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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) has confirmed that South Africa-headquartered Woolworths has joined as a Funding Partner and is the first African retailer to become a member of the public-private partnership.

21st April 2022

Woolworths joins GSSI

21st April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

With new technologies and artificial intelligence attracting increasing attention from the aquaculture space, leading Japanese sushi chain Kura Sushi has elected to support the country’s fish farming progress through its new subsidiary…

20th April 2022

Serving up AI-raised fish

20th April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Despite heavily interrupted trade with Russia – brought by the ongoing Ukraine conflict – and increased costs, Vietnam exported around US$920 million worth of seafood to overseas markets in March, thereby achieving a…

20th April 2022

Vietnam export surge

20th April 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

An innovative water purification system is to be trialled alongside a medicine used to treat sea lice on salmon for the first time in Scotland in what’s hoped will be a major…

20th April 2022

Scottish aquaculture first

20th April 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Forty-four commitments to protect the ocean valued at close to €1 billion have been announced by the EU for the period 2020-2022 at the seventh Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in Palau.

20th April 2022

€1bn ocean protection

20th April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The total cumulative production of fishmeal in the first two months of this year decreased 11% compared to the corresponding period of 2021, while the overall production of fish oil was 12%…

19th April 2022

Fishmeal production falls

19th April 2022

NEWS

NEWS

UK retailer the Co-op has been audited on the quality of its seafood sourcing by an independent partnership of charities

19th April 2022

Co-op bycatch audited

19th April 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

The Netherlands-based yellowtail producer The Kingfish Company NV has entered into a Senior Facilities Agreement with P Capital Partners AB (PCP) for a five-year ESG-linked €75 million bilateral debt facility.

19th April 2022

Yellowtail farmer lands loan

19th April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Kraisorn Chansiri, Founder and Chairman of Bangkok-based seafood giant Thai Union (TU), has resigned after receiving civil actions from Thailand’s Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) for alleged insider trading.

19th April 2022

Thai Union chief resigns

19th April 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A huge capelin catch helped Iceland’s fishing fleet to land 40% more last month, with the capture of 145,432 tonnes of fish and shellfish, according to preliminary data from the country’s Directorate…

18th April 2022

40% jump in Iceland catch

18th April 2022