Aquaculture

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The United Kingdom is a potential destination for increased volumes of Vietnamese pangasius, as it was one of only a few markets to import more of the farmed fish species this year,…

20th March 2023

Vietnam eyes UK whitefish market

20th March 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scottish salmon made up more than half of all fish and seafood exports from Scotland last year, according to the latest figures from HMRC.

17th March 2023

Scottish salmon key to UK food exports

17th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Florida Atlantic University has been gifted US$2.8 million by philanthropic investment group, Builders Initiative, to help establish a queen conch hatchery in Grand Bahama.

16th March 2023

Queen conch hatchery investment gift

16th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Seafood investor Bluefront Equity has invested in aquatech company Spillfree Analytics AS, which supports fish farmers with analysing and improving feeding processes.

14th March 2023

Investing in digitising the aquaculture sector

14th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scotland’s fish farms have delivered a £3.3 billion boost to the country’s economy over the last decade, new figures have revealed.

13th March 2023

Scottish aquaculture boosts economy by £3.3 billion

13th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The recently-elected Faroese government has issued a proposal to adjust the revenue tax for the salmon farming industry, effective from 1 August 2023 if passed as is by parliament. 

13th March 2023

Faroes looks to raise salmon farming tax

13th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) is celebrating its fifth anniversary since beginning its work to transform the global shrimp aquaculture industry.

13th March 2023

Five years of sustainable shrimp

13th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Iran’s government has set out ambitious plans to double the country’s production in the next four years, with hopes it will ramp-up domestic seafood consumption and generate more export earnings. But despite…

10th March 2023

Iranian aquaculture on a pathway to growth

10th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Championing diversity and the role of women in delivering one of Scotland’s most valuable exports, Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA) has announced a series of awards for inspirational figures from across the…

8th March 2023

WiSA marks International Women’s Day

8th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Alltech teams up with circular-economy company Finnforel to take over Raisio’s fish feed production facility

6th March 2023

Alltech and Finnforel take over feed production site

6th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

SalMar has ended 2022 with solid operational performance and record levels of activity at its harvesting and processing plants.

23rd February 2023

Record activity for SalMar

23rd February 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Faroese salmon producer, Bakkafrost, has made earnings before tax and interest of DKK376 million (€50.5 million) in the last quarter of 2022 with a net loss of DKK154 million (€20.69 million).

22nd February 2023

Bakkafrost: Q4 satisfactory

22nd February 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Lerøy Seafood Group has enjoyed a record 2022 with revenues of NOK26.6 billion (€2.4 billion) thanks to high prices and strong demand for seafood.

22nd February 2023

High demand boosts Lerøy

22nd February 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Twenty multinational projects will receive over €117 million to contribute to the objectives of the EU mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’: protect and restore biodiversity, cut pollution and support a sustainable…

21st February 2023

EU backs blue projects

21st February 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scientists at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) are investigating whether seaweed grown alongside offshore wind farms can help mitigate the effects of climate change.

17th February 2023

Seaweed farming first

17th February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The North Atlantic Pelagic Advisory Group along with aquaculture companies and retailers is calling for urgent action to end overfishing of blue whiting in the Northeast Atlantic.

16th February 2023

Blue whiting action urged

16th February 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon farmer Mowi ASA recorded best-ever fourth-quarter revenues of €1.36 billion for the closing three months of 2022. The Bergen, Norway-headquartered company’s operational Q4 profit was €239 million, compared with €146 million in the corresponding quarter of 2021.

15th February 2023

Mowi ends ’22 on a high

15th February 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new training programme is being developed to help UK finfish producers tackle the risks to fish health from harmful algal blooms (HAB).

13th February 2023

Skills boost to tackle HABs

13th February 2023

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

The oyster has been a key part of United Arab Emirates’ history and culture for centuries. Diving for pearl oysters, the native species in the region, played a crucial role in the…

13th February 2023

Inspired UAE oyster farm

13th February 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scottish salmon was the UK’s biggest food export in 2022, new HMRC figures have confirmed.

13th February 2023

Salmon tops UK exports

13th February 2023