Latest Fishing News
4-10 August 2020
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Fisheries Ministers Strengthen Their Commitment to Regional Cooperation Amid Pandemic
Fisheries Ministers from member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have expressed serious concern about the unprecedented impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their domestic economies.
Their comments came during the 17th FFC Ministers meeting, which concluded yesterday.
In his opening remarks, the Honourable Kandhi Eleisiar, Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Federated State of Micronesia (FSM) and FFCMIN17 Chair, emphasised “tuna as our only natural resource and the breadwinner of our national economies. Therefore, understanding its impact and how we may adapt [and] minimise the impact [COVID] may have on us is important.” Continue reading here (Source: Solomon Times).
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Ecuador Navy Surveils Huge Chinese Fishing Fleet Near Galapagos
Ecuador’s navy is conducting surveillance of a massive Chinese fishing fleet that is operating near the protected waters of the Galapagos Islands, amid concerns about the environmental impact of fishing in the area of the ecologically sensitive islands.
The navy conducted a patrol mission on Friday that included a flyover of the region where the hulking vessels are fishing, as well as reconnaissance by military patrol ships. A total of 340 vessels are currently in the area, the navy said, compared with some 260 reported last month.
Images taken as part of the flyover, which included journalists, showed that at least one of the vessels appeared to be ageing and in need of maintenance.
Ecuador’s Navy Commander, Rear Admiral Darwin Jarrin, said the navy has approached Colombia and Peru to share information and seek a regional response to the vessels, most of which can hold up to 1,000 tonnes of catch.
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Vietnamese Frozen Loins of Skipjack Tuna to Europe at Zero Duty
As published in the Official Journal of the European Union, duties on fillets known as 'loins' (HS 16 04 14 16) will be removed in eight equal annual stages beginning on the date of entry into force of the agreement and thereafter be free of any customs duty. Current Union's Common Customs Tariff basic tax rate is of 24%.
Canned tuna in vegetable oil (HS 16041411) - currently at 24% - and canned bonito tuna (HS 16041490) are duty-free within an aggregated annual quantity of 11,500 tonnes.
Customs duties of skipjack tuna frozen fillets for other uses than processing (HS 03048700) - currently at 18% - will be removed in four equal annual stages beginning on the date of entry into force of this agreement and removed thereafter.
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Eastern Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishery Set to Become First to Gain MSC-Certification as Sustainable
A Japanese longline fishery is set to become the first bluefin tuna fishery to achieve certification to the Marine Stewardship Council’s global standard for sustainable fishing.
This follows the latest stage in the two-year assessment process, in which an Independent legal expert, Mr Eldon Greenberg, decided a concern raised by WWF about bluefin tuna maturity had been dealt with in an action plan.
The adjudicator’s findings pave the way for the fishery – Usufuku Honten – to receive MSC certification pending minor amendments to the assessor’s final report. This is a significant moment in the turnaround of the Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna which has been the subject of concerted conservation efforts for the past 20 years.
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Man, 27, Dies After Inhaling Ammonia on Fishing Vessel
A routine cleaning of a storage well within MV Africa Star, a fishing vessel belonging to the Africa Star Fisheries Limited, has allegedly led to the death of a 27-year-old man, Elvis Otoo, at the Tema Fishing Harbour.
The deceased, an employee of Jamens Limited, a vessel cleaning company, died when a supposed damaged pipe containing ammonia, a refrigerant for the tuna vessel, exploded and trapped him and a colleague, Enoch Teye, 32, in the process.
Otoo was said to have had high exposure to the substance which he inhaled. He also had cuts on the body.
According to an eyewitness, attempts by his colleagues to rescue him were unsuccessful. Continue reading here (Source: Graphic Online).
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Seafood Task Force Submits Recommendations to US Trade Representative
A task force looking at bolstering the competitiveness of the U.S. seafood industry submitted its recommendations to do just that to the U.S. Trade Representatives on Wednesday, 5 August, NOAA announced in a release on Thursday, 6 August.
A list or summary was not released. Kate Goggin, a NOAA Fisheries spokesperson, told SeafoodSource the recommendations are “an internal, deliberative document.”
“The final plan will be made public when it is due on 3 November,” Goggin added. “The recommendations referenced in today’s announcement inform the final plan.”
The Interagency Seafood Trade Task Force received comments from 50 industry stakeholders from Friday, 10 July, to Saturday, 1 August, which the group used to create the recommendations. Continue reading here (Source: Seafood Source).
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