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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Trade body Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has received an AUD 1.275 million grant to develop and expand new, emerging and high-growth potential markets, building on the country’s Seafood Industry Export Market Strategic Plan. 

28th February 2022

Aussie seafood export boost

28th February 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Two hybrid aquaculture services vessels have been ordered by Inverlussa Marine Services that will see the Scottish company’s fleet reach 20 vessels later this year.

25th February 2022

Inverlussa orders hybrids

25th February 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Cell-based salmon start-up Wildtype has confirmed that it has raised US$100 million in its latest funding round, with investments coming from actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio, Bezos Expeditions, S2G Ventures Oceans and…

24th February 2022

DiCaprio, Bezos invest

24th February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Atlantic cod and squid occur much further north than previously expected, with scientists participating in the international MOSAiC expedition with German research vessel Polarstern finding single individuals in deep water in the…

23rd February 2022

Arctic fish discovery

23rd February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Projects funded by the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) could deliver an additional turnover of £50 million per annum for the companies involved by 2026 and create 600 full-time jobs in the…

23rd February 2022

Aquaculture turnover boost

23rd February 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The UK government has pledged £1.4 million for sustainable fishing and fisheries science.

23rd February 2022

Sustainable fisheries funding

23rd February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A sudden loss of power in the main engine in rough seas caused Spanish trawler Villa de Pitanxo to sink around 300 miles off Canada’s east coast on Tuesday 15 February 2022,…

22nd February 2022

Trawler tragedy update

22nd February 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Canada’s Niqitaq Fisheries has placed an order with Tersan Shipyard in Turkey for the construction of a new 80-metre-long stern trawler.

22nd February 2022

Niqitaq orders new trawler

22nd February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture feed company BioMar has significantly scaled-up the inclusion of microalgae in the raw material portfolio of its production facility in Brande, Denmark, to the point that it no longer regards it…

22nd February 2022

Championing microalgae

22nd February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Thanks to a bumper capelin catch, Iceland’s fishing fleet landed 220,032 tonnes of wild-capture fish and shellfish last month, up from 73,643 tonnes in January 2021.

21st February 2022

Icelandic catch trebles

21st February 2022