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SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

New Zealand fishing company Sealord is investing NZD 10 million over the next 10 years in a carbon offset programme that will see underutilised Te Arawa whenua around the wider Rotorua region…

12th September 2023

Te Arawa and Sealord partner on forest project

12th September 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Mackerel species in the Atlantic are adapting their spawning habits in response to warming seas, according to a new study analysing data from 1992 onwards.

11th September 2023

Mackerel spawning habits changing as seas warm

11th September 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in the first-half of this year totalled 772,954 tonnes, which represents a 10% decrease on the corresponding period of 2022. In…

11th September 2023

Icelandic fleet’s catch volume and value fall in first-half of 2023

11th September 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The Welsh fishing and aquaculture industries are being given £600,000 in government funding to help improve working conditions.

8th September 2023

H&S funding for Welsh fishers

8th September 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Ecuador’s Grupo Almar, one of the top five shrimp producers in the world, and health, nutrition and beauty company DSM-Firmenich have entered a joint multi-year commitment to measure and improve Grupo Almar’s…

8th September 2023

Shrimp producer Grupo Almar starts carbon footprint reduction project

8th September 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Aquaculture nets and ropes supplier Garware Technical Fibres has confirmed the acquisition of a 26% stake in solar energy company TP Bhaskar Renewables (TPBRL) as part of its roadmap to becoming carbon neutral.

8th September 2023

Net supplier buys into solar energy firm

8th September 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Biotech company, ViAqua Therapeutics, has completed a US$8.25 million funding round to help market its orally-administered vaccine for shrimp.

7th September 2023

Oral shrimp vaccine gets market launch funding

7th September 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Following successful pilots in different countries, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has presented the development of a framework for credible Aquaculture Improvements Projects (AIPs) under the ASC Improver Programme at the Global…

7th September 2023

New support launched for ‘improver’ shrimp farmers

7th September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

More than 20 shrimp producers have held talks aimed at creating a Global Shrimp Council, with the general mandate to promote and grow shrimp consumption around the world by providing meaningful information…

7th September 2023

Industry looks to create Global Shrimp Council

7th September 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) in Scotland has announced the arrival of Ed Ley-Wilson in the newly-created role of Director of Innovation and Business Development, as the innovation centre begins a…

6th September 2023

SAIC appoints aquaculture expert to new director role

6th September 2023