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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Mowi has recorded its highest ever operational profit of €322 million in the first quarter of 2023, thanks to record-high salmon prices.

11th May 2023

Mowi records best ever quarter

11th May 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Vesterålen company Kystdrift went to Seacon for the design of its new 50.3-metre vessel, subsequently placing the build order at the nearby Larsnes Mek Verksted yard. The SC-51 design has a 499-cubic-metre…

11th May 2023

Newbuild to combine fishing and farming

11th May 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fifty-five billion dollars must be invested in regenerative aquaculture and technological progress by 2050 if a 20% shortfall between the global seafood demand and supply is to be avoided, according to a new…

11th May 2023

Report: $55bn needed to avoid seafood shortage

11th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Germany has contributed €500,000 to a new World Trade Organization fund to help developing nations implement fisheries subsidy agreements.

10th May 2023

Germany donates to developing nations fisheries

10th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishers across Europe have staged a week of protests against an EU action plan that they say will put jobs at risk.

10th May 2023

Fishers end week of protests with ‘distress call’

10th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The southwest Indian Ocean is missing out on much as US$142.8 million in income due to the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing of shrimp and tuna, according to a new WWF report.

9th May 2023

WWF: IUU costing Indian Ocean millions

9th May 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Japan imported a record JPY 155.2 billion worth of marine products from Russia in 2022, according to data from the country’s Finance Ministry. Japan Today reported the figures showed the country’s continued reliance on…

9th May 2023

Japan imports more Russian seafood

9th May 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Providing access to more than 65 million UK consumers, the free trade agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom that was recently signed by both countries has been welcomed by Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national…

8th May 2023

Seafood industry welcomes Australia-UK FTA

8th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) meeting in Mauritius (8-12 May 2023) is being urged by WWF to reduce the annual catch of yellowfin tuna by 30% – in line with analysis…

8th May 2023

Call for 30% cut in yellowfin tuna catch

8th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has adopted a new conservation measure requiring the coalition’s participating seafood companies to transparently report against progress in meeting the 5-year goal of the organisation’s new…

5th May 2023

New conservation commitment from ISSF

5th May 2023