Aquaculture

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Icelandic fishing, processing and aquaculture company Hraðfrystihúsið-Gunnvör has placed an order for a new factory freezer trawler to be built at Astilleros Ria de Vigo, the former Barreras shipyard which has been…

18th March 2024

Factory trawler order goes to Spanish yard

18th March 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have unveiled this year’s winners in Australia’s Sustainable Seafood Awards.

15th March 2024

MSC, ASC unveil Australian champions

15th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new award has been launched to recognise the achievements of young people working in salmon and seafood farming.

14th March 2024

Championing youth in aquaculture

14th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The European Union and United Nations Development Programme have provided equipment to support sustainable fish farming practices in Uzbekistan.

14th March 2024

Promoting sustainable aquaculture in Uzbekistan

14th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

European Investment Fund is providing €20 million to help drive innovation and sustainability in the aquaculture industry.

13th March 2024

EU pledges €20m for sustainable aquaculture

13th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Six years ago, a group of shrimp producers in Ecuador joined forces to establish the Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP), marking the beginning of a new era in the aquaculture industry.

13th March 2024

SSP looks back on first six years

13th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

In support of women as they venture into the world of aquaculture and the blue economy, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), Conservation International (CI) Ventures and Hatch Blue recently helped gather an…

8th March 2024

Latina female power recognised on International Women’s Day

8th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA) is celebrating the important role of female talent in the valuable seafood production sector and its supply chain, with the winners of its annual awards announced on…

8th March 2024

WiSA celebrates female contribution to aquaculture on International Women’s Day

8th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms is celebrating two of its team being recognised by the Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA) Awards, announced on International Women’s Day.

8th March 2024

Scottish Sea Farms with double win at WiSA Awards

8th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

SalMar has launched an ambitious research and development initiative to help safeguard the future of farmed salmon.

8th March 2024

SalMar launches salmon industry initiative

8th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture R&D company FAI and Ethical Seafood Research (ESR) have joined forces on tilapia welfare in Egypt.

7th March 2024

FAI and ESR team up on tilapia welfare

7th March 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Fish health market leader STIM has been acquired by Summa Equity.

6th March 2024

STIM acquired by equity firm

6th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Focusing on how a Seafood Risk Tool can be applied to support aquatic food supply chains in Ghana, scientists and policymakers from the West African country, the UK, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Nigeria recently…

6th March 2024

Ghana charts safe, sustainable aquaculture production

6th March 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Welsh government has pledged £1 million to help boost the marine, fisheries and aquaculture industries.

4th March 2024

£1m boost for Welsh seafood

4th March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norcod is to benefit from a US$5 million cash injection from North American frozen seafood company, High Liner Foods.

4th March 2024

Norcod gets US$5m cash injection

4th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Lerøy Seafood Group ASA (LSG) achieved revenue of NOK 30 billion for the first time in its history last year, the Bremen, Norway, -headquartered fish farming and fishing company has confirmed.

29th February 2024

Record revenue for Lerøy Seafood Group

29th February 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture company Barramundi Group Ltd has secured a facility offer of BND $15 million from a Bruneian financial institution to expand its operations in the country.

29th February 2024

Barramundi Group to expand Brunei operations

29th February 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The UK urgently needs an electronic system to verify seafood exports, says the boss of trade body, Salmon Scotland.

28th February 2024

UK govt urged to cut salmon exports red tape

28th February 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Participation in the Global Seafood Alliance’s certification programmes grew by almost a fifth in 2023 in a clear sign that the industry is committed to sourcing and producing sustainable seafood.

28th February 2024

Sustainability programme grows by a fifth

28th February 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK government has made around £6 million in match funding available to projects that develop the catching, processing and aquaculture sectors or enhance the marine environment.

26th February 2024

More funding for UK fishing sector

26th February 2024