Patna: Emphasis on Establishing Export Units to Promote Fish Exports.

A high-level review meeting concerning schemes run by the state and central governments was convened today in Patna under the Directorate of Fisheries, Department of Animal and Fisheries Resources, Bihar.

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Global #BottomTrawling emits as much #carbon as aviation and costs society up to €11 billion annually in #Europe alone, where governments subsidize it with an extra €1.3 billion. The practice imposes a big #climate & ecological toll and is bad for sustainability: doi.org/10.1016/S254... #fisheries

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Pink salmon return expected to boost local fisheries, wildlife
Pink salmon are set to return to the Fraser River in record numbers this year, with the run expected to begin in August. As Jon Hernandez reports, it could provide a much-needed boost to fisheries and local wildlife.

#fisheries #wildlife #salmon #FraserRiver
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Pink salmon return expected to boost local fisheries, wildlife

Pink salmon are set to return to the Fraser River in record numbers this year, with the run expected to begin in August. As Jon Hernandez reports, it could provide a much-needed boost to fisheries and local wildlife.

CBC
“A devastating record”: New Greenpeace analysis reveals almost half a million blue sharks caught as ‘bycatch’ in Central and Western Pacific in 2023 - Greenpeace Aotearoa

TASMAN SEA – A new analysis of the latest fisheries data by Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed widespread slaughter of sharks in the Pacific Ocean by industrial longline fishers. The analysis estimates that almost half a million blue sharks were caught as bycatch in the region.

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Dial M for Madeye (@MadeyeTheCarnaptious@mastodon.scot)

"An additional call scheduled this last weekend involving the senior Scottish Government civil servant on European Affairs and the UK Government Cabinet Office was cancelled. "In the one face-to-face meeting which did take place in the immediate run up to the summit involving me, on behalf of the Scottish Government, alongside the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive, the fisheries issue was not even raised by the UK minister Nick Thomas-Symonds." • 2/3

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Frozen scallops, origin and price per kilo:

Tesco, "south west atlantic", £33.33
Waitrose, Scotland, £34.38
Auchan, Brittany, £24.23.

Why has the "difficulty" of selling bivalves into the EU not resulted in a reduction in domestic price?

This differential is unchanged from before brexit and is even greater in the fresh produce.

#politics #EU #UK #Trade #fisheries

Nova Scotia to lift licensing moratorium for buyers and processors in seafood sector
Fisheries Minister Kent Smith says opening the seafood sector to new entrants will help drive Nova Scotia's economy as processors look to diversify their markets.
#fisheries #economics #seafood #NovaScotia #News #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/seafood-buyers-licences-nova-scotia-1.7533660?cmp=rss
Nova Scotia to lift licensing moratorium for buyers and processors in seafood sector | CBC News

Fisheries Minister Kent Smith says opening the seafood sector to new entrants will help drive Nova Scotia's economy as processors look to diversify their markets.

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Somalia and China Forge New Path for Fisheries and Blue Economy Collaboration #Somalia #WestAfrica #Blue #China #Collaboration #Economy #fisheries #Forge #path #Somalia 
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