Fisheries

• Sunday, October 19th 2014 - 07:59 UTC

  Chile exports 154m dollars of mussels in eight months; Galicia still out of the market

  

  In the first eight months of the year, Jan-August, Chile exported 52,077 tons of mussels (Mytilus chilensis), a rise of 1.8%, compared to the same period a year ago. However in dollars the result was 154.3 million dollars, up 5.9% compared to the 145.7 million dollars of the eight months of 2013, reports InfoTrade. Meanwhile northeast Spain mussel farms continue ravaged by the red toxin algae.

• Wednesday, October 8th 2014 - 20:50 UTC

  FAO forecasts shrimp world production could double by 2030

  

  World shrimp production, which currently stands at between 7 and 8 million tons could reach 11 to 18 million tons in 2030, according to projections by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO.

• Tuesday, October 7th 2014 - 22:19 UTC

  Despite record shrimp season, Argentine seafood landings drop 7.3%

  

  Seafood landings in Argentine sea ports between January first and 30 September totaled 584,835.1 tons of seafood resources, 7.3% less that the same period a year ago, 630,393 tons.

• Friday, October 3rd 2014 - 23:34 UTC

  Squid, hake and shrimp make up most of Argentine fisheries exports

  

  Argentina exported 277.348 tons of seafood between January and August 2014, which represents a minimum rise of 0.01% compared to the 277.314 tons of the same period in 2013.

• Tuesday, September 30th 2014 - 22:05 UTC

  Cephalopods left out of EU negotiations with Mauritania; Spain objects

  

  The Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Union (EU), Maria Damanaki, reiterated she will not negotiate the inclusion of a cephalopod fishing quota of the new fisheries agreement with Mauritania, as the scientific reports say there is overexploitation of the resource.

• Tuesday, September 30th 2014 - 01:15 UTC

  Brazil suspends Vietnam pangasius import licenses because of sanitary reasons

  

  The temporary ban imposed by the Brazilian government on Vietnamese pangasius (Pangasius spp.) imports because of sanitary reasons and lack of phyto-sanitary controls, represents a great opportunity to increase Argentine hake (Merluccius hubbsi) shipments to the leading Mercosur partner.

• Wednesday, September 24th 2014 - 03:25 UTC

  “The total elimination of fishery discards is very complicated”, says ICES

  

  According to the president of the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES/CIEM), Paul Connowly, the total elimination of fishery discards pursued by the Community authorities “is very complicated.”

• Saturday, September 20th 2014 - 07:40 UTC

  Pescanova divesting in the Falklands, according to the Spanish media

  

  The Spanish seafood group Pescanova is reportedly close to selling Falkland Islands Lafonia Seafood, which has operations valued between €15 and €20 million, reported the Spanish newspaper Cinco Días.

• Friday, September 19th 2014 - 07:09 UTC

  South Atlantic whale sanctuary rejected at the IWC meeting

  

  The world's whaling watchdog rejected a bid to expand protection in the South Atlantic. The issue were put to a vote on the closing day of the International Whaling Commission's (IWC) 65th meeting in Slovenia.

• Friday, September 19th 2014 - 06:58 UTC

  Tougher scrutiny of Japanese bids to kill whales for “scientific research”

  

  Nations agreed on measures Thursday to toughen scrutiny of future Japanese bids to kill whales in the name of scientific research, which critics say is a cover for commercial hunts.