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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Peru’s Ministry of Production (Produce) has established this year’s catch quota for its giant squid (Dosidicus Gigas) resource at 420,000 tonnes, with the objective of guaranteeing a sustainable use of the species.

7th June 2023

Peru lowers giant squid quota

7th June 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norway exported NOK 13.1 billion worth of seafood in May, an increase of NOK 816 million, or 7% over the same time last year.

6th June 2023

Norwegian exports up – only due to weak kroner

6th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The wreck of Spanish fishing trawler Villa de Pitanxo that sunk off the Canadian coast in February last year claiming 21 lives has been found, officials have confirmed.

6th June 2023

Sunken Spanish trawler found

6th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Through Ministerial Resolution No. 000191-2023-Produce, Peru’s Ministry of Production has set 2023’s first fishing season for its anchovy (Engraulis ringens) and white anchovy (Anchoa nasus) resources destined for indirect human consumption in…

6th June 2023

Peru slashes first season anchovy catch limit

6th June 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Falcon Bidco AS, a company indirectly wholly-owned by infrastructure funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, has entered into an agreement with NTS AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SalMar ASA and Frøy…

5th June 2023

Goldman Sachs to buy NOK 6.6 billion Frøy

5th June 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

US land-based salmon farming company AquaBounty Technologies Inc has paused construction of its new farm in Pioneer, Ohio due to a substantial increase in its estimated cost of completion. 

5th June 2023

Rising costs halt US land-based farm build

5th June 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Demand for sustainably sourced farmed fish in the UK has soared, according to the latest data from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).

5th June 2023

Record ASC certification growth in UK

5th June 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Plans to identify Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) in Alaska state waters have been announced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and partners in the US state.

5th June 2023

Alaska aquaculture project launched

5th June 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

A new and upgraded live fish transfer system has been delivered to SalMar Aker Ocean’s fish farm, Offshore Farm 1.

5th June 2023

Offshore farm’s fish transfer system delivered

5th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Parliament and Council of the EU have reached an agreement on revising the fisheries control system to better implement the Common Fisheries Policy.

2nd June 2023

EU agrees fisheries control changes

2nd June 2023