Business & Finance

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Global fisheries and aquaculture production is projected to increase by 2.2% to nearly 192 million tonnes in 2024, with wild catch volumes recovering by 1.1% after a poor 2023 influenced by El…

10th December 2024

FAO: Global fish consumption stagnating

10th December 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Norway’s salmon industry achieved record breaking profits in 2023, overcoming challenges such as reduced production output and rising costs, with earnings per kilogram of head-on gutted (HOG) salmon increasing 15-20% to close…

4th December 2024

All-time-high earnings for Norways salmon industry

4th December 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norway achieved a milestone in November with seafood exports totaling NOK 17.3 billion, marking a 6% increase compared to the same month last year.

4th December 2024

Norwegian Seafood exports hit record high in November

4th December 2024

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

In the first-half of 2024, the combined profit of fishing, fish processing and aquaculture companies in Russia decreased by 14.2% to RUB 60.2 billion (approximate US$550 million), according to a new study…

4th December 2024

Russia’s seafood industry tightens its belt

4th December 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture tech company Innovasea has renewed the global framework agreement that it has in place with Mowi, making it the preferred vendor for environmental monitoring equipment and software for all of the…

4th December 2024

Innovasea, Mowi extend partnership

4th December 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick have announced CAD 38 million in funding for the Canadian fisheries and seafood sector, focusing on innovation, infrastructure and sustainability.

3rd December 2024

Canada invests $38 million in seafood sector

3rd December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A total of 101.2 million salmon were harvested in Alaska this year, a 56% decrease from the 2023 total harvest of 232.2 million salmon, according to the preliminary harvest figures published by…

3rd December 2024

Alaska reports very low salmon harvest

3rd December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The value of Iceland’s fish catch in the first nine months of 2024 was ISK 125.7 billion, according to preliminary figures published by Statistics Iceland. This total represents a 19% decrease compared…

3rd December 2024

Icelandic catch shrinks

3rd December 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

With the fish and seafood industry being an integral contributor to local and regional economies, the Government of Canada and the Province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) have confirmed they are supporting…

2nd December 2024

Canadian government, PEI back seafood industry improvements

2nd December 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Football superstar Erling Haaland is featured in the Norwegian Seafood Council’s latest video campaign, showcasing the quality and sustainability of seafood from Norway to a global audience.

2nd December 2024

Haaland champions Norwegian seafood

2nd December 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) has launched a large-scale media campaign in France this November and December, aiming to position Norwegian salmon as a festive staple on French tables.

2nd December 2024

Norwegian salmon shines in France

2nd December 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Plans to co-locate London’s wholesale food markets of Billingsgate and Smithfield to a new site at Dagenham Dock have been dropped, the City of London Corporation’s Court of Common Council has confirmed.

2nd December 2024

Billingsgate to close in 2028

2nd December 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

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

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

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