Business & Finance

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Innovation has been central to the success of Iceland’s fisheries and seafood sectors and is an increasingly important factor behind the value that they are creating. But this progress must be further…

18th September 2024

Iceland must keep innovating, insists fisheries minister

18th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Having appointed Costas Kadis to the position of Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, EU President Ursula von der Leyen has outlined Kadis’s priorities moving forward, urging the former Cypriot politician and his fellow new commissioners to “hit the…

18th September 2024

New EU fisheries chief tasked with safeguarding industry and environment

18th September 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Aquaculture equipment, technology and service supply partner Gael Force Group has launched a recruitment drive following the creation of new roles in sales and product development as part of sustained growth and…

18th September 2024

Gael Force launches recruitment drive

18th September 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Dundee, Scotland-based aquaculture technology company Ace Aquatec has expanded the presence of its products into Oceania, with New Zealand-based king salmon producer Mount Cook Alpine Salmon seeing great benefits from the award-winning…

18th September 2024

Ace Aquatec extends biomass technology to New Zealand

18th September 2024

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Aquaculture tech provider Innovasea has made its land-based systems available in Iceland, with its debut in the market coming through Thor Salmon’s installation of Innovasea’s Gas Management Towers (GMT) at its Icelandic…

18th September 2024

Innovasea extends land-based aquaculture solutions to Iceland

18th September 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Leading figures from across the UK seafood industry have seen first-hand the economic and environmental benefits of Fleetwood’s Neptune Fish and Seafood Processing Park.

16th September 2024

Fleetwood seafood processing park proves its importance

16th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norwegian white fish trading company Normarine has hired Bjørnar Klokk to fill its new Head of Trading role and to help grow the company’s relationships with customers worldwide.

16th September 2024

Normarine brings in head of trading

16th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Western Australia Fishing Industry Council (WAFIC) has welcomed Melissa Haslam into the role of Chief Executive Officer. Haslam joins WAFIC following 10 years as Executive Director at Forest Industries Federation (WA)…

11th September 2024

WAFIC welcomes new CEO

11th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Aldi has invested more than £45 million in the UK’s seafood industry over the past 12 months.

9th September 2024

Aldi casts its net on UK seafood industry

9th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norway has enjoyed its best ever August for seafood exports, with a value of NOK 14.6 billion (€1.23 billion), an increase of 5% over the same month last year.

9th September 2024

Best August ever for Norway’s seafood exports

9th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With nearby volcanic activity forcing the people and businesses of fishing town Grindavik to relocate, the organisers of the 14th Icelandic Fisheries, Seafood & Aqua Exhibition (IceFish) are providing a special community…

9th September 2024

IceFish 2024 to bring Grindavik community back together

9th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Icelandic fishing fleet in 2023 fell by 3% or almost 40,000 tonnes compared to the previous year to 1,374,825 tonnes, but the…

9th September 2024

Icelandic catch becomes more valuable

9th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

There’s nothing unusual about seismic activity in Iceland. In November last year, the inhabitants of one of the country’s key ports were evacuated from their homes as weeks of earthquakes turned out…

5th September 2024

Seafood – Iceland’s economic keystone

5th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Salmon Scotland is urging Scottish First Minister John Swinney to prioritise economic growth and job creation in the upcoming Programme for Government.

3rd September 2024

Salmon Scotland urges focus on aquaculture growth

3rd September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The US ban on importing wild-caught shrimp from India has badly affected the livelihood of a large number of fishers, with a new status report on conservation and trade policies estimating a…

2nd September 2024

India’s shrimp industry loses $500m to US ban

2nd September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Albert Heijn is looking to set a new standard for sustainable seafood in the Netherlands by being the first Dutch retailer to introduce farmed shrimp that are raised with significantly higher welfare…

2nd September 2024

Albert Heijn debuts new sustainable shrimp

2nd September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Small-scale Scottish salmon farmer Loch Duart has confirmed it is taking its prized fish to Seafood Expo Asia in Singapore from 4-6 September 2024, giving visitors, buyers and food enthusiasts at the…

2nd September 2024

Loch Duart targets Asian export growth

2nd September 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Celiktrans Shipyard in Turkey has delivered the 48.1 metre LOA, 14-metre breadth groundfish trawler Sigurbjörg ÁR-67. It was built to a Nautic design for the Westman Islands-based fishing company.

30th August 2024

Triple-rigger for Ísfélag of Iceland

30th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

China is poised to drive 40% of the global growth in seafood consumption to 2030, and this tremendous growth, fuelled by the country’s economic prosperity, large population, and high seafood demand, could…

30th August 2024

Rabobank: China could soon become a $29bn seafood import market

30th August 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian-based maritime system supplier Brunvoll AS has signed a contract with shipyard Aas Mek Verksted for the delivery of a propulsion, manoeuvring and positioning system for Njord Aquashipping’s new live fish carriers.…

29th August 2024

Brunvoll secures contract for newcomer’s latest live fish carriers

29th August 2024