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    In the next few years, global cold-water shrimp production may stabilize at 210,000 tons

    • Last Update: 2023-01-04
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    Scientists at the Norwegian Marine Research Institute predict that the global cold-water shrimp (P.
    s.
    Borealis) production will decrease slightly and will eventually stabilize at around
    210,000 tonnes per year.
     
    Last week, during the International Cold-Water Shrimp Forum (ICWPF) in Troms, Norway, Norwegian researcher Carsten Hvingel released a model for forecasting cold-water shrimp catches, which have seen a rapid decline in cold-water shrimp catches in the western Atlantic (North America) since 2010; Canada's catch quota (TAC) has been dwindling, and the cold-water shrimp fishing industry in Maine has shut down
    .
     
    Hvingel said the decline in production in North America is largely due to ecosystem shifts, with Atlantic cod feeding on wild shrimp, and cod migration means a decline
    in cold-water shrimp resources.
    West Greenland's catch has also declined, but it remains a large and relatively stable fishery
    since 2019.
     
    "If we look closely at the signs of the ocean, the climate index suggests that there is a possibility
    that production in the Western Pacific Atlantic region will continue to decline.
    This does not mean that we will not see an increase in production, but the biggest possibility is that production will decline, Canada and West Greenland will have to reduce some quotas, for Canada, cold-water shrimp resources are not too much, but in Greenland, there is still a considerable part
    .
    Hvingel said
    .
     
    In 2022, Greenland's cold-water shrimp quota stabilized at 115,000 tonnes, and the Regional Research (Nature Institute) recommended a reduction of 5,000 tonnes to 110,000 tonnes in Western Greenland and 1,000 tonnes in Eastern Greenland and 2,000 tonnes in the remaining 2,000 tonnes
    .
     
    "Studies have shown that cold-water shrimp populations in western Greenland are used sustainably and that populations are stable at high levels
    .
    But at the same time, more cod came and was expected to eat more shrimp
    .
    In addition, the quota carried forward from 2021 was retained until 2022, and the catch was 5,000 tonnes
    more than the pre-set quota.
    Nature Research Institute reported
    .
     
    In Canada, the cold-water shrimp fishing industry is still very strong
    .
    Jake Rice, manager of the Canadian Fisheries, Food and Related Workers Union, said the cold-water shrimp fishing industry works closely with Marine Fisheries Canada to ensure the sustainability of fisheries, with quotas in most regions in 2023 similar
    to those in recent years.
     
    In the Barents region, Hvingel's outlook is more optimistic
    .
    "The Barents Sea is a special case where the resources of the region are underutilized
    .
    So for economic reasons, we will see an increase in production in the Barents Sea, because there is still a lot of potential
    for exploitation of wild resources.
     
    According to Hvingel's model, under a "pessimistic scenario", catch in the West Atlantic will decline by about 50,000 tonnes over the next 8-10 years, and an additional 25,000 tonnes in the Eastern Atlantic, with total production stabilizing at around
    210,000 tonnes per year in a few years.
    The drop in quotas may seem like bad news for the fishing industry, but cod migration also appears to have stalled in recent years, potentially giving Canadian appellations some respite
    .
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