SafeFish Update to STAG July 2019
SafeFish Prioritisation Workshop On Thursday 25th July 2019, SafeFish facilitated a prioritization workshop to identify and prioritize current and emerging food safety and market access risks impacting seafood, and to set the SafeFish technical work program for the next year. Read more
Pure Salmon fundraises for projects in China
Source: Sohu, 2nd October 2019 Pure Salmon under Singaporean 8F Investment Partners is raising capital for land-based salmon farms in five Chinese cities – Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Read more
New Zealand, Jamaica and Canada reap the benefits of lobster market in China
Sources: Mofcom and Xinhua, August and September 2019 New Zealand The Trans-Tasman Rock Lobster Industry Conference 2019 was hosted by CRA8 Rock Lobster Industry Association in Queenstown, New Zealand from the 11th to the 13th August 2019 where the Chinese rocklobster market was the highlight of the conference. Read more
First abalone Aquaculture Stewardship Certification achieved in China
Source: Kknews and Sina, September 2019 The 9th Chinese Abalone Industrial Development Symposium was held by the Abalone Association of the CAPPMA on 20 – 21 September 2019. Read more
New rule in China for the regulations and standards for appraising the “base values” of wild aquatic animals and products
Source: Ministry of Agriculture of China, August and September 2019 On the 27th August 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China released Decree No. 5 (2019) – The Rule for the Appraisal of the Base Values of Wild Aquatic Animals and Their Products. Read more
China bans imports from 15 Vietnamese companies
Sources: China Customs and FishFirst, September 2019 On the 6th of September 2019, China Customs updated its list of Vietnamese seafood establishments, with products produced by five Vietnamese establishments (as of 6th September 2019) will be banned from import into China. Read more