGHT

The future of fishing

RISE TO THE CHALLENGE

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Seafood supply chains are being urged to play a more prominent role in ocean revitalisation, writes Jason Holland

To help restore ocean health, companies selling wild-caught seafood need to demonstrate a lot more accountability in their product procurement and ensure that they are sourcing from fishing operations that are behaving responsibly. This was one of the key messages that John Kerry, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, delivered at the recent 9th annual World Ocean Summit on ambitions and actions to save the ocean.

Kerry also told the virtual conference it’s critical that unsustainable fishing practices in the high seas are stopped.

“We must bring an end to the unbelievable overfishing of these fish stocks. Large vessels and national fleets are strip-mining the ocean – using netting and other practices that have been outlawed in EEZs, because there’s no enforcement on the high seas.

“Quite frankly, we’re rapidly depleting stocks of fish,” Kerry said. “The result is there’s nothing sustainable about what happens on the high seas today.”

The summit had already drawn attention to the fact that United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14, which focuses on life below water, has to-date attracted the lowest level of investment of all the SDG targets, with the likes of UN’s special envoy for the ocean Peter Thomson

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8 Seafood corporations and traders need to show a great deal more responsibility, insists John Kerry

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There’s nothing sustainable about what happens on the high seas today John Kerry, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate insisting that while ocean health remains in decline “there’s no healthy planet without a healthy ocean”, and so there is a critical need to revive the fortunes of the goal and to ensure it gets back on track.

With regards to boosting focus and investment in SDG 14, Kerry said the UN has a key role to play and acknowledged that the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, at the end of June will focus on scaling up ocean action for SDGs. However, he again stressed it is even more important that the corporations involved in fisheries supply chains “step up and act responsibly”.

One way in which they can do this, he said, is to ensure there is much wider enforcement of the Agreement on Port States Measures (PSMA), the binding international agreement to specifically target illegal,

8 The US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate told the World Ocean Summit that unsustainable fishing practices in the high seas must be stopped

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unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing adopted by the UN in 2009.

“The system was put in place to create accountability in the landings of fish as they come into port. It requires responsible fishing practices. But in too many parts of the world, we have fishing vessels that go out and just turn off their digital recorders that show where they are. There’s no enforcement of this. We have to be tougher in ports. There has to be accountability with reporting from the moment they set sail to the moment they return with their catch. We have to know where these vessels are and know how much they are catching.”

Kerry continued, “The enforcement mechanisms have got to be jacked up, and the corporations that sell these products – if they want to continue to have products to sell in the future – need to exhibit a great deal more responsibility.”

Adding commitment On addressing climate change, Kerry said, “You cannot solve the problems of the ocean – and there are many – without addressing climate head on, and you can’t solve the problem of climate without addressing the ocean head on. They are related; the ocean is the climate regulator of the Earth and it’s the producer of 51% of the oxygen that we breathe.

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Fighting against overfishing, which ravages the ecosystems and decreases their capacity for resilience is also taking action for the climate HSH Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco “But currently – because of pollution, and because of the massive inflow of carbon dioxide in the ocean – the acidity of the ocean is rising, and we are changing the chemistry of the ocean more than we have in literally hundreds of thousands of years. We have got to stop. We have got to begin respect the ocean and the connection of the two. That means we must reduce emissions.”

He told the summit that he hopes the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27), taking place in Sharm ElSheikh, Egypt, in November this year will lead to the execution of many new pro-climate strategies.

“Glasgow (COP 26, held in October and November 2021) elicited commitments, so this has to be the year of implementation,” Kerry said.

“In the case of countries that didn’t already step up and make commitments, they now have to step up at Sharm El-Sheikh.

We have to raise the global ambition. If we don’t reduce emissions sufficiently, we will not reverse the chemistry and the deterioration of the ocean itself.

“We hope there will be enforcement and much larger commitments by countries that haven’t yet committed to reduce their emissions faster.”

Kerry warned that if those commitments are not forthcoming then as well as not having the platform to achieve ocean restoration, it will be impossible to meet the goal to prevent global warming from exceeding more than 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels.

Equally, if there is not a 45-50% reduction in global emissions between now and 2030, reaching net zero by 2050 will also be impossible, he said.

“Everything is compounded. All of the worst impacts predicted for climate, and all of the worst impacts predicted for

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the ocean simply aggregate, and we run the potential of reaching tipping points with respect to coral reefs, the Artic, the Antarctic, and with food-stocks for whales and predators up and down the food chain.”

Taking action Adding that “despite the warnings and the evidence, our world is still struggling to give the ocean the attention it deserves”, HSH Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, told the summit that the findings of industries such as fishing, aquaculture, tourism and shipping as well as close scrutiny of the plastic pollution problem have enabled the challenges that need to be addressed to protect the ocean to be pinpointed.

“Global warming is the cause of many of the issues facing our ocean,” he said.

Explaining that the ocean’s situation has a direct impact on the future of the world “even in the areas furthest away from it”, Prince Albert insisted “the ocean is not just a victim of global warming it’s the source of solutions with its ability to store carbon, the renewable energy resources it can provide, or the mitigation effects of its ecosystems”.

As a consequence, he said, most of the actions talked about when contemplating measures to save the ocean have a direct link with the climate.

“By maintaining the health of our ocean, we are enabling it to continue to play a crucial role in the face of the climate threat.

“So, promoting low carbon energy navigation technology is taking action for the climate, combatting plastic pollution is taking action for the climate, developing responsible aquaculture which responds to our increasing protein requirements in a more acceptable manner is taking action for the climate.

“Fighting against overfishing, which ravages the ecosystems and decreases their capacity for resilience is also taking action for the climate. And finally, promoting sustainable tourism which is concerned about the preservation of natural resources and capable of raising the awareness of our contemporaries is once again taking action on behalf of the climate.”

The prince also offered that marine protected areas (MPAs) offer the means to protect essential ocean areas and their biodiversity especially in the face of climate change. Alongside fellow members of state, he is advocating for new MPAs to be created “with proper protective measures for the planet”, especially on the high seas.

“Like many scientists, I believe that 30% of the high seas need to be taken to protected-status rapidly by the end of this decade and I mean generally protected if we want to save our ocean and more importantly, to save our planet. There is still time to save our ocean,” he said.

8 Fighting against overfishing and developing responsible aquaculture is taking responsible action, said HSH Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco

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SERVING UP AI-RAISED FISH

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Japanese sushi chain Kura Sushi is installing smart fish feeders at its consignment sites for the sustainable farming of red seabream. Bonnie Waycott reports

With new technologies and artificial intelligence attracting production and sustainability and enable stakeholders to have increasing attention from the aquaculture space, leading better visibility and management.

Japanese sushi chain Kura Sushi has elected to support the “Kura Sushi’s vision is closely aligned with our mission and country’s fish farming progress through its new subsidiary technology solutions, which is why we decided to work Kura Osakana Farm. together,” she said.

Established in November 2021, the subsidiary is a marine products trading company that is wholly-owned by Kura Sushi.

Real-time controls One of its main roles is to commission fish farmers across Japan Umitron Cell is a smart feeding machine that enables farmers to produce fish for sushi products. to remotely control feeding while watching In January this year, Kura Sushi announced real-time footage of their fish from a that it would deploy Umitron Cell, an automated smartphone or other device. fish feeder that uses AI and IoT technology, as The automatic feeding feature is powered part of a new collaboration with aquaculture by the Fish Appetite Index (FAI), Umitron’s AI and technology firm Umitron. Through this algorithm that analyses fish appetite and helps arrangement, Kura Osakana Farm will be farmers remotely control the smart feeder from responsible for providing Umitron Cells to office PCs or smartphones. contract farms for their use.

Knowing fish appetite in advance and being “Most Japanese fishermen and farmers are able to optimise and control the speed of part of small, family-owned businesses without feeding and the amount of feed that is given 8 Japanese sushi restaurant any stable management of farming operations,” provides significant benefits; labour load is chain Kura Sushi has more said Joyce Leo, marine scientist at Umitron. reduced, feeding is optimised and operations than 450 locations in Japan and dozens of outlets in “Kura Sushi wants to create a successful are environmentally-friendly as food can be Taiwan and the United States production model for fisheries and aquaculture prevented from flowing into the sea. to thrive and prosper.”

Umitron Cell is currently being used in Japan One example of what it is doing is purchasing fish caught in and Peru for species such as seabream, striped horse mackerel set nets and donating part of its sales to an organisation that and salmon trout. Kura Sushi’s farms will be focusing on red promotes the employment of fishermen, Leo explained. seabream but there are plans to rear other species in the future.

“In future, Japan’s fisheries and aquaculture will have to boost the efficiency of their operations by bringing down costs Attracting new blood and improving working conditions. This will help increase Through their new collaboration, Umitron and Kura Sushi are also aiming to address long-standing issues in Japan’s fisheries and aquaculture, such as poor working conditions and labour shortages.

The labour shortage is becoming an increasingly serious issue due to an ageing workforce, while the depopulation of rural areas where aquaculture is thriving is another concern.

More and more young people are put off by difficult work such as going back and forth each day to feed and keep an eye Joyce Leo, Umitron on fish in bad weather, while older farmers do not have any

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Masahiko Shimizux, Kura Sushi good data to share their know-how with younger farmers. This makes it difficult to teach them what they have learned over the years.

Feeding is also a concern. In the case of red seabream aquaculture, feed costs account for 50-60% of the total cost, placing a burden on farmers’ profits and aquaculture management.

In addition to being more efficient, Umitron Cell can save labour and reduce the number of trips that are required to feed or check fish. It can also create better working conditions because feeding and monitoring through smartphones eliminates the need to visit fish pens when the weather is bad.

There are also positive effects on feed – giving the required amount at the right time can speed up growth rate and reduce food loss.

Engaging consumers Once harvested, the fish from Kura Sushi’s farms will be marketed to consumers as ‘fish raised by technology’. Hopes are high that this will serve as an interesting talking point for consumers and provide them with an opportunity to find out more about the origin of their food from farm to table.

Leo believes that this will also attract new consumers and producers.

Meanwhile, with Umitron Cell in place, Kura Sushi and its farmers will have a stable supply of high-quality fish for their restaurant patrons and be able to continue growing their business.

“In order to keep providing delicious sushi to consumers, Kura Sushi must guarantee a stable supply of fish, and to achieve this, they believe that it’s vital to enhance working conditions for farmers and refine their operational and production costs and overall industry management, something that can be accomplished using Umitron Cell,” Leo said.

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8 Umitron Cell, an automated fish feeder that uses AI and IoT technology

As it aims to fulfil its vision of revitalising Japan’s fisheries and aquaculture, hopes are high that Kura Sushi will successfully alter Japan’s industry landscape for the better.

“By using the AI smart feeder Umitron Cell, we hope to improve working environments, efficiency and stabilise the income of farmers through medium- to long-term contracts,” said Masahiko Shimizu, Sales Division Manager at Kura Sushi.

“By demonstrating a unique fishery business model such as this one, our aim is to create new employment opportunities and revitalise the fish farming industry.”

Image: Umitron

Tech uptake While Kura Sushi waits to hear the outcomes of Umitron Cell from its fish farmers, other producers have reported promising results.

“In a previous large-scale feed optimisation demonstration using Umitron Cell and FAI, red seabream producers fed their cages remotely via smartphone using analysed data on fish appetites and achieved a 20% reduction in the amount of feed,” said Leo. “In addition to maintaining fish quality, they were also able to hit their targeted harvest size in just 10 months instead of a year.

These positive results prove that we can still obtain reasonablysized, high-quality fish quickly while taking care of our marine resources by preventing unnecessary feed from being discharged into the environment.”

AI, Internet of Things (IoT) and new technology appear to have taken off significantly in Japan’s aquaculture industry.

When Umitron was founded in 2016, many producers could not picture how AI and IoT could be used in the industry, remarked Leo. But partly due to a current push by the government towards digitalisation and the cascading effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of producers are now willing to introduce technology on their farms to improve production efficiency and working conditions.

Many have reported more time available to spend with their families and the ability to provide young people with a more attractive workplace.

Image: Umitron

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Our aim is to create new employment opportunities and revitalise the fish farming industry

8 Umitron’s AI algorithm analyses the appetite of fish and helps farmers remotely control smart feeders

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NEWBUILDS

SETTING A NEW STANDARD The owners of new pelagic vessel Christian í Grótinum have a well-deserved reputation for being trailblazers

8 Sea trials completed, Christian í Grótinum at the quayside in Skagen before delivery to its owners

The Rasmussen family from Klaksvík in the Faroe Islands haven’t been shy of making investments in both fishing capacity and activities ashore, and the latest development is the delivery of new pelagic vessel Christian í Grótinum, the most recent in a long line of fishing vessels to bear the name.

With a length of 89.35 metres and a beam of 17 metres, the vessel has a 3,590-cubic metre carrying capacity in its 16 RSW tanks, and this represents a switch back to landing fresh catches of herring, mackerel blue whiting and capelin, after having operated pelagic vessels with processing and freezing capabilities. The new vessel will operate alongside Norðborg, which was built in Chile in 2009 with a pelagic factory deck and refrigeration capacity.

Behind the new vessel are Kristian M Rasmussen and his sons Eyðun, the company’s technical director, Norðborg’s skipper Jón, and Bogi, who skippers the new Christian í Grótinum.

The Rasmussen family went to Karstensens Skibsværft for their newbuild. Like practically every one of the long series of new pelagic vessels that have been built at the Skagen yard in recent years, Christian í Grótinum is the yard’s own design, and at more than 80 metres and with a reported DKK 300 million price tag, this is one of the largest fishing vessel contracts the yard has taken on.

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Design focus Alongside the recently delivered Ruth, Vilhelm Thorsteinsson and Börkur, as well as Astrid, under construction for owners in Sweden, there is a definite requirement for larger vessels that provide greater range, comfort and carrying capacity, as well as high-efficiency RSW systems and optimum energy economy.

The design process put the main focus on working, safety and comfort for the crew, achieving the best possible catch quality, and optimising fuel consumption. Accommodation areas have been placed as far as is practical from the propeller to minimise sound levels in cabins and crew areas, in addition to other measures taken to make Christian í Grótinum a quiet, comfortable ship. During trails noise measurements showed levels well below all the requirements and recommendations.

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NEW BUILDS Ordered in 2020, Christian í Grótinum has been built at the Karstensen Shipyard Poland in Gdynia, and was brought to the Skagen yard in July 2021 for the later stages out outfitting.

The handover took place in the first week of March this year, and skipper Bogi Rasmussen and his crew took the new vessel first to Klaksvík, and then to Fuglafjörður for fishing gear to be taken on board.

Power and propulsion Christian í Grótinum has a complete Wärtsilä propulsion system, with a 7,320kW @750rpm 12V31 main engine driving a 4,500m diameter 4G1190 propeller via an SCV 112/2-PDC68 reduction gearbox. The SCR system is also from Wärtsilä.

Electrical power on board is sourced from 1,348kW and 940kW Caterpillar 3512 and C32 gensets, plus a 200kW harbour set, although the main engine is intended as the primary energy source for both propulsion and the deck layout, provided via the 3,300kW/4,125kVA Marelli MJRM 710 shaft generator mounted on the reduction gear PTO. The principle is that when full power is needed, it’s not going to be needed for both deck and propulsion simultaneously. During hauling and shooting, when the winches have a high-power requirement, the shaft generator is clutched in to provide energy, and clutched out as the deck power requirement is reduced.

All electrical power systems on board are controlled by the DEIF power management system.

Further on, a bus-bar breaker is fitted to the main switchboard, allowing aft thrusters to be powered by the shaft alternator and forward thruster and vessel’s hotel load from the diesel generator set.

Electrical power system is fitted for floating frequency (6050Hz), with frequency converters for 400/440 V and a UPS clean power static supply/converter for 230V. This allows the main engine and propeller rpm to be reduced by 17%.

Christian í Grótinum’s propulsion system is completed with a Kongsberg high lift flap rudder and Kongsberg Tenfjord SR 723 steering gear, a 1400kW Brunvoll aft thruster and a 1500kW Brunvoll AR80 LTC2100 azimuth thruster mounted forward.

8 Ibercisa supplied the fully-electric trawl winch system, as well as two pairs of purse winches

Electric deck The choice went to an electric deck and fish pumping system, with the trawl deck laid out slightly offset to port to leave space on the starboard side for the net bin. Christian í Grótinum has a trawl layout supplied by Ibercisa, with a pair of 97-tonne trawl winches controlled by a Scantrol autotrawl.

The trawl deck is arranged with a pair of 140-tonne net

8 Catches pass through the water separator before being routed to the RSW tanks

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NEWBUILDS

8 The skippers’ chairs face a Furuno Smart Bridge and a bank of five 55-inch screens

drums lined up with the stern hatches, plus there are storage compartments below the trawl deck for additional trawl gear to stowed.

Ibercisa also supplied the 90-tonne tail-end and top-line winches, a 27-tonne end-wire winch, a pair of net sounder winches placed on the aft gallows and the mooring and anchor winches, as well as the two pairs of purse winches.

These are a 40-tonne pair, plus a 15-tonne set of auxiliary purse winches.

The purse-seining rig is from MacGregor Triplex, with a 32-tonne Triplex 1020 net hauler mounted on the starboard side, plus KNR-120 and KNR-75 net cranes, floatline and leadline stackers, a KN-75 foredeck crane and a KN-60 fish pump crane.

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There is a definite requirement for larger vessels that provide greater range, comfort and carrying capacity Its cranes are run on a high-pressure hydraulic system, powered by a drive system with two 128kW pump units.

Christian í Grótinum is rigged with three fish pumps, able to pump catches on board over the side or from each quarter.

These are 20-inch MacGregor Rapp electric pumps, supplied with cable and fish hose reels.

Catches are pumped from the codend or the purse seine and pass to the dewatering box before being routed to selected RSW tanks. The RSW installation on board is a triple PTG FrioNordica system, each of which has a 1,300kW/1.118.000kCal/h capacity.

The RSW circulation system is run with remotely operated RSW-valves through a Wartsila Lyngsø control system. Iras supplied the vacuum system for discharging, with three 3,000-litre tanks and three 87kW compressor units.

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Fishing systems SeaMech supplied the electronic systems in Christian í Grótinum’s wheelhouse, with a variety of Furuno and Simrad equipment.

The two skipper’s chairs face a bank of five 55-inch Olorin screens and a Furuno Smart Bridge that routes feeds from fish-finding and navigation systems into a customisable display. In addition, there are a further 16 32-inch and six 27inch Hatteland displays installed in the wheelhouse.

The low frequency sonars are 15-25kHz Furuno FSV-25S and 25kHz Simrad ST94 sets and the high frequency set is a 180kHz Furuno FSV-75. The FS-70 headline-mounted sonar and the SN9 purse seine/bow scanning sonar are Simrad units, plus there is a WASSP 80kHz 3D sonar.

The echo sounders are Furuno FCV-38, FCV-1900 and DFF1-UHD sets and the current indicator is a CI-68 from Furuno.

Chart plotters in Christian í Grótinum’s wheelhouse are a 3D Olex system and a pair of MaxSea Time Zero units. The radars, GPS and GPS compasses are from Furuno and the gyro compasses and autopilot are from Simrad. Sailor supplied the V-Sat, GMDSS and VHF communications systems.

Christian í Grótinum is fishing with a both new trawls and fishing gear from the previous vessel. The new trawls include an Atlantica-2600 PEN diamond/hex trawl with an eightpanel belly, supplied by FS for fishing blue whiting.

Vónin supplied 2,600-metre and 2,300-metre Gannet blue whiting trawls, plus an 1,856-metre Seagull trawl for herring and mackerel, as well as balloon and light codends for blue whiting, trawl warps and a comprehensive package of bridles, deck hardware, spares parts and other rigging. The Blue Line trawl blocks are from Brdr. Markussen.

Marport supplied the sensors that provide real-time data on the performance, orientation and position of the trawl gear and the controllable MLD TSS trawl doors. These are adjustable for a surface area from 14 to 19 cubic metres, allowing them to be configured for a variety of trawl gears and fishing conditions.

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NEW BUILDS

FRESHER TRAWLER ORDERED FOR ICELANDIC OWNERS The design is from Icelandic naval architect Skipasýn, which has also been instrumental in concluding the contract with Astilleros Armón.

The newbuild will have a 2,400kW main engine driving a 5-metre propeller with significantly slower revolutions than has been usual with older fishing vessels in this size bracket.

Minimising fuel consumption and the vessel’s environmental impact are central to the design and the new trawler is expected to be among the most energy-efficient in the Icelandic fleet. It is designed to operate as a twin-rigger and to be equipped electric winches.

The design also takes into account the possibility of an easy conversion to a freezer trawler at a later date if required.

According to Thorbjörn, the chief difference when compared to the company’s older trawlers will be in the catch handling arrangements, with automatic grading and with catches boxed in tubs on the catch-handling deck.

An automated lift then delivers the filled and iced tubs to the

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Picture: Thorbjörn

Fishing and processing company Thorbjörn, based at Grindavík in the south of Iceland, has placed an order with Astilleros Armón for a 58 metre, 13.6 metre breadth fresher trawler with a 2024 delivery date

8 The trawler ordered for Thorbjörn will the company’s first new vessel since 1967

fishroom, where an automated system fitted on runners places them in position. The same system will be used for discharging catches.

This will be the first newbuild for Thorbjörn since 1967 and although more than 50 years have passed since Thorbjörn last built a new trawler, there have been several recent acquisitions, including factory trawler Tómas Thorvaldsson (ex-Sisimiut) and fresher trawler Sturla from the Westman Islands.

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY

SAFEGUARDING FISHERIES THROUGH IMPROVED AT-SEA CONNECTIVITY When looking to update their satellite communications strategy, Australian fishing companies Raptis and Austral sought the safest, most innovative and cost-efficient suite of solutions

8 Enhanced connectivity is helping Raptis to meet its sustainability targets

Satellite technology is widely used on fishing vessels, enabling access to applications including catch reporting, gathering navigational and weather data, transferring images and video footage. High-speed bandwidth also allows for maintenance or repair tasks to be remotely overseen via webcam, and enables communications with shore-based teams, customers, fellow crew members on board and crews on other vessels. Just as significant is the value that connectivity provides in maintaining crews’ regular contact with family and friends.

Fishing firms Austral and Raptis have both worked with global satellite service provider Satcom Global for five years and recently turned to the company again following the launch of AuraNow – its new, flexible VSAT solutions. Both companies were looking for a system that could deliver the highest speeds and best voice transmission quality within a specified budget. There was also a need for greater bandwidth, set against the reality that fishing vessels lack the space for large high-throughput antennas.

Satcom Global deemed that the most appropriate and effective solution for both companies would be its flagship AuraNow VSAT solution, accessing the Aura satellite network with an IPSignature 4 router for network management and Intellian’s v60E VSAT antenna system.

The way this new arrangement pans out across the Raptis and Austral fleets is that business devices such as the

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bridge comms PC and company iPads are operated without data limits or restrictions applied, while a separate daily personal allocation for crew members can be utilised on their own devices.

Phil Robson, Raptis’ Northern Fishing Fleet Manager, has reported that the fleet-wide communications link ability to send and receive high-quality data has made it considerably easier to attain sustainability targets.

“This standard of connectivity allows our onshore management teams to oversee elements such as catch limits, while being able to access real-time information on matters such as temporary sea area closures ensures that there’s no chance of us inadvertently falling foul of Australian Fisheries Management Authority regulations,” he said.

Andy Prendergast, GM of Austral’s Northern Fleet, also believes that his company has made a sensible investment.

“Becoming part of the digital age was long overdue in our remote fishery,” he said. “The hardware costs are significant, but the data plans are affordable; and the difference it makes to our people at sea, sometimes for up to four-and-a-half months at a time, is incredible.

Technology moves quickly and other opportunities will surely present themselves over time, but I believe that with the Intellian hardware in this Satcom Global package we have locked away the best service available to us for many years to come.”

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY

AIMING TO RUN ON HYDROGEN

Credit: Skipsteknisk

Loran is one of the famous names in the Norwegian longline fleet, and its owners have never shied away from going in new directions. Now they are making plans to replace the current Loran, built in 1999, with something very new..

The plans drawn up by Ålesund naval architect Skipsteknsk are for a longliner capable of running with fossil fuel consumption reduced by 40%, as well as being prepared for complete zero-emissions operation.

At around 70 metres, the planned new Loran would be substantially larger than the current 45-metre vessel, as space is needed for accommodate a combination of diesel, battery and hydrogen energy systems.

The initial intention is for the new Loran to be powered by two 185kW fuel cells fed with hydrogen from containers on board, plus a 2000 kWh battery – although conventional diesel engines are still part of the package needed to keep Loran at sea for 4-6-week trips.

“By being the first with hydrogen, we hope that the new Loran will be one of the vessels that form the basis for a green shift in fishing. If we are to build a future-oriented and modern vessel today, we want to ensure that the newbuilding represents the most modern, efficient and environmentallyfriendly technology that can be obtained,” said Loran’s general manager Ståle Otto Dyb. The Skipsteknisk design work has been supported by Innovation Norway and focuses on energy efficiency, heat recovery and the possibility of a zero-emissions operation when running on hydrogen.

“The gas tanks are located behind the wheelhouse and this is currently envisaged as a pressure-based hydrogen system. If

it turns out to be more convenient to use liquid hydrogen, or another fuel such as ammonia, then it will be possible to do so with minor adjustments,” said Inge Bertil Straume at Skipsteknisk.

For Enova, which is backing the project with financial support, the most important consideration is to demonstrate the use of hydrogen in an ocean-going fishing vessel.

“Even though the project will not give zero emissions, Enova still considers it a first important step on the road, to demonstrate the use of hydrogen and fuel cells in vessels,” said Enova CEO Nils Kristian Nakstad.

8 Plans are being made for a hydrogen-powered longline for the Norwegian owners

Tersan Built Fishing Vessels Against The Compelling Circumstances of The Northern Seas and Antarctica

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY

INPUT NEEDED TO FORMULATE NEW LEGISLATION New European rules and new legislation concerning the disposal, recycling and circular design of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment are coming, and this is alarmingly close, according to some of those working to provide input into this coming regulatory framework

8 A new set of EU regulations concerning the circular design of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment is on the way, and this will affect suppliers to both sectors

This is alongside requirements such as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), the framework for which is being developed under the European Green Deal, with its emphasis on longer-lasting products that can be repaired, recycled and re-used. In this context the Single Use Plastics Directive (EU 2019/904) was passed and came into force in June 2019.

What is going to affect the fishing, aquaculture and gear supply industries is mandate M/574n, which requests CEN/ TC466 (The Sustainable Fisheries Aquaculture and Fishing Gear Technical Committee) to develop standards up to 2024, for circular design of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment.

This is where a group of interested parties, including European rope and twine manufacturers’ federation Eurocord, are already working together with DG MARE to develop future policies and laws in this sector.

Establishing commonality This involvement in the circular design of fishing gear goes back to February 2020 when a workshop organised by fisheries consultancy MRAG Europe brought together representatives of government bodies, fishing gear producers and users, recyclers, and NGOs concerned with ocean health. The outcomes of this meeting have formed a

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roadmap to build such standards.

“We were contracted by the European Commission to look at the development of standards for circular design,” said Dr David Feary, Technical Director within MRAG Europe. “This is part of the single use plastics directive, with our work designed to provide recommendations on the range of regulations needed to develop a set of standards, and how to develop such standards to enhance the circular design of fishing gear, including reducing plastic use and reducing the use of less- or non-recyclable materials.”

This doesn’t mean that the fishing gear supply sector has been dragging its heels – the reality is quite the opposite, but the situation is that companies have been quietly working on recycling and re-use.

“The industry has already been working on recycling and adapting the way gear is produced, so our members don’t appreciate the suggestion they have been ignoring this issue, as there are many examples of recycling initiatives, and changing gear composition to keep materials separate,” said Koen van Goethem of coatings specialist I-Coats, who has been instrumental in raising awareness within the sector.

“But they have all been doing this independently – and this needs to become a joint effort in the common interest, as they already do at international level in ISO.”

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8 DG MARE has responded positively to the gear sector’s ideas and proposals – but expert input is needed to develop the new standards

Gathering momentum The meeting in Brussels in 2020 set the ball rolling, with European rope and twine manufacturers’ federation Eurocord taking the initiative to push things forward.

“We took the ideas we had in terms of the need to develop a set of standards to DG MARE and they said OK,” commented Koen van Goethem, who found himself chairing new technical committee CEN/TC 466 with its three working groups.

DG MARE issued a request for developing a set of European standards which would support the future rules, with a May 2024 deadline for such standards aligning with the end of the European Green deal.

CEN, the European committee for standardisation, which includes the EU member states, the EFTA countries Iceland,

Norway and Switzerland, candidate EU countries as the Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey, and the United Kingdom, has accepted this request and has established CEN/ TC 466, which has the task of developing the requested standards.

“There’s now an urgency to this,” said Zarra de Laat of the Netherlands Standardisation Institute NEN and secretary of CEN/ TC 466. “The earlier we have input into this, the better.”

“We aim to involve netting manufacturers, net lofts and service stations for fisheries and aquaculture, end users and environmental experts,” Koen van Goethem said, commenting that fishing gear manufacturers will have to adapt to new ways of doing things – so it’s important for them to be involved.

“We need to bring in more experts,” he said.

Working through the recycling

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8 Ágúst Aðalgeirsson separating fishing line chains from the netting of a trawl that has been put ashore for recycling

has been stored for when it would be possible to recycle this material,” he said, commenting that there is now a substantial stockpile.

“We have made a lot of progress on grading this material and it won’t be long before we have dealt with the backlog and can process waste as it is put ashore.”

The latest development is that rockhopper rubbers can now be sent for

recycling, and no longer end up as landfill, as in the past.

According to sustainability officer Hildur Hauksdóttir at Icelandic fishing vessel operators’ body SFS, Samherji’s policies on recycling fishing gear are exemplary.

“The industry’s aim is to continue to improve the circular economy, which includes ensuring that fishing gear is recycled and to create value from waste. Fishing companies are aware of being part of a circular economy that benefits both them and the community as a whole,”

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Icelandic fishing company Samherji has for years been stockpiling worn out fishing gear, holding on to this material until the day that it can be recycled.

Now Ágúst Aðalgeirsson, who manages all of the waste that the company vessels put ashore, is working through the backlog of end-of-life fishing gear. The policy of storing fishing gear that’s beyond use is part of a wider waste strategy, with waste metal, plastic, general waste and fishing gear offcuts graded and stored on board to be put ashore for disposal. Waste netting is shipped to Denmark and other countries for recycling into new products.

It’s also Aðalgeirsson’s job to strip down fishing gear that has been put ashore and to separate materials for recycling.

“At the moment I’m dismantling a trawl that was used on the old Kaldbakur that is probably five or six years old. Last year, I stripped down a trawl that had been on the first Baldvin Thorsteinsson, and everything

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The much-needed development of Russia’s fish processing industry has been derailed by the war in Ukraine, writes Vladislav Vorotnikov

Before the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian government had planned to establish a brand new, multi-billion-rouble fish-processing industry. In the new reality, however, this target seems highly unrealistic, with the conflict potentially heralding a very dark and isolated economic era for the country.

Russia is the world’s fifth-largest producer of wild fish, catching approximately 5 million tonnes of fish per year.

Some 75% of the industry’s production takes place in the Russian Far East. Historically, this region has mainly exported its fisheries raw materials as the local population stands at a very modest 8 million, and the main consumption regions of European Russia lie nearly 9,000km west.

In terms of its raw material exports, Russia has traditionally relied on neighbouring China as its main fish market, with 70% of all Russian production imported by the country.

However, the long-term trade relations between these two nations were compromised in December 2020, when Chinese authorities elected to introduce major restrictions on the Russian fish.

China cited coronavirus concerns for the move, explaining that several routine inspections conducted on batches of fish delivered to Chinese ports had found the presence of the Covid-19 virus.

The Russian pollock and Pacific salmon catching segments were especially affected by China’s new regulations. In the initial months following their introduction, the wholesale

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price of pollock in the Russian market fell to historic lows.

Rosrybolovstvo, the Russian Federal Agency of Fisheries, estimates that in the Far East in early February 2021, the price of pollock declined by 36% to just RUB 65 (80 US cents) per kg, compared to the same period of the previous year.

It is further approximated by the Russian Association of Pollock Catchers that its members lost $400 million in 2021 due to the Chinese import restrictions, and that the trade to China decreased nearly five-fold.

Similar impacts were seen in other segments of the Russian Far East fisheries industry. Although, more substantial losses were avoided as some trade flows were redirected to new markets, including South Korea, Japan and even Indonesia.

Herman Zverev, President of the Russian Union of Fishermen – Varpe, described the decision of the Chinese authorities as the beginning of an “undeclared trade war”. He suggested that Chinese traders had sought better prices under contracts with the Russian fisheries.

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Maria Yashenkova, Bright Consulting “Where does China get redfish? It is our fish, which we caught and sold at a price of raw material to China, where they processed it, produced fillets, and delivered to Europe at higher prices,” Golfand said, and highlighted that a government programme was put in place to promote Russian fish on the global market, with the main emphasis on processed products.

8 Without foreign equipment, Russian fish processing is expected to struggle with its growth plans

Since the start of the Ukraine invasion, and at the time of writing, as many as 330 western companies had publiclyannounced decisions to leave the Russian market. Hundreds more have suspended imports to Russia. Furthermore, 70% of the Russian banking sector is now subject to sanctions, and most western banks are refusing to process transfers even to the banks that have not fallen under the financial restrictions.

In modern history, a similar exodus of western businesses has only been seen once: during 1980s apartheid in South Africa, when hundreds of companies pulled out in protest against segregation.

Citing sources in several fishing companies, Russian newspaper Konkurent reported that the sanctions had already brought severe problems to the sector, as many businesses hadn’t collected payments for the products that they had delivered before the Russian invasion started.

Problems have even been seen with countries that had refused to support the anti-Russian sanctions, specifically China. All payments for fish delivered through China and passing through a correspondent bank in the United States, are getting blocked, sources told the publication.

Fishermen have warned about a possible collapse of their businesses if payments for exported fish failed to make it through.

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Sanctions take their toll In 2019, Russia earned $3.27 billion from exporting fisheries raw materials to China, according to Russian Federal Customs Service figures, while the new strategy envisaged processing Russian-caught fish using new domestic capacities and exporting the resultant products to wealthy high-end markets in Europe and North America.

However, it’s already feared that these plans could now be scrapped.

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Raising self-dependency In recent years, when Russian businesses have been faced with overseas trade problems, the country’s authorities have called for the domestic substitution of imports. The RussiaChina trade dispute was no exception, and several Russian government officials urged the fisheries sector to develop the nation’s fish processing sector, including the manufacturing of products with higher added-value, in order to reduce the dependence on China.

Against this backdrop, Far Eastern regional authorities rolled out plans to launch 14 new fish processing plants with an overall value of RUB 50 billion (US$ 800 million) by 2025. If realised, this would ramp-up the domestic share of fish processing from the current level of 12% to 40%. At the same time, several new fishing vessels currently under construction in Russia under the ongoing investment quotas programme, have been designed with a factory deck.

Inna Golfand, Partner at the Russian consultancy NEO Centre, estimates that the average price of Russian exported fish is $2.50 per kg, compared to $3.50 per kg from China, and $4.50 per kg from Norway. This means that Russia has been losing a large share of its export margins simply by exporting most of is fisheries raw materials to Asia, instead of delivering packed fish to Europe and other wealthy markets.

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PROCESSING & QUALITY One source in the Russian fishing industry agreed that things are “unprecedentedly” tough, and offered that nobody in the industry had foreseen the current problems or had made any preparations. In these circumstances, it’s likely that the fish processing industry development plans will be completely abandoned.

“All [fish] processing plants were designed to run on foreign equipment, and the dependence is not partial – it is absolute. It is yet to be seen to what extent foreign companies would refrain from making business with Russia, but in case of complete isolation, I don’t think we can build anything. We simply don’t have technologies,” the source said, adding also that bank loans in Russia have become unaffordable.

Domestic fishing opportunities Some Russian officials, meanwhile, have tried to put an optimistic spin on things. For instance, Vladimir Galitsin, Chairman of the Association of Salmon Producers of Kamchatka, has said that the country’s isolation has the potential to help the Russian fishing industry.

“Everybody understands that we have only one task – to meet the country’s demand for fish. We are braced to catch 1.5 million tonnes of fish [in Kamchatka] this year,” Galitsin said. He also suggested that the new reality opens huge opportunities to fishermen.

“Now, we have got a unique opportunity – since foreign suppliers leave the Russian market, we can replace [imports] with our high-quality, cheap products on the Russian market,” Galitsin said.

However, he also admitted that problems have been caused by several countries, such as Japan, suspending imports of Russian fish.

Vladimir Galitsin, Association of Salmon Producers of Kamchatka Netherlands or France cut off the supply of high-tech food production equipment to Russia, the industry will be left with just two options. The first is to buy processing equipment from China, even though the quality of these machines often leaves much to be desired.

What also needs to be considered in this case is that Western countries have warned China there could be secondary sanctions if it helps Russia to avoid the restrictions.

The second option is to try to revive equipment production in Russia, which is a long and expensive solution, Yashenkova said.

“The problem [there] is that it will take time to develop technologies, and no one will sell ready-made solutions to us.

In addition, the segment of food machines is not wide in itself, so developing the food machine industry in Russia is an idea with dubious profitability. So, it is not yet clear what lies ahead.”

Alternatively, Russian companies could try to buy some German equipment through illegal channels – the so-called “black dealers”, Yashenkova said.

But she stressed that such a strategy would be both risky and likely to involve high costs. Notwithstanding that, in a bid to stop the free fall of the Russian rouble, the Russian Central Bank has raised the key interest rate on loans to 20%, making bank loans unaffordable for most companies.

This alone promises to stop all new projects in the field of fish processing even if the absence of technologies is not taken into account.

“I expect a large number of investment projects to stop. Only those companies that are able to meet their needs on their own or with minimal borrowing will remain afloat. And only the biggest ones can do it. Everyone else works with banks, and all investments are made with loans. Today, these financial services are unaffordable,” Yashenkova said.

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Processing infrastructure issues For the Russian food processing industry as a whole, the sanctions mean significant problems because the country is fully reliant on overseas processing equipment as there are no such Russian equivalents, warned Maria Yashenkova, Chairman of Russian consultancy Bright Consulting.

“Processing equipment is one of the bottlenecks in the entire system,” Yashenkova said. “In this regard, it is not clear where our industry will take machines from.”

She suggested that if European countries like Germany, the

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FUTURE-PROOFING AQUA With the triple purpose to ensure clarity, improve consistency and enable the addition of new species to its programme to better meet the rapidly changing needs of the global aquaculture industry, the ASC has begun an alignment process to harmonise its 12 current standards into one farm standard. This includes the 11 standards that cover 17 different species groups.

According to the non-profit, the alignment process will see the seven current principles – legal compliance, responsible sourcing, environment, good animal health, water resources, species and populations, and social responsibility – more efficiently grouped into just three overarching principles: legal and effective business management; environmental; and social.

The new standard will apply to all units of certification, with the criteria and indicators remaining clear and robust.

Although some specific indicators may vary for different culture systems, and some metric performance levels will be calibrated to ensure best-practice by species.

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Aquaculture is an incredibly exciting sector and innovation keeps it at the forefront of continuous improvement improvement Chris Ninnes, ASC A public consultation on the one farm standard that began on 1 March will conclude on 30 April 2022, confirmed ASC’s Director of Standards and Science, Michiel Fransen, who said the hope is that the stakeholder feedback will enable the final standard to meet the expectations of those using it.

“Aquaculture is the most promising food production system in the world and in order to meet the societal expectations, the industry must act responsibly. We do this by focusing on two key impacts that we are seeking to minimise – the environmental impact and the social impact.

And at the same time, there’s the need to have balance and optimise the benefits for mankind.”

In addition to its standard, ASC is looking to communicate that products are coming from certified farms to consumers, thereby building vale and trust in the marketplace, Fransen said.

Following the 60-day consultation, ASC will launch a pilot period in September this year. Its aim is to launch the finalised new farm standard in the fourth-quarter of 2023 and the subsequent phasing out of the existing standards.

Small-scale producer engagement Speaking at the launch of the public consultation, ASC CEO, Chris Ninnes, commented, “Aquaculture is an incredibly exciting sector and innovation keeps it at the forefront of continuous improvement”.

This, Ninnes said, is quite noticeably seen within finfish and shrimp aquaculture globally, and particularly for those

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products that are internationally traded. However, he also pointed out that a lot of aquaculture is conducted by smallholder producers who are supplying domestic markets, and it’s often these farmers who are among the slowest adopters of innovation.

These smallholders also often account for a disproportionate share of the impacts compared to their share of production, he said, adding that this illustrates the challenge of enabling innovation to reach these farmers.

Therefore, alongside the farm standard, ASC is also developing small-scale producer requirements that can bring these farmers onboard with the scheme.

“That’s not to say it’s an easy exercise,” offered Fransen.

“They face a multitude of challenges but overcoming that initial hurdle to get certified is definitely something that ASC is eager to help happen.”

To this end, the scheme is developing a separate set of certification requirements – an ASC Improvers’ Programme – that will run parallel to the single site certification that it already offers, with the aim to bring about steady improvements.

“It’s not an absolute, must pass all at the initial audit, but it is an opportunity to develop the performance over time,” Fransen said.

Acknowledging that there is a far greater recognition of the role that aquaculture plays in global food security, Ninnes explained that the Improvers’ Programme, which is currently being piloted, will be a way of “better addressing” the impacts of small-scale producers.

“It’s a programme that uses local skills to help deliver improvements, and local skills to identify whether those improvements are being made. It’s something that we anticipate taking to scale in the coming years, and might even be bigger than the certification programme itself – that’s the sort of enthusiasm we have for this additional component of the ASC programme,” he said. with other enquiries coming in from Africa and Europe.

With all trials now complete, feedback has been positive.

“The buoy is helping farmers reduce the risks on their farms and maximise profit,” said White. “If data can be collected without having to send somebody out to a farm, that offers a sense of security and comfort as farmers can simply check in and make sure everything is ok without having to make too many manual operations. We provide the data to the customer, and they can then act accordingly – depending on what they receive.”

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SEAWEED UP CLOSE CLOSE Celebrated for its sustainability credentials, seaweed has amassed considerable attention in recent years, not least because it has minimal reliance on limited natural resources, requires no fresh water, no fertilisers and no pesticides.

Seaweed also has multiple positive impacts on the ocean, such as increasing biodiversity, countering acidification and improving water quality.

Today, it is the fastest growing of all aquaculture sectors globally, with an estimated worth in excess of US$5 billion a year. And in response to this growth, one UK company is tapping into the sector with the launch of a new Aquaculture Monitoring Buoy.

Developed by marine systems manufacturer Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL), the buoy is designed to provide data to meet the demands of an up-andcoming sector.

“We’ve been manufacturing buoys for over 20 years and integrating a range of oceanographic sensors into them to monitor parameters such as temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, waves, currents and meteorological conditions,” Iain White, Applications Manager at OSIL, told WF. “The seaweed farming market is growing, and so too is the demand for a better understanding of the environment in which seaweed grows and the impacts on that environment.

Our work, and the data and information required by seaweed farming, are closely connected, which is why we decided to focus on this particular sector.”

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The buoy is helping farmers reduce the risks on their farms and maximise profit Iain White, OSIL Specific data needs The new buoy offers a full range of meteorological data including waves and currents, as well as information on water quality. A Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) camera with up to 40X zoom is also installed to help farmers remotely view their sites and moorings in high definition to identify any problems and better manage their mooring systems during the growing season.

Multiple secure telemetry options – LoRaWAN, GPRS, 3/4/5G and satellite – also provide meteorological and water quality data. And, thanks to its flexibility, one buoy per site is usually sufficient to meet the needs of most farms.

OSIL decided to work with seaweed farming for two other reasons, said White – a lack of infrastructure and monitoring equipment in the sector compared to large-scale fish farms, and because seaweed farms are more prone to requiring a standalone platform that can provide farmers with the information they require.

“The buoy measures current speed and direction, wave height, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, the level of nitrates and phosphates and solar radiation available per metre square,” he said. “It can also look on and below the surface of the water to see how much of that light is available at certain depths.

“We have quite a few requests for camera systems and

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As production gathers pace worldwide, one UK firm has launched a new buoy to help farms better monitor and cultivate their crops. Bonnie Waycott reports

being able to monitor farms remotely, which has a lot of value in risk management and helps to reduce operator costs as it eliminates the need to send a boat out to a farm.

“Our buoys are also always tailored to our customers’ requirements. Some are looking to monitor something relatively simple like water quality only, while others want more detailed information such as how the water is moving around an area or tension on the seaweed lines. In this situation, we would run many more sensors that require larger platforms and more batteries.”

White continued, “The buoy can be set up to provide alert signals when certain parameters are reached but the onus is on the operator to ultimately interpret and react to this information.”

8 Seaweed farming has an estimated annual worth in excess of US$5 billion

Environment adaptability Adhering to stringent environmental standards is key to seaweed farming. Due to its rapid growth and increasing economic importance, it is likely to face more challenges, while negative ecological implications due to large-scale seaweed cultivation is always a possibility.

One example of such an implication is the altering of marine habitats, while overproducing seaweed may reduce the amount of natural light that is available to other marine species that rely on photosynthesis. In this sense, buoys and sensors will be required to help farms responsibly select and maintain growing sites and better understand the conditions at those sites.

OSIL’s new buoy will offer farmers peace of mind by providing information and data to calculate such things as the right time to put seed in the water or where to site their farm. Maximising the potential of seaweed farming requires a full understanding of the environment and biological interactions that can influence the growth of seaweed during cultivation, explained White.

The company is currently working with Norway and Scotland, with other enquiries coming in from Africa and Europe. With all trials now complete, feedback has been positive.

“The buoy is helping farmers reduce the risks on their farms and maximise profit,” said White. “If data can be collected without having to send somebody out to a farm,

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Tailored solutions But there are some challenges, such as the vast differences in depths, wave heights and currents at particular sites.

There is also no single solution that meets everyone’s requirements, and the difficult balancing act of meeting client requirements, budgets and designing a system to meet demanding environments can vary from location to location, White said.

Working closely with the client and discussing these points makes it possible to put together a bespoke tailored system that aims to meet all clients’ requirements.

“Customer education is one of our biggest challenges, but our customers understand that there are limitations to the platforms that we use and it’s not one-size-fits-all,” said White.

“We are dealing with many different environments when it comes to seaweed farms. But customers can go away and use the data we provide in a way that they need to, and that leads to more efficient and streamlined operations. It’s all about how we are able to adapt to particular situations and environments in line with our customers’ requests.”

Going forward, OSIL will be continuing its efforts to promote the buoy and communicate with as many parties as possible, getting its message across to end users and working with them in line with their requirements.

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that offers a sense of security and comfort as farmers can simply check in and make sure everything is ok without having to make too many manual operations. We provide the data to the customer, and they can then act accordingly – depending on what they receive.”

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NSK Ship Design has designed a battery-hybrid wellboat with a 2,800 cubic metre capacity for Ervik Havfiske and Husøy Fiskeriselskap, which are investing in the sector

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The aquaculture industry is willing to invest to make the industry even more sustainable Mats Nygaard Johnsen, NSK Ship Design design of vessels and aquaculture facilities. The aquaculture industry is willing to invest to make the industry even more sustainable.

“We have great faith that the industry will continue to grow in the future, and especially within offshore farming, if the government continues the work of facilitating aquaculture at sea,” he said.

Nygaard Johnsen added that the company is now working on “several exciting projects” in the offshore farming sector.

“We will take with us the expertise from previous and ongoing aquaculture designs, and especially the Havfarm projects, but also Nordlaks’ Hydra project. We are very much looking forward to the continuation,” he said.

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“We have faith in the wellboat market and especially in northern Norway,” Husøy Fiskeriselskap’s Rolf Bjørnar Tøllefsen tells WF. He continued, “We see there is a shortage of wellboats in the market and expect growth in the industry. We also want to have more legs to stand on, beyond our current fishing activity, where we will continue to be active.”

The hybrid is in fact the first of three planned wellboats.

“A newbuilding is a big decision, and it was important for us to have an experienced wellboat designer. We look forward to having an efficient and environmentally friendly vessel to offer on the market,” Bjørnar Tøllefsen said.

The first vessel will be built at the Sefine shipyard in Turkey, with delivery in the first half of 2024.

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“We have built up our expertise in wellboat design over several years together with farmers and vessel operators such as Nordlaks, Intership and Brønnbåt Nord,” NSK Ship Design CEO, Mats Nygaard Johnsen, said.

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

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Riveira – A Coruña – Spain Tel.: +34 981 87 60 08 Tel.: +34 686 930 025 Fax: +34 981 87 43 48 Email: correo@apoutada.com Website: www.apoutada.com Manufacturer of fishing hooks since 1985.

Steels and internationally proven designs and best warranty.

Specialized supplier of a wide range of material for longline fleet.

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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.

HI-FISHING #1108-9, JANG LIM-DONG, SAHA-GU, BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA Tel: 82 51 266 4742-4 Fax : 82 51 266 4745 E-mail: info@hi-fishing.com E-mail: winsport@nuri.net Website: www.hi-fishing.com MONO MAIN LINE, MONO LEADER LINE, S/S TUNA HOOK, S/S CIRCLE HOOK, BIG GAME HOOK, SNAP, SWIVEL, SLEEVE, LIGHT STICK, SQUID JIG, CRIMPING TOOLS

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Producer and distributor of all kinds of fishing gear for commercial fishing We are present in all major markets through our own companies, distributors and agents.

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Strada della Repubblica, 58 43121 Parma – Italy Tel: +39 0521 221411 Fax: +39 0521 221449 email: a.contini@cavatorta.it web: www.cavatorta.it/EN

Cavatorta Group is a dynamic European manufacturer that specializes in the production of galvanized and PVC coated multifunctional wire mesh products. Our SEAPLAX marine mesh uses include lobster and crab traps, oyser trays, aquaculture and general marine applications.

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1-2 Shing Nung Road, Tungkang, Pingtung,Taiwan Tel: 886-8-8331100~9 Fax: 886-8-8327022 E-mail: export@chingfa.com.tw Website: www.chingfa.com.tw Specialized manufacturer & exporter of: Hi-tech 7 tuna purse seine nets, Super 20 aquaculture knotless nets (Raschel type), nylon longline & its spare parts, nylon fishing line, nylon mono & multi-mono nets, nylon twisted and braided nets, PE trawl nets, ropes, twines, floats and etc.

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.

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SICOR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Unit 3 Murcar Trading Estate, Denmore Road, Bridge of Don Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom Tel: 01224 707560 Fax: 01224 707561 Email: aberdeen@sicor-int.com Contact: Gary Mitchell Manufacturers of all types of fishing ropes, netting and twines including poly steel ropes and compact netting.

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Rua da Cerfil (Cap. Gramaxo) P.O. Box 1029, 4471-909 Maia PORTUGAL Tel: +351 22 961 9200 Fax: +351 22 960 5757 Email: sales@lankhorsteuronete.com www.euronete.com Contact: Mafalda Gramaxo Salvador Castro Producer of the recognized brands: Netting: Euroline®, Premium®, Premium Plus, Lankoforce , Anza®.

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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 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.

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.

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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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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

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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.

IRAS A/S Gammelby Mollevej 3 DK-6700 Esbjerg, Denmark Tel: +45 7611 4949 Email: iras@iras.dk Web: www.iras.dk

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Fish Processing Machines

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for small and very small fish

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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.

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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

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PIONEER IN HIGH-QUALITY FISH CONTAINERS PROTECTING FRESHNESS AND QUALITY BORGARPLAST, industry leader since 1983.

WE WELCOME YOU TO OUR BOOTH AT SEAFOOD EXPO GLOBAL IN HALL 3, NO. 3BB301

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Netting

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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.

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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

Serious Fishing Gear for Serious Fisherman Fishing Net, Rope, Float, Crab Trap, Long Line Fishing.

BELITRONIC SWEDEN AB

Rattarevagen 7, S-872 63 Lunde, Sweden Tel: +46 6123 2000 mailbox@belitronic.se www.belitronic.se Top of the line Jig fishing machine – BJ 5000Ex. Friendly, Flexible and Intelligent!

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

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Van Beelen Group bv P +31(0)255 560 560 E info@vanbeelengroup.nl IJmuiden, Netherlands vanbeelengroup.nl vb-ropes.com D12 ropes and D3/D16 nets with Dyneema®.

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

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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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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.

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

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

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Founded in Denmark in 1840, SHIPYARD SERVICES steel wire rope manufacturer.

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COMPETITIVE PRICES WITHOUT COMPROMISE IN -QUALITY Sydhalevej 8 - 7680 Thyborøn Denmark T: +45 9783 1922 . W: trawldoor.dk

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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® Complete range of high efficient quick forfor permanent connection trawl links doors demersal fishing, in aeronautics, architecture, rigging “off the seabed” semi-pelagic equipment, industrial supplies, fishing and pelagic fishing. sailing, parachuting & paragliding, professional fishing, tramways Reykjavík,climbing.

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Tel: +34 986 20 33 12 World Fishing Fax: +34 986 20 60 05 E-mail: euroredvigo@euroredvigo.com Directory Website: www.euroredvigo.com

Contact: Jorge Lores contacthigh efficiency Eurored Vigo represents all around the world, in the commercialisation of pelagic trawls, semi-pelagic trawls, bottom trawls, twintrawls etc. Equipped on with P.E., Redline, Moveline and nylon twines. Excellent quality materials with a high resistance like trawl doors.

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Thyborøn & Poly-Ice Trawldoors for all kinds of pelagic, semi-pelagic and demersal trawling with single, twin- and multipurpose rigging.

All doors are “Made in Denmark” according to customer demands and wishes.

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

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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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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.

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

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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:

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