Bernadette Carreon is a Palau-based journalist who has covered the Pacific for more than 15 years. She was born in the Philippines but has made Palau her home since 2001. A journalist for almost two decades, Bernadette has been selected to attend numerous trainings in covering and writing about Pacific fisheries. She has written for Agence France Presse, Marianas Business Journal, Radio Australia, Island Times and Pacific Media Network. She is also a co-founder of the Palau-based online news organization Pacific Note.
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Seafood New Zealand announced last week that Jeremy Helson will take over as the company’s new chief executive.
In a press statement, Seafood New Zealand Executive Chairman Craig Ellison said Helson, who currently serves as the chief executive of Fisheries Inshore New Zealand, was a “natural choice for the position.”
“Jeremy has years of experience in the seafood sector in both a government and private sector capacity.
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The COVID-19 outbreak is resulting in growing demand for canned tuna as consumers prepare against the impact of the global pandemic, but the ongoing outbreak is also putting a dent in the United States tuna industry’s ability to stay in business …
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New Zealand’s national government is planning to build and operate a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) yellowtail farm with an expected cost of NZD 19.8 million (USD 12.5 million, EUR 11 million) ...
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New Zealand King Salmon experienced a slight decline in revenues for the six-month period ending 31 December, 2019 ...
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The coronavirus is having an impact in an important local industry in New Zealand – rock lobster.
Rock lobster fishing and fisheries officials, including Fisheries New Zealand, are considering a carry-forward provision to allow uncaught quota in 2020 to be used in the new fishing season amid coronavirus fears. The changes, if approved, will take effect in April.
Fisheries New Zealand is soliciting feedback about the provision, with a
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Slow production and multiple weather events resulted in the decline of Tasmania-based Huon Aquaculture Group Limited’s net profit after tax, which fell to AUD 22 million (USD 14.5 million, EUR 13.3 million) for the six months ending on 31 December. Comparatively, the firm earned AUD 26 million (USD 17.1 million, EUR 15.7 million) during the six months prior, according to its first-half fiscal year (FY) 2020 financial report.
Huon said
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Researchers from the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) are utilizing albatrosses to patrol the seas for illegal fishing.
CNRS researchers fitted 169 albatrosses with loggers that include radar detectors, a GPS antenna, a processor, and memory, but with the addition of an Argos antenna for real-time data transmission. The study took place over six months between November 2018 and March 2019, and covered the southwestern Indian
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Bushfires that continue to ravage Australia may also present a longer-term threat to the natural habitat of native fish populations, according to Australia’s Department of Primary Industries.
According to its report early this month, extensive bushfires across New South Wales pose “additional risk for native fish populations coastal and inland catchments.”
“Fish can be directly impacted during fires through extremely high
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Biomar Australia has announced it will start commissioning a USD 38 million (EUR 34.5 million) feed mill in Wesley Vale in early February, with an official opening planned for April and full production to start in the middle of 2020.
BioMar Australia Chief Executive Officer David Whyte said in a press statement that 2020 will be a “big year” for the company.
He added that the new feed mill is set to produce up to 110,000 metric
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In a press statement last week, Huon – one of the three Tasmanian farmed salmon companies rated by the ET report – said that the campaign “has been designed to damage the brand reputation of one of
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