World Fishing & Aquaculture July/August 2020

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TAKING SUSTAINABILITY SERIOUSLY

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Aquaculture’s crucial role in feeding billions page 10

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AQUACULTURE

Consumers in Europe are increasingly looking for the sustainable option, according to a study carried out by Deloitte and released by Spanish tuna industry group OPAGAC. The Deloitte study sampled more than 11,000 consumers at food retailers, and has shown that consumers are starting to take a more demanding attitude against illegal fishing and in favour of social and environmental sustainability, with 75% of EU shoppers stating that their buying habits have changed over the last two years in favour of environmentally sustainable, socially responsible products.

According to OPAGAC, for the first time sustainable sourcing has become a more important factor than price for European citizens shopping for fishery

8 Consumers are increasingly willing to pay for responsibly fished products

products. Of the those whose buying habits have changed, 12% said they consume only responsibly fished products, 35% said they have started to do so, and another 35% said they did so with certain categories of products.

“The study’s findings show that the European fishing community and citizens themselves have a clear idea of the value of sustainability and respect for human rights in the fishing industry,” said OPAGAC director Julio Morón, commenting that it is also significant that the study shows there is a growing willingness among consumers to pay more for sustainable, socially responsible products.

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iFarm: Scanning salmon for better fish health page 22

NEWBUILD

Brixham’s brand-new beamer page 29

The order hasn’t been placed yet, but the design is ready, and when the new Selvåg Senior is delivered – with a projected 2023 completion date – it is set to break new ground in energy efficiency and emissions.

Norwegian ship designer Skipsteknisk has developed the design of the LNG-powered Selvåg Senior for owner Egil Sørheim, which would replace the company’s current 1999-built pelagic vessel. The plans represent a significant step into the future, with an 80 metre vessel with a dual-fuel Wärtsilä 8V31DF main engine, coupled to a power arrangement that incorporates a 1mW battery pack and a 350 cubic metre LNG capacity.

Compared to conventional operation, Selvåg Senior running on LNG is projected to reduce SOx emissions by 97%, NOx by 85% and CO2 by 45%, resulting in an overall emissions reduction of 42% – which includes taking out emissions of 6.37 tonnes of methane.

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NEW DESIGN PROMISES 42% EMISSIONS CUT

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8 The LNG-powered Selvåg Senior would cut emissions by 42% compared to a conventional pelagic vessel

Owner Egil Sørheim commented that as environmentally-friendly solutions are not cheap, the project will rely on the Norwegian Enova and the NOx funds, which have already supported other fuel and emissions-reducing ventures.

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Such is the way that the world of spin works, that the frequently touted claim is that 90% of stocks are ‘under threat’

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We only see SOFIA every other year. This is the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture report that the FAO produces every two years.

Admittedly, it has flaws, but it’s the best we have.

The SOFIA report is a massive undertaking and is inevitably out of date by the time it appears, plus there are gaps as some nations don’t have the apparatus to monitor fisheries and produce figures.

All the same, this is the best snapshot we have of the state of fisheries around the world, even if it is a snapshot of how things were looking two years ago, with 179 million tonnes of fish produced in 2018 – of which 82 million tonnes came from aquaculture.

There’s a wealth of information in the report, including a different presentation of some information, making it plain that 78.7% of seafood is produced from the 65.8% of fisheries that are regarded as sustainable. On the other hand, the remaining 21.3% comes from the 34.2% of fisheries that are judged to be over-exploited to a greater or lesser extent.

For some years the fishing industry’s critics – which aren’t in short supply – have latched on to numbers drawn from a past report, lumping together figures for stocks that are fully exploited and over-exploited to come up with a 90% figure. Such is the way that the world of spin works, that the frequently touted claim is that 90% of stocks are ‘under threat’.

It’s a disingenuous claim, conflating both fully exploited fisheries that are responsibly managed with those that are irresponsibly overfished, into a single, highly negative, headline-friendly slogan – often trotted out by smart people who can hardly fail to be aware that they are playing fast and loose with the numbers.

The figure has become so widespread that it’s even heard within the fishing industry itself, even from those who ought to be aware enough to take a look behind the headlines.

Having said that, the fishing industry as a whole has allowed an absolutely dire image of itself to be presented, failing dismally to counter the spin that fishing’s foes have repeatedly and successfully sought to deliver. But that’s another story…

Now there’s a figure the fishing industry needs to hold on to and fire back when its critics come up with the old chestnut of 90% of fisheries being under threat – that 78.7% of seafood comes from responsiblymanaged, sustainable fisheries. So hold on to that number. Things are nowhere near as bleak as they have been painted.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Nor-Fishing goes digital As Covid-19 ended plans for Nor-Fishing’s 60th anniversary exhbition this year, the the organisers immediately started to put together an online event, scheduling it for the same three days in August that the usual exhibition would have spanned.

Brim invests €85m in Greenland Brim’s board of directors has made the decision to invest €85 million in Greenlandic seafood company Arctic Prime Fisheries (APF).

Stim handed double patent victory The European Patent Office (EPO) has significantly expanded the patent rights held by STIM for its smoltification feed SuperSmolt FeedOnly.

Norwegian seafood reaches all-time high The export value of Norwegian seafood has reached an all-time high for the first half of 2020.

Japan launches first red bream AIP Seafood Legacy Co., Kumamoto Seawater Culture Fisheries Cooperative and Urata Suisan Co. have launched Japan’s first red sea bream aquaculture improvement project (AIP), encompassing two farms owned and operated by Urata Suisan in the Amakusa area of Kumamoto Prefecture.

Tackling overfishing in the Med and Black Sea The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has endorsed two projects of more than US$12 million to reverse the overexploitation of select commercial fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

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NEW 2021 DATES FOR ICEFISH “Given the global restrictions on travel and the effects that social distancing requirements will have on the operation of the exhibition, the team has been examining alternatives and seeking the opinion of exhibitors,” said Mercator Media’s Events Director Marianne RasmussenCoulling, commenting on the announcement that the 13th Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition (Icefish) will now be held 15-17th September 2021.

The uncertainty around the Covid-19 pandemic has prompted the decision to roll the event over to next year, not least the uncertainty of government restrictions that could be imposed, depending on the changing nature of the virus outbreak.

“In the circumstances, we believe rescheduling to 2021 is now the best option for exhibitors and visitors,” she said, adding that the Fish Waste for Profit Conference that was due to take place alongside this year’s exhibition has been rescheduled with an unchanged conference programme to take place as part of IceFish 2021 from 16-17th September 2021, while the options for holding an additional online offering Operating on LNG is a significant step, not least as the network does not provide universal availability and Selvåg Senior would have to rely on having fuel delivered by tanker truck, although that expectation is that rising demand will stimulate the growth of the supply network.

“The calculations show that as LNG is a lower-cost fuel than diesel, the investment will pay off in the longer term, both for the company and the wider community as we will be reducing emissions of greenhouse gases,” Egil Sørheim said.

During the development of the design, Skipsteknisk has collaborated with SINTEF via the Optikjøl programme and Coolfish, which has examines refrigeration technology, identifying ways to make the most of the possibilities offered by LNG. Gas stored under pressure is cooled and this has to be brought

during the later part of this year are being explored with conference participants.

“Exhibitors, delegates and visitors return to Icefish again and again, and we are conscious that there will be real disappointment at people not being able to exhibit and attend in 2020. We regret that we have had to make this decision but believe that this course of action is the best alternative in the face of the effects of COVID-19,” Marianne Rasmussen-Coulling said.

“Icefish is a face-to-face exhibition where people meet to discuss new ideas and meeting up with client networks and making

8 The 13th Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition will now take place 15-17th September 2021

new ones is a key reason to attend.

For the rest of 2020, it is evident that exhibitors and visitors may be less willing to attend, currently have serious concerns about travel and may feel that their safety could be compromised. While many of our clients depend on Icefish for their business, we are very conscious of the resource and time commitment that is involved and do not wish to produce a less than satisfactory compromise. So now we are looking forward to 2021.”

LEADING THE WAY WITH LNG

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up to temperature before it can be used as fuel, so this cold energy can be channelled to the vessel’s RSW systems, and heat generated as fuel is burned can also be utilised for heating, making full use of energy at both ends of the scale.

The new Selvåg Senior’s hybrid energy system is designed for charging the battery from sources ashore – relatively few ports offer this level of power. Consequently,

8 Tore Sæten Opsvik, Inge Bertil Straume and Kent Sander Orheim of Skipsteknisk with Christian Sørheim and Egil Sørheim of fishing company Selvåg Senior AS

the design includes a diesel auxiliary able to charge the battery while offloading, and as this is projected to have a running time of around 50 hours per year, this will not account for any serious emissions.

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CONSUMERS WILLING TO PAY FOR RESPONSIBLE SOURCING

Spanish consumers were shown by the study to be ahead of the wider demand for and willingness to pay more for sustainable, socially responsible products. 71.5% of Spanish consumers agreed that they are willing to pay more, and of these 50% would accept a higher cost as long as it is less than 5% higher, and 37% would accept a price 5-10% higher.

A further conclusion of the study is that consumers are willing to switch retailers for their regular shopping needs if that will give them a wider range of socially responsible, sustainable products.

A surprising 90.50% of Spanish consumers said they would switch stores. Of this total, 32.50% would make the change permanent, and 58% would switch occasionally.

Here too Spanish consumers outnumber similarly minded French shoppers, 31% of whom would switch stores permanently, and 48%, occasionally.

“Now we just need politicians and European distributors to become aware,” said Organización de Productores Asociados de Grandes Atuneros Congeladores (OPAGAC) director Julio Morón.

“Facts like the ones that have come out in the last few days about deceased crew members thrown overboard into the sea from Chinese fishing vessels and observers who have died on board, are attacks against basic human rights, and the idea that these vessels’ products circulate freely through the European market and are stacked in the aisles of shops and stores is absolutely unacceptable.”

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8 At work on a Spanish tuna purse seiner

Spanish Fishing Confederation (CEPESCA) has already declared its support for the Indonesian government’s condemnation of longline vessels under the Chinese flag that have been accused of abusing their crew. The Indonesian government filed formal complaints with the relevant RFMOs managing tropical tuna fisheries in the Pacific after reports were made public of the deaths of four crew members, and a criminal investigation has also been opened.

An investigation has also been opened concerning a tropical tuna fishing vessel from Taiwan after an observer was found dead with clear signs of violence. For this reason, the owner of the vessel’s MSC certification, Pacifical, has suspended the certification until the investigation can clear up the facts, which suggest alleged homicide, according to the latest information.

Last year European fishing industry body Europêche requested that the European Commission to revise its criteria on importing fish caught by Asian fleets. In the case of tuna, Asian imports may sometimes be entirely exempt from import duty through tariff quotas.

The EU imported 79,500 tonnes of tuna from China last year, accounting for 53% of the tuna consumed in Europe, compared to only 5% in 2012.

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NEWS REVIEW

MCA appoints new UK certifying authority

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has appointed a new fishing vessel certifying authority for commercially registered fishing vessels in the UK.

FAO DirectorGeneral sets out new vision

The Director-General of the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has presented to the FAO Council a second set of measures aimed at making the agency more agile, efficient and accountable.

Jackson and Partners joins NFI Crab Council Chicago-based Jackson & Partners has become the latest member of the National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council.

WAFIC CEO steps down

The Western Australia Fishing Industry Council’s CEO Alex Ogg has resigned, although he will remain in his post for three months while his replacement is recruited.

Korean Fisheries need reform, claim NGOs

An extensive investigation

by NGOs Advocate for Public Interest Law (APIL) and the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) have led to demands for Korea to make some substantial reforms to fishing industry practices, based on evidence of frequent physical and verbal abuse suffered by migrant workers in Korea’s distant water fleet.

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NORTHERN WATERS UK whitefish quotas in northern external waters at Norway and Greenland – all held by UK Fisheries – are enough to keep Kirkella working all year round at her average catch of 780 tonnes per trip. The company is arguing that these quotas must not only be safeguarded but increased when the UK begins to negotiate its fishing and trade deals with the Nordic countries as an independent state.

UKF points out that these countries have strongly fishbased economies that rely heavily on exporting their fish and seafood products to the UK, which has a large trade deficit with these nations. They supply more than 80% of the UK’s favourite species, cod and haddock. UKF argues that the UK should use this reliance on its market to win more quotas in Nordic waters.

UK FIRM WANTS MORE NE ATLANTIC QUOTA

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Hull trawler operator is calling on the UK government to negotiate more access to distant waters now that the UK is an independent coastal state following its exit from the EU and CFP, reports Tim Oliver.

UK Fisheries based near Hull says the UK’s interests in Norwegian, Faroese and Greenland waters are vital to the nation’s fish supplies and the local economy, and must not be side tracked amid the difficult trade and fisheries negotiations currently underway between the UK and EU. “EU-UK issues are important, amounting to £1.235bn of fisheries exports, but not at the expense of future Nordic fisheries deals,” says the company.

“As the UK focuses on its relations with the EU, there is a danger that opportunities for advantageous and less controversial deals with the Nordic countries are overlooked.”

UK Fisheries (UKF) is a joint venture owned by the partnership of Icelandic firm Samherji and Dutch operator Parvliet & Van der Plas. It operates freezer trawler, Kirkella which operates exclusively in Nordic waters, and fresher trawler Farnella which fishes mainly in UK waters as well as in the Faroese EEZ.

“As a newly independent coastal state, the UK has the ability to leverage its market with these nations for continued or better access to their waters – currently each of these countries can freely sell fish to the UK,” says a UK Fisheries spokesperson.

This stance is diametrically opposed to the position being taken by the rest of the UK fishing industry and UK government in the Brexit negotiations – that trade and fisheries are completely separate issues and should not be linked.

The EU on the other hand insists the two issues are linked and that continuing UK access to the EU market for fish and seafood will depend on the EU retaining its current access and quota shares in UK waters. UKF points out that Norway agreed increased access to its fisheries in return for trade access to the European Economic Area (EEA).

“As a newly independent coastal state we’ve got the ability to leverage our market with these nations to continue the existing

8 UK Fisheries trawler Kirkella supplies one in 12 of the fish portions served in UK fish & chip shops

fishing arrangements with them, or hopefully even better them,” said Sir Barney White-Spunner, chair of the UKF advisory board.

He warned that failure to leverage its market access against continuing access for the UK distant waters fleet in Nordic waters could mean the end of distant waters fishing from the UK. “But again the EU is an absolutely critical market for us and particularly for a lot of the smaller UK companies, and we absolutely rely on the EU for our exports of fish and fish products,” he said.

“What we need is a frictionless trade agreement going both ways so that we negotiate strong deals with the Nordic nations and equally with the EU.” According to UK Fisheries CEO Jane Sandell, Kirkella supplies one in 12 of the fish portions served in Britain’s fish and chip shops. But this was only a small proportion of the UK’s favourite species of cod and haddock.

She commented that this is not a matter of low stocks in UK waters but the huge difference in UK sea areas compared to Nordic waters.

The combined fishing area of the latter in the Barents, Norwegian and Greenland seas is almost 1.5m square miles, while the North Sea is only 11% of this and the English Channel less than 2%.

8 UK Fisheries CEO Jane Sandell in Kirkella’s wheelhouse

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NEWS REVIEW Marukin Co., Ltd., the owner and operator of a coho salmon farm in Onagawa, Miyagi prefecture has become the first coho salmon farm in Japan to acquire Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification.

“I am very grateful for our many partner organisations and businesses because this achievement wouldn’t have been possible without their support,” said Marukin managing director Shingo Suzuki.

“I hope our efforts can motivate other seafood farmers throughout Japan to take on similar endeavours because demand for environmentally friendly farm-raised seafood will continue to rise.”

In 2017 Marukin launched the Miyagi Onagawa Coho Salmon Aquaculture Improvement Project (AIP) in 2017 with Ocean Outcomes Japan Program (which has since merged with Seafood Legacy) and local fishing association Fisherman Japan.

Seen as a pioneer of this industry,

AIMING FOR A MORE RESPONSIBLE AQUACULTURE

Marukin’s President Kinichiro Suzuki was first to successfully commercialise coho salmon aquaculture in 1977.

Since then, the company diversified by integrating processing and distribution operations in addition to its salmon farms but the 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami swept away their entire facility. As Marukin rebuilt they

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8 Marukin is the first Japanese producer to be awarded ASC certification for its coho salmon production

also took efforts to strengthen their company by transitioning to a more responsible aquaculture, thus leading to the launch of their AIP with the goal of acquiring ASC certification.

In order to obtain ASC certification, Marukin made

improvements to meet ASC salmon standard, including environmental impacts to surrounding ecosystems and habitats, sustainability of salmon feed and smolt, management of diseases and parasites and company wide policies addressing social responsibility.

“Achieving ASC certification and further contributing to SDG goals after three years of AIP is a proud moment for Marukin, especially as demand for domestically sourced seafood has increased recently due to the effects of COVID-19 on global seafood trade,” commented Shunji Murakami, current Vice President of Seafood Legacy who previously served as Director of Ocean Outcomes Japan Program prior to the merger, who has been working with Marukin since before the AIP started.

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INSIGHT

The future of fishing

AQUACULTURE’S CRUCIAL ROLE IN FEEDING BILLIONS The recent Virtual Ocean Dialogues conference confirmed that while the sector has made strong progress, some important obstacles still need to be overcome, writes Jason Holland

8 Global aquaculture production reached 82.1 million tonnes in 2018, according to the FAO’s recent SOFOA report

As a means of food production, aquaculture has come a long way in a relatively short space of time, but if it’s to realise its full potential as a global nutritional security solution – providing healthy, sustainable and affordable protein and meeting shifting consumer expectations – then the sector must rapidly accelerate its progress. This was a key message that rang loud and clear from the Virtual Ocean Dialogues conference, recently hosted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Friends of the Ocean.

Convening leaders and communities from across the global ocean space, the special session “Nourishing Billions” estimated that already around 1 billion people rely on fish as their main source of animal protein, while many more gain nutritional benefit from other aquatic foods such as shellfish, seaweed and algae. Meanwhile 10-12% of the world’s population rely on fish for their livelihoods.

While the strains on ocean food systems will increase as demand continues to grow, and there remains much ground to cover with regards to tackling socio-economic challenges within aquatic food value chains, the event also identified that a healthy and regenerative ocean, incorporating carefully managed fishing and sustainable aquaculture, could potentially produce six times as much food as it does today, while at the same time creating sustainable economic growth and employment.

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LEARNING LESSONS Setting the scene in his keynote address, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) DirectorGeneral Qu Dongyu, stated that well before the coronavirus pandemic, providing nutritional food for billions of people was an enormous challenge.

“Covid-19 has inflicted terrible losses – both in terms of lives and economies – and poses new global challenges, but there are also lessons to be learned on how to make food systems more robust and resilient in the future,” he said. “We are heading towards a new normal – the time after the pandemic. In this way, as the Chinese proverb says, ‘there may be fortune in misfortune’.”

Because fish and other aquatic foods are “truly natural superfoods”, fulfilling essential nutritional needs, and are often much more accessible and affordable than many other animal proteins, Qu Dongyu emphasised the essential role that oceans have in feeding future generations. At the same time, he acknowledged that the deployment of new, evolving innovations are changing the way that fisheries are managed and operated.

They are also revolutionising the way that trade and sales are conducted, and ensuring food safety and the legality of origin.

Last but not least, and already providing more than half of all the aquatic produced consumed by human beings, aquaculture is “fundamental” to the future food supply, he said.

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INSIGHT

8 Fish and other aquatic foods are “truly natural superfoods”, according to FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu

“Marine aquaculture, including seaweed, represents huge potential and a real hope for the future. The progress in a number of areas could be a real gamechanger, including genetic selection, breeding and feed technology, the farming of new species, and the development of advanced equipment and logistics.”

FEED INNOVATION Rosamond Naylor, Founding Director of the Center on Food Security and the Environment at Stanford University, said that she believes the aquaculture sector is already awash with innovations, particularly in regards to the types of systems now being used globally and also the work that’s going into alternative feed ingredients and the progression of circular economies. However, she accepts that there’s a lot of ground still to cover commercially.

“Aquaculture has become the dominant form of fish production,” she said. “And while a lot [of the species] are sustainable – clams, oysters etc. – many also have sustainability challenges. They depend on wild fish for inputs into feeds, or they use antibiotics, or they make habitat changes in the oceans. There’s a lot of attention that needs to be directed towards sustainability in both fisheries and aquaculture.”

Giles Bolton, Responsible Sourcing Director at Tesco, told the conference that he believes aquaculture “has the greatest potential”, but that it needs to dramatically step up its efforts, particularly on the feed ingredient side.

He said that the UK retailer has recognised “the whole of the food industry has to change rapidly”, because it is already the second biggest contributor to climate change, and because of the advances of renewable energy, will become the biggest contributor by 2040.

It’s also the main contributor to global biodiversity loss, he said, adding that these problems are likely to be exacerbated by a global population that’s set to reach 10 billion by 2050.

“That’s why things have to change. Aquaculture is extraordinarily interesting because while plant-based protein has to be one solution to feeding the world’s people, aquaculture is the key solution for animal-based protein.

“With the greenhouse gas emissions coming from so much meat production, and deforestation linked to so much poultry production, it’s very difficult to see how you can scale up. In fact, some of those may need to scale down. But with aquaculture, if we can get it right, it’s potential is fantastic.

“Although there is positive momentum, we’re some way off from getting this to the right place. So while many of us have focused for a number of years in supermarkets like mine that

the wild fish we sell is from a sustainable source, still too much of the feed that goes into aquaculture is not from a sustainable source – it’s coming from the same wild fisheries as other products. So we have to go harder and faster with innovation.”

Bolton explained that some of Tesco’s suppliers are doing “very exciting things” with insect protein instead of fishmeal, and also substituting conventional fish oil with algal oil that’s extracted from farmed micro-algae that has naturally high levels of the omega-3 oils eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).

“We’ll certainly need to see diversification of the feed sector. Also, at the moment, insect feed works on paper, but the challenge is getting it to the scale where it can replace the current efficient systems. Creating omega-3 from seaweed – that could be easily scalable, but at the moment it’s more expensive. So how do we move from a great idea to economic reality?”

GROWTH TRENDS With the FAO’s newly-published 2020 edition of its biennial publication, “The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture” (SOFIA) report, finding that global aquaculture production reached a record level of 82.1 million tonnes in 2018 and is forecast to reach 109 million tonnes by 2030, Audun Lem, Deputy Director, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of the FAO, agreed that the sector has “tremendous growth potential” over the next few decades – underpinned by increased consumption.

“SOFIA mostly brings good news,” Audun Lem said. “Good news in the sense that the world’s production is increasing both from capture fisheries and aquaculture to almost 180 million tonnes, the human consumption of these products is increasing and has reached almost 20.5kg. But there are very large regional differences, with some places, like the Maldives, having a very large consumption – more than 100kg per person per year – whereas some landlocked countries have a much lower average. What’s encouraging is that in developing countries, consumption is increasing.”

Bucking this trend, though, Africa’s per capita consumption of just 10kg is a strong cause for concern, said Lem. “This is worrying in itself, but it’s also worrying because it’s declining through population growth. Africa does, however, have very large potential for aquaculture production, and we have a number of programmes supporting that development.

“Overall, this shows that fish is part of the solution and cannot be ignored, and so there are many reasons to be optimistic for the future,” he said.

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ANALYSIS

LOCKDOWN STIMULATES WEST BENGAL’S HILSA FISHERY Amid the Covid-19 gloom there’s some good news for fishermen in West Bengal, who can hope for an exceptional hilsa yield this year, reports Aneetha NG The dip in activity at sea over the past three months due to the Coronavirus-related lockdown has led to expectations of a larger than usual catch. Last year, the season yielded less than 12,000 tonnes, due to factors such as pollution and late arrival of the monsoon.

This year, the over 100-day pandemic lockdown in India has proved to be a bonus for millions of seafood consumers, who eagerly wait for this time of the year and the arrival of the prized hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha). Fishermen and fisheries associations are expecting this year’s catch to be anything between 32,000 and 35,000 tonnes – three times the average.

Experts point out as pollution in the river Ganga and its tributaries is less this year due to the forced lockdown, it has attracted schools of hilsa to migrate upstream to breed, and a senior official of the state fishery department confirmed that a very good catch is expected this year.

“All the industries were shut because of the Covid-19 lockdown and pollution is down appreciably in the Hooghly river. Given the near-zero commercial activity in the seas and the rivers, no industrial effluents were released into the waters during this three-month hiatus. This has attracted schools of hilsa. Also the rains and other conditions have been very favourable,” this official commented.

He added that fish breeding is common during this season and is bound to pick up pace given the favourable environment. With monsoon having set in across India, many fishermen have ventured out with their trawlers.

Hilsa, known as the Salmon of India, is highly appreciated for its quality and taste. The fish is regularly caught in the rivers of Subarnarekha, Budhabalang and Jalaka in Balasore district in Odisha between June and December. Hilsa is exported to cities such as Mumbai, Siliguri, and Kolkata from Balasore, as well as being exported to Bangladesh and other countries.

According to an official at the Bahabalapur fishing centre in Odisha, the district had managed to net about 388 tonnes of hilsa in 2018, while the yield had reached only 150 tonnes the previous year.

Hilsa usually fetches around US$2.67 to US$4.0 per kilo in the local market, rising as high as US$16 per kilo when fish is scarce. While only an estimated 10% of the catch is sold in local markets, the bulk of production finds its way to larger cities where prices tend to be around US$15 per kilo.

Last year’s drastic drop in the hilsa catch focused a spotlight on the challenges facing this species.

“Hilsa are sensitive species,” one official commented.

“They live in salt water and swim to freshwater and estuarine waters to spawn. Hilsa love swimming upstream during the southwest monsoon when the rivers swell. The hatchlings go back to the sea and repeat the cycle.”

A large number of smaller fishing boats and larger trawlers are believed to exceed sustainable limits, leading to over-exploitation of hilsa stocks. But this year the picture is very different as the complete lockdown due to Covid-19, lasting exactly three months, has resulted in yields increasing appreciably.

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Gorachand Jena, secretary of the Fishermen Association said that hilsa’s characteristics rule it out as a species suitable for aquaculture.

“Given the excess number of boats last year, especially the trawlers, overfishing took place. This resulted in the Association urging the government to set a limit to the trawlers fishing in the area,” he said, adding that as small mesh sizes tend to be used, juvenile hilsa are caught before they reach maturity – resulting in an overall drop in catch.

Experts are of the view that rise in pollution levels last year along the water bodies connected to the Mahanadi river system, an erratic monsoon and a shortfall in rainfall have all resulted in the disappearance of the itinerant hilsa in previous years – but this year the situation has been reversed and hilsa is back on the menu, to the delight of both fishermen and consumers, especially those in Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts of Odisha.

Local markets in Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Jajpur and Cuttack have been flooded with hilsa.

8 India’s Covid-19 lockdown has prevented fishing and poaching, while industrial pollution has also dropped to minimal levels, resulting in a major boost for the hilsa fishery

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ANALYSIS We have taken adequate measures to ensure that fishermen from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh who accompany the local fishermen on trawlers and venture into the sea under normal circumstances are not allowed this time in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

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Bijan Maity, general secretary of Kakdwip Fishermen Association said the breeding period for hilsa is from midApril to mid-June, which coincided with a ban on fishermen going to sea. Catching, selling and transporting hilsa of less than 23cm is banned in Bengal. However, this does not stop some fishermen from ignoring the ban and seeking out small hilsa. But this year’s lockdown has also brought this poaching to a halt, contributing to boosting the hilsa stock.

“We have taken adequate measures to ensure that fishermen from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh who accompany the local fishermen on trawlers and venture into the sea under normal circumstances are not allowed this time in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Akhil Giri, Vice Chairman of the Digha Sankarpur Development Authority.

“Only our local fishermen were allowed to travel to the sea.”

Sanitary procedures have been carried out on trawlers and

Akhil Giri said that fishing vessels have also begun operating from East Midnapore district, adding that while fishermen suffered massive losses last year, this year they are expecting a heavy catch.

Adult hilsa tends to swim several kilometres upstream to fresh water to spawn, returning to saline water after hatching the eggs in freshwater. The sub-adult hilsa pass back downstream into the sea, a process that takes a few months.

Generally, during low tide, fishermen catch abundant hilsa at the confluence of the Mahanadi and the Bay of Bengal.

According to Manas Ranjan Sahu, Assistant Director of Fishery (Marine) at the Kujanga department, the early release of floodwater in the Mahanadi and heavy rain in the coastal belt along with strong eastern wind has already resulted in some high catches. If such weather conditions continue, he expected fishermen to catch even more hilsa in this exceptional year.

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8 Known as India’s Salmon, hilsa fetches high prices in cities and is also an export species

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY

THERMAL CAMERAS TO FIGHT ILLEGAL FISHING The nature of the coast of Galicia in north-western Spain with its multitude of fishing and fish farming activities means that new approaches are called for to guard against illegal fishing With 1200 km of coastline, monitoring is a challenging task that involves surveillance of 122 ports, around 5000 fishing boats, 400 beaches dedicated to shellfish harvesting, and 47 mussel aquaculture farms with a total of more than 3000 floating mussel farms.

Most illegal activity takes place at night, making it extra difficult for law enforcers to detect any type of vessel. The Galician climate does not help, with an average of 128 days of rain annually, making visibility conditions rarely ideal for surveillance operations.

In 2017, the Galician Coast Guard initiated test video coastal surveillance based on thermal imaging cameras. The pilot project made use of FLIR’s PT Series multi-sensor camera, combined with maritime video analytics software from Pontevedra company Gradiant. The multi-sensor installation was extensively tested at two locations. One setup was used to monitor illegal vessels on coastal waters at short/medium range, while another set-up was used for long-range monitoring.

The PT-Series are extremely rugged systems, ideal for coastal surveillance, especially in an extremely humid environment such as along Spain’s Atlantic coast. The system’s vital core is well protected against dust and water ingress, and complies with IP66 requirements.

The PT Series thermal cameras allowed the Coast Guard to monitor the required area over a long range around the clock, even at night and in adverse weather conditions. In addition, the FLIR thermal images were enhanced by Gradiant’s intelligent video analytics software for maritime applications. This software is specifically adapted for monitoring coastal environments and allowed the coast guard to detect, track and geo-locate people and vessels, including small wooden and plastic boats, even under adverse conditions.

MULTI-SENSOR SYSTEM The FLIR PT Series is a high-performance multi-sensor pan/ tilt security camera, incorporating an uncooled thermal camera with sensitivity of <35mK and a visible-light camera with 36x optical zoom. While the thermal camera is used to detect threats over a long range based on their heat signatures, the visible-light camera can be used for verification and identification.

“FLIR is the reference for long-range surveillance applications with thermal imaging,” said José Antonio Rodríguez, head of video analytics at Gradiant. “The thermal performance of the camera and the fact that this technology is easy to set up makes it ideal for this type of application. In addition, FLIR supported us from the start for lens selection, calibration of the system and much more.”

Two configurations were used in this application, and the long-range surveillance station used a FLIR PT-606 camera, and was able to detect an inflatable boat at 4000m. Despite its narrow field of view, this camera’s high-precision pan/tilt allowed for wide coverage, able to sweep a wide field of view

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span in a pre-programmed sequence. The port surveillance station used a PT-625, offering a good compromise between detection range and field of view with a single pan/tilt preset.

The integration of the video analytics software with the camera was easy thanks to IP video streaming and the camera’s ONVIF compliant interfaces for pan/tilt control. Long-range surveillance typically requires the use of lenses with a narrow field of view, which is a problem monitoring wide areas.

However, the video analytics from Gradiant was able to take advantage of the Preset Sequencing mode of the FLIR PT Series. This enabled coverage of a wide field of view with a single camera with video analysis on each pan/tilt preset.

The FLIR thermal cameras provided the Galician coastguard with opportunities to respond much faster to illegal fishing activities. The combination of a multi-sensor system with Gradiant’s maritime video analytics proved to be effective, as well as offering cost-effective alternative, making automated surveillance applications accessible for fish farm companies worldwide.

8 A FLIR PT Series multi-sensor camera in place overlooking a location on the Galician coast

8 The FLIR camera with Gradient video analytics makes it possible to identify small targets even under difficult conditions

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY

SNG CLOSES OFF SIDE PANEL ESCAPE ROUTES

Photo: SNG

Increasing the volume of mesh in the side wing panels of its trawls has paid off for Swan Net Gundry’s customers, and the response to these trawl designs for herring, mackerel and horse mackerel fisheries has been highly positive.

The design is intended to reduce the likelihood of fish escaping through the side panels of the gear and extending the mesh used in the side sections closes off this escape route without altering the trawl’s opening.

The gaps in the side wing area can vary in length, ranging from 30m up to 250m and SNG have addressed this with the design of two versions using the new ‘closed sides’ concept - one for pair trawling and the other for single trawling. For pair teams the SNG trawls are designed with the side wing panels filled out with extra mesh and finished with a short side rope which still allows the trawl to have the standard conventional finish.

For single trawling, SNG have filled out the side wing panels with the extra mesh but also with the wing-end finish designed to incorporate attaching two extra bridles, changing the bridle rig from two to four bridles each side, closing the sides of the trawls all the way along to reduce the area of potential escape for fish.

The two options above can be used in

either single or pairing as pair trawl teams can see the benefits with using the extra bridles in their standard setup will still remain userfriendly when passing over the lug ends of the bridles from one vessel to the other.

Ahead this year’s albacore tuna season, a combination of new and modified trawls has

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8 These SNG pelagic trawls are designed to reduce the possibility of fish escaping through the sides

been prepared with this design concept, which SNG believes will demonstrate significant improvements in trawl performance and catch rates.

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY Welsh lobsters hope to stand out in the crowd with the launch of a branded claw band scheme, with lobsters being banded using rubber bands that clearly identify them as being caught in Welsh waters, by Welsh fishermen.

The bands prevent lobsters in live storage from hurting themselves or each other and the branded lobster band scheme has been co-ordinated by the Wales Seafood Cluster, a Cywain-led project which encourages and facilitates collaborative working among businesses and individuals in the seafood sector.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, over 90% of Welsh lobster was exported to European markets. While this market has been hit in recent months, Welsh fishermen have been considering ways of raising the profile of their catch closer to home.

The branded claw bands have been developed following requests from fishermen in North Wales, who felt that being able to easily identify the lobsters as Welsh would help increase awareness and add value to their catch.

“This is a great example of collaboration by the Cluster members,” said Siân Davies, manager of Seafood Cluster (North Wales).

“They are trying to grow the UK market, and

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HELPING WELSH LOBSTER STAND OUT IN THE CROWD

it’s a privilege to work with them on this project. I’m looking forward to seeing more fantastic, and sustainable, Welsh seafood becoming more visible in markets in the near future. I’d urge any seafood businesses that would like to be involved with the Cluster to

8 Fishermen Brett Garner (left) and Siôn Williams hope the branded lobster band scheme will help Welsh lobsters stand out in the marketplace

get in touch, and help raise the profile of Welsh seafood.”

Lobster fisherman Brett Garner has been

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY fishing out of Porth Neigwl (Hell’s Mouth) for over 30 years.

“We had the idea for the lobster bands way before the situation we are now in with coronavirus,” he said. “It has taken us 15-18 months for the bands to happen, but like everything it takes time. The whole idea is to promote Welsh lobster as a quality product and identify them so that people know where the lobster comes from – especially as we are trying to build native home sales. People will pay dividends for a quality product, so these bands will clearly mark out the lobsters as being Welsh.”

Fishing for shellfish is a family tradition for Siôn Williams, whose brother and another relation also fish out of Porth Colmon on the Llŷn Peninsula.

“What’s happening at the moment shows we are very vulnerable on the world market,” he said. “However, the lobster band project goes hand-in-hand in with what want to do in the future – that is to sell more in the UK and make people more aware of Welsh lobster and add value to our catch. The bands are not only great for marketing and provide consumers with the provenance and connection they want, but the hashtags help them to find out more about Welsh seafood on social media platforms.”

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Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths commented that the Welsh government is determined to help support Welsh fishermen during this difficult time.

“We are blessed in Wales with an abundant coastline, with fantastic fish and shellfish. And we know that Welsh seafood carries a very important brand, both internationally and at home,” Lesley Griffiths said.

8 To coincide with the Lobster Band launch, a series of recipes and information about cooking with lobster have been created by chef Ellis Barrie of Anglesey restaurant, The Marram Grass

“While the recent crisis has seen a drop in demand from the Continent – one of the biggest customer bases for Welsh seafood – we are keen to promote Welsh fishing businesses, and to encourage Welsh customers to buy Welsh produce wherever possible.”

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PROCESSING

VALKA LAUNCHES NEW IQF GRADERS Valka’s High-speed Portion Grader is a multi-lane grader which can be constructed with up to four lanes, with products sorted by weight and dimensions. Options include assembly with a fully automatic infeed system or the traditional circular infeed.

Instead of the conventional pneumatic arms, the grader is equipped with a gentle handling mechanism at each gate, so products flow smoothly into the buffer. In addition, the grader can be supplied to pack to bulk packaging or to smaller type boxes and attached takeaway conveyors.

According to Valka, the High-speed Portion Grader has unparalleled per square metre throughput.

The Aligner Packing Robot automatically packs IQF fillets or portions according to the most demanding packing requirements with absolute minimum overpack.

Unlike traditional batching graders that make decisions based on a statistical guess, the Valka Packing Robot registers the weights of numerous pieces in advance before applying a game theory algorithm.

This enables it to continually optimise the best solution based on actual piece weights, resulting in close to zero giveaway (overpack).

Photo: Valka

Icelandic high-tech company Valka has designed two new graders for batching and automatic packing IQF frozen products, offering numerous new features compared to traditional graders

This grader is equipped with a carousel system with builtin cars that pick up and transport the product. An integrated cartesian robot then gently slides the portion for delivery directly above the final packaging.

8 Valka’s batching and packing robot eliminates overpack

Better oyster handling from Hoopers Island Oyster Co. A hydraulic bin tipper and outfeed tumbler conveyor have been designed by the Hoopers Island Oyster Co as new oyster handling equipment for high-production shellfish processing, in response to industry requirements for a new look at industry service, safety and production issues.

“These machines are the latest in the line of innovative processing equipment developed by Hoopers Island based on observations from our own oyster farm and discussions held with other growers,” said managing partner Ricky Fitzhugh.

“Employee safety, efficient handling and dependable customer service, are critical to today’s high-volume shellfishgrowing operations.”

The hydraulic bin tipper has been developed at the request of long-time customer Little Wicomico Oyster Co, and this eliminates the need for manual tipping, automating the transfer of heavy bins of shellfish into processing equipment. This freestanding, stainless steel unit uses two hydraulic cylinders to lift the large heavy plastic bins used by Little Wicomico and other shellfish farmers. The unit is portable and adaptable to any workspace, and is

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8 The Hoopers Island Oyster Co outfeed tumbler conveyor is the first model of its kind produced in the United States

capable of raising totes with up to 1500 pounds (680kg) of shellfish.

“I have an existing, stationary tipper that I purchased from another manufacturer that hasn’t been as dependable as the equipment I’ve purchased from Hoopers Island,” said Little Wicomico’s owner Myles Cockrell.

“I approached the Hoopers team and asked if they could develop a tipper that’s portable, serviceable and also has the ability to increase carrying capacity. Since receiving the Hoopers tipper, I couldn’t be more pleased with its efficiency and durability.”

The outfeed tumbler conveyor is the first model of its kind produced in the United States that can be configured with one or two portable conveyors that attach to the sides of a tumbler frame instead of a standard end-of-unit position. The unit seamlessly integrates with Hoopers’ line of tumblers and can be modified to adapt to other models.

By resting perpendicular to the tumbler, the outfeed unit eliminates the need to stop work to change the tub or discharge conveyor. This allows the tumbler to operate continuously increasing the number of oysters processed from 300 to tens of thousands.

“The conveyor increases speed and capacity,” said Hoopers Island Senior Equipment Manager Chris Wyer.

“It’s the only tumbler model to convey and bag oysters at an ergonomically correct height, helping to mitigate the risk of work-related injuries as the operator oversees production.’

Because the aluminum-framed conveyor is often operated outdoors, Hoopers Island designed the unit with enclosed, waterproof controls to prevent electrical shortages, improving safety and dependability.

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PROCESSING Swedish filleting machine producer SEAC, which has already shown that small is no problem as its machines are capable of handling exceptionally small fish, has turned its attention to ensuring the belly cavities of processed fish are fully cleaned.

“Yield and capacity have for decades been the most important in this field of processing pelagic fish but in recent years the question of how to get rid of parasites and worms inside the belly cavity of the fish has become more important,” said SEAC’s Ulf Groenqvist.

SEAC, with more than 40 years of experience in H&G+T and filleting machines, started to re-develop some existing systems – the SEAC FPM-400 for smaller fish (15-40/50 pieces per kilo) and SEAC FPM-470 for larger fish (2/3-15/20 pieces per kilo).

The company’s engineers have run tests at processing plants in Russia and China, as well as at SEAC’s own workshops on the Swedish island of Öland, and now Ulf Groenqvist’s team are ready with their machines modified for belly cleaning, with options for both a system based on a older belly-cleaning method, and a completely new system – which is the option chosen for the first order for these systems.

“The first two complete automatic BC lines have been sold to one of the biggest canneries in the world and been delivered to two of their factories in Vietnam. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19, the lines have yet not been installed but hopefully they will be during September-November 2020,” he said.

SEAC PERFECTS BELLY CLEANING

8 The SEAC FPM-400 nobbing and filleting machine with belly cleaning capacity

“Whatever plans a processor has for processing sardines or mackerel, SEAC is able to assist, with either manually fed or automated processing lines, as have been supplied to the customer in Vietnam,” he said.

“In October SEAC plans to present this innovative system at PROPAK 2020 in Bangkok and at the China Seafood Show in Quingdao – depending on the Covid-19 situation.”

New allies in automation in Russia and Asia Skaginn 3X has signed major pre-engineering contracts with Russian and South Korean companies planning to modernise and automate their fish processing for more efficiency, quality and yield.

Russian fisheries companies Magadanryba and Yuzhno-Kurilskiy Rybokombinat came to Skaginn 3X to consult on automation of their fish processissing systems.

“With the success of our recent onshore projects for Russian fish processors JSC Gidrostroy and V.I. Lenin, we have become an important partner to many of the companies in both Russia and Asia that are seeking to automate their processes and develop new modern facilities,” said Arnar Friðrik Albertson, head of sales engineering at Skaginn 3X, commenting that changes in the labour market and increased demand for more efficiency and yield as well as better products are some of the factors that drive the trend towards more automation and modern updates in the sector.

“It is important for processors to have the right advice from the start to prevent complications down the line. It is both cost effective and efficient,” explained Valeriy Akbashev, Skaginn 3X’s representative in

Russia who has played a key role in promoting the services.

“By signing a design contract with Skaginn 3X, companies in the seafood industry gain access to a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the development and implementation of modern, scalable processing solutions that deliver better yield, quality and throughput.”

Hyeseung Fisheries in South Korea has also consulted Skaginn 3X on the development of a new fish processing factory set to be the most highly advanced onshore processing facility in the region. South Korea has seen similar trends as Russia, with more companies focusing on updating and automating their processes. Increased competition on both domestic and export markets had supported the shift, as well as growth in the sector.

“The new contract with Hyeseung Fisheries promises to become an exciting project for our seafood processing experts,” Arnar Friðrik Albertson said. “This is a team that has developed and implemented some very complex turkey projects and it will be a pleasure for us to participate in the creation of such a groundbreaking facility.”

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8 Skaginn 3X’s head of sales engineering Arnar Friðrik Albertson

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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE WORKBOAT FOR MALTESE FISH FARM Built for Fish and Fish Ltd, the Valletta-registered Emmaya measures 24 metres LOA with an 8.50 metre beam. Emmaya is built to the MCA-MGN-280-Catergory 1 (150nm from safe haven) workboat code.

Its main roles will be tuna harvesting and aquaculture/fish farm logistical and maintenance support.

“This represents a major investment for Fish and Fish Ltd, and it illustrates not only the strength of our business but also our belief in the environmental sustainability of the aquaculture industry here in Malta,” said Fish and Fish Ltd director David Azzopardi.

“Having met SMS at Seawork in 2017, and then latterly concluding the purchase post Seawork 2018, we think the quality of the product is superb - and the level of flexibility and customer commitment illustrated by SMS is genuinely exceptional.”

Emmaya has Caterpillar Acert 18 main engines, delivering 448kM at 1800rpm to ZF 560W (inline) gearboxes to drive twin four-bladed propellers. Auxiliary engines are a pair of 148kVa Caterpillar Acert 7.1 units. Emmaya has a Veth VT-50 bow thruster for manoeuvrability around fish farm installations.

The deck is laid out with a pair of Palfinger PK32002M (CPO73) deck cranes and there is a hydraulic setup with an engine driven hydraulic pump and four independent electrical pumps “It’s been a pleasure concluding the build with both David and James Walker of Walker Marine Design. The finished project is fantastic, and this is another great example of best of class British engineering and our proven partnership with Walker Marine Design,” said SMS general manager Dave Chaffers.

Photo: SMS Group

In the midst of the challenges presented by the global pandemic, The SMS Group has delivered a newbuild 24 metre aquaculture vessel to a tuna farm operator in Malta

8 The SMS Group in Southampton has delivered the 24m Emmaya to Maltese tuna farm operator Fish & Fish Ltd

“As a business, our focus clearly remains on ship repair.

However this build helps to illustrate both our capabilities and our expertise. We’re currently exploring two further new build workboats and several major pontoon projects.”

The new design The Damen Utility Vessel (UV) 2613 draws on the company’s track record of proven vessel designs to deliver high-level versatility to the aquaculture sector.

The UV 2613’s scope of work covers everything from harvesting to net cleaning and diving support to de-licing.

“Based on feedback from the market we have designed a versatile vessel, able to tackle a very wide range of duties, with a robust application of features ensuring the safety and sustainability of operations,” said Damen sales manager Mike Besijn.

“We have already carried out the feasibility studies and completed the detailed design engineering – we’re ready to build this.”

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The UV 2613 is prepared for IMO Tier III. It comes ready for the installation of a Damen NOx Reduction System and can also be fitted with battery packs for silent shift operations. The UV 2613 can be installed with DP1, a multiple mooring system and a towing winch. It can even be fitted with a ramp for ferry duties.

A 85m2 cargo hold facilitates harvesting as well as dry cargo transport and diving equipment storage, and there is more than110m2 of deck space. It can be fitted with multiple cranes with capacity up to 220 t/m. The vessel’s azimuth thrusters, together with a bow thruster, ensure optimal manoeuvrability.

The UV 2613 features a high bow and freeboard of not less than one metre to avoid deck immersion. Additionally, with a beam of

Illustr: Damen

Versatile fish farm support design from Damen

8 Damen has designed the UV 2613 to meet the aquaculture sector’s needs

12.80 metres, the vessel is extremely stable, with no need for an anti-heeling system.

While the UV 2613 is 26 metres in length overall, its load line length is just 24 metres to place it below 200gt (MCA).

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iFARM: SCANNING SALMON FOR BETTER FISH HEALTH

Illustr: Cermaq

Norwegian firms Cermaq Group AS and BioSort AS are planning to combat sea lice and other problems with facial recognition technology, reports Bonnie Waycott

Sea lice infestations have been significant problems for the global salmon farming industry since its inception.

Infestations lead to physical damage, stress adverse growth and performance, while severe cases can result in secondary infections and risk of increased mortality.

Disease outbreaks are also devastating to individual farms and can be among the biggest causes of economic losses to the salmon industry.

Norwegian fish farming company Cermaq Group AS and technology specialist BioSort are joining forces to solve health and welfare challenges such as sea lice and disease that restrict growth in salmon farming. Their new project, iFarm, which was launched in January 2020, is based on image recognition and identification of individual salmon, according to Cermaq. The thinking is that a fish with sea lice can be identified and removed for treatment, reducing the need to handle all the fish in one pen and improving fish health and welfare.

“In 2015, BioSort considered how to utilise its knowledge from separating individual escaped and wild salmon in rivers, to salmon farming operations. Given the high health costs related to tackling disease and sea lice challenges, it was natural to ask the question of how can we create a system that makes it possible to analyse each individual fish in a pen and extract individual fish that need treatment?” said Geir Stang Hauge, CEO of BioSort.

“BioSort needed a fish farmer as a partner in this development and Cermaq, with its extensive efforts within sustainability and fish welfare, proved to be a perfect fit.”

“Ensuring that sea lice and disease are not compromising fish health and welfare is costing the salmon industry a lot of money,” said Dr. Karl Fredrik Ottem, iFarm Project Manager at Cermaq.

MOTIVATION “Cermaq’s motivation for developing individualised fish farming is based on many years of special focus on providing

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8 Sensors scan each fish as they swim to the surface or down again, and use automatic image processing to uniquely identify each individual

our fish with optimal farming conditions and best possible fish welfare. To move forward in this work, we saw a need to develop better technology for monitoring the fish. We wanted to develop a technology platform for better communication with the salmon, enabling us to take even better care of them.”

The iFarm project will be implemented in three farms in Nordland County, Norway, with the first transfer of fish planned for autumn 2020. ScaleAQ, a technology and equipment provider, will be supplying its Midgard cage system that comes with a floating collar, winch, net, and a net cover and net tube that will enclose the iFarm unit.

Essentially, the iFarm project is a system for monitoring growth, sea lice, skin and fin condition and other health indicators. Cameras will be installed in a suite of sensors that will be placed in funnels within each net pen. The salmon will be monitored when they swim through the funnels towards the surface for a gulp of air, something their bladders need in order to regulate buoyancy. They will then return below to feed.

The sensors will scan each fish as they swim to the surface or down again, and use automatic image processing to uniquely identify each individual. Data including precise weight and growth, the condition of skin and fins and the number of sea lice will be collected. The team expect the salmon to swim through the funnels twice a week on average, based on the biological need to fill their swim bladders. Most of the time, iFarm will also keep the salmon below a roughly 10 metre depth to protect them from sea lice larvae that typically come floating in the upper 5 to 10 meters of the sea depth, Karl Fredrik Ottem explained.

Based on the data collected, iFarm will create and maintain a health record for each individual fish. This means that each time a fish swims through the iFarm unit, the system will collect images from all sides of the fish and create a record for that passage. Geir Stang Hauge estimates that each fish should

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AQUACULTURE come to the surface between 100 and 200 times in the one and a half year it lives at sea, giving the system an in-depth understanding of the development of the fish and its health.

According to Karl Fredrik Ottem, monitoring the growth and development of each fish will result in a more precise picture of the whole population in one pen.

“We count sea lice on a small number of fish, and from the average number we take action,” he explained. “But sea lice are unevenly spread in the pen. If a small number of salmon in a pen have sea lice above the treatment target, we treat all the salmon in the pen but if we can tell them apart, we can take aside the fish that need treatment and treat them separately without disturbing the rest. This means fewer treatments, less stress for the fish, improved welfare and increased survival at sea. Less handling of the fish also significantly reduces the risk of escape. We can also detect abnormal growth. By tracking the growth of each individual, we can tell how many fish in the population have stopped eating. This can give us a disease symptom that, together with other symptoms, can tell us what actions to take,” he said.

PRECISE DATA “Our biggest motivation is to secure our salmon the best possible welfare. More precise data mean that we can better understand complex contexts and contribute to our improvement as fish farmers. As the iFarm system is adapted by more and more farmers, the aggregated data on disease, lice and growth will be a fantastic tool for further development of sustainable salmon farming on a local, national and global scale.”

To ensure that the components are adapted to fish

behaviour, the fish will need to be monitored closely. Other issues to consider are how well the system will work in challenging weather conditions, and the ease of operations.

Karl Fredrik Ottem believes that if successful, iFarm will contribute to great improvements for every site where it’s implemented, revolutionise how authorities can monitor aquaculture and improve competitiveness and sustainability. iFarm will also change our way of thinking in the salmon farming industry and allow us to relate to the fish more as individuals, he said. Furthermore, it will be a low-cost system and can be used on all existing coastal net pens.

“If iFarm runs smoothly, we foresee that we will implement precision farming tools in the entire value chain in the future,” he said. “iFarm is a good start, where the focus in the coming years will be sea sites, while the aquaculture industry in general is very innovative and willing to take new technology in use. We are looking forward to getting started.”

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8 iFarm will keep the salmon for most of the time below a roughly 10m depth to protect them from sea lice larvae

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AQUACULTURE

VÓNIN HARDWARE FOR HIGH-ENERGY SITES With high-energy aquaculture sites to oversee in Scotland’s Western Isles, Mowi Regional Seawater Manager Kris Laird wanted to see for himself how Faroese Fish Farmers operate Early last year he arranged a trip with some Mowi colleagues from Scotland to the Faroe Islands, visiting key suppliers to the Faroese aquaculture sector and to see how fish farms operate under the tough conditions around the islands, with year-round strong currents and wild weather that is a feature of the Faroese winter months.

The three main companies serving the Faroese aquaculture industry are cage and workboat supplier KJ Hydraulic, JT Electric which has a range of feeding systems, high quality cables, lights, cameras and feed barges – and Vónin, which has a long history in developing and producing mooring system equipment, aquaculture nets and a range of associated hardware. All three companies have a growing presence in the UK market and work closely together to service the UK aquaculture industry.

“What I learned from the visit is that Faroese suppliers and farmers like to keep things simple in operating and servicing sites. All the suppliers and farmers work closely together to reach the best solutions on these challenging sites,” Kris Laird said.

“The Faroe Islands have a number of high-energy fish farm sites. At Mowi we are always looking at new ways and ideas of improving our equipment and farm practices, especially as we move towards more exposed areas. So we wanted to see how they operate under extreme conditions and what equipment they use.”

Mowi subsequently chose Vónin to be a preferred supplier of moorings and nets, with JT Electric and KJ Hydraulic also supplying equipment to a number of sites in Scotland. Kris Laird commented that seeing Faroese farms in operation and also the depth of experience and expertise gave him the confidence to order Vónin equipment for Mowi’s sites.

“The in-depth modelling and the highly detailed discussions we had right at the start of the process were key for me in choosing Vónin mooring systems,” he said.

Vónin’s technical team design all mooring systems using Aqua Sim which is accredited by the Norwegian government to perform mooring analysis for the aquaculture industry, in accordance to the NYTEK-regulations. The engineering software takes into account all location conditions and factors that could affect the sites ensuring that all mooring systems meet the required standards.

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“The overriding factors when designing a mooring system are safety and durability. Meeting Scottish Technical Finfish Standard 2020 has been an interesting process and we’ve managed to work well meeting the requirements,” said Vónin’s technical moorings engineer Torkil Thompson, who has seen significant developments in the nine years he has been in the aquaculture sector.

“Based on each site’s location and the different environmental data produced, the requirements for secure installations becomes very complex and it’s vital to communicate with site personnel, environmental teams and installers so that we have as much information and data as possible to be certain that systems meet every requirement, especially as we go more to exposed sites,” he explained.

Vónin export manager Nathan Breeze commented that Vónin and the Crosby Group have an aquaculture product alliance, with Crosby products at the heart of Vonin’s Nordic Diamond Mooring system.

“Crosby products are designed and manufactured for the rigours of the challenging operational conditions in aquaculture, focusing on fatigue, shock resistance, strength and corrosion protection,” he said.

“All manufacturing plants producing hardware for our aquaculture range are located in Western Europe and we have full traceability.”

Kris Laird commented that it was ‘highly reassuring’ to be able to see Vónin installations for himself at exposed sites in the Faroes.

“We now have a number of Vónin nets and mooring systems installed and I’m very satisfied with the quality of the equipment and the short timeframes Vónin worked to to deliver these.”

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“We are making real progress in the UK and getting the right feedback from clients who are happy with our short delivery timeframes and pricings – but what is critical is that they are happy with the quality of our service and equipment, that for me is most important.”

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8 Force of Nature has been built at Dongara Marine for Geraldton fisherman Dave Perham

Force of Nature is a replacement for the 1994-built Natural Selection and a few metres longer with its 22.40 metre length, the new boat also has a greater carrying capacity at 84 baskets of lobsters, compared to the old boat’s 64. The newbuild brings in some new thinking and more comfort with its seven berths in three compartments, but what hasn’t changed is Dave Perham’s preference for Scania engines.

His previous boat has had Scania engines from new, including two re-powers during its 26-year career, and the new Force of Nature has twin Scania DI16 076M engines rated for 662kW at 2300rpm, with each driving a fixed-pitch propeller via a ZF gearbox. On trials this combination gave the fishing boat a maximum speed of 24.5 knots and 18.5 knots cruise speed, each about 1.5 knots above expectations.

This performance was achieved with the boat’s 7500 litre fuel tanks full.

While Force of Nature is by no means slow, having worked the Western rock lobster fishery for more than forty seasons, Dave Perham considers reliability and economy more important than speed.

“I’m not the kind of skipper that runs at wide open throttle,” he said. “What’s important to me is knowing I can rely on the boat, and the engines, to be ready to fish whenever the market conditions are right.”

The choice of engine rating reflects this. While the engines are available with higher output, those on Force of Nature are at a rating that enables unlimited operating hours per year.

“Scania engines have given me excellent reliability over the years, Southerly Designs boats also have proven longevity, and the quality of the workmanship throughout the boat’s structure and systems gives me absolute confidence that I can depend on Force of Nature to deliver the outstanding performance it produced on trials for many, many years to come,” Dave Perham said.

Force of Nature was delivered earlier this year after a 12-month build at Dongara Marine, combining an aluminium hull with a composite superstructure. Dongara Marine was the prime contractor for the entire project, taking full responsibility for the vessel’s design, construction, and delivery.

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Dongara Marine already had three newbuilds and a major refit underway when Dave Perham confirmed he wanted to go ahead with the project, so it was decided that Peter Ellis’s boatbuilders in Geraldton would fabricate the hull structure.

Once the bare hull was trucked to Port Denison, the Dongara Marine team set to work fitting it out, including all the main machinery as well as the many mechanical, hydraulic and electrical systems that go in to a modern high speed lobster boat.

They also applied their expertise in resin-infused composite manufacture to produce the boat’s wheelhouse and then bond it to the hull, as well as completing all the interior and exterior fitout including painting.

Onboard facilities meet the AL36-72 specifications in the National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) enabling the vessel to remain at sea with seven people onboard for up to three days. This entails equipping Force of Nature with features that are not required at the lower survey standard of a typical day/overnight boat.

The composite wheelhouse has the helm station aft on the port side, with the galley plus a mess area that exceeds survey seating requirements to starboard. A self-contained shower and head compartment is located on the work deck immediately aft of the wheelhouse and adjacent to the flybridge access.

“The facilities and quality of finish, low noise, and low vibration make conditions onboard very comfortable,” Dave Perham said.

“It’s certainly a step up on what most older boats have.”

According to Dongara Marine’s managing director Rohan Warr, the apparent jump in vessel size is reflective of industry trends.

“When Natural Selection was built it was pretty much the average size crayboat, perhaps slightly above average if anything. In the 1990s only a handful of new boats, maybe one in every 20, were over 70 feet. Now that’s the average size for new Australian high speed lobster boats, and in fact its more like 75 feet for the Western Australian fishery,” he said.

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FUEL SAVINGS Careful planning means the cruise speed is achieved when the engines achieve the best fuel efficiency, which Rohan Warr says is a factor in making the latest crayboat highly economical to operate.

“With Force of Nature we are seeing fuel consumption that is about 20% less than on other recent vessels with the same hullform,” he explained.

“That benefit is not just from the engines. We’ve put in place a range of other tweaks that improve the owner’s bottom line as well.”

Along with reliability, the seakindly performance of Force of Nature also contributes to Dave Perham’s ability to go and fish effectively and efficiently whenever he wants to.

Force of Nature is the twelfth new Southerly Designs vessel that Dongara Marine has been involved in constructing in the past five years, and another is close to completion at the boatbuilder’s facility in Port Denison.

“While its not an exclusive arrangement, Dongara Marine’s relationship with Southerly Designs goes right back to company’s beginning. Our recent track record with them build on that history, and has really proven and further developed the strengths and benefits of our partnership,” Rohan Warr said.

“Building Force of Nature has been a great experience, and we are really proud of the boat. It’s always a great feeling to

deliver a new boat, and thanks go to all involved, but especially the owner Dave Perham and his family. Of course the last six months have been challenging for everyone, and certainly for the lobster industry. We feel really fortunate to have been able to keep working, keep people employed, and keep business flowing through to our suppliers. All of that stems from the ongoing support of our customers.

Fortunately, our flexibility means we have a variety of other projects underway and in development, and that puts us in a better position to weather the storm and maintain our capability for better times ahead,” he concluded.

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The first new beam trawler to join the UK fleet for almost twenty years has docked in Brixham after being handed over by its Dutch builders. Georgina of Ladram has been built at Luyt Group in Den Oever for Waterdance, England’s largest fishing company

As well as the design, construction and its role as the main contractor, Luyt also delivered the BT-E10-2-HA190-0H fishing winch. This pneumatically-controlled ten-drum winch consists of two main trawl drums, two derrick topping drums, two safety wires and four gilsons, and it has a 160kW power input.

De Boer RVS and Luyt supplied the catch handling installation on board, and Polar Koeltechniek fitted the chiller system and icemakers.

Echomaster Marine and Globe Marine provided the new trawler’s electronics.

Georgina of Ladram is expected to operate primarily in Area VIIe, but also in areas VIIf/g and Waterdance is currently working with SWFPO to attain MSC certification for VIIe plaice and sole. From January 2021, Georgina of Ladram, with the rest of the Waterdance fleet, will join the newly approved Western FPO, of which the company is a significant member.

Having taken delivery of two new vessels in 2019 and 2020, Waterdance is also scheduled to take delivery early next year of a new Amanda of Ladram, a 22 metre netter currently under construction at the Parkol Marine Engineering yard in Whitby, plus the company has acquired 19-metre twin-rig trawler Reliance II, which is planned to replace whelk potter Pen Glas, the oldest vessel in the Waterdance fleet.

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8 Rigging Georgina of Ladram’s fishing gear at the quay in Den Oever

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The 35.25 metre LOA, 29.90 metre registered length Georgina of Ladram BM-100 was ordered in 2018 from the Luyt yard, which at that time was already building crabber Nichola of Ladram for Waterdance. The company’s vessels have been regular visitors at the yard in Den Oever for maintenance and refit work. Designed by Luyt with input into the design process from SC MacAllister, who designed the propeller and nozzle, Georgina of Ladram’s hull was built at Ibis in Holland and brought to Den Oever for fitting out.

Originally scheduled to be delivered to Waterdance in mid-April, the completion date was put back due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The new trawler’s skipper Trevor Sclater and his crew travelled to Holland with another of the company’s trawlers which was heading to the yard for a refit, and immediately got to work to rig the new vessel and prepare fishing gear for the sea trials.

After a week of testing, sea trials, a bollard pull test and the necessary inspections, during which the MCA delegated the whole of the certification process to RINA, Georgina of Ladram demonstrated a 23 tonne bollard pull and a top speed of 11.5 knots, both exceeding expectations.

“This has been something of a lifelong ambition for Waterdance’s lead directors Robin and Rowan Carter, to build a beam trawler of this size,” commented Waterdance managing director Nigel Blazeby.

“They have both been heavily involved in the build process – and boarding the Georgina of Ladram as she arrived in Brixham from Holland they are delighted with the final build.

With more than twenty vessels, Waterdance has a strategy of modernising its fleet, providing vessels which are optimised for fuel efficiency and which are safe and comfortable for crews.’

The main engine is an ABC 6 DZS driving a ZF W10230 gearbox with a 7.524:1 ratio, turning a 3200mm diameter propeller inside a nozzle. Auxiliary engines are twin 335kW Mitsubishi S6B3-MPTAW with 495kVa generators, plus a 49ekW CAT C4.4 harbour set. Tank capacities are for 46 cubic metres of fuel, one cubic metre of lube oil and 23 cubic metres of fresh water.

AS Scan supplied the MT2500 steering gear and the bow thruster is a 110kW Beta 150E unit.

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Now in his eighties and with a lifetime of fishing experience behind him, Faroese trawler owner Mortan Johannesson isn’t heading for retirement, having ordered a new factory vessel to be built at Tersan and designed by Skipsteknisk – and this isn’t the first time owner and designer have collaborated.

Thirty years ago the Mjellem & Karlsen shipyard in Bergen delivered to him the Skipteknisk-designed Enniberg, which is still in full operation.

The new vessel will come under partner company Havborg and is a ST-119 design with a 2022 completion date.

The new 87.50 metre LOA, 18 metre breadth trawler will arranged to operate as a triplerigger, but prepared for the addition of a fifth trawl winch if required at a later date, opening possibilities to tow four trawls.

Attention has been paid to aspects of the design to ensure safe and efficient operation, with optimising energy utilisation and minimising emissions to water and air seen as key factors in the development process, along with providing personal the crew with a safe and comfortable working and living environment in roomy accommodation for up to 40 persons.

Havborg’s new vessel will be outfitted as a

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#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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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 interna onally proven designs and best warranty.

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

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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.

Koolboeistraat 4, 8620 Nieuwpoort, Belgium Tel: +32 58 233595 Email: eurorock@scarlet.be www.eurorock-belgium.com Contact: COO Laurent Messiaen Manufacturers of steel bobbins, rubber bobbins, spoked and bunt bobbins, rubber disc (tyres, conveyor and moulded discs), rockhoppers, spacers Shirmpgear. We can make other rubber products as clients needs.

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

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

Randers Reb International A/S 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.

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

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

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Fishing Gear

Fishmeal plants Thai Industry Company 295 Moo 11 Suksawad Soi 92 Road Samutprakarn, Thailand 10290 Tel +6628154501 Fax +6624258532 Email roongtiwapat@gmail.com www.thaiindustry.co.th

SICOR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Established in 1973, our key products include polyethylene fishing nets, PE Ropes, twine and agricultural nets.

‘Triangle’ brand is our pride label.

We offer clients a tailor made to their specific requirements’ solution.

Our products are under constant QC testing and upgrading.

Gore Cross Business Park Bridport Dorset DT6 3UX Tel: 01308 428 224 Fax: 01308 428 228 Email: sales@sicor-int.com Website: www.sicor-int.com Contact: Toby Eeles

࠮ Complete plants ࠮ Installation included ࠮ Single components also available: driers, presses, hammer mills etc. ࠮ Norwegian technology, made in Thailand

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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.

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

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

(220 – 44.000 lbs/hr).

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

Manufacturers of all types of fishing ropes, netting and twines including poly steel ropes and compact netting.

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VÓNIN LTD

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

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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 a major supplier to trawl, shrimp trawls, bottom trawls, sorting grids, 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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Cretel NV Gentsesteenweg 77a 9900 Eeklo • Belgium Tel: +32 9 376 95 95 Fax: +32 9 376 95 96 info@cretel.com • www.cretel.com Cretel is manufacturing in Belgium FISH SKINNERS FISH SCALERS VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINES INDUSTRIAL WASHING AND DRYING EQUIPMENT Consult us and take advantage of our worldwide experience and expertise.

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

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

Engineering, procurement, project and construction management for the seafood processing industry. > Cold storage > Fish meal plants & storage > Fish processing plants > Environmental management > Automation & control Urdarhvarf 6, 203 Kopavogur Iceland - Tel: +354 422 3000 mannvit@mannvit.is - mannvit.com

MARELEC Food Technologies Redanweg 15 • 8620 Nieuwpoort BELGIUM Tel. + 32 58 222 111 Fax. + 32 58 239 280 sales@marelec.com www.marelec.com 35 years of experience in marine systems: – Marine scales and graders.

– PORTIO fixed weight portion cutter.

– Electronic logbook software, traceability.

– Autotrawl systems for hydraulical winches, new winches and refit.

– For single and twinrig, danish seine, pair trawling, line fishing, beam trawling.

– OMEGA electronic mesh gauge.

– MARELEC PULSE electric fishing.

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TRAUST 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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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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Pol. Industrial Bergondo 15165 Bergondo - La CoruĂąa (SPAIN) Tel: +34 981 795722 Fax: +34 981 795724 Email: tucal@tucal.es www.tucal.es Design, manufacture and installation of marine and industrial refrigeration equipment: â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Plate freezers: vertical, horizontal, compact horizontal and IQF type. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ice machines and ice storage silos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Blast freezers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Turnkey refrigeration installations

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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.

BJ 5000Ex

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

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

Netting

NSM AB (North Sea Machinery) Vintergatan 25 S-561 32 Huskvarna, Sweden Phone: +46 36 144 653 Fax: +46 36 143 841 E-mail: info@nsm-fish.com www.nsm-fish.com/en

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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!

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

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Unit 12-6-1210 Lanxing Building (B) No.98 Qingdao Middle Road Weihai, Shandong, China Tel: +86 631 5306208 Tel: +86 13806311778 Email: fishingnetchina@yeah.net

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Amerikanikou Erithrou Stavrou 209 GR 65201 Kavala, Greece Tel: +30 2510 232938/+30 2511 104134 Email: info@iordanis.com.gr Website: www.iordanis.com.gr Contact: Iordanis Kourtzidis - CEO

Wholesale Import & Export Sales and Manufacture of fishing nets Multifilament nets & monofilament nets Silk nets & multi-mono nets, Trammel & Gill nets PVC fishing floats for fishing nets Twines, ropes, fishing lines for long lines Rainwear for professional fishermen, Nautical accessories Baskets for long lines in several sizes & hooks

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Developing and supplying technology to the world’s line fishing fleet.

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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.

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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

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Specialists in the design and manufacture of gearboxes and controllable pitch propellers Full range of CP Propulsion systems: • Reduction Gearboxes: 150 - 12000kW • CP Propellers: 3-4 and 5 bladed, Ø1-6m dia.

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FISKENETT A/S N-5936 Manger Norway Tel:+47 56 34 98 60 Fax: +47 56 34 98 70 Email: ulvatn@fiskenett.no www.fiskenett.no Contact: Hugo Ulvatn Norwegian producer of twisted, braided and knotless netting for purse-seining and trawling.

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RICH FISHING NETS CO., LTD. RICHAN NETTING MFG CO., LTD. Office: 9FI, Sealight BLVG, No.33 Shuixian Rd, Xiamen 361001, China Factory: Tangtou Industry Zone, Longhai, Zhangzhou 363105, China Tel: 0086-592-2106588 Fax: 0086-592-2106288 Email: sales@richan.cn xmnrich@china.com www.richan.cn Contact Michael Chen Professional netting manufacturer for Gill, Trammel, Purse Seine, Trawling by monofilament, multifilament, multi-mono, High Performance PE, Polyester, PE and PP, in knotted, knotless or braided. Our netting serves commercial fishing, fish farming, industry net, safety net and sports net. Our product range also include fishing line in copolymer, synthetic Rope & Twine, hardware, float and etc fishing accessories.

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Ytterland, N-6050 Valderoy, Norway Tel: +47 7018 9494 Fax: +47 7018 9495 Email: sales@otsas.no www.otsas.no Contact: Olav Støylen or Einar Kjerstad Manufacturer of high quality ropes made with Dyneema, nylon, polyester, and many more

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We specialise in the development and manufacture of man overboard recovery systems suitable for all types of fishing vessels, such as the Markusnet and the Markus MOB Scramble-net/Cradle.

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

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

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

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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

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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

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Leading manufacturers & Suppliers of Synthetic ropes in NYLON, POLYPROPYLENE,HDPE, POLYESTER, MIXED NYLON-POLYESTER, POLYPROPYLENE – POLYESTER in 3,4,8 & 12 strands in various lengths.

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• Specialist Facilities • Protective Coatings • Registered Technicians Internal Shiphall / Dry Docks up to 165m

T: +44 (0)1346 514056 www.pbpservices.co.uk

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The main elements of service at Slippurinn are renovation and repairs of ships, washing and painting, mechanical repairs, propeller repairs, steel repairs, and stainless steel construction as well as furniture work and any kind of maintenance of wooden ships.

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

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The EkkĂł trawl doors are good at shooting, hold good opening, good at turning and keep on fishing during turning and after, good at hauling. www.ekko.is smari@ekko.is t: +354 896 2300

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Manufacturer of pelagic trawls, VĂłnin 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 VĂłnin manufactures pelagic trawls, pelagic grids.

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As the inventor of the elastomer-coated rotary lobe pump and fervent supporter of a sustainable circular economy, we see it as our mission at Vogelsang to help food producers and processors make the most of any natural foodstuffs. Keeping up the good reputation of the German mechanical engineering industry, we focus on supplying pumps and grinders whose functionality, quality and reliability are highly valued by our customers all over the world.

The Vogelsang range covers compact rotary lobe and progressive cavity pumps, as well as macerators and block systems, that are especially designed for heavy-duty applications and the processing of highly abrasive media. Our technology ensures disruption-free operations, when turning fish waste into high-quality oils or animal feed and stands for an unusually long service life as well as low maintenance efforts.

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