Author: importer

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

A partnership between aquaculture technology venture Pulcea and the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture has received the highest possible accolade from Innovate UK for collaboration between business and academia, after being…

14th July 2022

‘Outstanding’ partnership

14th July 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Upon finding that one of the lobsters received in a delivery was a distinctive bright orange colour, employees at a Red Lobster restaurant in Hollywood, Florida went on a mission to rescue…

14th July 2022

Rare lobster saved

14th July 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Norwegian land-based salmon farming company Salmon Evolution ASA has confirmed that on 13 July 2022 it successfully completed the second smolt release at its new facility at Indre Harøy on the country’s…

14th July 2022

Salmon Evolution release

14th July 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

EU fishing fleets from Spain and Portugal are consistently fishing in baby shark nursery grounds in the North Atlantic, according to a Greenpeace report revealed today on Shark Awareness Day (14 July).

14th July 2022

EU fisheries targeting baby shark

14th July 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

International deep-tech food company MeaTech 3D Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore-based Umami Meats for the joint development of 3D-printed cultured structured seafood.

13th July 2022

3D printed seafood deal

13th July 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Norwegian land-based aquaculture company Andfjord Salmon has signed a letter of intent with aquafeed supplier Skretting Norway and Sortland-based Zooca (Calanus AS) that facilitates the provision of a specifically designed salmon feed…

13th July 2022

Salmon feed collab

13th July 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Thousands of visitors – spanning the entire fisheries sector – were warmly welcomed to 13th edition of the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition in Kópavogur

13th July 2022

IceFish 2022 – back to business

13th July 2022

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

To support companies that have the ambition to increase circularity in the seafood space, the Iceland Ocean Cluster (IOC) and processing solutions provider Marel have announced a strengthening of their already longstanding…

13th July 2022

Blue economy partnership

13th July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The opening morning of Australia’s Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop fishery (BSCZSF) 2022 season brought the confirmation that it had achieved certification for its sustainable fisheries practices and management.

12th July 2022

Aussie certified scallops

12th July 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Salmon Scotland has marked a new milestone signing up nine new aquaculture and support companies.

12th July 2022

Scottish salmon garners support

12th July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

UK fishing vessel owners and skippers are being urged to take part in Seafish’s annual survey of the fleet which began in Peterhead, Scotland, on 11 July. 

12th July 2022

Fishing fleet survey

12th July 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Scotland’s Macduff Shipyards Limited has signed over its latest newbuild fishing vessel, Celestial Dawn BF 109, to owner George Hepburn and partners.

11th July 2022

North Sea newbuild arrives

11th July 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Vietnam’s fisheries yield in the first half of 2022 increased by 2.5% year-on-year to almost 4.2 million tonnes, according to data released by the country’s Directorate of Fisheries.

11th July 2022

Vietnam production growth

11th July 2022

NEWS

NEWS

MainStream Aquaculture has expanded operations to include domestic production of barramundi with the purchase of a 1,100 acre (445 ha) fish farm in Arizona, US.

11th July 2022

US barramundi production

11th July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Síldarvinnslan hf has entered a deal to acquire the entire shareholding in fellow Icelandic fisheries company Vísir hf for ISK 20 billion.

11th July 2022

Síldarvinnslan to buy Vísir

11th July 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

MEPs have voted to compensate EU fisheries and aquaculture businesses affected by the war in Ukraine.

8th July 2022

EU funding for war-affected fishers

8th July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Association of Large Freezer Tuna Vessels (Asociación de Grandes Atuneros Congeladores, AGAC) has obtained Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the Indian Ocean after more than…

8th July 2022

Skipjack tuna eco-certified

8th July 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norwegian seafood exports have had a record breaking start to 2022, already exceeding volumes exported during the whole of 2015 in six months alone.

7th July 2022

Record rises for Norwegian exports

7th July 2022

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard Inc has launched NB1102 – soon to be named Gadus; an arctic freezer trawler built for P/F JFK Trol from the Faroe Islands.

7th July 2022

Factory trawler launched

7th July 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Ecuador’s Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) has extended its presence to the Chilean market through retail giant Jumbo, where SSP-approved shrimp will be available under the Cuisine&Co brand. 

7th July 2022

SSP shrimp reach Chile

7th July 2022