With almost 2 300 km of coastline, 40 fishing ports and a further two under construction, fishing occupies an important position at the socio-economic level in Tunisia. It is an activity deeply rooted in Tunisian culture and traditions, particularly among coastal populations. Fish and seafood make a major contribution to the protein food balance of a large segment of the population; the average Tunisian consumes 11 kg of seafood per year.
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Latvia
Pandemic boosts demand for Latvian fisheries products – Canning sector sees coronainduced spike in trade
This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 5 / 2020. As in other countries the pandemic’s impact on the hotel, restaurant, and catering sector was brutal. Producers of canned fish products, an important part of the Latvian processing industry, however experienced an uptick in demand as consumers took to stockpiling shelf stable goods and those with long expiry dates in the early days of the virus’ spread. -
Regulatory conditions have improved the last years This article was features in EUROFISH Magazine 4 / 2020. The regulatory framework under which the small-scale fishery in Denmark operates has gone through several changes over the last years.
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Successful transition from carps to high-value species This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 4 / 2020 Armenia has favorable climatic conditions for the commercial breeding and growing of species of trout (Salmonidae) and sturgeon (Acipenseridae).
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Steady progress towards understanding the eel This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 4 / 2020. An ongoing project to further knowledge about the European eel and to close the breeding cycle brings together researchers from DTU Aqua and companies interested in farming eels. The work in the project builds on the results from two others also coordinated by DTU Aqua. Significant progress has been made, but commercial production is probably still a decade away.
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Croatia steers Presidency of the EU Council despite coronavirus This article featured in EM 3 2020. Holding the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union is a challenging task at the best of times. Despite being a small country, holding the Presidency for the first time, and facing a Europe-wide health and economic crisis
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This article featured in EUROFISH Magazine 3 2020. A project consortium with partners from Albania and Croatia intends to improve the skills of fishermen by developing a master’s degree in marine fisheries and by upgrading vocational training to provide Albanian fishermen with internationally recognized skills. The agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors are the main employers in Albania with a share of more than 40%. With regards to fisheries, Albania, as an EU candidate country, is obliged to conduct reforms before it can implement the EU Common Fisheries Policy. At the same time, there is a trend to expand the Albanian fishing fleet with more trawlers and purse seiners. Compared to other Mediterranean fishing fleets, however, Albania’s fleet is small, accounting for less than 1% of the total.
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Significant potential to be realised This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 3 2020. Capture fisheries production in Kazakhstan comes from the waters of the Caspian and Aral Seas, Balkhash, Zaysan lakes, Bukhtarma, Kapshagai, Shardara reservoirs, Alakol system of lakes and other ponds with a total area of over three million hectares.
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As agreed with the National Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture (NAFA) of Romania, a booklet on Romanian fisheries and aquaculture sector was produced and printed by EUROFISH in English.…
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A vision for growth is being realised This article featured in EUROFISH Magazine 2 2020. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is famous for its vast oil reserves, a quarter of the world’s total, and for the dominance of its economy by petroleum and associated industries. However, growing diversification of the Saudi economy has benefited some sectors.
