Business & Finance

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Thai Union Group subsidiary Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods (COSFF) has announced the appointment of a seafood industry veteran as Business Development Manager, Foodservice & Wholesale.

27th August 2024

Chicken of the Sea appoints new business development exec

27th August 2024

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Commercial-scale production of kingfish – a high-value, white-fleshed finfish to complement salmon – is now a reality in New Zealand through NIWA’s new state-of-the-art land-based farm, which was officially opened on 13…

27th August 2024

Kingfish – New Zealand’s new farmed species

27th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The UK seafood industry is being encouraged to share positive and uplifting stories to support a new campaign aimed at improving the general public’s perceptions of seafood and its production. 

27th August 2024

Seafood for Life looks to improve industry reputation

27th August 2024

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Baltic region fish farmers are increasingly looking to tap into opportunities offered by a new era in the aquaculture industry, including RAS technologies, product range diversification and organic certification. However, high energy…

22nd August 2024

Baltic aquaculture – on the European frontline

22nd August 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Lerøy Seafood Group has reported solid results for the second quarter of 2024 despite a reduction in wild catch and a decline in salmon prices.

22nd August 2024

Innovation at Lerøy yields solid results

22nd August 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Having unveiled its A-Biomass camera in Europe last year, aquaculture technology specialists Ace Aquatec has now launched the device in the Japanese market, with its debut made at this year’s Japan International…

21st August 2024

Ace Aquatec sends camera system to Japan

21st August 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Mowi has had a strong second quarter this year, growing revenue to €1.34 billion and scooping €230 million in operational profit.

21st August 2024

Mowi reports strong operational Q2

21st August 2024

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Aberdeenshire-based steel and cladding company KR Group has secured a third contract with Norwegian company Nofitech to provide steel and cladding for the final phase of a new recirculating aquaculture system (RAS)…

20th August 2024

KR Group contracted to finalise Scottish RAS build

20th August 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Maritime systems supplier Brunvoll AS has signed a contract with Aas Mek. Verksted AS, for the delivery of complete propulsion and manoeuvring systems for two new live fish carries for owner Sølvtrans.

19th August 2024

Brunvoll secures live fish carriers contract

19th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scottish salmon export sales increased by 41% in the first-half of 2024, driven by substantial growth in the Asian and American markets.

19th August 2024

Asian and US sales boost Scottish salmon exports

19th August 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Macduff Shipyards Limited has signed over latest fishing vessel Forever Faithful PD 289 to local owner Andrew West. The newbuild replaces the owner’s previous vessel of the same name, built by the yard in…

15th August 2024

Scottish newbuild Forever Faithful signed over

15th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Vietnam’s seafood exports will increase by around 15% in the second half of 2024, compared to the same period of last year, according to the latest forecast from the Vietnam Association of…

14th August 2024

Vietnam seafood exports to soar through to year end

14th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood Scotland, the national trade and marketing body for Scottish seafood, has strengthened its cultural ties with Japan, ahead of a delegation heading to Japan’s international seafood expo later this month.

13th August 2024

Scottish seafood sector eyes Japanese market

13th August 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Singapore-based aquaculture company Barramundi Group Ltd has recruited Eric Tsang as an independent director. Tsang brings over two decades of extensive experience in institutional banking, investment management and entrepreneurship across the Asia…

13th August 2024

Barramundi Group appoints independent director

13th August 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Dr Grinson George has assumed charge of the Director of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), part of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education at India’s Ministry of Agriculture. He…

13th August 2024

India’s CMFRI appoints new director

13th August 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Innovative ways for Caribbean nations to fund and boost their economies are the subject of new research conducted by the UK’s University of Portsmouth.

12th August 2024

Solutions suggested to boost Caribbean fisheries and aquaculture

12th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood giant Thai Union Group PCL reported a second-quarter net profit of THB 1.2 billon, a 14.2% year-on-year increase led by a sustained recovery in its Ambient, PetCare, and Value-added categories. 

8th August 2024

Thai Union profits rise as business segments recover

8th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norway exported NOK 13 billion worth of fisheries and aquaculture products last month, representing a 6% or NOK 727 million increase on the total reported in July 2023, with Poland, Denmark and…

7th August 2024

Weakened krone boosts Norwegian exports

7th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK-headquartered Nomad Foods, the company behind European frozen food brands like Birds Eye, Findus, Iglo, Ledo and Frikom, has appointed Steven Libermann as Group Executive President, effective immediately. 

7th August 2024

Nomad Foods appoints group executive president

7th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK seafood importer, processor and supplier New England Seafood International (NESI) has acquired the trade and certain assets of the Blue Sea Food Company from Kroll Advisory, who were appointed as administrators…

7th August 2024

NESI re-enters shellfish category

7th August 2024