All COVID articles – Page 2

  • Farmed prawns
    News

    Aquaculture at a crossroads

    2022-08-17T10:35:00Z

    While the sector has the potential to nourish the world’s growing population, the FAO insists its growth must be sustainable

  • Fish processing
    News

    Seafood growth will return

    2022-08-04T08:06:00Z

    The world is producing and consuming slightly less seafood, but the FAO maintains there will be upturns through to 2030

  • NB1102
    News

    Factory trawler launched

    2022-07-07T08:11:00Z

    Tersan Shipyard Inc has launched NB1102 – soon to be named Gadus – built for P/F JFK Trol from the Faroe Islands

  • WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference
    News

    Fishery subsidy crackdown

    2022-06-20T09:58:00Z

    A landmark agreement that limits harmful fisheries subsidies has been agreed by the World Trade Organisation 

  • Svandís Svavarsdóttir
    News

    ‘No time to lose’ for Iceland

    2022-06-09T17:45:00Z

    Seafood innovation needs more support, says Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture

  • Thai Union Medical Kits
    News

    Medical kits for Thai fishers

    2022-05-24T08:24:00Z

    More than 500 medical kits are being distributed to Thailand’s fishing fleet by Bangkok-based seafood giant Thai Union

  • Shrimp
    News

    Americans eat less fish

    2022-05-17T10:30:00Z

    COVID-19 brought significant disruption to traditional business operations and consumer behaviours, according to the National Fisheries Institute

  • Portland_me_2017_ab_adj
    News

    US counts cost of COVID

    2022-05-16T09:58:00Z

    US fishermen and fish catches were hit hard in 2020 by the pandemic, confirms two new fishery status updates from NOAA Fisheries

  • Fishmeal
    News

    Fishmeal production falls

    2022-04-19T12:28:00Z

    The total cumulative production of fishmeal in the first two months of this year decreased while the production of fish oil increased

  • EFCA
    News

    New fisheries control chief

    2022-04-08T08:26:00Z

    The Administrative Board of the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) has elected a new Chairman

  • NSC China
    News

    Record quarter for Norway

    2022-04-07T07:29:00Z

    The country exported NOK 34 billion worth of seafood in the first quarter of 2022 – its highest ever total for the first three months of a year

  • EU fishing
    News

    EU activates crisis measures

    2022-03-30T07:21:00Z

    European Commission to support the fishery and aquaculture sectors in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 

  • EU fishing vessel
    News

    Conflict – EU fishers 'at risk'

    2022-03-15T09:05:00Z

    The sharp rise in costs, caused by the invasion of Ukraine, necessitates emergency measures for fishing companies, insist industry leaders

  • Scottish salmon
    News

    Scottish salmon soars

    2022-03-14T13:12:00Z

    Scottish farmed salmon exports increased 95% in January 2022

  • NFI-Logo
    News

    NFI: FDA chief must act

    2022-02-16T08:39:00Z

    Dr Robert Califf must quickly focus FDA’s food safety resources on challenges that are important to the seafood community, says US trade body

  • US seafood processing
    News

    $50m processing lifeline

    2022-02-15T16:26:00Z

    USDA providing new funding to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Vietnam-pangasius-exports
    News

    Pangasius earnings rise

    2022-01-31T09:23:00Z

    Vietnam sees increased trade in 2021 despite transportation difficulties

  • Alaska fishing
    News

    Report: Pandemic hit Alaska’s ‘resilient’ seafood industry hard in 2020

    2022-01-13T11:42:00Z

    Alaska’s catching and processing sectors were heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, finds a new industry report.