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School of anchovies

A school of anchovies is pictured at Miyajima Public Aquarium in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 24, 2025.

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Cooperation with China helps Africa realize blue economy aspirations

STORY: Cooperation with China helps Africa realize blue economy aspirations SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: June 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aquatic products in China 2. various of Kenyan anchovies ready to import to China 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SALIM MVURYA, Cabinet secretary for Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs of Kenya 4. various of Kenyan aquatic products 5. various of Chinese expert in Uganda 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN TAIHUA, Chinese expert 7. various of the construction site of a modern fish port in Jamestown 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BIAN LIANG, Project manager of CHEC Tanzania Maritime Project Department STORYLINE: China has carried out fishery cooperation with nearly 20 African countries. In 2022, Chinese Customs authorized the import of Kenyan aquatic products. The first batch of Kenyan anchovies for import to China was showcased at the third edition of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo held in

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Xinhua Headlines: Cooperation with China helps Africa realize blue economy aspirations

(240606) -- NAIROBI, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Workers clean anchovies at a processing plant in Kwale, Kenya, June 22, 2023. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Guansen)

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Xinhua Headlines: Cooperation with China helps Africa realize blue economy aspirations

(240606) -- NAIROBI, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers clean anchovies at a processing plant in Kwale, Kenya, June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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CHINA-KENYA-ANCHOVY IMPORT

(230630) -- KWALE, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers clean anchovies at a processing plant in Kwale, Kenya, June 22, 2023. The first batch of wild anchovy products from Kenya made its debut at the third edition of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo on Thursday, marking a new step in China's efforts in promoting the import of more high-quality African food and agricultural products, enriching the choices of domestic consumers, and boosting the trade between China and Africa. According to customs statistics, African agricultural exports to China have grown rapidly in recent years, and China has now become the second-largest destination country for African agricultural exports. In the first five months of this year, China imported 16.15 billion yuan (about 2.24 billion U.S. dollars) of African agricultural and food products, up 26.5 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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CHINA-KENYA-ANCHOVY IMPORT

(230630) -- KWALE, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers dry anchovies in Kwale, Kenya, June 22, 2023. The first batch of wild anchovy products from Kenya made its debut at the third edition of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo on Thursday, marking a new step in China's efforts in promoting the import of more high-quality African food and agricultural products, enriching the choices of domestic consumers, and boosting the trade between China and Africa. According to customs statistics, African agricultural exports to China have grown rapidly in recent years, and China has now become the second-largest destination country for African agricultural exports. In the first five months of this year, China imported 16.15 billion yuan (about 2.24 billion U.S. dollars) of African agricultural and food products, up 26.5 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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CHINA-KENYA-ANCHOVY IMPORT

(230630) -- KWALE, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers prepare to take fresh anchovies to the processing plant in Kwale, Kenya, June 22, 2023. The first batch of wild anchovy products from Kenya made its debut at the third edition of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo on Thursday, marking a new step in China's efforts in promoting the import of more high-quality African food and agricultural products, enriching the choices of domestic consumers, and boosting the trade between China and Africa. According to customs statistics, African agricultural exports to China have grown rapidly in recent years, and China has now become the second-largest destination country for African agricultural exports. In the first five months of this year, China imported 16.15 billion yuan (about 2.24 billion U.S. dollars) of African agricultural and food products, up 26.5 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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CHINA-KENYA-ANCHOVY IMPORT

(230630) -- KWALE, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers take newly-caught anchovies to a truck in Kwale, Kenya, June 22, 2023. The first batch of wild anchovy products from Kenya made its debut at the third edition of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo on Thursday, marking a new step in China's efforts in promoting the import of more high-quality African food and agricultural products, enriching the choices of domestic consumers, and boosting the trade between China and Africa. According to customs statistics, African agricultural exports to China have grown rapidly in recent years, and China has now become the second-largest destination country for African agricultural exports. In the first five months of this year, China imported 16.15 billion yuan (about 2.24 billion U.S. dollars) of African agricultural and food products, up 26.5 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-FISHERMEN-EXPORT

(230627) -- NAIROBI, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Officials check the label of packed anchovies in Kwale, Kenya on June 23, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Kenyan coastal fishermen rejoice over export of anchovies to China" (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-FISHERMEN-EXPORT

(230627) -- NAIROBI, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fishermen fish in Kwale, Kenya on June 22, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Kenyan coastal fishermen rejoice over export of anchovies to China" (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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Kenyan coastal fishermen rejoice over export of anchovies to China

STORY: Kenyan coastal fishermen rejoice over export of anchovies to China DATELINE: June 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:13 LOCATION: KWALE, Kenya CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of fishermen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): ABDI DURA, Local fisherman 3. various of boats 4. various of factory 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): SALIM MVURYA, Kenya's cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Swahili): MOHAMED SALIM, Fisherman 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Swahili): RISHADI IKI HAMISI, Chairman of a fishermen's lobby in Kwale County 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Swahili): MWANAMGENI JUMA, Local resident STORYLINE: Braving an early morning chill that swept over a scenic beachfront in Kenya's coastal county of Kwale, Abdi Dura offloaded a bucket full of anchovies, locally known as "dagaa," into a waiting truck for delivery to a processing factory in a nearby village. The 30-year-old father of two, who was born into a fishing family in a village on the shores of the Indian Ocean, said venturing into

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Kenya flags off 1st batch of anchovies destined for Chinese market

STORY: Kenya flags off 1st batch of anchovies destined for Chinese market DATELINE: June 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: KWALE, Kenya CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): JAMES ASANDE, Xinhua reporter 2. various of the factory 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SALIM MVURYA, Cabinet secretary for mining, blue economy and maritime affairs, Kenya 4. various of the factory 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): HASSA MOHAMMED, Local resident STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): JAMES ASANDE, Xinhua reporter "The first consignment of anchovies has been flagged off from Ukunda, a town in the south of Kenya, to China. The anchovies will be showcased at the third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in central China." Senior government officials, local administrators and fishermen graced the ceremony to officially dispatch the inaugural batch of anchovies to China, harvested from the Indian Ocean coastline. The export of anchovies sourced from the Kenyan coast to the Chinese market is anchored on a bilateral agreement sign

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Chinese investments help Kenya tap into blue economy

STORY: Chinese investments help Kenya tap into blue economy DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of coast line in Kwale costal Kenya 2. various of fishermen with anchovies harvests 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Hon. CHIFOROMODO MANGALE MUNGA, MP. Lunga Lunga Constituency, Kwale County 4. various of drying of anchovies 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): Hon. CHIFOROMODO MANGALE MUNGA, MP. Lunga Lunga Constituency, Kwale County 6. various of Huawen food Kenya EPZ Ltd. 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): Hon. CHIFOROMODO MANGALE MUNGA, MP. Lunga Lunga Constituency, Kwale County 8. various of factory workers drying anchovies 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Swahili): MWALIMU ZAHARI, Fisherman in Kibuyuni Village 10. various of factory workers drying anchovies 11. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): LIU ZHIYONG, Director of Huawen food Kenya EPZ Ltd. 12. various of ladies drying anchovies STORYLINE: Kenya and China signed two protocols in January 2022 to facilitate bilateral trade mainly in the export o

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Minke whales captured to study fish hunting patterns

KUSHIRO, Japan - A Japanese team involved in whaling research off southeastern Hokkaido announced Nov. 8 that it captured 50 minke whales in September and October and that an analysis of their stomach contents showed 15 adolescent whales about 4 to 6 meters long had hunted Alaskan pollack. According to officials of the government-backed whaling team, anchovies were found in the stomachs of 19 of the captured minke whales, sauries in eight, and krill in six. Officials said the whales were captured to study the impact of minke whales on the local fishing industry. The photo shows members of the research team cutting up a captured whale. The carcasses are sold for food in Japan.

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Minke whales captured to study fish hunting patterns

KUSHIRO, Japan - A Japanese team involved in whaling research off southeastern Hokkaido announced Nov. 8 that it captured 50 minke whales in September and October and that an analysis of their stomach contents showed 15 adolescent whales about 4 to 6 meters long had hunted Alaskan pollack. According to officials of the government-backed whaling team, anchovies were found in the stomachs of 19 of the captured minke whales, sauries in eight, and krill in six. Officials said the whales were captured to study the impact of minke whales on the local fishing industry. The photo shows members of the research team cutting up a captured whale. The carcasses are sold for food in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Fish sauce makers on Vietnamese island face ingredient shortage

Local tourists visit a fish sauce factory on Phu Quoc Island in southern Vietnam in this file photo taken on Dec. 22, 2014. Local fish sauce makers are faced with a serious shortage of anchovies, the main ingredient, due partly to a surge in Chinese merchants buying up the small fish caught by island fishermen as well as a decline in the overall catch. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fish sauce makers on Vietnamese island face ingredient shortage

The owner of a traditional fish sauce-making factory on Phu Quoc Island, southern Vietnam, checks on the condition of barrels of the local specialty "nuoc mam" in this file photo taken on Dec. 22, 2014. Fish sauce makers on the island are faced with a serious shortage of anchovies, the main ingredient, due partly to a surge in Chinese merchants buying up the small fish caught by island fishermen as well as a decline in the overall catch. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mardesic factory, Sali, port, Dugi Otok island

Illustrative photo, sailing yacht, cruising, cruiser, sea, recreation, holidays, The Mardesic factory, producer of canned fish, mostly sardines, anchovies, tunas and mackerels, in Sali, the municipal and administrative centre of the island Dugi Otok, Dalmatia, Croatia on June 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)