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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

To mark World Tuna Day on 2 May, Coles has announced that all own-brand canned tuna will begin to carry the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) blue fish tick label from September.

2nd May 2024

All Coles own-brand tuna to carry MSC label

2nd May 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Finnish biotech start-up Enifer has published a new study conducted by study partner AquaBioTech Group at its aquaculture R&D facility, Innovia, evaluating the health benefits of using Enifer’s PEKILO Aqua mycoprotein in…

2nd May 2024

Enifer: Shrimp fed fungi protein can grow faster, healthier

2nd May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The aquaculture industry has found a novel use for salmon blood which could improve the health of millions of people.

1st May 2024

Salmon blood used as iron supplement

1st May 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Silver Bay Seafoods has completed its takeover of Trident Seafood’s processing facility in Ketchikan, Alaska.

1st May 2024

Trident concludes Ketchikan sale

1st May 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

An estimated 1.08 million tonnes of aquatic organisms were farmed in the European Union in 2022, with the total production valued at €4.9 billion, according to the latest statistics from the European…

1st May 2024

EU aquaculture lingers at less than 1.1 million tonnes

1st May 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Insect ingredient company Protix has recorded strong results in a new life cycle assessment (LCA) conducted by the German Institute of Food Technologies (Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik, DIL eV). The new figures follow on…

1st May 2024

Protix insect-based proteins, ingredients score high on sustainability

1st May 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

After nearly a century of dams being built on most of the world’s major rivers, artificial reservoirs now represent an immense freshwater footprint across the landscape. Yet, these reservoirs are understudied and…

1st May 2024

Study: US reservoirs hold billions of pounds of fish

1st May 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Shellfish and seaweed farming offer potentially sustainable food sources and are increasingly recognised for their additional environmental benefits, but research into their value for fish populations is currently lacking.

1st May 2024

UK shellfish, seaweed farms offer valuable habitats for coastal fish

1st May 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Urchin ranching and kelp restoration venture Urchinomics has appointed Maru Samuels as its new in-country lead for New Zealand. In this newly-established role, Samuels will spearhead the development of urchin ranching operations using…

1st May 2024

Urchinomics appoints New Zealand lead

1st May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Commission has published two staff working documents to support EU Member States in facilitating the sustainable growth of aquaculture.

30th April 2024

Commission shares best practice aquaculture guidance

30th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing crews are being encouraged to attend a course designed to save their lives at sea, after one man expressed his shock at “just how serious” trawling can be when someone falls…

30th April 2024

‘Shocked how little time I would have survived’

30th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

An independent adjudicator has accepted the formal objection of three British Columbia, Canada, -based conservation organisations to the certification of Alaskan salmon as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

30th April 2024

MSC to review objections to Alaskan salmon certification

30th April 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Fishing footwear brand Xtratuf has been chosen as the recipients of the Fishermen’s Mission Partnership Award, in recognition of its support for the work of the UK charity – donating GBP 1…

30th April 2024

Xtratuf receives Fishermen’s Mission award

30th April 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has announced 29 states will receive just over US$70 million to support 43 projects that will address outdated or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers…

30th April 2024

Washington gives $70m support to fish passage projects

30th April 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Dr PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to India’s Prime Minister, was impressed with the innovative and strategic seaweed farming sites developed along the Indo-Pak border marine waters of Kori and Padala in Gujarat’s Kutch…

30th April 2024

Boost for Indian seaweed farming project

30th April 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Held in Barcelona for the third time, Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global, the world’s largest seafood trade show, closed its 30th edition with record breaking figures, making it the largest edition in…

30th April 2024

Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global breaks records

30th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

National charity, the Fishermen’s Mission, has announced the locations and times for the very first National Fishing Remembrance Day services.

30th April 2024

UK’s first National Fishing Remembrance Day – 12 May 2024

30th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A tuna fishery has become the first in the world to be awarded Marine Stewardship Council certification for skipjack tuna from all four oceans.

29th April 2024

Skipjack tuna from all four oceans certified

29th April 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

AIPCE-CEP, EAPO, Europêche and FEAP, representing the EU’s fisheries and aquaculture industries, announced their intent to form a strategic alliance aimed at advancing shared goals and promoting critical industry priorities on a broader stage…

26th April 2024

New seafood alliance launched for Europe

26th April 2024

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Norway-headquartered maritime systems supplier Brunvoll AS has signed two contracts with Karstensen Shipyard for the delivery of propulsion and manoeuvring equipment for three vessels. Two of the vessels are for the ship…

26th April 2024

Brunvoll contracted for Karstensens’ trio

26th April 2024