Business & Finance

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

US Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) have introduced the Marine Aquaculture Research for America (MARA) Act of 2025 to advance the development of open ocean aquaculture in federal waters.

6th August 2025

US senators champion open ocean aquaculture

6th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Turkey’s seafood exports have reached record levels thanks to rapid growth in the country’s fish farming activities. According to Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Turkish Fisheries Exporters’ Association, the country’s recent success…

6th August 2025

Aquaculture success sees Turkish seafood trade soar

6th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

While around 2.7 million tonnes of Atlantic salmon will be produced through aquaculture this year, less than 1% of that volume will come from land-based farming systems. Nevertheless, there’s still a lot…

5th August 2025

Producing salmon on land – the future’s looking brighter

5th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

HFS technology is emerging as a viable solution to help fish farmers meet fast rising market demand. Despite being a relative newcomer to sectors such as salmon production, HFS is showing huge…

5th August 2025

On-land aquaculture game changer from Finland

5th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

There are many attributes that support the concept of land-based aquaculture – no matter whether it’s a hybrid flow through or a full recirculation system, but one of the main underlying reasons…

5th August 2025

Land-based fish farming finds a new gear

5th August 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The hull of the new longliner for Austral Fisheries, Austral Odyssey, has been completed in Poland and towed to the Båtbygg yard in Norway for outfitting.

5th August 2025

Australian longliner outfitting in Norway

5th August 2025

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based yellowtail kingfish producer The Kingfish Company has reported a strong commercial performance for the second-quarter of 2025, with its sales volume increasing 41% year-on-year to 723 tonnes – representing a record…

5th August 2025

Kingfish sees sales volumes, earnings soar

5th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood lovers may not realise it, but what ends up on their plates is increasingly influenced by decisions being made on the global finance stage.

1st August 2025

Investors hooked on sustainable seafood

1st August 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Scottish government has launched a new initiative to tackle the environmental challenges posed by marine pen fish farms (MPFF), as part of Round 11 of the CivTech Scotland Accelerator programme.

30th July 2025

Scotland launches fish farm challenge

30th July 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Gael Force Group has appointed two highly experienced sales managers as part of a focused recruitment drive aimed at boosting the company’s international growth strategy.

25th July 2025

Gael Force expands global sales

25th July 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

UK food and drink group Princes has purchased the historic Royal Liver Building (RLB) in Liverpool as part of a GBP 60 million investment.

24th July 2025

Princes purchases iconic Royal Liver Building

24th July 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

China imported 429,687 tonnes of shrimp in the first-half of 2025, with the total representing a 4% decrease on the corresponding period of last year – largely due to a sharp contraction…

24th July 2025

China importing more shrimp after weak start to 2025

24th July 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Aquaculture biotechnology company Benchmark has announced a number of proposed board changes, each intended to take effect from the UK-headquartered company’s delistings dates, currently anticipated to be on or around 15 August…

24th July 2025

Benchmark makes leadership changes ahead of delistings

24th July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

By global standards, aquaculture across Central Asia is growing at a very slow pace, with the progress far more drawn-out than forecasted. There is, according to local players, a plethora of factors…

24th July 2025

Central Asian aquaculture struggling to get a firm footing

24th July 2025

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

A deal has been struck between Danish electronics company Vest-El and Dutch fishing technology specialist VCU to supply the solution in Denmark.

24th July 2025

Danish dealer appointed for VCU CatchManagement System

24th July 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Certified Seafood International (CSI) has elected two prominent seafood industry leaders, Sally Roach and Klaus Nielsen, to its board of directors.

23rd July 2025

Certified Seafood International adds expert weight to board

23rd July 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

There has been a clear recovery in Vietnam’s squid and octopus sector this year after a prolonged period of fluctuation from 2022 to 2024, reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and…

22nd July 2025

Vietnam’s squid, octopus exports expected to exceed $700m

22nd July 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The European Union imported 40,547 tonnes of raw frozen and value-added warmwater shrimp in May 2025, registering a 27% increase year-on-year and the highest May volume ever recorded, confirms new industry analysis…

22nd July 2025

EU market importing more warmwater shrimp

22nd July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Following the sale of its operations in Finnmark (Norway) and Canada, Grieg Seafood ASA has said that going forward, the salmon farming company will develop based on its Rogaland region in Western…

22nd July 2025

Grieg Seafood to focus production, resources on Western Norway

22nd July 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has launched two calls for evidence, in response to announcements made on 19 May, when leaders from the UK and EU met in…

22nd July 2025

UK-EU negotiators call for input on breaking down seafood trade barriers

22nd July 2025