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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US supermarket chain Wegmans has joined public-private partnership the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) as a Funding Partner.

6th April 2022

Wegmans joins GSSI

6th April 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The latest round of awards from the first year of the Marine Fund Scotland (MFS) has provided fishing businesses and marine organisations in coastal communities with £7.4 million in funding.

6th April 2022

Marine Fund Scotland

6th April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scotland’s farmed salmon sector has urged the UK government to speed up the removal of bureaucratic post-Brexit paperwork for exporting goods to the EU.

6th April 2022

Brexit red tape

6th April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Blue Waters LLC Oman, which produces seabream (Sparus aurata) in the Gulf of Oman, has achieved Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has confirmed.

6th April 2022

Oman aqua certification first

6th April 2022

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

A fifth round of sanctions against Russia has been proposed by the European Commission in response to the invasion of Ukraine and allegations of war crimes, with the new sanctions’ six pillars…

5th April 2022

More Russia sanctions

5th April 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

To ensure there is informed understanding of the sector by politicians and other interested parties, the Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group (SPSG) has produced the new ‘Pelagic Industry Briefing Document’.

5th April 2022

Demystifying pelagics

5th April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The final draft of the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Hatchery Standard Issue 2.0, published by the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has been finalised, complete with new requirements related to food safety, worker…

5th April 2022

Hatchery standard finalised

5th April 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

2021 brought a rapid growth in Iceland’s farmed fish production and sector earnings, confirms new data compiled by Statistics Iceland.

5th April 2022

Iceland aquaculture growth

5th April 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union has officially become a member of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC), the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG Mare) has confirmed.

4th April 2022

EU joins NPFC

4th April 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Europe’s fishers have welcomed measures to help support the industry following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

4th April 2022

Crisis support welcomed

4th April 2022