Business & Finance

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

As a key source of high-quality protein and other nutrients, seafood is an essential part of the human diet, and with the global population continuing to rise, demand is likely to increase…

23rd October 2023

Tuna side-streams – for a circular fish farming industry

23rd October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bergen, Norway-headquartered Mowi achieved a company-wide salmon harvest of 135,000 tonnes in the third-quarter of this year, representing a volume increase of 1,000 tonnes compared with the corresponding period of 2022.

18th October 2023

Mowi’s Q3 harvest edges up, earnings drop

18th October 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation (FPA2) and Una Terra Venture Capital Fund (UT), a €200 million impact fund, have entered a transformative partnership dedicated to catalysing sustainable progress in climate…

18th October 2023

Prince Albert foundation, investment fund form transformative partnership

18th October 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture digital platform Aquafacts has introduced a new feature called “Historical track” that assists salmon companies in verifying invoices from vessel operators.

18th October 2023

Aquafacts delivers tool to support salmon farm invoicing

18th October 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Lovund, Norway-based salmon farmer Nova Sea AS has implemented Maritech Purchase & Sales, a cloud solution tailored to support processes throughout the global seafood value chain. 

17th October 2023

Salmon farmer Nova Sea partners with Maritech

17th October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A total 1,414,598 tonnes of fisheries products were caught by Iceland’s fishing fleet in 2022, representing an increase of 23% on the previous year, new industry figures from Statistics Iceland confirm. These…

17th October 2023

Iceland increases fisheries and export earnings

17th October 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Fishing companies could soon receive upfront investment in return for a temporary reduction in fishing pressure through a new financial product developed by Planet Tracker.

16th October 2023

Finance to be offered in return for less fishing effort

16th October 2023

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Improving the sustainability, efficiency, productivity and growth of players in the blue food space, particularly in the aquaculture sector, through the application of digital technologies such as AI and data analytics is…

11th October 2023

Transforming blue food through connectivity and integration

11th October 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The continuing weak krone has seen Norway once again export record values of seafood.

6th October 2023

Another strong quarter for Norwegian seafood

6th October 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Thai Union Group has appointed a new general manager of its Indian Ocean Tuna factory in the Seychelles.

5th October 2023

Thai Union names new IOT boss

5th October 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Atlantic salmon farmer Bakkafrost Group harvested a total 20,800 tonnes of head-on gutted (HOG) weight fish in the third-quarter of this year, with reduced volumes for the period from both its Faroese…

5th October 2023

Lower Q3 salmon harvest for Bakkafrost, feed sales down

5th October 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon farmers in Scotland harvested 169,194 tonnes of fish in 2022, with the volume representing an 18 percent decrease on the previous year, finds a new report from Scottish Government.

4th October 2023

Scotland’s farmed salmon production tails off

4th October 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

With effect from November 2023, Derek Kohn will take over the role of Managing Director for BioMar Chile, with the aim of further advancing the company’s commitment to sustainable and innovative aquaculture.

28th September 2023

New MD announced for BioMar Chile

28th September 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

While the volume of fish and shellfish caught by the Scottish fishing fleet last year fell 2% compared with 2021 to around 429,000 tonnes, the value of these landings increased 4% to…

27th September 2023

Scottish catch value bounces back (but not to pre-Covid levels)

27th September 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Icelandic fishing company Síldarvinnslan hf (SVN) has completed the 50% purchase of seafood sales firm Ice Fresh Seafood, concluding negotiations that were first announced at the end of March this year.

26th September 2023

Iceland’s SVN buys half of Ice Fresh from Samherji

26th September 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The European Commission has identified the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago as a non-cooperating country in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and given it a so-called “red card” whereby all of its wild-caught…

26th September 2023

Trinidad and Tobago red-carded for illegal fish failings

26th September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Iceland Seafood International has appointed a new chief executive.

25th September 2023

ISI names new CEO

25th September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The energy crisis, inflation and the conflict in Ukraine have impacted revenues at Royal Greenland.

22nd September 2023

Volatility hits Royal Greenland revenues

22nd September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

JD Airlines, the air cargo division of JD Logistics, has established its first international all-cargo route connecting Shenzhen, China and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 

22nd September 2023

New China-Vietnam seafood airfreight connection

22nd September 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Preparations are now well underway to again welcome thousands of visitors – spanning the entire fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing landscape – to the 14th edition of the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition. Being…

21st September 2023

IceFish 2024: Championing blue food – from sea to plate

21st September 2023