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What is expected to become Europe’s largest shrimp farm, with a projected 500 tonne annual production, is under construction in Ukraine.

Aquafarm Tiligul is building the new facility and has already invested 200 million hryvnias (€6.40 million), with even larger investments yet to come in this ambitious venture.

Aquafarm Tiligul aims initially to produce 500 tonnes of Pacific whiteleg, and hopes to increase production rates still further in the future, as well as developing plans to build facilities to breed sea bass, sea bream, barramundi and grouper, with a planned 1000 tonnes annual fish production. This expansion would represent a further investment of around €20 million.

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8 Aquafarm Tiligul has ambitious plans for Ukraine’s aquaculture

engaged in this business,” said Aquafarm Tiligul’s Lyobomir Gaidamaka, adding that the company also plans to establish an industrial park centred around aquaculture, attracting other companies to the region to form a synergy between their production capacities.

The new farm is planned also to include a production facility for 6000 tonnes of fish feed annually, processing capacities for shrimp, and a hatchery with surplus broodstock expected to be sold on the open market, to other aquaculture companies in Ukraine. Aquafarm Tiligul plans to become a trailblazer in Ukrainian aquaculture and provide a boost for the development to the country’s entire fish farming sector.

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AQUACULTURE

ICEFISH REGISTRATION OPENS “We are thrilled to announce that registration for the 13th Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition is now open,” said Mercator Media’s events director Marianne Rasmussen-Coulling.

“We are proud to be the exhibition that brings together people again from this dynamic industry following the impact of the pandemic around the world. This exhibition will feature key players from both Icelandic and international commercial fishing markets over three invaluable days,” she said.

Enterprise Europe Network Iceland – Rannís will again be running the highly successful matchmaking event at this year’s exhibition, and matchmaking has been extended with an additional day due to the strong demand. Held on the 15th and 16th September, participants can state their interest in taking part when completing the online visitor registration form.

“This year we are holding the fourth Fish Waste for Profit conference, focusing on the full utilisation of fish

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processing by-products. Join the conference on the 16th and 17th September to learn how you could be throwing away up to 43% of potential profit,” she said.

“Don’t forget the hotly contested Icelandic Fisheries Awards, with the awards presented to those companies and people who have made a difference to the industry, taking place on the first night of the exhibition. Register online now to ensure quick access to the exhibition. We look forward to seeing you there.”

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It’s become one of those seasonal markers, as regular as geese migrating north in the spring, or sprats shoaling in the autumn…

Where did the balance go?

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It’s that time of year again. August is normally the season for a green boat to appear somewhere in the North Sea or the Baltic to carry out a suitably headline-friendly stunt for news-starved media.

It’s become on of those seasonal markers, as regular as geese migrating north in the spring, or sprats shoaling in the autumn…

Greenpeace will pull a stunt coinciding with the media silly season when politicians are sunning themselves on holiday.

In South America environmental groups have managed to engineer a ban on salmonid farming in Tierra del Fuego, and in Europe a virulently anti-fishing NGO has the seine netter fleet firmly in its sights.

Another NGO has issued a demand for the EU Commissioner responsible for fisheries to save the environment and end overfishing, one of which is a pretty tall order. The other is a largely redundant request considering the Commission and Parliament seem inclined to end not just overfishing, but fisheries in general.

Checks and balances are a vital necessity in civil society. It is crucial that both the institutions of government and industry can be held to account for their actions and decisions. This is one of the hallmarks of a developed democratic society.

All the same, the limits of these checks and balances appear to have stretched significantly, especially when it comes to environmental concerns. There’s also a massive transparency shortfall in that some NGOs are essentially unaccountable entities with agendas all of their own.

Yet these organisations are taken entirely seriously by the policymakers whose job it is to sift the serious from the spurious before making far-reaching decisions that affect the lives and livelihoods of a great many people. Not all that many years ago, that was what policymakers did – but those days look to be well behind us now.

You have to ask yourself what happened to the balance in this currently highly unequal relationship. Holding institutions and corporations to account is one thing, and is both necessary and laudable. Spilling over into skewing and subverting policy is quite another, especially when accompanied by disquieting populist strategies.

You can’t help but wonder what these groups could achieve if only they were to focus their very substantial resources at the real environmental threats to health and prosperity on this little planet of ours, compared to which the shortcomings of the fishing industry are little more than a sideshow.

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NEWS

Ghanaian observers risk violence and abuse Ghanaian fisheries observers get offers of bribes, threatens and abuse at sea when reporting on the largely Chinese-owned trawl fleet operating in Ghana’s waters, according to an Environmental Justice Foundation report.

Mørenot delivers ocean cleanup system 002 The Norwegian fishing gear supplier Mørenot has played a central role in the design, production, and testing of The Ocean Cleanup’s System 002, which is heading for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch later in July.

Indonesia defends tuna catch objection Indonesia said it objected to a recent tuna stocks rebuilding plan because catch calculations were wrong and the plan would threaten economic stability and fishery livelihoods.

Norway enjoys best ever seafood export values The export value of Norwegian seafood has reached its highest figure ever in the first half of 2021.

Fish supplies not meeting dietary needs Fish supplies are too low to meet dietary requirements in many European countries, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Nutrition.

Seaexpert seaweed certified as sustainable Friend of the Sea has recognised Azores-based seaExpert for its sustainable seaweed production.

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WTO CLOSES THE GAP ON SUBSIDIES AGREEMENT Negotiations have been in progress for almost twenty years, but the World Trade Organisation is finally confident that an agreement on limiting fisheries subsidies is in sight, following a day-long meeting in mid-July of ministers and heads of delegation.

“I feel new hope this evening.

Because ministers and heads of delegation today demonstrated a strong commitment to moving forward and doing the hard work needed to get these negotiations to the finish line,” said WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

“In 20 years of negotiations, this is the closest we have ever come towards reaching an outcome — a high-quality outcome that would contribute to building a sustainable blue economy.”

WTO members pledged to conclude the negotiations soon and certainly before the WTO’s Ministerial Conference in early December, and to empower their Geneva-based delegations to do so. Members also confirmed that the negotiating text currently before them can be used as the basis for the talks to strike the final deal.

World leaders in 2015 made a fisheries subsidies agreement by 2020 part of the Sustainable Development Goals and trade ministers reaffirmed this pledge in 2017.

Among the thorniest issues still to be resolved is been how to extend special and differential treatment to developing and least developed country WTO members while preserving the overall objective of enhanced sustainability of the oceans.

Ministers said that the livelihoods and food security of poor and vulnerable artisanal fishers in developing and least developed countries were of great importance, as was preserving the sustainability objective of the negotiations.

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Negotiating Group overseeing the fisheries subsidies negotiations, said he now has greater clarity on the path forward and the next steps that would be required.

“What we sought from ministers today was political guidance to help close these negotiations soon. And we did hear that guidance. We have been given the ingredients to reach a successful conclusion; a commitment to finish well ahead of our Ministerial Conference a text that can be the platform for this final stage of the negotiations and fully empowered heads of

8 A lack of political drive to close the remaining gaps inspired Director-General Okonjo-Iweala to call the meeting of ministers to discuss fisheries subsidies

delegations in Geneva,” he said.

The Director-General said that delegations needed to prepare for an intensive period of line by line negotiations.

“The fisheries subsidies negotiations are a test both of the WTO’s credibility as a multilateral negotiating forum and of the trading system’s ability to respond to problems of the global commons,” Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned.

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NEWS

Avramar opens new farm on Costa Blanca Avramar has launched a new marine farm in Alicante’s province El Campello, adding to its existing sites in the Comunidad Valenciana in Spain.

New era of fish processing at Dingwall One year on from acquiring the former Thai Union/ Edinburgh Salmon Company processing facility in Dingwall, Loch Duart has completely revitalised the premises.

Red Lobster appoints new CEO Red Lobster has appointed Kelli Valade as the company’s next chief executive, taking over from Kim Lopdrup who retires after 14 years leading the seafood restaurant brand.

European Parliament adopts new fishing fund The European Parliament has adopted the 2021-2027 fisheries and aquaculture fund to support the blue economy, protect biodiversity and promote international ocean governance.

Western Bering sea pollock MSC certified Following a nine-month assessment process, the Pollock Catchers Association (PCA) has been awarded MSC certification for its Russian Western Bering Sea pollock fishery.

Arctic University orders new research vessel Vaagland Båtbyggeri AS has signed a contract for a new Skipskompetanse-designed research vessel for Uit Norges Arktiske Universitet.

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MAJOR INVESTMENT IN UKRAINIAN AQUACULTURE Ukraine annually imports about 2400 tonnes of crustaceans per year, primarily krill and crayfish.

The domestic market of king prawns is estimated at 200-300 tonnes per year. Currently these are not produced in Ukraine but only imported, according to Aquafarm Tiligul’s Lyobomir Gaidamaka, and a key pillar of this development is to export production, reports Vladislav Vorotnikov.

“Aquafarm Tiligul is establishing vertically integrated production fully meeting its needs in raw materials,” Lyubomir Gaidamaka said. “The company is now working on certificating its products in accordance with European standards.”

Aquaculture in Ukraine has languished, despite having Eastern Europe’s strongest potential in this field, hampered by excessive regulations, providing fertile ground for corruption.

He stressed that the venture has already attracted the interest of local regulatory authorities, which, he claimed, is “traditional” in these cases.

“Unfortunately, there are a lot of problems. We had hardly started when the tweezers [local term describing officials willing to help with bureaucratic issues in exchange for small reward] arrived from the local regulatory authorities, who came along to check some claims at the request of an individual from the Odessa region. But our legal team knows very well how to put them in their place,” he said.

Aquafarm Tiligul even had to turn for support to the head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration, Vitaly Kim, and the chairman of the Mykolaiv Regional Council, Anna Zamazeeva.

Veterinary regulations are a longstanding problem for Ukrainian aquaculture producers.

In 2020, a solitary producer of king prawns in Ukraine had to temporarily stop operation after the State Veterinary Service introduced enhanced controls for broodstock imported from Thailand.

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BRIEFS

8 Lyobomir Gaidamaka believes Ukraine’s shrimp industry has a bright future

Located in Zhmerinka, in the Vinitsia region, the farm was launched in 2018 at a cost of €2.5 million and operated successfully in recent years, according to director Gennady Melnik, although it has been entirely dependent on imported broodstock.

“The fry were airfreighted in bags with water. Previously, we were cleared direct through customs to prevent broodstock lossses,” he explained, adding that things changed when the Covid-19 epidemic began, prompting the company to suspend operation until better times.

Korean style The concept of farming shrimp in Ukraine has been developed by local company Vismar Aqua,

of which Lyubomir Gaidamaka is the director.

“The option of building a large farm for growing at least 100 tonnes of product per year, with its own hatchery, as well as a feed mill, is the only opportunity for any country to move this business off the ground and become commercially attractive for investors and a wide range of consumers,” he said, commenting that at least two or three such anchor projects must be launched in the country to breathe life into the industry, and high-quality, affordable broodstock, plus high-quality feed, are central to this.

“This needs to be close to a seawater source because the preparation of seawater is one of the expensive aspects of such farm, and this can significantly affect the production costs,” he said.

Vismar Aqua proposes to adopt the Korean model, under which the government financed the development of several standard shrimp farm projects operating on the bioflocculation principle.

“There are more than a hundred such farms throughout the country now. These are designed for seasonal production from April to the end of November. During this time, they manage to get two harvests. The farm runs for 7-8 months a year, and in the cold season, it operates simply to maintain required water parameters,” Lyubomir Gaidamaka said.

These farms generate a net profit of about $10 per kg and are popular among local investors. A similar approach, in theory, could be applied in Ukraine. In many cases, these farms could be operated even by a family or a few people.

This could be an significant social bonus for Ukraine, where during the Covid-19 pandemic, unemployment reached 10.5%, believed to be one of the highest in recent years.

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NEWHORIZONS

Focusing on Fisheries Development

REBUILDING ABU DHABI FISHERIES Natural ecosystems are resilient and can bounce back if initiatives are taken at the right time, writes Dr Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri, secretary general of the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD), the largest environmental regulator in the Middle East

8 The Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi implemented a fisheries recovery plan, ending the use of some nonselective fishing methods and began an intensive programme of community engagement

Early one winter morning, I set out for the Mina Fish market in Abu Dhabi along with my team of fisheries enumerators.

While the rest of Abu Dhabi was fast asleep, the Mina fish market was full of life, but what we were witnessing in front of us, small catch sizes and even smaller fish, was indicative of something gone badly wrong.

This was five years back, when I headed the Biodiversity Sector at the Environment Agency. The fisheries sector was at tipping point and that day, we made a promise to turn it around.

Abu Dhabi’s marine area covers more than 48,000km2 and has around 1100 licensed commercial fishers. There are nearly 500 licensed commercial fishing vessels, operated by over 3000 crew and an equal number of recreational fishers.

Both commercial and recreation fishing were putting enormous pressure on the already depleted fish stocks.

According to our studies, the three most landed demersal fish species, orange spotted grouper (hamour), spangled emperor (shaari) and painted sweetlips (farsh) were being exploited at a rate estimated at five times the sustainable limit.

This grim scenario triggered a range of research, policy, and regulatory responses in Abu Dhabi.

The launch of the UAE Sustainable Fisheries Programme in 2015 was set up to achieve a sustainable fishery by 2030.

Under the programme, a comprehensive Fisheries Resources Assessment Survey (FRAS) was undertaken between 20162017 in the UAE waters. The results were startling. Our fish stocks had declined by around 90%. Further independent data further corroborated what fisheries inspectors had found at our landing sites. With less than 10% of stocks being sustainably exploited, our fisheries were severely overexploited and almost in a state of collapse.

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These shocking results triggered urgent activities to revive the fishery sector. We consulted key stakeholders, talked to our community and held series of local community (majlis) sessions. In 2019, alongside the World Ocean Summit held in Abu Dhabi, we launched our recovery plan.

We banned the sea cage trap (locally known as gargoor), a non-selective method. We also banned the use of encircling gill nets. A series of intensive community engagement and a media campaign followed the regulatory reforms. In addition, we developed an IUCN Guideline on integrating fishers’ knowledge in fisheries policy. The guidelines, produced in consultation with 50 international experts from16 countries, provided global guidance on how to utilise traditional knowledge in resource management, using an ecosystem approach to fisheries management.

We also worked on the other key enablers for fisheries recovery. Expanding the network of marine protected areas, restoring mangroves through planting 10 million mangrove saplings, establishing coral nurseries to plant nearly one million coral fragments, and developing the nascent aquaculture sector further helped in this recovery story. Pilot studies, involving tagging and releasing fish species vulnerable to exploitations are also underway.

Regulatory interventions effectively halved the pressure on the fishery. The two regulations resulted in a dramatic decrease in the local fish catch by 47% in Abu Dhabi Emirate.

The sustainable exploitation index increased to 57.1% and the Spawning Biomass per Recruit (SBR) index also increased from 7.6% in 2018 to 25.6% in 2020, an astronomical 236% within three years.

Two years on from launching our fisheries recovery plan,

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The combination of good science, harnessing traditional knowledge and the support of the fishing community were fundamental

8 Maryam Al Mehairi and Dr Shaikha Al Dhaheri release fish into Abu Dhabi waters

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we have witnessed a remarkable improvement in the number of fish species sustainably caught. From, an abysmally low 5.7% exploited sustainably in 2018 to 57.1% in 2020. An indicator of a major recovery, which is on track to have 70% of our fish species exploited sustainably by 2030.

The combination of good science, harnessing traditional knowledge and the support of the fishing community were fundamental to understand the issue and develop appropriate policy and regulatory frameworks, but it was the unwavering support and commitment of the Abu Dhabi leadership which was the real gamechanger. To implement tough regulatory measures, especially for a sector which has socio-economic and socio-cultural sensitivities, was not at all easy and needed highest level of support.

The journey that we started in Abu Dhabi’s fishery seascape may be far from complete. However, I am confident that we are sailing in the right direction. From a tipping point to the turning point, the turnaround that we promised in the Mina Fish Market that morning seems to be complete. I am confident that as we recover our fishery and rebuild our ecosystems, we will also restore lives and livelihoods along the way.

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The largest commercial fishing exhibition in the north The Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition covers every aspect of the commercial fishing industry from locating, catching, processing and packaging, right through to the marketing and distribution of the end product

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Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 2021 Much more than just an exhibition, REGISTER NOW! With more than a year of pandemic restrictions this September’s Icefish will provide exhibitors and visitors with the long overdue facility for multiple face to face business meetings in one place. European and Global Vaccination programmes are progressing well and planned Covid Passports relaxing travel from the summer.

With many new exhibitors, a wealth of new products and technologies to see, conferences, awards and a Matchmaking networking event, 2021 Icefish is a must attend event for anybody involved in the commercial fishing supply chain!

THE EVENT Since its inception in 1984, the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition has become one of the world’s leading fishing events and anyone needing to keep up with the latest technology and developments should attend. Held once every three years, in this instance four, because of Covid restrictions, the 2021 event will make a welcome return. It will include many new Icelandic and international exhibitors taking up over 13,000m2 of inside and outside exhibition space. Around 500 companies are expected to showcase the latest developments in the commercial fishing industry and include National Pavilions from Norway, the Faroe Islands, Denmark and Spain.

KEY LOCATION Iceland is heavily dependent on Fishing with 41% of the country’s export coming from Fish or Fish related products and 10,000+ people directly employed in the sector.

Skippers and owners of 1,628 registered vessels continue to modernise their fleet providing the perfect business platform for the every 3 year Icefish.

INDUSTRY VARIETY The sector continues the move into sophisticated processing of seafood, value added, aquaculture and commercialisation of by-products, which will have its own dedicated area in this year’s show.

NETWORKING The last exhibition, held in 2017, saw a 41% increase in overseas exhibitors and a business focused attendance of 13,621 from 52 countries. The successful match making meetings will again be offered at this year’s show.

NEW FOR 2021: In addition to this Icefish are now working on a virtual exhibition and community platform, which will give exhibitors & visitors in September a reach, far beyond the face to face experience in the exhibition halls over the 3 show days.

Updated information will continue to be released between now and the show.

4th CONFERENCE The 4th edition of Fish Waste for Profit will now take place in 2021 alongside the IceFish Exhibition from 16-17 September 2021.

The reutilisation of fish processing by-products is a lucrative add-on to regular fish processing, serving the cosmetic, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. Estimates reveal that 43% of fish and shellfish resources end up as wastage, which represents a significant amount of potential profit that could be generated from otherwise discarded material.

This is a must attend event for those looking to discover new innovations and industry insights, and to develop relations with key industry stakeholders. icefishconference.com

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ORGANISERS The Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition and Awards are organised by Mercator Media Ltd who also publish World Fishing and Aquaculture magazine.

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SILVER LINING: PANDEMIC TURNS PEOPLE ONTO PELAGIC FISH Markets have upped their herring and mackerel consumption during the coronavirus crisis, reports Jason Holland. But does the revival have staying power?

8 Consumption of pelagic fish such as mackerel and herring has increased during the pandemic

The Covid-19 coronavirus has caused market disruption on an unprecedented scale, and the widely held expectation is that the so-called “new normal” that eventually emerges from the crisis will be very different from the pre-pandemic world, complete with new values, priorities and approaches.

Like many components of the global food system, seafood has already had to come to terms with some incredible shifts these past 18 months. Alongside some players who have been forced to dramatically scale back or even shutter operations, a number have seen their businesses grow, while others have managed to successfully adopt new strategies in order to meet current consumer demands.

As previously observed by WF&A, online sales of fish and shellfish have soared throughout the crisis, with the lockdowns providing many people with more time to establish stronger connections with these foods, how they are produced and the inherent benefits of eating them. As such, there’s now a much greater enthusiasm for serving up seafood meals at home – an outcome that will hopefully continue to prevail.

Perceived to offer good value for money, the pelagic sector has particularly benefited from these circumstances. Figures published by the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC), for example, show that the first half of this year saw bumper volumes of herring and mackerel exported to overseas

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markets, and achieve strong prices in the process. By comparison, widespread restaurant and catering closures have taken their toll on Norwegian cod sales volumes and prices this past year.

Pelagic species have been a good match for the pandemic landscape, the NSC’s Business Development Manager Responsible for Pelagic Strategy, Jan Eirik Johnsen, told the recent North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF 2021).

“The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly changed many aspects of our lives, but one thing that didn’t change this last year is the catch and export of pelagic fish. This is not a small feat; it’s the result of great efforts by a lot of people in the industry, as well as an understanding by authorities of the importance of supplying seafood to the people at home and abroad,” Johnsen said.

According to his analysis, pelagic consumption has risen with both the purchasing frequency and purchasing volume increasing among demographics that were already buying herring and mackerel. At the same time, new consumers have been drawn to the species.

Positive turnaround Johnsen informed this year’s NASF that the consumption of herring had been under constant pressure in most European

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Our economy has come under huge pressure due to COVID as well as [low] oil prices and oil consumption. Despite these economic difficulties, people have remained keen to have a healthy lifestyle, which is of course good news for pelagics and other fish products

This is despite good production in the Far East and higher quotas for the coming season, Repinsky said.

“We would like to have more [high-quality herring] product, if it becomes available.

“The situation for pelagics is very positive for us as suppliers, because prices are still at sensible levels for consumers. We can say this product is very healthy and much more pricecompetitive than chicken for example.

“Producers are also changing the ways in which they sell and supply these products, and we see that there are many more possibilities in the HoReCa (hotel, restaurant and catering) segment. We are positive that there will be a very healthy market for these species.”

countries for several years and this had accelerated further in 2019, with only Poland bucking the downtown.

However, the pandemic “turned a negative trend into a positive one”, with consumption in the important markets of Germany, Poland, Belgium, France and the United Kingdom increasing by an average 7%, he said.

Meanwhile, mackerel consumption has been decreasing since 2016, with France, Poland and Spain offering the largest European markets for the fish. But as with herring, this trend was reversed last year – growing 8%, 9% and 10% in Belgium, Spain and France, while prices increased by 3 to 9% in these markets.

“Overall, it seems that the mackerel situation is not so price sensitive in these markets as herring consumption,” Johnsen said, also highlighting that in France, which is Europe’s biggest market for the fish, the reaction to the pandemic was immediate.

“From April 2020, the purchasing frequency started to increase. Then French wholesalers started to buy more, and in the last two months of the year, more people were buying more mackerel more often, and at a higher price.

“In times when the economic outlook is uncertain, people want to reduce their expenses. This applies to food, and in this situation, herring and mackerel are attractive products.

“Additionally, we find that because the pandemic has reduced our ability to move, people want products that have a long shelf-life in their homes. Canned and frozen products have seen a substantial increase during the pandemic. The restrictions on movement have also led to more people wanting healthy products.”

Future demand Utilising pelagic fish for human consumption is just one of three important end markets for the resource, with a lot of volumes also diverted into the feed industry as fishmeal and fish oil, as well as into the pharmaceutical sector, highlighted Egil Magne Haugstad, CEO of Pelagia AS, who added that this trio are not on equal development pathways.

There has, he said, been rapid growth within the dietary supplements and omega-3 space, with the global market for these estimated at US$ 65 billion in 2019 thanks to rising health concerns, changing lifestyles and shifting dietary habits.

Currently, this sector is heavily orientated towards western markets, which means there are opportunities to extend into other geographies in the longer term, he added, noting that approximately 70% of the current global population is still in a state of omega-3 deficiency.

Meanwhile, the demand for feed commodities like fishmeal and fish oil is being driven by the continuous growth of fish and shrimp farming, with Haugstad advising that fed aquaculture has outpaced non-fed volumes and today represents some 70% of total production.

Aquaculture feed production amounted to 45 million tonnes in 2018, with 10% of the volume used for the farming of salmonids, he said, adding that salmonid feeds are currently the main market for North Atlantic fish oil and fishmeal and that the price trends for these ingredients are heading upwards.

Returning to pelagic species as food, Haugstad said there are variations across different markets, but that in general prices are increasing and this is likely to continue.

“There is growth in the population, a growth in wealth, and hopefully there will be fewer people subject to extreme poverty and a lack of food. At the same time, the wild catch is relatively stable… with the demand side increasing along with populations, wealth and so on that’s [supporting] the underlying price increases.”

Understandably, the concern in pelagic circles is that the upturn in demand is merely a blip – a positive but temporary effect of the pandemic – that will ebb away as market recoveries progress. Indeed, NSC’s Johnsen told the conference that he was already seeing some early signs of reversal in the recent consumption trends.

“We can say that the pandemic has given us a pelagic boost, but if we want to sustain this we should look to Poland and herring. The recipe there for growing consumption over time has been product development and marketing,” he told the conference.

Sensibly positioned The determination of households to keep a tight rein on expenditure while also continuing to seek healthy food options, has seen the pelagic category fare very well in the Russian market throughout the crisis, confirmed Denis Repinsky, President of fishing and seafood supplier DEFA Group.

“Our economy has come under huge pressure due to COVID as well as [low] oil prices and oil consumption. Despite these economic difficulties, people have remained keen to have a healthy lifestyle, which is of course good news for pelagics and other fish products.”

Looking ahead, the consumption forecast is a positive one, with Russians expected to increase their spend as the country emerges from the crisis, while also remaining “price sensible”, Repinsky said.

With regards to species, he said that while Russia’s pelagic exports have largely stayed the same, the domestic market has welcomed an increased supply of mackerel, and this demand presents “huge potential” next year with quotas set to increase.

The situation is slightly different for herring, however, with the overall quality not being up to the level that the Russian market is used to.

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The situation for pelagics is very positive for us as suppliers, because prices are still at sensible levels for consumers

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ANALYSIS

INVADERS IN OUR WATERS: AT WHAT COST? For centuries, humans have been translocating species beyond their historical, native ranges, either intentionally or unintentionally. Over time, these non-native species movements have intensified with globalisation and the increase in the volume of trade – humans and their goods are moving more freely from place to place than ever before

8 Native to the Western Pacific, rapa whelks are abundant in the Black Sea and are reported to have been found in the Mediterranean and in Chesapeake Bay

Likewise, rates of new species introductions and biological invasions are higher than ever before, and show no sign of slowing down over at least the next thirty years, write Phillip J. Haubrock, Ross N. Cuthbert and Melina Kourantindou.

Once introduced, non-native species which spread and successfully establish in their novel range are labelled as invasive and bring along a broad range of potential impacts to ecosystems, societies, and economies. For example, invasions are one of the leading causes of native species extinction, can reduce public health and social welfare through vectoring of disease, and lead to substantial damage to critical human infrastructures. Nowadays, invasive species occur on virtually all continents and habitats, meaning there are very few ‘pristine’ environments that are free from invasive species.

While many introduced species have a benign impact, some of them evolve into notorious invaders such as for example the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar), a forest pest, or the black rat (Rattus rattus), which diminished native biodiversity especially on islands and spread disease to humans. On the island of Guam, where there were previously no snakes, the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) caused the extinction of half the island’s bird and lizard species, and two thirds of bat species, many of which were not found anywhere else in the world.

Aquatic invasions While there are many examples of marine invaders that have a global distribution and substantial impacts in their

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introduced ranges (such as the green crab Carcinus maenas, the red king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus and the snow crab Chionoecetes opilio), inland waters are often the most vulnerable to invasion. This is largely because inland waters have been subject to intense anthropogenic alterations, including channeling or habitat restructuring, and have been affected by various intentional species introductions in the past. This anthropogenic pressure has made it easier for nonnative species to disperse across newly interconnected aquatic ecosystems that were previously isolated.

These problems are exacerbated by a lack of biosecurity and the challenges of monitoring submerged environments for invasions, with non-native species often already established and spreading well before receiving attention by researchers and managers. Examples include, among others, the introduction of common carp Cyprinus carpio in North America or the escapes from aquaculture facilities of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss in Europe – two species that, spurred by the enthusiasm of anglers, have spread aggressively.

Many submerged aquatic plants have also been introduced from elsewhere as oxygenators to Europe, such as the curly waterweed Lagarosiphon major from southern Africa, which spreads rapidly through vegetative fragments.

Other more recent examples showcase how invasions and spread have been facilitated through artificial European waterways, such as the Rhine-Main-Danube, Volga-Don and Volga-Baltic canals, which link the North and Baltic Seas with the Black and Caspian Seas, as well as to other European inland waters. These have led to the introduction of multiple

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Ponto-Caspian species such as the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha or the killer shrimp Dikerogammarus villosus — with all their disastrous impacts in their invaded ranges.

Meanwhile invasions in marine ecosystems are poorly understood with pressing questions about their impacts persisting. In the marine environment specifically, invasions are harder to detect and monitor, therefore often coming to the attention of researchers and resource managers at a later stage when impacts may already be prohibitively severe and tough to mitigate. The increase in vessel traffic globally, with ballast water and hull-fouling as leading vectors, is a key driver of the increase in marine invasions.

The challenge is exacerbated in remote marine ecosystems, such as those in the Arctic, where resource use and research has been limited historically. With icy barriers receding, rapidly increasing anthropogenic activities in the region such as shipping, and climate warming facilitating shifts in species’ ranges, the risks of impactful invasions are amplified.

Across all aquatic ecosystems, a persistent lack of biosecurity has thus far largely failed to prevent the growing introduction of aquatic species through pathways such as shipping, intentional introductions and the pet trade. For example, ships’ ballast water has resulted in the introduction of a large number of aquatic invaders that were able to survive and transit across entire oceans within ballast tanks, before being released in their destination/novel range. Indicatively, this has led to a large number of highrisk and high-impact invasions from European waters to the Great Lakes in North America due to a previous lack of effective ballast water management or treatment.

Costs from aquatic invaders Aside from being one of the leading drivers of extinction globally, threatening the integrity of ecosystems and associated ecosystem services, invasions are also a growing strain on the global economy, across multiple socioeconomic sectors. At present, most countries have limited capacity to effectively manage invasions and face limited budgets for conservation. As a result, in making decisions regarding investments in biosecurity, control and management they are forced to balance and justify the trade-offs between the benefits or avoided costs from such measures versus other societal needs. A significant challenge in understanding these trade-offs and therefore informing these decisions is the lack of understanding of the costs incurred due to invasive species. It is well known for example that while biosecurity, applied at early stages of a species introduction, can be relatively cheap compared to long-term management expenditure for invasive populations, a limited understanding of the costs from invasions has hindered investments so far.

Recently, the InvaCost project, an initiative led by Dr. Franck Courchamp and Dr. Christophe Diagne from the University of Paris Saclay, as well as a consortium of international researchers, has led to important advances in better understanding the costs of invasive species. It is the first effort to systematically compile and synthesize the monetary costs of invasive species globally and is a living database, meant to be updated on an ongoing basis in the future. The researchers involved found that costs from aquatic invasive species reached US$345 billion, and that there has been a substantial increase in costs in recent

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ANALYSIS

decades. Moreover, the costs of only invasive bivalves to freshwater environments were estimated at US$ 63.6 billion – underlining the imminent economic threat this category alone poses. Further, the majority of reported costs from aquatic invaders were because of damages to resources, with over $50 billion in impacts to fisheries.

Very costly species included the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha, the sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus, and the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus — another species cultured for human consumption. While these species directly affected fisheries, prominent and costly aquaculture-driven invasions included also invasive crayfish. Introduced almost globally, the InvaCost database currently lists costs reflecting US$1.3 billion in impacts from crayfish, resulting from aquacultureand human-facilitated introductions, mostly in Europe, Asia and Africa.

However, because costs were reported for only a few species, and many countries had no reported aquatic invasion costs, these figures are undoubtedly conservative and the total cost of aquatic invasions likely highly underestimated.

The largest knowledge gaps in costs of invasive species were from marine ecosystems. Considering these unknowns and knowledge gaps, the ‘true’ costs of aquatic invasions could therefore be several magnitudes higher.

8 Red king crab have spread far beyond their North Pacific habitat Inset: A zebra mussel- encrusted vector aeraging current meter from Lake Michigan Photo: M. McCormick / NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

Future outlook While some non-native species currently support and add value to industries such as aquaculture and agriculture, the potential economic threats they pose might be staggering, and in several cases, outweigh the benefits to society as a whole. Given the many indicators suggesting tremendously high and continuously increasing monetary impacts of introduced species, policy makers and stakeholders within aquaculture and agriculture should be wary of the risks and costs associated with newly introduced species. This is particularly important considering that while specific actors may reap the benefits from introduced species, society as a whole likely has to bear the costs and impacts borne by invasive species.

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY

USV OPTIMISES THE SEARCH FOR KRILL

Photo: Kongsberg Maritime

An unmanned surface vehicle (USV), packed with hydroacoustic mapping, positioning, communication, fish finding, and oceanographic research technology is being supplied to Aker BioMarine for its operations in the Southern Ocean

The Sounder USV has been ordered from Kongsberg Maritime to operate remotely to collect fishfinding and scientific data alongside Aker BioMarine’s krill fishing activities.

This is expected to optimise fishing by identifying krill concentrations, consequently reducing time and energy lost in searching for fishing opportunities, while also supplying data to scientific work in this remote part of the world.

“With this USV we will further reduce our fuel consumption when looking for krill. Data from the USV will help our vessels navigate more efficiently, and help minimise our CO2 footprint. We chose Kongsberg Maritime because of their experience and technical expertise, and this USV represents a versatile and reliable platform to help us reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050,” sais Frank Grebstad, SVP Vessel Operations at Aker BioMarine.

Aker BioMarine has already invested heavily in technology contributing to sustainable and effective fishing and fishery management. In early 2020 the company launched an unmanned solar-powered ocean data drone (Sailbuoy) to collect detailed data on the krill biomass, and has now made a further key investment by ordering this specially designed USV. Kongsberg Maritime has a history of making leading products for the hydrographic and subsea positioning industries, plus it is a leader in supplying multibeam sonars, positioning and fishfinding systems. This new agreement with Aker BioMarine will give the biotech and krill harvesting company an even greater scientific edge for their operations in Antarctica.

As part of the agreement between Kongsberg Maritime and Aker BioMarine, the companies will co-operate to further develop the USV, together with scientific advice from REV

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8 Aker BioMarine has ordered a sensor-packed Sounder USV for its Southern Ocean krill fishery

Ocean, a not-for-profit company with a mission to make the ocean healthy again.

REV Ocean will provide scientific and technical advice to the project and look for novel ways to better utilise the data from the USV in large international science programmes and projects.

“This new agreement with Aker BioMarine is very exciting.

The ability to collect precise data effectively from the ocean is important to make fisheries more sustainable. Further developing and advancing this technology will be invaluable in making the job of scientists easier,” said REV Ocean’s CEO Nina Jensen.

The Sounder USV is designed as a reliable platform for sensors and systems, built into the eight-metre hull developed in co-operation with Viking Norsafe AS. The USV can be remotely controlled from a shore station or mothership through Kongsberg Maritime Broadband Radio (MBR), or from further afield via satellite communications.

It is also fitted with situational awareness technology, including radar and camera systems, designed to provide it with an advanced level of autonomy.

“We’re proud to announce this contract and believe that our co-operation with Aker BioMarine has the potential to help the company substantially in their hunt to further reduce their carbon footprint,” said Kongsberg Maritime’s Area Sales Manager, Marine Robotics Atle Gran.

“Kongsberg is committed to sustainability and firmly believes that autonomous solutions such as our USVs and AUVs are key to greener maritime operations, and in helping us to learn more about the marine environment and how to interact with it in the least invasive way possible.”

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY

SPARROW BREAKTHROUGH WITH GROUNDFISH FLEET 8 New 13m2 Sparrow trawl doors delivered to Greenlandic trawler Ilivileq

Photo: Mørenot

Since starting life almost twenty years ago as Sjóvélar, specialising in longline gear, the company joined the Mørenot group some years ago and has significantly expanded the scope of its services as it became Mørenot Ísland.

The Injector trawl doors manufactured by Mørenot and used around the world have been a real success with the Icelandic fleet, according to Mørenot Ísland’s sales manager Björn Jóhannsson, who has sold Injector doors to most leading fishing companies over the last few years.

“The high-aspect Admiral and Monarch doors have become popular for pelagic trawling across the North Atlantic, but Sparrow doors have been shown to really meet the needs of the Icelandic demersal fleet,” he said.

He commented that this is a highly versatile trawl door design, suited for bottom and semi-pelagic trawl gear, plus it has all the spread and flexibility needed for pelagic trawling as well.

There’s an impressive list of names on the Mørenot Ísland customer list, including many of Iceland’s top trawlers.

“Having Westman Islands trawler Thórunn Sveinsdóttir among our customers is a confirmation of how well these doors perform,” Björn Jóhannsson said. This consistent top catcher is fishing with a 5.50m2 pair of Sparrow doors.

“Guðmundur í Nesi recently came to us for a new pair of 13m2 Sparrows, replacing their original pair they had used to fish for catches worth ISK10 billion (close to €70 million). Sólberg has a 12m2 pair, Brim trawlers Örfirisey and Höfrungur III have 10.5 and 9m2 pairs of Sparrow doors and Thorfish’s Tómas Thorvaldsson is also

fishing with a 10.5m2 set,” he said, adding that groundfish trawlers from Greenland have also come to Mørenot Ísland for new doors.

“Tasermuit has a 9m2 pair of Sparrows and we supplied a 13m2 pair to Ilivileq, Greenland’s newest trawler, which has been fishing very successfully with them.”

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY

STRAIGHT TO THE CODEND

Photo: Brim

This last winter and spring skipper Albert Sveinsson and his crew on board Brim’s pelagic vessel Víkingur have been working with a new 2304 metre Gloría Helix blue whiting trawl from Hampiðjan.

‘I’m very happy with the new trawl.

My feeling is that it fishes better than other gears I’ve tried, and the main reason is that the belly is designed so that fish make their way more quickly down to the codend,’ Albert Sveinsson said.

He commented that the blue whiting trawl is larger than their previous gear. The belly is made in eight panels and it’s not easy to define the spread and vertical opening, as the trawl mouth is more rounded. Víkingur tows its gear with 160 metre sweeplines. The spread between the doors is 330 metres and a pair of 13 square metre MLD doors were used for the blue whiting fishery.

Although the trawl is designed for blue whiting, Albert Sveinsson said that it can also be used on herring, especially when the herring are lying deep.

DynIce Data sounder cable is also part of the setup on board Víkingur.

‘I’ve used DynIce Data cable sincewe were fishing with the previous pelagic vessel, Faxi, and I can wholeheartedly recommend it. It’s much lighter to tow than the old steel cables.

Those always sank under their own weight.

When we’re fishing for mackerel, the DynIce Data cable practically lies on the surface. It has also performed well on the herring and blue whiting fisheries. When we’re fishing for blue whiting we often tow at 250 to 400 metre

8 Víkingur fished well last winter with the 2304 metre Gloría Helix blue whiting trawl

depths and sometimes we’ve had to work deeper than that to find fish,’ Albert Sveinsson said.

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY

SAIL TECHNOLOGY COMES TO FISHING

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We’re convinced that technology must be of a natural character. It makes no sense to fight against nature “This installation on Balueiro Segundo represents a great milestone for the company, as a first step towards future installations on larger ships and in different segments, such as tankers, bulk carriers, Ro-Ro or general cargo ships,” said bound4blue CEO José Miguel Bermúdez, commenting that the eSail system is fully scalable.

“We’re already manufacturing a 17-metre-high unit, fully tiltable, which will be installed on a general cargo ship after the summer, and we’ve also projected larger sails which are about to start being manufactured. Having active collaboration with shipowners and institutions as catalysts for innovation such as, in this case with ORPAGU and the European Union through their support in the Aspiring Wingsails project, has been absolutely key to making this happen.”

He said that although this an innovative system, the rigid sail offers all the necessary guarantees relating to security and safety in accordance with current maritime standards, as well as the approval of the installation by Bureau Veritas and

8 As an early adopter of this new technology, longline operators’ federation ORPAGU is setting an example for others to follow

the Dirección General de la Marina Mercante. The eSAIL is a lightweight, compact technology with low maintenance costs that can be installed on both existing and new build ships, and with a clear focus on the cargo fleet.

“For ORPAGU, this new journey we’ve begun with Balueiro Segundo is totally aligned with what we’ve been talking about for many years: sustainability and looking after the environment, reducing the impact of our activity at sea. The road hasn’t been easy but, at ORPAGU, we’ve applied the same philosophy that motivated us to start this project, sailing with new winds,” said ORPAGU’s managing director Juana Parada.

“We’re convinced that technology must be of a natural character. It makes no sense to fight against nature. It’s ideal to retrace wrong paths and find a way to live together. This project represents the people of A Guarda and so many other fishing ports who have learned to take advantage of the benefits of nature’s generosity to achieve vital economic benefits. In this sense, the rigid sail is connected with traditional ships and uses the wind which turned the mills of A Guía, Abaixo or Da Cruzada.”

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8 The 12-metre high sail was shipped from Vigo to Panama for installation on board longliner Balueiro Segundo

Photo: bound4blue

The eSAIL developed by Spanish engineering company bound4blue is seen as optimal solution for saving fuel and reducing emissions, as a fully automated, low cost, low maintenance system, and easily installed.

The project started life in 2018 with bound4blue, working on wind-assisted propulsion technology, and Norwegian company Kyma AS, a well-known and leading supplier of torque meters and ship performance monitoring systems, participating in Kaleido’s Fishing Accelerator in the Spanish port of Vigo.

The manufacturing and commissioning of bound4blue’s technology and Kyma’s monitoring system are co-funded by the European Union, within the framework of the Aspiring Wingsails project, while longline operators’ federation ORPAGU has received institutional support from the European and Maritime Fisheries Fund and the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The result is a joint initiative between private companies and public institutions which has enabled Balueiro Segundo to become first fishing vessel to sail with this technology.

The rigid 12-metre-high sail, equipped with an autonomous control system was installed on board Balueiro Segundo in Panama, with the entire assembly and commissioning process recorded down to the smallest detail, followed by stability tests before the longliner headed for sea.

Commissioning was carried out by bound4blue and Kyma is responsible for monitoring and validating fuel savings and reductions in emissions during the sea trials in the Pacific.

Photo: bound4blue

The development of a 12-metre high rigid sail, installed on board longliner Balueiro Segundo, is intended to achieve greater energy efficiency, reducing consumption of fuel and consequently emissions

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PROCESSING & QUALITY

COMPLETE PACKING FOR LANGOUSTINES An integrated weighing and tray sealing solution from Ishida Europe has enabled one of Spain’s leading fish processors to double throughput on one of its most popular and important product lines

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What particularly attracted us to Ishida was the company’s ability to provide a fully integrated solution for this product A particular benefit of the QX-1100 tray sealer is the single tool that is required for the three different tray sizes from 200g to 1kg. This means that changeovers between packs can take place within a matter of minutes with the corresponding settings quickly called up on the intuitive and easy to use remote control unit.

Product is fed to the weigher by a vibratory conveyor. From the dispersion table at the top of the CCW-RVE, the langoustines are transferred to the pool and weigh hoppers.

It then takes a fraction of a second for the microprocessor to calculate the best combination of weigh hoppers to reach the target weight.

The selected product is transferred to a specially designed distribution system underneath the weigher. Trays are fed from a tray denester to beneath the weigher where dipping funnels ensure the complete and accurate placement of the

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Photo: Ishida

The line has been installed at Gambastar, based in Burgos in Northern Spain. One of Spain’s fastest-growing seafood companies, Gambastar is currently handling around 9000 tonnes of fish annually. The company produces a range of frozen, chilled and ready to eat products under its popular Gambafresh brand as well as for private label, primarily for retail customers but also for the HoReCa sector. Around 60% of product is for the Spanish market with the rest exported throughout Europe.

The Ishida line was supplied by the company’s long-term partner in Spain, CIMA. Ishida was able to meet the strict delivery requirements of Gambastar to ensure the line was in operation in time to satisfy its large order commitments during the busy Christmas period.

“What particularly attracted us to Ishida was the company’s ability to provide a fully integrated solution for this product,” explained Gambastar’s production manager Carlos Pineda.

“Ishida was also prepared to guarantee that the line would be ready to meet our deadlines.”

The langoustine line comprises a 16-head Ishida CCWRVE waterproof multihead weigher, QX-1100 automatic twin lane tray sealer and DACS-G checkweigher, which is weighing and packing fresh langoustines into a number of differentsized trays.

By replacing its previous linear weigher with the Ishida multihead, Gambastar has been able to increase line speeds from around 35 to 70 packs per minute. Equally important, the Ishida system is delivering excellent accuracy to within 2% of target weight on a typical 520g tray. langoustines. The trays are then fed into the QX-1100 tray sealer before receiving a final confirmatory weight check on the DACS-G checkweigher.

The QX-1100’s intelligent control system includes autoset features and servo-drives for accurate and consistent tray handling at high speeds in order to maximise production throughput.

The Ishida DACS-G features an Ishida designed and manufactured, exceptionally fast and accurate, digital loadcell that is able to operate with great reliability in the harshest of environments, and can easily switch between weighing capacities and graduations.

All three machines offer hygienic designs to enable Gambastar to maintain strict hygiene standards. In particular, the IP66 waterproof construction of the Ishida CCW-RVE is designed for a full washdown, while all contact parts can be quickly and easily removed and hung on a special wash wall next to the weigher for an even more in depth clean down.

The line was fully commissioned at Ishida’s headquarters in Woodgate, Birmingham prior to installation and the company provided full training for Gambastar.

“We have been delighted with the performance and reliability of the line since it was installed,” confirmed Carlos Pineda. “We’re also very pleased to have localised support on hand through CIMA.”

8 The Ishida system provided for Gambastar is delivering excellent accuracy to within 2% of target weight on a typical 520g tray

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NEW FACTORY DECK BOOSTS TRAWLER’S EFFICIENCY The three IQF tunnel freezers are all that remains from the original factory deck on board the Polar Seafood trawler Qaasiut

8 The three lines make it possible for Qaasiut’s crew to adjust production according to the catch and current market prices

Apart from these, everything else has stripped out from Qaasiut’s processing deck to make way for a complete new shrimp processing plant delivered by Carsoe.

With a capacity of 93 tonnes per 24 hours of cooked, frozen, and palletised shrimp production, the new and improved factory is designed to ensure a higher yield with seamless work processes for the crew. The headroom clearance of just 10 centimetres above the new palletising robot is an example of how the factory has been carefully customised to get the most out of the limited space on board, while still allowing for adequate space for the crew to work in the factory.

“It is a fantastic, simple and effective factory,” said Jørgen Jørgensen, one of Qaasiut’s two skippers, who has 45 years

at sea behind him, before heading off to complete final details prior to departure.

The factory is designed with three separate lines to get the highest possible yield on the catch. The smallest, industrial shrimp are IQF-frozen and automatically packed into big bags with direct access to the cargo for easy storage.

Medium-sized shrimp are cooked and sent through the IQF-tunnels for quick processing to maintain a high product quality before being packed into 5kg boxes and palletised separately. The largest Japan-grade shrimp are fresh frozen in 12kg blocks in the three horizontal plate freezers. These freezers are the ideal choice when space is limited, and capacity requirements are high.

Icelandic tech leader Marel is ready to acquire seafood processing systems specialist Valka, having reached agreements to acquire 90% of Valka shares.

The deal is subject to approval by Iceland’s anti-trust authority, expected to be completed later this year.

“Valka is technologically very strong and has good insight into market needs,” said Marel EVP Guðbjörg Heiða Guðmundsdóttir.

“Together the companies will build on the best of both, increase scale, accelerate innovation and strengthen our combined offering to continue to provide our customers with best-in-class processing solutions in the growing food processing industry.”

According to Marel, the transaction will strengthen Marel’s full-line offering to the fish processing industry and increase

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Photo: Marel

Marel set to acquire Valka

8 Marel EVP Guðbjörg Heiða Guðmundsdóttir and Valka’s founder and CEO Helgi Hjálmarsson

scale to serve customer needs better, while recognising the great potential for Valka’s products and technology in other protein industries.

Following the acquisition, Valka founder

and CEO Helgi Hjálmarsson takes on a role as Director of Solution Integrity within Marel.

“By joining Marel you could say we are moving back home because both companies share the same vision and passion for developing high-tech processing solutions that transform the way fish is processed in a sustainable way,” said Helgi Hjálmarsson, who left Marel back in 2003 after nine years there to set up Valka.

“Our combined product offering will make us stronger together and even better at providing full-line solutions for our customers. I am also really excited to start working on transferring Valka’s technology over to other industries where we see great opportunities. I am confident that by joining Marel, we are creating a winning team that is well equipped for greater success.”

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PROCESSING & QUALITY

SECURELY AND ATTRACTIVELY PACKAGED UNDER MAP A resource-saving packaging alternative not only utilises a high proportion of renewable raw materials, it also offers plenty of space for communication. The striking and innovative look guarantee maximum attention on any retailer’s shelves As well as being ideal for seafood products, the new FlatMap packaging system highlights sliced meat and dairy. These are placed on a flat cardboard carrier made from bleached or unbleached fibre.

The carrier is coated with a thin protective layer, which provides stability, as well as a reliable barrier against fat, moisture and oxygen. The contents are securely sealed under modified atmosphere by means of a thin lidding film, prolonging their shelf life. Both the protective layer and lidding film are polyolefin-based, making them fully recyclable.

An easy-to-grip peel tab makes the pack easily opened and the perfectly flat pack design closes it just as easily. This ensures optimal freshness until the very last slice and enables first-class storage in the consumer’s refrigerator without the need for re-packing.

FlatMap provides exceptional opportunities with regard to branding and product information. The cardboard carrier can be printed in high quality on both sides, offering plenty of space for product explanations, brand image and consumer communication. The striking look makes this packaging an eye-catcher on the retail shelves, regardless of whether its presentation is vertical or horizontal. Products are ready to serve from their packaging on the table.

Conserving natural resources A major benefit of the FlatMap system is the resource-saving use of materials. Compared to common modified atmosphere packaging, up to 75% of plastic can be saved. At the same time, recycling is improved. After finishing the product, the thin layer is easily removed from the cardboard carrier by means of a peel tab, to allow for disposal as plastic waste together with the lidding film. The cardboard carrier is thrown away separately as paper waste.

The new FlatMap system was developed by SEALPAC in close cooperation with established partners Van Genechten Packaging (cardboard) and Buergofol (layer and lidding film).

As a result, perfect handling on fully automated lines is guaranteed. FlatMap is available on SEALPAC A-series

8 Both the protective layer and lidding film are polyolefin-based, making them fully recyclable

traysealers with servo drive and FlatMap® preparation, for example by using the SmartCord in-feed system. This ensures a reliable sealing process under modified atmosphere.

Production by the Russian Fishery Company of fully-processed fish and seafood frozen at sea has increased by more than a fifth in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period last year.

The company produces fillets, surimi and minced pollock, as well as herring fillets.

“The strategic goal of the RFC is to ensure deep processing on board of fishing vessels up to 100% of catches,” said Viktor Litvinenko, general director of the Russian

Fishery Company. “The results that the company is demonstrating today prove that we are progressively moving towards our goal,” he added.

In the second quarter, RFC began supplying surimi to the domestic market through contracts with the Vichiunai Group, food companies Meridian and Santa Bremor, as well as with the far east company, KVEN. RFC plans to expand the list of surimi consumer partners in the near future.

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RFC increases output of fully processed products

8 RFC has increased production of fully-processed, frozen at sea pollock and herring

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AQUACULTURE

IMPROVED GENETIC MATERIAL FOR SALMON FARMING Benchmark Genetics Chile (BGCL) has successfully produced its first batch of locally produced ova known as SagaChile – a significant step in its improved genetic material, reports Bonnie Waycott

8 51% of the salmon produced in Europe has Benchmark Genetics’s genetic imprint in them

Established in 2018, Benchmark Genetics Chile is part of the Genetics division of Benchmark Holdings plc (BMK) headquartered in Sheffield, UK. Under the division are seven companies that offer breeding and genetic products as well as technical services, with experience in 30 applied breeding programmes involving 20 species in 16 countries.

In late 2020, Benchmark Holdings hit the headlines with the announcement of a new strain of salmon ova called SagaChile. Over the years, Benchmark Genetics Chile has made numerous efforts to develop a new variety of ova that are generated locally and can respond to the requirements and particularities of Chile’s salmon aquaculture. The major focus of the new strain is balanced improved growth with late maturation, molecular markers of quantitative trait locus (QTL) for the Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis virus (IPN) and genomic selection for increased resistance against diseases such as Piscirickettsiosis (SRS), Caligus and Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD).

“By supplying the best quality, high-performing genetics to the Chilean market and adapting and implementing our global capabilities, experience and knowledge to Chile’s salmon farming industry, we’re committed to contributing to

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salmon industry growth in the world’s second-largest salmon-producing country,” said Pablo Mazo, General Manager at Benchmark Genetics Chile.

“In order to realise our vision, we had to use locally produced ova with genetics that are adapted to the specific challenges met by Chilean salmon producers on a daily basis. Based on our latest field performance data, we’re sure that through this new strain, we will be able to help them improve their results, efficiency and sustainability.”

Production of the SagaChile strain was a long process with a very detailed production plan in relation to temperature, photo regime and the highest levels of biosecurity that were maintained with strict sanitary and quality protocols. Because the complete life cycle, from egg to egg, is fully controlled, maintaining focus through all life stages of salmon production was crucial. Two aspects of production were particularly important – the genotyping of the animals in a breeding nucleus, which enables accurate genomic selection for desired traits, and disease challenges against the main pathogens that are present in Chile.

“So far, the performance data have been in line with our expectations,” Pablo Mazo said.

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“They show that SagaChile is performing at a high level and is robust to BKD and SRS with good growth and a high yield per smolt, reaching an average of 5kg/smolt at harvest.

It appears to be a very competitive strain.”

In Europe, Benchmark Genetics’s European strains Salmobreed and Stofnfiskur are the result of continuous and systematic development that has been applied to the company’s long-established breeding programmes. This is recognised by the industry in Europe, where 51% of the salmon produced has Benchmark Genetics’s genetic imprint in them.

All this knowledge and experience has now been transferred and specially adapted to SagaChile, placing local genetic selection at the forefront of the industry and at a high level.

The main difference between Europe and Chile is that SagaChile’s production cycle takes place entirely on land, while in Europe, the fish are placed in seawater for on-growing.

“For the Chilean salmon industry, fast growth, overall robustness against sea lice, SRS, BKD and IPN and low maturation rates are crucial traits and SagaChile is performing competitively to these,” he said.

“Additionally, and following our strategy of breeding for today and the future, we are challenging our nucleus against piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) as it’s becoming an increasingly important disease in Chile. Advanced technologies such as QTL and genomic selection allow us to produced balanced genetic progress in these traits for SagaChile. This results in a cost-effective production with higher economic returns for the producer and maintains animal health and welfare.”

Having successfully concluded the first local egg production of the SagaChile strain, Benchmark Genetics began to market the new ova in Chile in January 2021. Almost six months on, Pablo Mazo says that there has been a remarkable interest and it’s becoming increasingly clear that the Chilean salmon aquaculture industry has a strong wish for another supplier to enter the ova market. While the Salmobreed and Stofnfiskur strains continue to be commercialised in the rest of the world, Benchmark Genetics is currently improving its production capacity and facilities standards in Chile, setting the same operational standards as those in Iceland and Norway and implementing cryopreservation, which offers enormous improvement potential.

8 Having successfully concluded the first local egg production of the SagaChile strain, Benchmark Genetics began to market the new ova in Chile in January 2021

All photos: Benchmark Genetics Chile

In order to realise our vision, we had to use locally produced ova with genetics that are adapted to the specific challenges met by Chilean salmon producers on a daily basis

“SagaChile has been well received and welcomed by the Chilean salmon industry,” he said.

“For now, however, it is important for Benchmark Genetics to further develop the strain specifically for the local industry before thinking about going further afield. We will continue this work by focusing on developing and improving the strain so it is specially adapted to the environment and market demands of the Chilean industry, and expect to make a significant impact in the years to come, achieving in Chile the same success that we have achieved in other parts of the world.”

There are firm hopes that for salmon farming as a whole, SagaChile will enable Chilean aquaculture to benefit and put more pressure on other suppliers when it comes to their product development. Going forward, Benchmark Genetics is aiming to offer close technical collaboration with its customers and a high performing product that sets new standards in biosecurity, egg quality and year-round supply.

“Our immediate plans are to scale up volumes, carry out more field trials, collect and analyse performance data and prove that SagaChile is an excellent local strain, with Benchmark Genetics as an excellent partner for the Chilean industry,” Pablo Mazo said.

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8 SagaChile has been well received and welcomed by the Chilean salmon industry,” said Benchmark Genetics Chile’s general manager Pablo Mazo

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SAMHERJI TO SET UP LAND-BASED FISH FARMING

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Samherji fiskeldi ehf. has entered into agreements with HS Orka for the development of an programme of land-based salmon farming in the Resource Park of the Reykjanes Power Plant, with the aim of developing quality products with a low ecological footprint

Access has been secured to water and power required for a 40,000 tonne salmon production, making use of warm seawater sourced from the cooling of the Reykjanes Power Plant. The development will take place in three phases over eleven years.

The facility will consist of a hatchery, an ongrowing farm, a processing centre, and service buildings.

“The management and staff of Samherji fiskeldi have worked hard on this project in Reykjanes for almost a year. It’s a big step for us to finalise these agreements and be able to start building the project. We have achieved good results in land-based aquaculture, and this investment reflects the confidence we have in the continued growth of this industry,” said Samherji fiskeldi’s managing director Jón Kjartan Jónsson.

“We are excited to build in this area and to enjoy the benefits of close proximity to HS Orka and the Reykjanes Power Plant. In this area, there are some of the best conditions for aquaculture we have seen. The utilisation of warm seawater flowing from HS Orka’s power plant is a major factor in making this project feasible. Not least, this is a very environmentally friendly production which the market is demanding.”

The total investment is estimated at over ISK45 billion. The Samherji board decided to provide funding for the first phase

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8 Samherji Fiskeldi managing director Jón Kjartan Jónsson and HS Orka’s VP Strategy and Resource Park Jón Ásgeirsson with Samherji CEO Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson and HS Orka CEO Tómas Már Sigurdsson as they shake hands on the agreement for the new salmon production facility

of the project, but plan to seek funding from investors for further expansion.

“The Board of Directors of Samherji has already agreed to contribute ISK7.5 billion to this aquaculture project to ensure the development of the first phase. In my opinion, it shows the confidence we have that this is the right path to the future of food production and value creation. At a later stage, we will look for more investors to ensure the complete structure of the project,” said Samherji CEO Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson.

Work on the assessment process, licensing and design has begun and is scheduled to be completed next year.

Juvenile production is planned to start in a first phase in early 2023, with continued farming and processing of products in 2024 and 2025.

The first phase is planned for with a 10,000 tonne salmon production backed by an estimated ISK17 billion. The second phase will be a further 10,000 tonnes, followed by a 20,000 tonne third phase.

Samherji fiskeldi already has activity in the southern peninsula region, as well as a salmon farm in Núpsmýri near Kópasker and a hatchery at Núpar in Ölfus.

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companies has been built that utilise resource streams from the power plants in their operations. Today, eleven companies have operations in the Resource Park, and Samherji fiskeldi will be the twelfth.

The construction of the proposed fish farm supports the Resource Park’s goal of utilising excess resource streams from geothermal power plants, which today flow partly unused to the sea. Conditions in the Resource Park are favourable when it comes to access to electricity, geothermal energy, warm sea and geothermal seawater.

8 Samherji plans to produce 40,000 tonnes of salmon over an eleven-year programme, utilising hot water from the HS Orka Reykjanes Power Plant

“The Resource Park’s ideology is precisely to promote better resource utilisation,” explained HS Orka CEO Tómas Már Sigurðsson.

“In this project, seawater from the Reykjanes Power Plant will be used to ensure a constant ideal temperature for fish farming. Finally, it is gratifying that with these plans, activities in our area of operation will increase, whether in terms of increasing the number of jobs in aquaculture activities within the Resource Park itself or related industries in the Southern Peninsula.”

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GAEL FORCE AND FISA IN NETTING PARTNERSHIP Gael Force Group has signed an exclusive agreement with net manufacturer FISA to supply and develop aquaculture nets in Scotland, and to partner in international markets

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8 Stewart Graham established Gael Force in Scotland in 1983

The inclusion of nets in its product range means Gael Force will further enhance its capability to offer a complete turnkey supply of high-quality marine equipment, technology and supporting services. The partnership will also see FISA exclusively manufacture a new SeaQureNet which will be a key element of Gael Force’s turnkey offering.

“We have worked alongside FISA in the market for several years and we have been extremely impressed with the consistently robust quality and reliability of their netting products. Together, our partnership is an excellent strategic fit, and by combining our resource and wealth of experience we can jointly develop containment solutions while offering competitive pricing and high service levels,” said Gael Force Group Managing Director Stewart Graham, who established the company in Scotland in 1983.

Since then, Gael Force has grown to employ a workforce of around 200 in Scotland, England and Canada, with the business largely focused on aquaculture equipment, technology and services, but also involved in supplying the commercial fishing and leisure marine markets.

“Our primary focus is to support our customers to sustainably rear healthy, nutritious salmon with maximum secure containment and production uptime. We have great confidence that working together with FISA puts us in a stronger position to deliver even better value to the market in support of that aim,” he said.

As part of the agreement and to support the partnership, Gael Force has also established co-operation with and engaged the services of, John Howard of Boris Nets with his extensive product knowledge and experience in aquaculture.

Gael Force has also committed to establishing a net servicing

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station in the UK and will set out to recruit and build additional resources to successfully service both Scottish and international markets.

“We have been seeking a partner with a strong market position and reputation, and the capability to provide turnkey installations and service the market - we are delighted to have found that in Gael Force,” said FISA owner and director Yoni Radzinski.

“We are excited about the opportunities ahead to support Gael Force in reinforcing their competitive turnkey offering to customers and to supply, design and manufacture robust aquaculture nets which will play a critical part in future of sustainable fish farming both in Scotland and internationally.

Like us, it is evident that Gael Force care passionately about contributing towards their customers’ success with high quality, reliable equipment and technology.”

FISA has more than 30 years of experience in supplying aquaculture sectors and are recognised globally for their netting products, including Supra HDPE high tenacity containment and predator nets, Raschel polyester and nylon containment and protection nets, and twisted knotless Muketsu nets.

“Behind the success of our netting is FISA’s large production capacity and considerable investments in advanced machinery technology, engineers, and R&D over the years,” Yoni Radzinski added.

FISA has 50,000m2 of warehousing, offices, factory, and net yards, mainly in Peru, as well as warehouse space and a sales office at the Chilean branch in Puerto Montt.

8 FISA’s Supra Net

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SAFEGUARDING WATER QUALITY FOR AQUACULTURE PRODUCT Skretting is expanding its AquaCare portfolio with a new water care solution for fish and shrimp pond farming. AquaCare Mineral Balance is a mineral combination offering high bioavailability of macro and trace minerals This ensures that pond systems have stable, nutrient-rich water that is also ionically balanced, providing the right conditions to optimise species’ growth and health.

Already available for Skretting customers in India, the product is about to be launched on fish and shrimp markets across Vietnam and Indonesia. These locations experience intensive production combined with seasonal fluctuations in water quality and salinity. AquaCare Mineral Balance aims to provide essential macro and trace minerals to support fish and shrimp in adapting to changing environmental conditions.

“As the name suggests, this product aims to make sure that the balance between major minerals is at an optimum level and can be easily absorbed in order to support important stages in aquatic species lifecycle,” said Marita Sirevaag, Global Product Manager AquaCare at Skretting.

“We have worked with the local teams and global experts to ensure the product is well suited to local conditions to provide maximum value for farmers.”

Water supplementation is an essential component for aquaculture across Asia, and AquaCare Mineral Balance has been created in direct response to an immediate need in the pond farming segment of the aquaculture industry.

“In developing this product, we talked with Skretting customers throughout the region and beyond,” said Joao Sendao, Product Development Manager Asia.

“The resulting solution offers the ideal mix of essential macro and trace minerals for the optimal survival and growth of shrimp, even at low salinities.”

Marita Sirevaag commented that before any aquatic species needs feed, it needs water.

“Water is aquaculture’s greatest ally. It is also very complicated and volatile, requiring great care and attention.

By addressing imbalances, the long-term future of the industry can be assured. Alongside Skretting’s world-class aquaculture feeds, AquaCare is a key part of our ongoing commitment to improve the sustainability of the industry.”

8 Marita Sirevaag, Skretting’s Global Product Manager AquaCare

Grupo Ersil has been appointed as Trimara’s agent for the AutoBoss net washing robot in the Chilean market.

“The AutoBoss is a fantastic machine. It is designed to be reliable, user-friendly, and independent. We want to ensure that our AutoBoss customers in Chile will get the same great support that we deliver in other parts of the world. Our new partner, Ersil, is the perfect fit,” said Trimara Services director Stewart Hawthorn.

Included in the purchase of an AutoBoss is a commissioning and training package, with operators and local mechanics trained in daily operations as well as routine servicing operations. Ersil will provide these

services in Chile as well as sales and marketing back-up.

“Farmers require quality solutions that are reliable and easy to use, and that minimise stress on the fish. Automation means a perfect wash every time. The AutoBoss provides a cost-effective net washing solution to reduce biofouling discharge as the nets are kept very clean.

We are convinced that the AutoBoss is an ideal solution for on-site net washing in Chile,” said Ersil’s sales manager Ricardo Neumann. “We are keen to introduce this innovative unit to our network and successfully promote the AutoBoss to our customers.”

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Photo: Trimara

Chilean Distributer appointed to support AutoBoss sales

8 The fully automated AutoBoss net washing system is used by fin fish farms in Canada, USA, Scotland, Norway, New Zealand, and Greece

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NEWBUILD

CEMRE DELIVERS ENERGYEFFICIENT HARDHAUS

Photo: Cemre Shipyard

The delivery of pelagic vessel Hardhaus to its Norwegian owners follows closely behind the completion of Libas earlier this year. Both have been built by the Cemre Shipyard, designed by Salt Ship Design

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from Rapp Hydema, who also supplied the fish hose and power cable reels for both aft and forward pumping stations.

Hardhaus has a double water separator on the forward deck, routing fish to the 2400m3 capacity RSW tanks, with a double 1238kW C-Flow-Oyangen RSW system utilising R-7117 as its refrigerant and with four 750m3/hour RSW pumps. The vacuum pump system has twin 4.2m3 tanks.

Family-run fishing company Hardhaus AS goes back a long way to when the first Hardhaus was a whaling vessel built in 1954, converted in 1963 to operate as a purse seiner.

The company currently operates pelagic vessels Harvest and Hardhaus.

The previous Hardhaus, built at Fitjar Mek. Verksted, has been acquired by Icelandic fishing company Ísfélagið to become Álsey VE-2, delivered to the Westman Islands as the new vessel’s delivery approached.

8 Hardhaus is fitted out with a package of electric deck equipment from Rapp Hydema

Photo: Cemre Shipyard

Hardhaus measures 74.50 metres with a 16 metre beam and has a 2400m3 carrying capacity in its RSW tanks.

Looking for a a highly energy-efficient vessel, Hardhaus’s owners went to Salt Ship Design for ideas, and opted for a Wärtsilä propulsion system which includes a 1017kW/h battery pack, which provides opportunities for stabilising power consumption through peak shaving. It allows high load variations to be avoided, as well as enabling the main engine to run at a constant load while in transit. The battery pack serves back-up power while Hardhaus is in port, with part of the battery reserved for emergency power, so there is no harbour genset on board.

The main engine is a 4880kW 8V31 driving a 4D1095 propeller, offering both diesel-electric and diesel-mechanical operation.

The twin gensets are 750ekW units and Hardhaus has the capacity to produce an overall 6000kW output via its 3500kW PTO/1500kW PTI shaft generator, with the battery pack able to provide a power boost when required.

Hardhaus has no shortage of energy-saving systems on board, including LED lighting throughout, systems to harness excess heat and power, and an all-electric Rapp Hydema deck equipment package. This starts with a pair of 80-tonne main trawl winches, a 65-tonne net drum and end wire, tail end, net sounder and other winches. Rapp Hydema also provides the twin 37.30-tonne purse winches, while Triplex supplied the purse seine handling equipment, including a 50-tonne electric net hauler with a permanent magnet motor.

The net crane, intermediate roller, ring needle, cork line and sink line stackers, as well as an 83t/m net handling crane are all from Triplex, as are the 60t/m deck crane and fish pump cranes. The pair of 20-inch electric fish pumps are

8 Hardhaus is the latest addition to the Norwegian pelagic fleet and the latest fishing vessel to be delivered by the Cemre Shipyard in Turkey

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KILLYBEGS YARD COMPLETES ATLANTIC DAWN’S ELLA The new Ella, completed by Mooney Boats in Killybegs on a hull constructed in Latvia, is the first in a programme of fleet renewal for Irish fishing company Atlantic Dawn

8 The 24 metre Ella is the first of a new generation of fishing vessels for the Atlantic Dawn Group

A Vestværft design, the 24.47 metre, 8.10 metre breadth Ella complements the company’s three new Salt-designed 64 metre vessels currently under construction. Veronica, Lauren and Leila are being built at the Cemre Shipyard in Turkey. Ella replaces Star of Hope and has options for pelagic fishing with catches pumped on board and held in RSW, or operating on whitefish with catches bagged over the starboard side and iced in the fishroom.

Designers at Mooney Boats pre-modelled the boat’s internal layout, providing the owners with a virtual walkthrough of the new vessel ahead of outfitting. The focus in outfitting Ella has been to source expertise locally, and the majority of the systems on board are from suppliers located in and around Killybegs.

Outfitting has been completed to an exceptionally high standard, with bespoke timber furniture throughout the accommodation areas, alongside accessible charging ports, modern LED strip lighting, Mooney Boats’ distinctively styled mess and relaxation areas, underfloor heating, air conditioning and innovative storage options. Ella is expected to work with a crew of six and accommodation is in three two-berth cabins and a single skipper’s cabin.

Ella’s main engine is a Mitsubishi S12R-(Z3)MPTAW, driving a 2780mm four-bladed controllable K600 pitch propeller via a HG510 2PTOCR gear, both supplied by Nogva Heimdal Propulsion. The harbour set is a 40kVa Mitsubishi S4SDT and the auxiliary engine powering the hydraulics is a Mitsubishi S6B3-MPTAW, while a John Deere WDJ140 powers Ella’s electrical systems. All of the engines on board are supplied

by Padmos Ireland.

SeaQuest Systems supplied the deck hardware, with 20-tonne main trawl winches, twin 20-tonne net drums and a 20-tonne topline winch, as well as 15-tonne midline and tailend winches, a net sounder winch and Ella’s fish pump. A Triplex 380/225 net hauler is mounted at the starboard rail.

Catches are routed to tanks on board and KER Group supplied the 275Kw RSW system with R134a as the refrigerant as well as the vacuum pump with a 2000 litre tank, plus there are a 3-tonne icemaker and an extensive fishhold chiller system for use when working on whitefish. KER Group also supplied Ella’s heating and air-con systems, as well as refrigeration for the galley cold room.

Swan Net Gundry supplied a Guider herring trawl and codends with a DynIce handling system, and KT Nets supplied a 44x39 scad/mackerel trawl and a 39x33 tuna trawl, plus a package of chandlery and the 22mm diameter Bridon Dyform warp spooled onto the trawl winch drums.

Barry Electronics supplied the wheelhouse electronics, with three 55-inch main screens facing a pair of skipper’s chairs. The sonars are Furuno FSV-25 low frequency and FSV84 medium/high frequency sets, and the sounders are a Furuno FCV-1900L Broadband set connected to CM599LHG Broadband Transducer and a 38/200kHz Simrad ES-80 with Combi D transducer. The JFV130 50kHz net sounder is a JRC unit and the M3 receiver, catch sensors, door sensors and tunnel sensor are from Marport.

The plotters are a Sodena unit with Western Europe charts and ARPA, AIS and tidal stream functions, and a Max Sea Time Zero system with ARPA, AIS and overlays for weather forecasting and radar.

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KARSTENSEN TO BUILD NEW CHRISTINA S 8 A new Christina S is scheduled for delvery in mid-2023

Illustr: Karstensens Skibsværft

An order placed by the Simpson family in Fraserburgh for a new pelagic vessel has gone to the Karstensen yard in Skagen. While yard and the owners of Christina S have a long working relationship behind them, this is the first time they are co-operating on a new vessel.

“The Karstensen Shipyard is extremely proud of this new order, which continues a working relationship with the Simpson family that stretches back more than 30 years, first with Sedulous and later with three Christina S’s calling in Skagen for regular repairs and maintenance works. Returning customers are the best stamp of approval any shipyard can get,” said the yard’s Kent Damgaard.

Scheduled for delivery in July 2023, the new Christina S will be owned and operated by the Simpson family, in partnership with P & J Johnston (Christian Marr), who currently operate the 72 metre Christina S, which will be sold on delivery of the new vessel. Allan Simpson will continue as skipper of the new vessel, as well as manager of the fishing company.

Designed by the Karstensen yard’s own design team, the new Christina S will have a 77 metre overall length and 15.60 metre breadth.

It will operate on the same fishing patterns as vessel it replaces, rotating mackerel, herring and blue whiting seasons.

”The design, specification and arrangements of Christina S are the result of an extensive and close co-operation between owners and yard, with all details tailored to suit the customer’s exact specifications,” Kent Damgaard said.

“The focus has been on optimising catch quality and hygiene, in order to enable new Christina S to land first-class products.

Optimising the working environment for the safety and comfort for the crew, has been the subject of focus during the design process.”

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TERSAN LAUNCHES FAR EAST FACTORY TRAWLER

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The Tersan Shipyard at Yalova in Turkey has launched a second new trawler for Russian Far East fishing company Okeanrybflot.

The first of the two trawlers built for Okeanrybflot, Georgiy Meshcheryakov, has been undergoing successful sea trials and is being prepared for completion and delivery, as sister vessel Vladimir Biryukov has been floated off for fitting out at the yard.

The Skipsteknisk-designed vessels each have a 108 metre overall length and a 20 metre beam, with accommodation for up to 150 crew. They are designed for extended operation, and to be able to spend up to eleven months at sea between port calls.

Both are built with substantial ice reinforcement to cope with the challenging conditions of the Sea of Okhotsk where they will fish for Alaska pollock.

Georgiy Meshcheryakovn and Vladimir Biryukov will also fish for herring, mackerel and pollock in the Pacific, with a variety of high-value products produced on board.

The two trawlers are laid out for pelagic and semi-pelagic trawling with electric deck systems supplied by Ibercisa, including split trawl winches controlled by a Scantrol iSym system, cod end winches, out haul winches, net sounder winches, gilsons, anchor winches and additional

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

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

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

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

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

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PEGUET & Cie 12 Rue Des Buchillons 74105 Annemasse, France Tel: +33 450 95 54 54 Fax: +33 450 92 22 06 E-mail: info@peguet.fr Website: www.peguet.fr Manufacture of Maillon Rapide® Complete range of high efficient quick forfor permanent connection trawl links doors demersal fishing, in aeronautics, architecture, rigging “off the seabed” semi-pelagic equipment, industrial supplies, fishing and pelagic fishing. sailing, parachuting & paragliding, professional fishing, tramways Reykjavík,climbing.

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

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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.

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