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BIDEN MOVES ON IUU FISHING

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US President Joe Biden has signed a National Security Memorandum (NSM) to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and related harmful fishing practices.

With the White House acknowledging that IUU fishing is amongst the greatest threats to ocean health and a significant cause of global overfishing, it confirmed the Biden Administration intends to tackle IUU fishing by increasing its coordination with public and private, foreign and domestic stakeholders.

It said the US government will use the full range of existing conservation, labour, trade, economic, diplomatic, law enforcement, and national security authorities to address these challenges, including: 8 Promoting labour rights, human rights, and fundamental freedoms through worker-centred trade policies and working to ensure that supply chains are free from forced labour 8 Collaborating within international organisations, including regional bodies, and partnering with stakeholders from governments, civil society and the private sector to increase global attention on the challenges of IUU fishing, including by distant water fishing vessels and related abusive labour appractices such as the use of forced labour in

seafood supply chains 8 Combatting abuses and strengthening incentives for ethical behaviour in the global seafood industry, including limiting the market for products derived from IUU fishing, forced labour or other abusive labour practices The White House has also confirmed that the US, UK and Canada will launch an IUU Fishing Action Alliance. The new alliance’s aim is to increase the ambition and momentum in the fight against IUU fishing. This includes a pledge to take urgent action to improve the monitoring, control, and surveillance of fisheries, increase transparency in fishing fleets and in the seafood market, and build new partnerships that will hold bad actors accountable.

Meanwhile, the US Interagency Working Group on IUU Fishing, comprising 21 federal agencies, will soon release its National Five-Year Strategy for Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (2022-2026). This new strategy will prioritise efforts to combat IUU fishing, curtail the global trade of IUU fish and fish products, and promote global maritime security, while working in partnership with other governments and authorities, the seafood industry, academia and non-governmental stakeholders.

The US will also engage with priority partners, including Ecuador, Panama, Senegal, Taiwan and Vietnam.

FAO: GLOBAL SEAFOOD SUPPLY GROWTH IS SLOWING Total fish production will increase by a further 24 million tonnes to reach 202 million tonnes by 2030, according to the latest estimates of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) In the newly-published 2022 edition of its biennial publication, “The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture” (SOFIA) report, the UN body reports that of this total, the volume produced by the aquaculture sector is expected to rise to 106 million tonnes, with capture fisheries contributing 96 million tonnes.

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Russia in turmoil page 16

AQUACULTURE 8 Most fisheries and aquaculture production will be utilised for human consumption in 2030

continues to climb, both the rate and absolute level of growth are expected to decline compared with the 23% growth (33 million tonnes) during the period 2010–2020.

8 More in New Horizons – page 18.

What makes a sustainable feed? page 28

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LET’S TALK ABOUT MILESTONES

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We’re in the midst of a once-in-a-generation shift where people are actively changing their diets to better reflect their values

Thumbing (scrolling) through these pages and our website, I’m hoping you’ll note one or two nods to our 70th anniversary about the place.

Pretty much anyone involved in publishing will concur that reaching such a milestone is a great achievement for any title. In fact, it’s quite a rare thing. And so, while I’ve only occupied the editor’s chair for a tiny fraction of that time – I guesstimate about one hundredth of WF’s being – I’m proud that it’s now got some seven decades under its belt.

Essentially, the job we’re doing here is sharing the industry’s most impactful stories. And with so many bold things happening in the fisheries, aquaculture and processing spheres, as well as in new and emerging sectors like cultured foods, there’s no end of great stories to tell.

I also believe ours is a very important role. As someone much smarter than me pointed out, it’s not very easy for people to see how seafood is produced. To this I offered, and that’s why despite so much great work by so many players (as well as our writers), there’s still a lot of uncertainty and lack of trust.

Also in this issue, you’ll come across references to FAO’s new State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture report. More affectionately known as SOFIA, this is probably the most widely referenced document in the seafood world today. According to the latest edition, global fish production has passed 178 million tonnes and is on course for 202 million tonnes by 2030. This is another illustration of just how much the seafood economy has done and continues to do.

SOFIA 2022 also stresses the critical role that aquatic foods play in food security and nutrition. As such, and with us hurtling towards a projected 8.5 billion mouths to feed within that same 2030 timeframe, breaking the 200 million tonne threshold will be a key milestone for all of us.

Regardless of the industry’s continuing successes, there are mounting discussions in seafood circles about the need to transform global food systems and the huge opportunity that healthy and sustainable fish and shellfish have to be at the forefront of this movement. The reason this has become such a hot topic is the understanding that we’re in the midst of a once-in-a-generation shift where people are actively changing their diets to better reflect their values.

We’re increasingly seeing that society is making purchasing decisions based on the environmental and social impacts of food production. In this regard, the seafood category should be a clear winner. For many, it can provide the perfect proteins – offering very low negative impacts alongside very high nutritional content. At the same time, we’ve also reached the point where the general consumer preference for wild or farmed seafood is waning.

But if the seafood industry is serious about capitalising on this new consumer landscape, then, as that aforementioned someone also suggested, it really needs to take its talk outside of its comfort zone and meet the market where it’s at. We could all then enjoy many more milestones.

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NEWS

BRIEFS BC salmon licences renewed Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans has announced a two-year renewal of licences for marine finfish aquaculture facilities outside the Discovery Islands in British Columbia, (BC) Canada. The decision impacts salmon farms run by Mowi, Grieg and Cermaq, and is part of a planned transition from open-net pen salmon aquaculture in BC.

MSC standard is approved The new Fisheries Standard developed by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has been unanimously approved by the certification programme’s Board of Trustees. According to MSC, it addresses some of the most difficult issues facing the ocean, including protecting marine biodiversity and incentivising stronger ocean governance.

It also aims to improve accessibility for smallscale and emerging market fisheries.

Nutreco acquires India’s Eruvaka Netherlands-based animal nutrition giant Nutreco has acquired full ownership of Eruvaka after purchasing a 25% stake in 2018.

Eruvaka develops cloudbased aquaculture pond management solutions, including real-time monitoring and smart feeders.

New Japan salmon venture Japanese seafood firms Mitsubishi Corporation and Maruha Nichiro Corporation have agreed to establish new jointventure company, Atland Corporation, specialising in the land-based production of salmon. A facility with a capacity of 2,500 tonnes will be constructed in Nyuzen, with the aims of starting operations in 2025 and completing the first delivery in 2027.

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RUSSIAN WHITEFISH HIT WITH 35% TARIFFS Additional tariffs on Russian seafood are included in the latest batch of sanctions implemented by the UK government in response to the invasion of Ukraine. These include an additional 35% tariff on Russian whitefish imports, which was originally announced back in March when the conflict began.

This tariff, confirmed on 19 July 2022, applies to any direct imports of Russian whitefish.

However, any consignments that had already cleared Russian or Belarusian customs at that time and were on their way to the United Kingdom would be unaffected.

UK public body Seafish has advised that the tariffs affect direct seafood imports of Russian origin with whitefish caught by Russian vessels and shipped directly to the United Kingdom. These are regarded as Russian-origin and are therefore subject to the additional duties.

Russian-caught products that are substantively processed in another country are not considered Russian origin and as such are not expected to incur additional tariffs.

Freezing and portioning do not constitute substantial processing, while filleting and pin-boning do (both manual

and mechanical). Vacuum packing is also regarded as a substantial process because of the need for specialised equipment, Seafish clarified.

In a statement, Seafish Director of Operations Aoife Martin said, “The seafood tariff sanction was originally announced earlier this year, but implementation was paused to allow work to be undertaken to understand likely impacts on the seafood sector. Ministers are implementing the tariff now following consultation with industry.”

Martin said that as tariff sanction has been long signposted, many seafood businesses have already been looking at alternative options,

8 UK consumers can expect to see different species and pay higher prices in their local fish and chip shops

but he also acknowledged that the UK is not self-sufficient when it comes to domestic landings of whitefish.

In 2020, it landed about 47,000 tonnes of cod and haddock but imported over 430,000 tonnes of whitefish.

“Russia controls 45% of the global whitefish supply so removing this fish from our seafood supply chain will have impacts as businesses try to find alternative sources of supply. Consumers can expect to see different species in their local fish and chip shop.

Unfortunately, seafood prices may also have to rise,” he said.

BIDEN’S IUU PLAN ‘NOT ENOUGH’ The new National Security Memorandum (NSM) issued

by US President Joe Biden to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and related harmful fishing practices (see front page news) is a step in the right direction but more action is needed, international ocean conservation organisation Oceana has insisted.

Biden’s NSM on IUU fishing calls for a cross-agency approach to tackle IUU fishing, forced labour, and other human rights abuses in the seafood supply chain. It directs government agencies to use the full range of existing conservation, labour, trade,

economic, diplomatic, law enforcement and national security authorities to address the problem of IUU fishing and associated labour abuses.

In a statement, Oceana Vice-President for the US Beth Lowell said President Biden is taking steps forward in the fight against IUU fishing and associated labour abuses, with the memorandum signifying “real progress” in pulling together the full force of the US government, but that more still needs to be done.

“The memorandum directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to expand the Seafood Import Monitoring Program to include

some additional species, but it falls short from requiring the programme to apply to all seafood imports, which is key to stopping illegal products from entering the US market,” she said.

“Until the United States holds all seafood imports to the same standards as US-caught fish, illegally sourced seafood will continue to be sold alongside legal catch.”

According to Oceana, up to 85% of the fish consumed in the US is imported. It also highlighted that a report by the International Trade Commission found that the country imported $2.4 billion worth of seafood derived from IUU fishing in 2019.

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BRIEFS Vietnam seafood production growth Vietnam’s fisheries yield in the first-half of 2022 increased by 2.5% year-onyear to almost 4.2 million tonnes. The total included more than 3 million tonnes of fish, 520,000 tonnes of shrimp and 632,400 tonnes of other marine products.

Síldarvinnslan to buy Vísir Neskaupstaður, Icelandbased Síldarvinnslan hf has entered a deal to acquire all the shares in Vísir hf for ISK 20 billion. With the interest-bearing debt of Vísir amounting to ISK 11 billion, the transaction will total ISK 31 billion. The companies will be headquartered at Grindavík.

Salmon merger deal finalised The transaction enabling SalMar to buy and merge with fellow salmon farming company Norway Royal Salmon has been approved at an extraordinary general meeting of SalMar. The companies have overlapping interests in Norway, Iceland’s west fjords and also offshore.

In terms of production, the merger creates the world’s second largest salmon farming company with a total harvest in the region of 280,000 tonnes.

New EU-Norway fishery controls EU and Norway have concluded fisheries consultations that sought to modernise the exchange of fisheries data for control purposes. The two parties have agreed to use common software platform for data exchanges, the FLUX Transportation Layer, developed by the European Commission. They will start using the software to exchange vessel position data as of 1 January 2023, with other types of data to follow.

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EU COMPENSATION FOR WAR-AFFECTED FISHERS European Parliament is to provide financial help to the fisheries and aquaculture sectors dealing with the economic consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including giving compensation to those who have had to stop operating or whose economic viability is threatened.

Members of European Parliament (MEPs) have adopted a measure to support EU fishers who have had to cease their activities due to the war in Ukraine as well as producers and fishing and aquaculture operators whose activities have been disrupted as a consequence of the conflict.

The MEPs also agreed with the European Council to amend the proposal to also include those operators and producers whose economic viability was negatively impacted by the war and the processing sector.

EU member states will be Norwegian seafood exports have had a record-breaking start to 2022, with €6.8 billion worth of fisheries and aquaculture products exported to overseas markets in the firsthalf of the year.

This new record, underpinned by rising prices and demand, was 31% more than the Scandinavian country reported for the corresponding period of 2021.

Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Marine Affairs Bjørnar Skjæran remarked how important the sector is for value creation, job security and coastal economic activity.

“I am glad that Norwegian seafood has both products and a brand that is in high demand internationally, even in these turbulent times. Nevertheless, we must be prepared for changing prices in the future.

Active and long-term marketing work will therefore be important in the time ahead,” he said.

Salmon continued to account for the largest share of export value in the six-month period. In

permitted to adjust rules to use the remaining resources they have available in the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the 20142020 programming period.

Compensation can cover operators and producers’ lost income as well as additional costs incurred because of the war such as the increase in energy, raw materials and fish feed prices.

Aid is to be provided retroactively from 24 February 2022, when the Russian aggression started, at a cofinancing rate of 75 percent.

European Parliament Rapporteur Nuno Melo said the financial package would allow additional crisis measures to be used to support the EU fishery and aquaculture sectors in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“In particular, funding will be made available to compensate for additional costs, for income

forgone and for the storage of products, as well as for the temporary cessation of fishing activities. As for the latter measure, thanks to the European Parliament, aid will be extended for companies that temporarily cannot continue fishing due to economic constraints,” he said.

European Parliament acknowledged that part of the EU fleet has ceased operating due to decreasing profitability and increasing marine fuel and fish feed prices because of the military conflict, while the seafood farming and processing sectors have experienced supply chain and market disruptions.

In 2019, the EU fishing fleet employed 129,540 fishers directly and totalled 73,983 vessels, while aquaculture employed around 75,000 people, and the processing industry comprised around 3,500 companies.

RECORD FIRST SIX MONTHS FOR NORWAY

total, Norway exported 534,500 tonnes of the fish, valued at €4.7 billion, with the volume falling 5% percent and the value rising 37% year-on-year.

Amongst its other exports, Norway’s whitefish sector exported 41,700 tonnes of fresh cod and 50,600 tonnes of frozen cod in the same period,

8 Rising global food prices, lower raw material supply and strong growth in demand are the main reasons for the new export record

earning €193.3 million and €241.5 million respectively.

Its pelagic exports included 142,200 tonnes of herring valued at €173.9 million, and 84,200 tonnes of mackerel worth €154.6 million.

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BRIEFS 3D printed seafood deal International deep-tech food company MeaTech 3D Ltd has signed an MoU with Singapore-based Umami Meats for the joint development of 3D-printed cultured structured seafood.

This new collaboration opens doors for both companies into the Asian market, and Singapore specifically, which is currently the only country that has authorised the production and distribution of cultured meat.

US barramundi production MainStream Aquaculture has expanded operations to include domestic production of barramundi with the purchase of a 445-hectare fish farm in Arizona. The company believes its rapidly growing aquaculture business in Australia provides a template for a successful US business model that can be scaled to meet domestic market demand.

India first for MarinTrust Marine ingredients certification scheme MarinTrust has welcomed the first accepted site from India onto its Improver Programme, with the first site from the Indian Oil Sardine FIP (Goa and Maharashtra) joining Improver Programme: Omega Fishmeal and Oil Pvt Ltd.

New Norcod farm site approved Norwegian cod-farming venture Norcod AS has been granted permission to establish a new production site in the Nesna municipality, in Nordland county, Norway, with a total maximum allowed biomass (MAB) of 3,600 tonnes. It is planned that the new Labukta site will go into production in the first half of 2023.

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NEW FUNDING FOR FRENCH FISHING The European Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Programme for France to implement the common fisheries policy and other priorities outlined in the European Green Deal, Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies.

This adoption follows the Partnership Agreement 20212027 reached with France which will see the EU contribute €567.1 million in funding to support the fishing and aquaculture sectors in the country.

Together with national funding, the total financial allocation amounts to €793.3 million for the new funding period.

According to the Commission, the fund will support France’s fishing and aquaculture sectors

by facilitating the green and digital transition, adapting the product offer in line with the expectations of consumers, sustain small-scale coastal fishing, improving resilience, and boost innovation.

It will help companies in the fisheries, aquaculture and processing sectors face climate change and health events as well as mitigating the impact of crises, like the COVID-19 pandemic, and the post-Brexit fallout. Attention will also be given to upgrading health and hygiene conditions in fisheries and aquaculture and to guarantee safe working conditions.

Specifically, the programme will support such activities as restructuring and modernising the fishing fleet, implementing

the landing obligation, improving fishing gear selectivity, and improving the knowledge and management of marine protected areas (MPAs).

EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, said the Commission has stood by French fishermen in difficult times.

“France has a key role to play in the sustainable management of our oceans as well as the development of a sustainable blue economy, so the funding will also contribute to those areas in both mainland and the six French Outermost Regions,” he said.

The National Institute for Ocean Science IFREMER will be in charge of carrying out observations on fishing effort overseas.

ANDFJORD SALMON LANDS KEY INVESTOR

Portugal-based international food industry group Jerónimo Martins has confirmed it is to invest NOK 173.9 million in Norwegian land-based salmon farmer Andfjord Salmon.

Jerónimo Martins Chairman and CEO Pedro Soares dos Santos said, “In a challenging backdrop of both high pressure on the ocean stocks and food security, we believe that investing in this innovative and sustainable production will also work for us as a learning curve accelerator in what regards best practices in aquaculture projects.”

With this investment, done through its agribusiness subsidiary Jerónimo Martins Agro-Alimentar SA, Jerónimo Martins Group becomes one of the largest shareholders in Andfjord Salmon, with an ownership share of 10.1%.

Located at Kvalnes on the island of Andøya, Andfjord Salmon’s land-based production system is based on a flow-through technology.

“We are delighted to attract such a major industrial investor to Andfjord Salmon.

We consider it an advantage to have an owner that possesses extensive competence about international food industry sales, marketing, logistics and distribution. Hopefully we can tap into this know-how when we are ready to bring our salmon to the market,” Andfjord Salmon CEO Martin Rasmussen said.

“Jerónimo Martins Group’s approach to sustainable food production and operations is highly impressive. We are proud that the group has identified Andfjord Salmon’s

8 Andfjord Salmon released smolt in its first land-based pool at Kvalnes, Andøya, Norway at the end of June

approach to sustainable fish farming as a good match for its own sustainable, agribusiness portfolio,” Rasmussen added.

Andfjord Salmon holds a license to produce 10,000 tonnes maximum allowed biomass (MAB) salmon at Kvalnes, equivalent to a target production volume of 19,000 tonnes HOG.

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NEWS

EU TUNA FLEET AT RISK The Association of National Organisations of Fishing Enterprises in the EU (Europêche) has insisted that Europe’s control rule on margin of tolerance is incompatible with fishing operations in the tropical tuna purse seine fishery.

Europêche advises that for several months, ANABAC, OPAGAC and ORTHONGEL, which represent the European distant-water fleet fishing tropical tunas, have warned EU authorities about the impossibility for them to comply with the control regulation on margin of tolerance. This rule requires there to only be a maximum difference of 10% per species between the estimates on board and the actual landed catches.

They argue that operating under temperatures above 30°C, skippers only have a few minutes to sort and freeze their catches before the fish

becomes unfit for human consumption, and they have explained that similar target tuna species cannot be easily distinguished from each other in such a short time.

While technological solutions are being studied by the fleet, these will take several years to develop. As such, the tropical tuna fleet has requested to be able to apply the 10% margin of tolerance for the whole catch on board and not per species.

Europêche Tuna Group Director Anne-France Mattlet said that while European Parliament has adopted a position that takes into account the specificities of the fishing operations in the purse seine fishery, the European Commission has refused to bring any flexibility to the rule, and that this has led to ships and skippers being sanctioned again and again, and accumulating points

on their licences.

“This will unequivocally lead to the suspension of the fishing licenses and the immobilisation of EU vessels. On the meanwhile, non-EU vessels will keep fishing since they are not subject to the same control, environmental, health and social rules. Some non-EU countries do not even apply the catch limits decided at international level,” she said.

According to independent economic analysis conducted on behalf of ORTHONGEL and the French tuna purse seine fleet, if nothing changes, the weight of the sanctions on the turnover will be so unbearable that shipowners and 1,600 jobs will disappear by 2026.

This situation might be even worse since the study did not consider the increasing costs of fuel nor the deficit accumulated during COVID.

8 The control rule on margin of tolerance is currently incompatible with the conditions and specificities inherent to the fishing operations in the tropical tuna purse seine fishery, warns Europêche

These conclusions are equally valid for the Spanish fleet, with over 2,500 fisher jobs hanging on by a thread, said Europêche.

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PROMOTING AQUACULTURE BEST-PRACTICE THROUGH INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY Aquaculture Stewardship Council Director of Innovation, Alison Hutchins writes for WF Innovative and emerging technologies are changing business practices and enabling faster, easier and more efficient operations in all spheres of work, but particularly in the aquaculture sector.

As the new Director of Innovation for the ASC, I am proud to see how my organisation has been at the forefront of driving forward new technology and innovation in seafood and the wider supply chain space for the past 12 years.

Being the world’s leading provider of farmed seafood certification, we create and enforce the world’s strictest combination of standards for fish health, feed ingredients and water quality to improve farmed seafood. We ensure supply chain integrity by tracing from farm to retailer, providing full transparency through public disclosure, and protecting the environment, workers and communities.

ASC is also the only certifying programme able to verify a product from source to plate or package.

8 ASC Director of Innovation, Alison Hutchins

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ASC is the only certifying programme able to verify a product from source to plate or package Championing new tech ASC aims to reflect and establish global best practice and pays keen attention to incorporating emerging technology such as digital traceability and product authentication techniques to ensure we stay ahead of the game.

One example is our project using technology to improve the digital traceability of ASC certified products. We use specialist software to capture and convey relevant Key Data Elements (KDEs) from certified farm origin, through the supply chain, to the end user. As the project develops, registered users of the system will be able access information about ASC certified products of interest.

Ultimately, the integrated KDE project will ensure a higher level of programme assurance, by increasing transparency across the supply chain. The initial focus of this project is on shrimp, but we aim to expand it to other species.

mathematics to provide greater accuracy. The result is an added layer of assurance to the ASC programme and greater confidence in the ASC logo.

Other areas being explored by ASC include data collection and analysis using sensors, GIS and remote satellite monitoring. This rapidly developing area of technology could bring new solutions and efficiencies to assurance and verification.

8 The initial focus of ASC’s KDE project is on shrimp, but the aim is to expand to other species

Supply chain benefits ASC also unveiled the new application of another technology recently, which allows us to verify ASC-certified shrimp back to its farm of origin, with unprecedented accuracy! Such an ability is beneficial to consumers, retailers and to fish farmers.

This pioneering programme is based on trace element fingerprinting (TEF), which works by matching the trace element profile of a shrimp, which represents the local soils, water and the feed where it was raised to known locations where ASC shrimp are farmed.

We are delighted that use of this technology will in part help to further detect and reduce seafood fraud and mislabelling, occurrences of which are all too common in wild-caught and farmed seafood.

TEF has been used in a number of industries, but its use has so far been limited, due to cost, scale, and limitations posed by conventional analytical approaches The system pioneered by ASC combines TEF with advanced

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NEWBUILDS

A new Celestial Dawn arrives Scotland’s Macduff Shipyards signs over its latest newbuild fishing vessel to owner George Hepburn and partners New Celestial Dawn BF 109 replaces the owners previously vessel of the same name, which was also built by the yard in 2000, and is intended to fish out of Peterhead in the Northeast of Scotland, targeting primarily prawns in the North Sea. According to Macduff, Celestial Dawn is a new design of fishing vessel – with strong collaborations between the yard and local naval architecture and consultancy firm Macduff Ship Design. It’s actually the first of three sisterships, with the second vessel now under construction, and the third vessel due to commence construction later in the year.

This series of fishing vessels will not only share the same hull form but also the same place of origin, with all three being built at the yard’s hall in Buckie. Design work started in 2018 and although intended to fish in a similar way to the owner’s previous vessel, there was a strong focus on enhancing crew comfort and improving fuel efficiency.

During the early design phase, the yard commissioned the Wolfson Unit in Southampton to run a case study of two hull forms utilising CFD technology. The first hull form was a design previously built by the yard for a similar type of fishing. The second was a new concept model for the Celestial Dawn featuring increased length, a gradual bustle forward of the propeller and a unique stem where the bulbous bow was not fully submerged but rather tapered gradually into the bow’s upper region.

Results from the study found a significant reduction in hull resistance at the two test speeds of 8 and 10 knots which was verified recently during sea trials where the new vessel recorded an average top speed of 10.5 knots.

Another significant difference between designs was the increase in beam from around 7 metres of previous vessels in this category up to around 7.6 metres. The increase in beam allowed the vessel to carry less internal ballast whilst also creating more deck space which was

of particular benefit within the accommodation and fish processing areas.

As a result of the increased dimensions the gross tonnage of the vessel is around 10% higher than the previous Celestial Dawn.

8 Celestial Dawn BF 109 has been signed over to owner George Hepburn and partners

Energy, emissions reductions The vessel’s hull is built entirely from steel, apart from the wheelhouse and mast which are aluminium, and features a double chine hull form, transom stern and modern bow

Tersan launches factory trawler Gadus Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard Inc has launched NB1102 – soon to be named Gadus; an arctic freezer trawler built for P/F JFK Trol from the Faroe Islands.

“We are pleased and proud to have the chance to work together with P/F JFK for this significant project,” Tersan Chairman Osman Nurettin Paksu said. “The effectiveness date of the project was the beginning of the COVID pandemic and this project provided us a separate source of motivation, strength and happiness. For this reason, she has a special importance for us.”

Gadus is the second trawler that Tersan has launched for Faroese owners in recent months. It is scheduled for delivery in the fourth-quarter of 2022.

At 88.1 metres long and 18.3 metres wide, the new fishing vessel will be an advanced,

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technologically sophisticated factory trawler capable for triple trawling. It will be outfitted with a shrimp factory, an advanced fillet factory and a fishmeal and fish oil plant. In addition, there will be arrangements for freezing pelagic species onboard the vessel.

8 Capable for efficiently trawling in icy and arctic waters, Gadus is scheduled to be delivered in Q4 2022

The Skipsteknik-designed vessel will have accommodation for 43 people onboard with spacious and comfortable living places.

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NEWBUILDS designed to cut cleanly through the sea with less energy leading to a reduction in fuel consumption and emissions along with increased crew comfort.

In broad terms, the layout is similar to some of the other recent newbuilds produced by the yard. Below deck features cabins, engine room, fish hold and a large freshwater tank forward of the collision bulkhead. Above deck is situated the aft shelter, galley/mess and side passage area, fish processing area and then forepeak where the trawl winch is situated.

A bespoke hydraulic deck machinery package was fabricated by the yard comprising of a triple barrel winch featuring a Hagglunds compact CA210 motor, two split net drums complete with two Hagglunds compact CA70 motor per drum, two bagging winches complete with Hagglunds CA70 motors, two small gear handling winches and a cod end lifting winch.

Thistle Marine of Peterhead supplied both the MFB8 landing crane and MBK13 powerblock crane, both of which featuring a slew ring base. Primary hydraulic power is provided by a single Parker hydraulic pump driven from a dedicated Mitsubishi 6D24 auxiliary engine producing 218 kW whilst secondary hydraulic power is provided by a Parker hydraulic pump driven from a power take off fitted to the main propulsion’s gearbox. A hydraulically powered bow thruster with 1.1 tonnes of thrust is also fitted, supplied by Kort Propulsion. The hydraulic system, designed by the yard, is cooled via a Blokland box cooler and Bowman heat exchanger.

Flexible power package The propulsion package features a 2.5 m fixed pitch propeller supplied by Wartsila, driven by a CATERPILLAR C32 main engine with 660 hp @ 1600-1800 rpm through a Masson Marine W7400 reversible gearbox with 9.077:1 reduction.

Celestial Dawn is now the nineth vessel built by the

yard in recent years to feature this propulsion package which has demonstrated itself to be both robust and adaptable with the wide operating speed range of the C32 main engine providing flexibility to achieve full power from a fixed pitch propeller both whilst steaming and trawling. A triple rudder system and high lift propeller nozzle provided by Wartsila also features.

Cooling systems for all engines and hydraulics onboard are served by box coolers supplied by Blokland Non-Ferro.

Electrical power onboard is provided by two Mitsubishi generator sets supplied by Macduff Diesels Limited, each with a rating of 98 kWe and of sufficient size to run the vessels power independently providing complete redundancy.

The onboard electrical systems onboard were designed and fitted by RD Downie who also fabricated the vessels switchboard and control panels for all the pumps and motor starters. In addition to this, RD Downie also provided the fire, bilge and gas alarm systems onboard along with the navigation light panel and assisted with the installation of the navigation equipment.

The fish processing deck features a catch handling system built by the yard and Northeast Fabricators and is complemented by a resin floor system fitted by Davidsons Marine & Industrial Painters. A separate compartment is formed within the fish processing area which house both the ice plant room as well as an access hatch and fixed permanent stair to the hold. The fish hold refrigeration system along with ice machine was supplied and fitted by Premier Refrigeration Airo-Tech Solutions.

The vessel was fully painted by Davidson Marine & Industrial Painters with International Paints products applied to a comprehensive marine spec, while the navigation package was supplied and fitted onboard

by Woodsons of Aberdeen along with the Scanmar net monitoring package and JFC transducer.

8 There has been a strong focus on enhancing crew comfort and improving fuel efficiency

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INSIGHT

The future of fishing

RUSSIA IN TURMOIL Fish sector faces a perfect storm of export restrictions, a lack of equipment and the logistics chaos – all caused by sanctions from the west Collectively, Russian fishermen may see their revenues fall by as much as $4.3 billion this year as a result of the industry’s plummeting exports, estimates the Russian union of fishermen Varpe. Such an outcome will be in stark contrast to the 2.1 million tonnes of fish and other seafood products sold to overseas markets for $6.7 billion in 2021. Overall, Russia’s fish industry revenues amounted to almost $12.7 billion last year.

With their season already well underway, Russian crabbers are among the first to feel the sting of the Western sanctions. It’s mooted the sector could suspend operations as early as August.

In March, following the invasion of Ukraine, the United States imposed its ban on Russian seafood imports, including crab. This measure came into force on 23 June, since when Russian crab catchers have experienced

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Fishermen are forced to make idle runs from port to port, wasting fuel without a guarantee of finding the right spare part Konstantin Drevetnyak, Union of Fisheries of the North

Fish for roubles?

In addition to sanctions and logistics issues, Russia’s fish industry has reported problems obtaining payments for delivered goods – a situation that isn’t helped by nearly 80% of the country’s banking sector being subject to sanctions. Several fishing company sources have also confirmed that making and receiving payments in US dollars, euros and British pounds has become challenging.

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difficulties exporting their crab to North America, having already seen the European market disappear in April.

In 2021, the US imported 31,895 tonnes of crab (mainly brine-frozen) from Russia, with the trade worth $1.2 billion.

Russia’s total crab catch stood at 96,000 tonnes last year, and some 90% of that was sold to non-Russian customers.

The sector’s overall export value stood at $2.52 billion, reported the Russian federal agency for fisheries, Rosrybolovstvo.

On top of the cease of certain trades, an acute shortage of refrigerated container capacities and ocean transport fleet have hampered export prospects in other directions too, while supplies on the domestic market are being impacted by legal hurdles.

Sergey Gusev, Deputy General Director of MaC-G International confirmed most Russian crabbers are focused on brine-freeze crab production and that retooling ships to produce live crabs would require imported equipment, supplies of which are now restricted.

Gusev told WF that MaC-G was forced to supply crab to warehouses and may suspend catching in August.

Russian Alaska pollock producers have also voiced export concerns. They catch pollock from January to April, which is known as season A, and then from August to November (season B). In 2021, Russia caught 1.7 million tonnes of Alaska pollock, exporting 780,000 tonnes, primarily to the EU. Season A passed smoothly since most pollock was contracted before the Western sanctions were introduced, but season B could look very different, with the Russian association of pollock catchers already warning there’s no market big enough to replace the EU.

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8 The current crisis could cost Russian fishermen $4 billion

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In March, Russian fishermen complained that payments in US dollars not only got lost on transactions with Western companies but also with Chinese buyers. To avoid this problem, Russian authorities are mulling switching all commodity trade with Western countries to roubles.

This wouldn’t be a first. Since May, Russia has demanded European countries pay for gas supplies in roubles, while in April, top Russian lawmaker Vyacheslav Volodin said Russia should demand payments in roubles for a wider range of goods like oil, timber and agricultural products.

A spokesman for one Russian fishing company told WF the idea of exporting fish for roubles has been put forward during recent government meetings but has faced strong resistance from fishermen. He offered that as Russia tries to gain a foothold in Southeast Asia, demanding new customers pay in roubles would be like “shooting yourself in the foot”, but added that the desire to make a strong political move could outweigh common sense.

Countersanctions in the pipeline Russia has been considering other ways of hitting foreign businesses. In June, for example, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced it had suspended its agreement with Japan on the Far Eastern fishing quotas in response to the country freezing annual payments under the agreement.

While German Zverev, President of Varpe, believes this step will have minimal impact on Russia’s fishing industry, other similar agreements may fall victim to the political standoff. For example, under the Russia-US agreement, Russia is allowed to catch 400,000 tonnes of fish in the Bering Sea annually, compared to the US’s 1.4 million tonnes.

If Russia withdraws from that agreement, it could possibly secure additional revenue of RUB 150-180 billion ($2.8-3.2 billion) for the Russian fishermen per year, estimates Varpe. Meanwhile, in March, Rosrybolovstvo chief Ilya Shestakov proposed revising the existing quotas for fishing in the Bering Sea bringing it to a level of 50:50 with the US. Clock is ticking There have also been concerns raised by Russian fishers over the lack of components and spare parts necessary to build new ships and keep the existing fleet running. But Maxim Kozlov, President of the fishing industry association of Sakhalin Oblast, estimates that fishing companies have sufficient resources to last for several months.

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8 Russia wants to revise its quota agreements with neighbour countries

“Every company plans its own operations, but for large enterprises, we see that, in principle, the margin of safety can probably be calculated to be about a year – more or less,” said Kozlov. “We have an opportunity to repair our ships, and to understand what kind of production we lack.”

With regards to shipbuilding, Kozlov said, “I think we can hold out for roughly a year. Then it will be necessary to find internal resources. We really hope we will restore [components] production. In the USSR, we built our steamships and provided ourselves with everything we needed. Let’s hope we can raise our production and provide ourselves with the necessary spare parts.”

Despite these claims, problems sourcing spare parts are already being seen, with some fishing companies struggling to buy on the domestic market.

“Fishermen are forced to make idle runs from port to port, wasting fuel without a guarantee of finding the right spare part,” said Konstantin Drevetnyak, General Director of the Union of Fisheries of the North.

Falling demand for aquaculture Furthermore, and in addition to its production problems, Russia’s fish farming sector is expected to be hampered this year by the population’s falling purchasing power.

Ivan Milovanov, Founder of Azov-Don Sturgeon Co, said that in 2021 his company laid out plans to quadruple production to 200 tonnes of sturgeon and 1,000 tonnes of black caviar.

“Plans can be adjusted, as the market is passing through a storm caused by huge uncertainty. Demand has changed. Our sales have decreased by about 50%, but they have not completely disappeared,” Milovanov said.

Anastasia Kharkovskaya, Deputy General Director of sturgeon producer ARC Beluga LLC, has also seen her company’s development plans scrapped due to the sudden drop in demand.

“Now we are changing plans; sales have dropped tremendously,” she said, explaining that this is not only about domestic sales, but also about exports. “In particular, we lost a buyer in Australia.”

Arsen Chomaev, Chairman of trout breeding farm Resurs SPSK, said farmers have found themselves between a hammer of rising costs, and an anvil of falling incomes.

“Undoubtedly, demand has decreased. We noted the decline even before February since trout is not the cheapest commodity. But we think that the situation in the industry will stabilise,” he said.

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NEWHORIZONS

Focusing on Fisheries Development

SEAFOOD GROWTH WILL RETURN The world is producing and consuming slightly less seafood, but the FAO maintains there will be upturns through to 2030, writes Jason Holland Global seafood production slipped slightly to a level of 178 million tonnes in 2020, with all but 20 million tonnes going to human consumption, according to the latest estimates of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

In the newly-published 2022 edition of its biennial publication, “The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture” (SOFIA) report, the UN body reports that of this total, which was 1 million tonnes less than in 2018’s record year, capture fisheries contributed 90 million tonnes (51%) and aquaculture 88 million tonnes (49%). In addition to aquatic animals, 36 million tonnes (wet weight) of algae were produced in 2020, of which 97% originated from aquaculture.

The seafood production stagnation experienced in the last two years is mainly linked to a slight decline

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In per capita terms, apparent consumption of aquatic food is projected to reach 21.4 kg in 2030 in capture fisheries, which decreased by 4.5% in 2019 compared with 2018’s peak of 96 million tonnes, and then by a further 2.1% in 2020. This decline was due to various factors, including fluctuating catches of pelagic species, particularly anchoveta, the recent reduction in China’s catches and the impacts of COVID-19 on the sector in 2020.

2020’s depleted supply led to average consumption falling 300 grams to 20.2 kg per capita, with the FAO finding that aquaculture accounted for 56% of the amount of aquatic animal food production available for human consumption.

However, the report also highlights that total fisheries

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and aquaculture production (excluding algae) has expanded significantly in the past seven decades – rising from just 19 million tonnes in 1950. It also notes that the total first sale value of fisheries and aquaculture production of aquatic animals in 2020 was US$ 406 billion, of which $265 billion came from aquaculture.

Slowing supply growth Looking ahead, the latest SOFIA report projects that total fish production will increase by a further 24 million tonnes or 14% to reach 202 million tonnes by 2030 and that aquaculture will continue to be the driving force behind this growth. The total volume produced by the farming sector is expected to increase by 22% to reach 106 million tonnes by the turn of the next decade and should break the 100 million tonne threshold for the first time in 2027.

At the same time, the share of farmed species in global fisheries and aquaculture production for food and non-food uses is projected to grow from 49% in 2020 to 53% in 2030.

The report further forecasts that the average annual rate of growth will reduce from the 2010-2020 level of 4.2% to 2%, and offers a number of factors that should contribute to this slowdown. These include broader adoption and enforcement of environmental regulations, reduced availability of water and suitable production locations, increasing outbreaks of aquatic animal diseases related to intensive production practices and decreasing aquaculture productivity gains.

Meanwhile, capture fisheries production is projected to rise from its current level by 5 million tonnes or 6% to reach 96 million tonnes in 2030. FAO said this upturn will come from increased catches in some fishing areas where stocks of certain species are recovering, as well growth in catches in waters of the few countries with underfished resources. Improved utilisation of the harvest, including reduced discards, waste and losses are also expected.

8 Ninety percent of fisheries and aquaculture production will be utilised for human consumption by 2030

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NEW HORIZONS Increased fish consumption Most fisheries and aquaculture production will be utilised for human consumption and this share is expected to continue to grow from 89% in 2020 to 90% by 2030. Overall, by the end of the current decade, the amount of aquatic food for human consumption is projected to increase by 24 million tonnes to 182 million tonnes. This represents an overall increase of 15%, which the report notes is a slower pace when compared with the 23% growth experienced in 2010–2020.

FAO suggests this slowdown mainly reflects the reduced amount of additional fisheries and aquaculture production available, higher prices of aquatic foods in nominal terms, a deceleration in population growth and saturated demand in some countries – particularly highincome countries where aquatic food consumption is projected to show little growth.

Main factors behind the increase in global consumption will be a combination of high demand resulting from rising incomes and urbanisation, the expansion of fisheries and aquaculture production, improvements in postharvest methods and distribution channels expanding the commercialisation of products. Demand will also be stimulated by changes in dietary trends, with a greater focus on better health, nutrition and diet.

In per capita terms, the consumption of aquatic food is projected to reach 21.4 kg in 2030. However, the average annual growth rate of per capita consumption of aquatic food will decline from 1% in 2010–2020 to 0.6% in 2020– 2030, while the per capita consumption of aquatic food will increase in all regions except Africa. The highest growth rates are projected for Oceania (12%), the Americas

(9%), Asia (7%) and Europe (6%).

At the same time, the fisheries and aquaculture sectors are expected to enter a decade of higher prices in nominal terms as a result of improved income, population growth and higher meat prices on the demand side; while marginal increases in capture fisheries production, the slowing growth in aquaculture production and cost pressure from some crucial inputs such as feed, energy and fish oil will impact the overall supply.

In addition, the slowdown in Chinese fisheries and aquaculture production will stimulate higher prices in China, with repercussions on world prices, the FAO said.

Ukraine conflict impacts While the latest edition of the SOFIA report provides analysis through to 2020, it acknowledges that at the time of writing – March 2022 – the Ukraine conflict had added another level of uncertainty to global value chains and trade. It had already observed the prices of energy and inputs, including feed for aquaculture, had started to soar.

“This is increasing operational costs resulting in higher prices of fisheries and aquaculture products,” it advised, while flight cancellations and/or rerouting were placing pressure on cargo capacity and causing further supply chain disruptions and delays in deliveries.

“The conflict also risks causing profound geopolitical changes with effects on trade relations between the United States of America, Europe, China, the Russian Federation and the rest of the world. This is likely to have a considerable impact on the fisheries and aquaculture sector,” it said.

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FIRST FISHERIES DRONE GOES TO PERU TASA has taken ownership of the fishing industry’s first unmanned surface vessel (USV) for cost-effective fish finding and oceanographic and marine resource monitoring The Sounder USV from Kongsberg Maritime will be equipped with state-of-the-art acoustic technology including two echosounders, a low frequency sonar and a CTD sensor.

Following its final sea trials in Norway in June, the vessel is now scheduled to enter Peruvian waters in September where it will start its mission to improve efficiency of capture operations and strengthen data acquisition capabilities to improve management of the available biomass.

“We are proud to bring this technological innovation to Peru, as the leading producer of fishmeal and fish oil.

Although it has the purpose of improving the efficiency of our operations, it will also allow us to further strengthen the sustainability approach in the sector by being able to share valuable oceanographic data for scientific research and adequate fishing management in our country,” TASA CEO Gonzalo de Romaña said.

Autonomous capabilities Named Guardian del Mar, the vessel has a length of 8 meters and the capability of reaching a speed of 12 knots.

It does not require crew on board and its operating costs will represent about 0.6% compared to an average vessel of the industrial fishing fleet.

With a navigation autonomy of more than 400 hours, the USV completes its mission objectives autonomously under human supervision and will gradually be upgraded with developments on situational awareness and collision avoidance.

During the initial phase of implementing this new technology in its daily operations, TASA will gain valuable experience and training by supervising the USV from a nearby mothership. The Sounder USV includes autonomous capabilities such as anti-grounding, automatic object detection, CTD casts and much more.

Guardian del Mar will join TASA’s fleet of 48 vessels with the purpose of gathering information on the state of marine resources such as mackerel, horse mackerel and anchoveta, providing information on the location of schools to make fishing operations more efficient. In this way, the process of deploying the fleet will be made more

efficient and bring about reductions in fuel consumption and the carbon footprint derived from these trips. The USV will also be used between fishing seasons to acquire oceanographic and fish research data to develop a better understanding of the ocean.

It will also allow the collection of oceanographic information and fishing information that will be available to scientific institutes and analysis departments of TASA to better understand the development of the marine sector related to fishing.

Data will also be made available to the Peruvian Navy to inform, identify, and allow people to board in emergency situations.

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Gonzalo de Romaña, TASA Enhancing sustainability Other technical characteristics in the system include the use of sophisticated equipment such as Kongsberg’s Simrad SX90 fishing sonar and ES80 echo sounder.

Kongsberg Maritime’s Senior Vice President Technology Bjørn Jalving said the marine tech company was proud to be a part of the Peruvian work for sustainable and efficient fisheries.

“TASA has shown a future-oriented approach by integrating the Sounder USV in their operations. We look forward to close cooperation when the vehicle is set in operation,” he said.

As this will be the first marine drone in operation within Peru, personnel from the General Directorate of Captaincies and Coast Guards (DICAPI) have visited the Kongsberg facility in Horten, Norway to see the USV in operation and to carry out the first regulatory framework for the regulation and use of unmanned vehicles, facilitating the entry of similar equipment into the Peruvian sea.

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY

MEXICO WIN FOR THORDON Order secured to supply equipment to four shrimpers operated by Pesquera Axel Thordon Bearings’ authorised distributor in Mexico, TZ Industrias, has secured an order to supply the Canadian company’s TG100 shaft seals, equipped with a safe return to port (SRTP) emergency seal, to a quartet of shrimpers operated by Pesquera Axel, one of the country’s leading fishing vessel operators.

TZ Industrias is to deliver four 127mm diameter mechanical seals to the Mazatlán-based repair yard Constructora y Reparadora de Buques for installation to the 7-metre-long fishing vessels Kukulkan, Chavito, Chavito 2 and Judilily.

The contract also includes Thordon’s seawater lubricated SXL tailshaft bearings and grease-free ThorPlas-Blue bearings, of which the latter will be installed to each of the vessels’ rudders and winches.

Pesquera Axel’s Managing Director Edgar Perez said, “We became very interested in Thordon’s TG100 tailshaft seal when we heard about its safe return to port function.

With a fleet of 72 fishing vessels operating in some difficult marine environments, the safety of our crew and vessels is of the utmost importance.”

TZ Industrias Managing Director Arturo Selvas explained there have been a number of incidents where Mazatlánbased fishing vessels have taken on water or sank.

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8 Judilily is now fitted with TG100 shaft seals

in April 2021 a shrimp boat collided with a ferry off Topolobampo, Sinaloa, he said.

“Fishing vessel operators want a seal with an emergency function capable of preventing water ingress, but they also want a seal that’s reliable, effective and low maintenance. The TG100 is widely seen as offering a greater level of redundancy while delivering greater reliability and maintainability compared to other mechanical seals on the market.”

Pesquera Axel, a new customer for Thordon Bearings, has joined a growing number of fishing companies to have converted their vessels’ tailshaft seals and bearings to Thordon’s environmentally safe alternative.

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY

SEALORD MAKES CLOUD DECISION New Zealand giant has selected cloud ERP provider Infor as a strategic partner to implement an operational cloud-based platform that provides day-one functionality gains and the means to adapt and make future improvements

Sealord is also looking to incorporate a stronger and modernised asset management solution to cater to its end-to-end requirements. These include purchase and commissioning, maintenance and asset management, and tracking from both land- and sea-based users.

It explained that it has selected Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage (F&B) and Infor Supply Chain Planning (SCP) in an initial seven-year, multi-tenant SaaS agreement to enhance productivity, improve forecasting and better measure sustainability.

Along with reducing risk and improving efficiencies across the business, Sealord’s focus on promoting positive sustainability practices resulted in the selection of Infor CloudSuite, built specifically for its F&B industry, to establish specific carbon and other sustainability measures, such as sea temperature and plastics usage monitoring, to enable and improve reporting, management, and progress on sustainability goals.

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Standardising on one procurement system will create process efficiencies and reduce costs Matthew Dodd, Sealord Addressing risks Sealord CIO Matthew Dodd said Infor was selected as it was an ideal fit as a strategic partner.

“Infor has incorporated deep industry-specific features that are purpose-built within Infor CloudSuite F&B which align with Sealord’s business processes and operations. This results in a close fit solution out of the box. Ultimately, we were looking for a strategic long-term partner to work with, so not only do we value the decades of Infor development that have resulted in strong foodmanufacturing capability, we also appreciate that Infor

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and Sealord share similar visions for people and culture,” Dodd said.

“We needed to address growing business and security risks associated with our legacy systems. Infor will enable us to redesign our core financial systems around current and anticipated business requirements,” Dodd added. “With Infor, we will be able to more easily automate workflows, month-end processes, and provide standardised reports to increase productivity across the business.”

8 Sealord has fishing, aquaculture and land-based factory processing operations in New Zealand and Australia along with sales operations globally

Single system benefits With Infor, Sealord will also be able to add lead indicators, statistical data, and other nonfinancial information in business focus areas such as sustainability, market share, employee numbers, customer sentiment, market trends, and health and safety data.

The new solution will also provide multi-currency financial consolidation in the cloud ERP suite, so that all Sealord companies are reported and managed in one system, allowing Sealord to retire costly, standalone consolidation software.

“Standardising on one procurement system will create process efficiencies and reduce costs. It will also improve speed and accuracy, as well as the visibility of planning and forecasting. With Infor’s ERP solution, Sealord will save valuable time through the use of modern workflow, automation and AI tools,” Dodd said.

Infor ANZ vice-president and managing director Jarrod Kinchington said the win followed a highlycompetitive tender.

“Infor is delighted to be Sealord’s strategic partner, helping to streamline their business and realise new efficiencies with the innovative and industry-specific functionalities afforded by Infor CloudSuite. We’ve built a very good relationship with the business despite pandemic disruptions. We look forward to helping Sealord meet its strategic goals, so they can focus on their core business while our platform provides the data and seamless tracking they require,” Kinchington said.

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PROCESSING & QUALITY

CARSOE TO EQUIP NEW CANADIAN GIANT Inuit-owned fishing company Baffin Fisheries has chosen seafood processing equipment supplier Carsoe for the delivery of a complete onboard factory for its new coldwater shrimp and halibut freezer trawler Inuit-owned fishing company Baffin Fisheries has chosen seafood processing equipment supplier Carsoe for the delivery of a complete onboard factory for its new coldwater shrimp and halibut freezer trawler.

“Carsoe was chosen after a very competitive bidding process and consultation with our captains, vessel crew and the shipyard, which has worked with Carsoe many times in the past. We are very pleased with the selection and look forward to working with Carsoe as a true partner throughout the build process, and into operations,” Baffin Fisheries CEO Chris Flanagan said.

On delivery, the new vessel is expected to be the largest Canadian-owned fishing vessel with a length of 80 metres and a beam of 18 metres. Its cargo capacity will be around 1,320 tonnes of frozen-at-sea Greenland halibut (turbot) or around 930 tonnes of shrimp.

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This vessel deserves a first-class onboard factory Jeppe Christensen, Carsoe

8 On delivery, Baffin’s new vessel is expected to be the largest in the Canadian fleet

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“This vessel deserves a first-class onboard factory, and we are very happy to be chosen as the processing partner. The factory is designed to ensure high yield, automated process and easy handling,” Carsoe Group Sales Director Jeppe Christensen said.

The factory deck will house a complete Carsoe processing

factory, including automated bycatch separation, shrimp grader and a batch cooking line. The processed shrimp can be frozen in one of the three IQF tunnel freezers or in the two automatic horizontal freezers.

Once the catch is processed and frozen, the packing section will be fitted with two robotic units for sorting product.

Pallets will be equipped with layered wrapping for safe storage at sea and labelled before being sent to the cargo hold. To maximise the utilisation of the compact factory deck, a hybrid palletising solution with an integrated elevator will be installed.

The automated flow in the processing plant means less heavy lifting and a better working environment for the crew.

Aalborg, Denmark-headquartered Carsoe has worked with Baffin Fisheries for many years and has handled several services, maintenance, and rebuild jobs on the fishing company’s two existing freezing trawlers Sivilluq and Inuksuk.

This long-term relationship led to the contract for the newest addition to Baffin’s fleet.

“We have benefited from Carsoe’s pre-engineered solutions, efficient and effective implementation, pre-set cost budgets, productive workdays by experienced technicians - all followed up with great parts supply and shipping, when operations are in full swing,” Baffin Fisheries Fleet Manager Jason Dunphy said.

Based in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Baffin Island, Baffin Fisheries harvests more than 10,000 tonnes of Greenland halibut and coldwater shrimp annually. The company already owns three factory fishing vessels.

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PROCESSING & QUALITY

NEW PELAGIC SORTING TECH EU-funded project demonstrates that care and innovation can yield healthy, tasty seafood – from head to tail

8 The new sorting technology separates pelagic fish into head, backbones, viscera and belly flap and tail in addition to fillets

Recognising that with proper handling, the offcuts from processing pelagic fish can be used for more valuable purposes than feed ingredients, EU-funded project WaSeaBi has developed new sorting technology that makes it possible to separate the fish into head, backbones, viscera and belly flap and tail in addition to fillets.

Highlighting that when filleting pelagic fish, the common practice is to collect all off-cuts such as heads, tails and backbones in one bin, and pointing out that this immediately reduces the quality and value of these by-products as they become contaminated with blood, enzymes and residues from the intestines, WaSeaBi maintains that if handled correctly, there’s great potential for their use for more valuable purposes such as high-quality food ingredients for fish burgers as they are rich in proteins.

T he four-year project’s technology has already been successfully implemented at the herring processing company Sweden Pelagic AB in close cooperation with Chalmers University of Technology.

“The sorting technology gives us a lot more possibilities to develop new healthy and tasty seafood. In the long run, we hope it will give us a better revenue,” said Martin Kuhlin, CEO of Sweden Pelagic AB. “I think that it will give us great advantages in the future. The technology will make it possible to extend our product range. This year, we estimate that we will produce around 200–300 tonnes of ‘herring mince’, and the ambition is to increase that number every year.”

Opening new doors In addition to the possibility of developing new products, increasing the revenue and extending the product range, Kuhlin also thinks that through the technology, the company will be able to market its products towards new consumer groups.

“In the first case, we will sell the products to the industrial customers, who manufacture pan-ready or eatready products. But we have experienced that also school kitchens and public meal producers have a great interest in the mince,” he said.

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The new sorting technology was developed by rebuilding a filleting line for pelagic fish, which now separates the fish into five different clean parts. This means that Sweden Pelagic now has five cuts instead of one, which the company can sell for subsequent production of food raw materials and ingredients such as minces, protein isolates, hydrolysates and oils. It can also be applied to other fish species.

According to Kuhlin the seafood industry is way behind the meat sector. “They have for a long time been very good at taking care of the whole animal in a much better way than ‘our’ industry,” he said.

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The technology will make it possible to extend our product range Martin Kuhlin, Sweden Pelagic AB Valuing raw materials Ingrid Undeland, Professor of Food Science at the Department of Biology and Biological Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology stressed the importance of handling offcuts as carefully as the fillets.

“Thus, instead of seeing the offcuts as side-streams or by-products, which indicates that they are ‘leftovers’, they should be seen as just another cut of the fish – just like in the meat industry,” she said.

According to the WaSeaBi project, while EU fish processing is a significant industry that generates an overall annual turnover of nearly €28 billion and employs more than 122,000 people, it faces several challenges.

Among these, is the estimation that seafood side-streams represent about 1.5 million tonnes based on a production of 5.1 million tonnes of fish caught.

This means that the current utilisation of the aquatic biomass is much too low, it said, adding that up to 70% of aquatic resources end up as side-streams that are either used for low-value purposes such as animal feed or disposed of, which is costly for those companies involved.

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PROFF KULDE TARGETS GROWTH AFTER LANDING NEW BACKER Nordic private equity firm Bluefront Equity has invested in the Svolvær, North Norway-headquartered supplier of refrigerant and heating solutions to the seafood industry “Although Proff Kulde is a relatively small company, its pace of innovation and sustainability focus is far ahead of other companies in this segment. Targeted R&D efforts have for many years been key to develop cost-efficient and sustainable solutions with minimal environmental impact,” Bluefront Equity Partner Simen Landmark said.

Several years ago, Proff Kulde chose to invest in its own technology development by improving traditional solutions that were not perfectly suited to the seafood industry.

Robustness, improved user-friendliness and increased efficiency in refrigeration and heating systems were the cornerstones of its strategy. This has resulted in a broad product portfolio that consists of in-house designed, patented refrigeration and heating solutions based on CO2, which is a natural refrigerant, with associated control systems.

Proff Kulde has, amongst other things, developed CO2based RSW-solutions (refrigerated seawater) which are widely used for cooling of fish on board fishing vessels and in the land-based aquaculture industry.

“Bringing a professional seafood and sustainability investor in as shareholder will be positive for both our customers and us. Improved access to capital will allow to further increase our pace of innovation and production capacity. A continued strong commitment to innovation and product development in the coming years is a plan that is agreed between the management and Bluefront Equity,” Proff Kulde’s Managing Director and Co-founder Mathias Ingebrigtsen said.

A good fit Bluefront Equity’s investment is conducted through a combination of a share issue and purchase of shares from current shareholders. The parties have agreed to not disclose the financial details of the transaction.

Following completion of the transaction, Bluefront Equity will own approximately 60% of Proff Kulde. The remaining shares will be owned by the company’s cofounders and management, including Ingebrigtsen, Chief Technology Officer Morten Andre Engen, and Chief Financial Officer Lasse Pedersen.

Former executive vice president of BioMar, Jan Sverre Røsstad, becomes chairman of Proff Kulde’s board of directors. Landmark also joins the board of directors.

“Proff Kulde fits perfectly with our investment mandate. We look for sustainable companies that have significant growth potential and can create everlasting improvements in the seafood value chain,” Landmark said.

Overseas potential The company has grown steadily since it was established in 2013. In 2021, it delivered revenues of NOK 35 million, with an operating profit of NOK 4 million. This year the company expects 20-30% revenue growth.

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Ninety percent of Proff Kulde’s revenues derive from the fishery and fish farming industries. The remainder is from other land-based industries that require energy efficient and environmentally friendly refrigerant solutions.

Proff Kulde’s main geographical market is North Norway, but the company also serves customers elsewhere in the

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“A key reason for bringing Bluefront Equity onboard as shareholder is because there is a large untapped potential for our technology throughout Norway and the rest of Europe. An increased focus on international markets will be an important part of our strategy going forward. We want to create more jobs here in Svolvær,” Ingebrigtsen said.

Bluefront focuses solely on the seafood industry, with the fund primarily investing in smalland medium-sized supplier companies that contribute towards making the seafood value chain more sustainable.

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AQUACULTURE AT A CROSSROADS While the sector has the potential to nourish the world’s growing population, the FAO insists its growth must be sustainable Despite the worldwide spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, global aquaculture production reached a record 122.6 million tonnes that year, including 87.5 million tonnes of aquatic animals worth USD 264.8 billion and 35.1 million tonnes of algae worth $16.5 billion, confirms the 2022 edition of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) biennial publication ‘The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture’ (SOFIA).

The UN body reports that around 54.4 million tonnes of this total was farmed in inland waters and 68.1 million tonnes came from marine and coastal aquaculture, while all regions except Africa experienced continued aquaculture growth that year.

But while farmed production, which has been the main driver in the seafood supply growth since the late 1980s, has continued on its long-term production growth trend, that rate of growth has slowed – to a level of 3.3% in 2018– 2019 and 2.6% in 2019–2020 versus an average of 4.6% per year during the period 2010–2018.

These lower growth rates are due to a range of factors, including the impact of policy changes in China focused on environmental protection and various issues linked to the health crisis that not only impacted production for export markets, but also reduced availability of workers, supplies and inputs. Disruptions to transportation and marketing, plus sanitary measures also left their marks.

Blue transformation The SOFIA report highlights that by 2030 aquatic food production is forecast to increase by a further 15%, and that this will be mainly accomplished by intensifying and expanding sustainable aquaculture production.

Alongside the concept and vision of ‘Blue Transformation’ which emerged at the 34th session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) in 2021 to provide a targeted effort to promote innovations that scale up the contribution of aquatic food systems to food security and nutrition and affordable, healthy diets, SOFIA maintains that such growth by the aquaculture sector must preserve aquatic ecosystem health, prevent pollution, and protect biodiversity and social equality.

According to the report, Blue Transformation must aim to: 8 Increase the development and adoption of sustainable aquaculture practices 8 Integrate aquaculture into national, regional and global development strategies and food policies 8 Expand and intensify aquaculture production to meet the growing demand for aquatic food and enhance inclusive livelihoods 8 Improve capacities at all levels to develop and adopt innovative technology and management practices for a more efficient and resilient aquaculture industry Addressing challenges FAO’s projections foresee an increase in both the production and importance of aquaculture in global seafood consumption in the future. It expects the total supply to rise to 106 million tonnes in 2030, with an overall growth of 22% or nearly 19 million tonnes compared with 2020 and that expansions will continue on all continents, with variations in the range of species and products across

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countries and regions. At the same time, the share of farmed species in global seafood production is expected to grow from 49% to 53%.

Additionally, SOFIA states that in the next 10 years, aquaculture must expand sustainably to satisfy the gap in global demand for aquatic foods, especially in fooddeficit regions, while also generating new or securing existing sources of income and employment. This, it said, requires updating aquaculture governance by fostering improved planning, legal and institutional frameworks and policies.

“FAO and its partners must focus on the urgent demand for the development and transfer of innovative technologies and best practices to generate efficient, resilient and sustainable operations.”

It explains that the continued transformation of aquaculture applies to most regions but is particularly critical in food-insecure regions; and the aim is to increase global production by 35-40% by 2030.

The report also offers that focus priority areas for innovative aquaculture practices should include aquafeeds and feeding, digitalisation, and the promotion of efficient and pro-environment practices. It further suggests that implementing these solutions requires adequate capacity and skills, training, research and partnerships, and that these can benefit from developments in information and communications technology and wider access to mobile applications and platforms.

As FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu writes in SOFIA 2022’s foreword, “Despite significant previous progress, the world is off track to end hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030”, and “prioritising and better integrating fisheries and aquaculture products in global, regional and national food system strategies and policies should be a vital part of the necessary transformation of our agrifood systems.”

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WHAT MAKES A SUSTAINABLE FEED? As aquaculture grows, producers and feed firms are constantly looking for sustainable ingredients. But what does it take to make sustainable feed a reality, asks Bonnie Waycott In April this year, a new study concluded that krill meal is a beneficial functional ingredient in feed for whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei). Conducted by the Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR) in India and Norwegian krill supplier Aker BioMarine, an eightweek feeding trial using the krill meal product QRILL™ Aqua found that 4.6% of krill in whiteleg shrimp diets leads to higher body weight and greater survival. The study also found that shrimp have a higher content of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids when their diet includes 6% of krill meal, while a diet of 2% krill meal and 12% fishmeal significantly increases the expression of six immune-related genes in the hepatopancreas.

Krill has emerged as a strong contender for aquaculture feed. Being a protein source and rich source of omega-3s in phospholipid form, in addition to the range of amino acids and micronutrients it contains, krill supports healthy

growth in fish and shrimp. It also contributes to optimal survival, aids in the prevention of skeletal deformities and helps with stress resistance. Feed products derived from krill are also beneficial for salmonids and freshwater species as well as shrimp.

For a country like India, considered one of the world’s largest producers of shrimp, the findings of this latest study are particularly significant. Shrimp farmers are continuously looking for ways to improve their profitability

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and productivity so higher survival rates and bigger shrimp are seen as key opportunities.

“We have been in the Indian aquaculture segment since 2017, and over the last couple of years, we have seen very solid market growth and demand for QRILL™ Aqua,” said Atul Barman, Director and General Manager at Aker BioMarine India.

“We cater to large- and medium-size customers in the market who are looking to include krill meal to produce diets for enhancing shrimp growth or for better stress tolerance. Indian aqua feed millers want to reduce their dependence on fishmeal due to sustainability concerns as well as issues related to inconsistent quality, supply and price. We are applying our global research teams and experience to work together to help farmers find local solutions. We are also conducting trials of low inclusion of krill in shrimp diets under local conditions.”

The bigger picture Studies such as these highlight how important it is for aquaculture to look beyond fishmeal and fish oil and incorporate other ingredients. It’s often reported that reducing and eventually replacing marine ingredients without sacrificing farm efficiency would make the sector more sustainable. But Alexandra Pounds, a researcher at ThinkAqua in the UK, offered that that isn’t necessarily the case.

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8 Krill has emerged as a strong contender for aquaculture feed

reared today in a wide variety of systems,” she said. “At the simplest level, each species has different nutritional requirements for their welfare, but research also shows that feed ingredients can alter the nutritional value of a product for consumers. There are various factors that affect the suitability of alternative ingredients in feed, and what is sustainable for one system may not be sustainable for another.”

Pounds advised that some studies say the entire system must be considered to understand what is sustainable and nutritious.

She added that if all fish ingredients are completely replaced with terrestrial ingredients for a particular fish feed, it may not be as sustainable due to the amount of land and water that would be required to produce the sheer quantity of nutrients that we need. For example, soy is often used as a protein ingredient to replace fishmeal, and most of it is produced in South America.

“If the demand for South American soy increases in an attempt to reduce fishmeal use, what would that mean for local crops, local food security or the preservation of natural ecosystems? How is the carbon footprint of the feed affected by this transition? There are a lot of complex knock-on effects, and research suggests that it might be better to include a little bit of wild fish in feed ingredients and ensure that these come from reliable sources, such as sustainably managed fisheries, or by-products such as scraps, trimmings, skin and bones that can be better utilised,” she said.

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AQUACULTURE has dropped, such that we now require two portions to get the same omega-3 as only one portion used to have, because we’ve been substituting fisheries products for terrestrial ingredients. Even so, farmed salmon is still one of the best and most bioavailable sources of EPA and DHA, according to researchers.”

Circular focus Pounds maintains that the key to making sustainable feed a reality lies in the use of circular economy principles. A lot of ingredients are currently being wasted as there is no way in which to feed them back into the food system, she says, so aquaculture will need to come up with ways to turn fish by-products, including bones, guts and skin, into inputs so that nothing is wasted. In the meantime, more research will be required into different combinations of ingredients that can offer adequate nutrition and minimise environmental impact.

With a growing population, it has never been more important to make healthy food and nutrients available while also keeping the planet’s ecosystem healthy, Barman said.

“Seventy percent of the planet is covered by oceans, but only 2% of food consumption comes from the oceans.

As a unique and diverse system, the ocean plays a critical role in the world’s future. Fish and shrimp are vital in feeding future human populations and it’s essential to have functional feed ingredients that secure sustainability as well as fish and shrimp welfare, performance and quality,” he said.

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Ingredient evolution In terms of new protein sources, bacterial and insectbased proteins appear to show the highest potential as fishmeal alternatives, with work underway to develop insect meal from black solder fly larvae and mealworms.

Insect meal is said to be highly sustainable as the insects’ diet consists of human food system waste that is then upcycled into digestible proteins that fish find incredibly tasty, said Pounds. She also adds that up to 61% of protein can be obtained from black soldier fly larvae within 30 days.

Algal oil is considered another solid alternative to fish oil, as it helps fish develop faster and produce better fillets (polyunsaturated fatty acids derived from microalgae can be used instead of fish oil).

Feed must also ensure the nutritional needs of animals as well as reduce the impact of production, said Pounds.

For example, species such as tilapia or carp are more forgiving in terms of what they are being fed, and able to tolerate feed with higher quantities of plant-based ingredients. However, salmon feed needs more fishmeal and fish oil to ensure health and provide consumers with nutrients like omega-3 fatty oils. Salmon also have higher protein requirements than carp or tilapia.

“What you feed your fish clearly affects their nutritional value, but unfortunately there is still a lack of research on this topic beyond salmon and tilapia,” said Pounds. “We need to remember that we are farming fish for consumers to eat, and the formulation of different feeds affects the nutritional benefits of fish consumption.

“Over the past 20 years, the level of omega-3 in salmon

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SALMON FARMER TAKES DELIVERY OF SEMI-HYBRID On a long-term contract from Mull-based Inverlussa Marine Services, Geraldine Mary was designed and built in Scotland by Macduff Shipyards and will have a full-time crew of two with accommodation for two more if needed.

Equipped with a battery pack, the vessel will be able to use its harbour generators more efficiently, shutting them down overnight or between operations during the day to save on fuel and CO2 emissions, as well as reducing noise.

At 21 metres long, Geraldine Mary has the capacity for a heavy duty 72-tonne metre crane to better handle the company’s new 120-metre and 160-metre marine pens.

Scottish Sea Farms’ Regional Production Manager for mainland, Innes Weir, said the company’s move to fewer but bigger nets and pens was part of the ongoing drive to further enhance fish health and welfare.

“Increasing the size of pens allows for greater separation between fish stocks and predators, while reducing the number of pens enables even more focused husbandry and fish health monitoring.

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AQUACULTURE “However, the new infrastructure also demands more of our farm teams – requiring different ways of working – and of our service vessels.”

Efficiency upgrade Geraldine Mary is a sister ship to the Macduff-designed Helen Rice, which Scottish Sea Farms has operated under contract from Inverlussa for the past two years. Its first fully hybrid workboat, Laurence Knight, is also commissioned

by Inverlussa.

Inverlussa Managing Director Ben Wilson said the decision to introduce a semi-hybrid power system aboard Geraldine Mary was a cost-effective, time-efficient amendment of an existing design compared with going fully hybrid with a complete redesign.

“It’s a vessel design we’ve had a lot of good experience with, and the semi-hybrid system is a big improvement on

having generators running overnight. With a much larger forward crane and bigger deck winch than the Helen Rice, plus an extra cabin in the accommodation, it’s also a very versatile workboat.”

Weir pointed out that it is not just the new boat, but the crew and the administrative support from Inverlussa that help the smooth operation of the farm estate.

“One of the critical aspects of any marine farm is ensuring your moorings and containment infrastructure is secure, and this vessel’s main task will be inspections, as well as setting up and stripping down farms,” he said.

“We have a lot of farms and we need to inspect them all every year, sometimes twice a year, and it’s something we take very seriously, working closely and communicating often with Inverlussa on the logistics and operational aspects of these vessels.”

CERMAQ CANADA DEPLOYS NEW FORECASTING TECH Salmon producer Cermaq Canada has become the first company to utilise new forecasting tools in the proprietary SaaS platform SeaState developed by California ocean analytics firm Scoot Science Cermaq is also the first to activate the Scoot Integrated Welfare Index (SIWI) and to engage Scoot in bespoke analysis projects to help refine its standard operating procedures.

SeaState, an ocean intelligence platform for aquaculture, is now running across 26 Cermaq sites in Canada. Real-time temperature, salinity and oxygen levels are integrated with publicly-available data to produce forecasts with regional and site-specific ocean conditions.

Forecasts of ocean conditions are updated four times per day to give farmers the warnings needed to improve fish welfare, increase survivability and operate more sustainably and profitably.

Meanwhile, SIWI quantifies the cumulative impact of both human and environmental induced stressors on the welfare of the fish.

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Our tools increase survivability, profitability and sustainability of salmon farms anywhere in the world.

We’re collaborating with Cermaq to expand our ocean intelligence toolset to their specific needs,” he said.

Cermaq’s Kathleen Frisch explained that the salmon farmer was looking for an innovative system that not only connects its data streams but makes the data useful.

Scoot Science’s work is giving us a new level of understanding of how the ocean conditions affect our salmon and our operations in context of the local environment and our interactions with it. Now our team can easily anticipate and act quickly if a threat is approaching, integrate new innovative hardware solutions with our existing infrastructure, mitigate impacts and maximise the full value of our ocean monitoring efforts,” she said.

Scoot’s other customers include Grieg Seafood BC.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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