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FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Farmed salmon sold with the prestigious “Label Rouge” (Red Label) can now be fed diets containing insect-derived ingredients during the juvenile stages thanks to cooperation between value chain partners in the Scottish…

29th November 2024

Insect feeds approved for Label Rouge salmon

29th November 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Cloud-based software solutions provider Maritech has announced its expansion into new markets in Europe and Asia.

29th November 2024

Maritech expands seafood solutions to Europe and Asia

29th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

MarinTrust and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) are joining forces to promote cooperation within the marine ingredient supply chain.

29th November 2024

MarinTrust and MSC foster cooperation

29th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Calling for an end to the practice of conducting key fisheries sustainability meetings in private, NGO Accountability.Fish has challenged Canadian Fisheries Minister Dianne Lebouthillier to move for their opening at the General…

28th November 2024

Canada asked to stand against sustainability secrecy

28th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing the ocean’s mesopelagic zone – located between 200 and 1,000 metres deep and extending from the Arctic to the Antarctic – could have serious consequences, warns a new scientific report.

28th November 2024

Report: Catching fish at 200-metre depths could have climatic consequences

28th November 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Ten finalists for the coveted Takeaway of the Year title have been revealed by the UK’s National Fish & Chip Awards.

28th November 2024

Fish and chip finalists announced

28th November 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Progress remains strong at Andfjord Salmon’s build-out at Kvalnes, Andøya in Norway with work on schedule and waterways close to completion.

28th November 2024

Andfjord Salmon’s Kvalnes build on track

28th November 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Benchmark Holdings has announced the sale of its genetics arm to Starfish Bidco to streamline operations and concentrate on its advanced nutrition and health business areas.

27th November 2024

Benchmark to sell genetics business

27th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

As the Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) convenes its annual general meeting, Accountability.Fish is urging members to open the doors to the media in the name of greater transparency.

27th November 2024

WCPFC pressed to end closed meetings

27th November 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The US International Trade Commission has voted in the affirmative on antidumping and countervailing duty petitions filed by the American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA) against imports of frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador,…

27th November 2024

America to impose duties on overseas shrimp

27th November 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

New Brunswick, Canada, -based Cooke Inc has completed its acquisition of Corporación Pesquera Inca SAC (Copeinca) of Peru. This follows the Cooke announcement of 7 November 2014 disclosing that Copeinca Canada Inc,…

27th November 2024

Cooke completes acquisition of Copeinca

27th November 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Norwegian biotech company Vestland Pharma, which has patented a drug against salmon lice, has received fresh backing, with venture company Sarsia and the seafood company Coast Seafood becoming shareholders.

27th November 2024

Salmon lice drug secures new funding

27th November 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

European Council has adopted a regulation prohibiting products in the EU that are made using forced labour. The Forced Labour Regulation (FLR) text forbids the placing and making available on the Union…

26th November 2024

EU adopts ban on forced labour

26th November 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Hybrid flow-through systems (HFS) are set to revolutionise aquaculture, particularly salmon farming, by enhancing biosecurity, boosting sustainability and addressing rising demand.

26th November 2024

Hybrid flow-through systems: A boost for farming biosecurity

26th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A panel of experts has called for differential treatment of developing nations on the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, emphasising the need to protect the livelihoods of millions of…

26th November 2024

WTO urged to protect small-scale fishers

26th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A conformance rate of 99.1% has been achieved to all 33 International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) conservation measures in effect by the global coalition’s 23 participating companies, according to the latest Update to ISSF Annual…

26th November 2024

ISSF: Over 99% conformance with conservation measures

26th November 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Alba, France’s first hydrogen-electric powered fishing training vessel, has been inaugurated by LPMA: Maritime and Aquaculture Professional School of Bastia. It was designed by European naval architecture and marine engineering company Mauric.

26th November 2024

Newbuild: France’s first hydrogen-electric fishing training vessel

26th November 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Three-Sixty Aquaculture, the UK’s only sushi-grade prawn farm, has raised UK£3.5m in a Series A funding round led by PrimeStar Industries.

25th November 2024

Sustainable prawn farming boosts UK aquaculture

25th November 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Initially launched in December 2022, Planet Tracker’s Seafood Database has been further expanded to analyse 300 corporates along the global seafood supply chain and consolidate information – allowing users to assess companies’…

25th November 2024

Global seafood supply chain database extended

25th November 2024

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Norwegian-headquartered Kongsberg Discovery has unveiled its new FS80 Trawl Sonar, hailing the compact, modular and multifrequency solution as the market’s first sonar system to combine net monitoring, intake profiling and bottom detection in…

25th November 2024

Kongsberg launches next-gen trawl sonar

25th November 2024