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A Magadan shrimp burger and fried sprat will be on the menu at Russia’s first fish fast food restaurant scheduled to open at the exhibition area of the II Global Fishery Forum & Seafood Expo Russia. Operating under the Russian Fish brand name, the restaurant will emulate the format of global fast food chains. Four cash registers will be relaying orders to the kitchen in real time, with more than ten cooks scrambling to get the meals over the counter in minutes’ time. The Russian Fish menu features two kinds of burgers – white fish and shrimp, cod liver and calamari salads, smoked fish soup and tom yam, as well as pollack with home-cooked potatoes on the side and crucian cutlets. Fried sprats in tartar sauce will serve as an alternative to popular potato fries. All meals will be prepared from Russian-sourced fish only using special recipes by the Fahrenheit restaurant chef Viktor Titov.

11-12 September 2018 Aquaculture Innovation Europe  London, UK Tel.: +44 20 3696 2920 events@kisacoresearch.com aquaculture-innovation.com …

Experts from around the world will discuss pressing problems in sustainable exploration of fish resources and ensuring food security for the Earth’s growing population at the 2nd Global Fishery Forum. The Forum’s keynote topic is ‘Global fishing activities 2050: resources, markets, technologies’. Members of international food and fisheries organizations, specialized ministries from the leading fishery powers, and cutting-edge fishery companies will discuss ways to ensure the long-term development of the fishery industry, current global challenges, and possible problems stemming from a shortage of fish resources in 2050, when the planet’s population is expected to reach 9.8 billion. The Forum’s opening ceremony will be held on 14 September and will be attended by Russian Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev, Russian Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Federal Agency for Fishery Director Ilya Shestakov, Deputy Prime Minister and Fisheries Minister of the Faroe Islands Høgni Hoydal, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water, and Forests of the Kingdom of Morocco Aziz Akhannouch, Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Nani Ould Chrougha, Minister of Fisheries of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Song Chun Sop, and Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture and Marine Economy of the Republic of Guinea Fredéric Loua. Following the ceremony, the ministers and heads of fisheries industry agencies will tour the Forum’s exhibition.

The Seafood Expo that will be held during the 2nd Global Fishery Forum in St. Petersburg, will debut intelligent multimedia equipment created specifically for the event by leading Russian media content developers. At the entrance area to the Expo, guests will be able to take an interactive tour of leading enterprises in the Russian industry. Three large screens will display figures and infographics about the history, achievements, and prospects of the South Kuril Fish Factory, the Vostok 1 Collective Fishery Farm, the Karelian Fishing Fleet, and Russian Fishery Company. The video presentations will be accompanied by trained specialists who will provide extensive details about the companies’ production capacities, vessels, and fish products. The same zone will feature the Expo’s central multimedia attraction – an interactive tunnel in which visitors find themselves in an underwater world where they can see its inhabitants reacting to their movements. This effect comes from special sensors installed on a modern multimedia grid that transmits high quality images. An infographic will also be broadcast in the tunnel about the Karelian fishing fleet and the oldest Russian fishing industry enterprise –Ozernovsk Fish Cannery No. 55, which this year is celebrating its 90th anniversary.

According to forecasts by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), climate change in the world will result in a significant redistribution of the main industry bodies by 2050 and this will affect the activities of many fishing companies and the economies of the world fishing powers. The report “Impacts of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture. Synthesis of current knowledge, adaptation and mitigation options” was drawn up with the participation of over a hundred scientists and includes both new research and a unique synthesis of the latest scientific information. The FAO estimates that the fishing production potential in the 200-mile exclusive economic zones to which each coastal country has special rights might fall by an average of 12%. The biggest drop is expected in the zones of tropical countries, mainly in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean. At higher latitudes, the potential catch will most likely rise. ВAt the same time, even in the regions where the greatest harm will be inflicted, the catch will go up if the countries take appropriate adaptive measures and apply effective methods for fishery management.

A specialized business platform called Procurement Networking that aims to develop direct contacts between manufacturers of fish products and retailers will be organized for the first time at the Seafood Expo, which will be held in tandem with the 2nd Global Fishery Forum in St. Petersburg. Experts on fish and seafood procurements from such retail companies as Х5 Retail Group (Pyaterochka, Perekrestok, Karusel), Lenta, Metro, VkusVill, Azbuka Vkusa, Diksi, LAND, Begemot, Rybset, and Chitinka, among others, will take part in Procurement Networking. This platform will provide Seafood Expo participants with all the information they need about cooperation terms and conditions, procurement policy and supply requirements for retail networks in a face-to-face environment, which will help to establish business contacts between fishery producers and retail representatives and will provide an impetus for a new partnership.

The conference “Shipbuilding 2050: A Glance Into the Future” will be held on 13 September in St. Petersburg as part of the business programme of the 2nd Global Fishery Forum. The event will feature a discussion of topical issues facing the Russian and global shipbuilding industry and prospects for its long-term development. One of the main themes will be enhancing the economic efficiency of fishing through the use of modern vessels and fishing gear as well as innovations in shipbuilding and technological equipment. The meeting participants will examine possible measures of state support for building a fishing fleet at domestic shipyards and market financing tools, including leasing. They will pay special attention to ways to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and its impact on the safety of fishing vessels and the working conditions of fishermen. The conference will be attended by representatives of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the UN International Maritime Organization, the Federal Agency for Fishery, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Federation Council as well as shipbuilding and fishing companies from Russia, Norway, Iceland, Germany, the UK, Italy and Turkey.

The Asia-Pacific region will be broadly represented by delegations from East Asia and North America at the 2nd Global Fishery Forum. Leaders and representatives of fishing industry ministries and institutions as well as various fishing and manufacturing companies from China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and the Philippines will attend the event. Fisheries have historically played an important role in Asia-Pacific nations. “There is serious potential for increasing production volumes in the Pacific Ocean, and there are great investment prospects associated with this fact. Cooperation with countries of the Asia-Pacific region, exchanging experience, and working on joint projects are activities of significant mutually beneficial interest,” Russian Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Director of the Federal Agency for Fishery Ilya Shestakov said. Deputy Minister for Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea Seung-Hwan Cho and Director of the Resources Management Department at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of Japan Koya Takashi are expected to take part the Forum.

25-29 August 2018 AQUA 2018 Montpellier, France mario@marevent.com www.marevent.com   …