Business & Finance

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The US Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced the next steps to conserve and recover endangered North Atlantic right whales with US$82 million in funding…

19th September 2023

Biden administration gives $82m for right whale conservation

19th September 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Deepwater fishing company Sealord has entered into an agreement to acquire privately-owned Independent Fisheries, with the deal hailed as the largest financial transaction in New Zealand’s seafood sector since the Sealord deal in 1992…

18th September 2023

Sealord buys Independent Fisheries, becomes NZ’s largest seafood company

18th September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Two specialists in the sustainably-sourced frozen seafood sector are combing to create a single company.

18th September 2023

Mark Foods and Arista Industries join forces

18th September 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Iceland’s fishing fleet increased by 10% or 10,464 tonnes year-on-year in August 2023 to a total 114,483 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for…

18th September 2023

Larger whitefish, mackerel landings lift Iceland’s August catch

18th September 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Statt Torsk ASA has entered into a merger agreement with whitefish company Vesterålen Havbruk.

18th September 2023

Cod farmer enters into merger agreement

18th September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Acme Smoked Fish Foundation is running its Seafood Industry Climate Awards for a second year in a row.

15th September 2023

Seafood climate awards return for second year

15th September 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in the first-half of this year totalled 772,954 tonnes, which represents a 10% decrease on the corresponding period of 2022. In…

11th September 2023

Icelandic fleet’s catch volume and value fall in first-half of 2023

11th September 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The Welsh fishing and aquaculture industries are being given £600,000 in government funding to help improve working conditions.

8th September 2023

H&S funding for Welsh fishers

8th September 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Aquaculture nets and ropes supplier Garware Technical Fibres has confirmed the acquisition of a 26% stake in solar energy company TP Bhaskar Renewables (TPBRL) as part of its roadmap to becoming carbon neutral.

8th September 2023

Net supplier buys into solar energy firm

8th September 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Biotech company, ViAqua Therapeutics, has completed a US$8.25 million funding round to help market its orally-administered vaccine for shrimp.

7th September 2023

Oral shrimp vaccine gets market launch funding

7th September 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Following successful pilots in different countries, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has presented the development of a framework for credible Aquaculture Improvements Projects (AIPs) under the ASC Improver Programme at the Global…

7th September 2023

New support launched for ‘improver’ shrimp farmers

7th September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

More than 20 shrimp producers have held talks aimed at creating a Global Shrimp Council, with the general mandate to promote and grow shrimp consumption around the world by providing meaningful information…

7th September 2023

Industry looks to create Global Shrimp Council

7th September 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) in Scotland has announced the arrival of Ed Ley-Wilson in the newly-created role of Director of Innovation and Business Development, as the innovation centre begins a…

6th September 2023

SAIC appoints aquaculture expert to new director role

6th September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The value of Norwegian seafood exports has once again soared thanks to the continuing weak krone.

6th September 2023

Value of Norwegian seafood rises again

6th September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Board of Directors of Nueva Pescanova has announced Jorge Escudero Hurtado has been put forward as the seafood group’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). 

5th September 2023

Nueva Pescanova names new CEO

5th September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Japanese government has begun work to allocate more than ¥20 billion to support fisheries and other businesses in response to China’s decision to suspend imports of Japanese seafood, with the funds…

4th September 2023

Japan to provide ¥20 billion fisheries support following Chinese ban

4th September 2023

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

While the ongoing conflict with Russia raged on, Ukrainian fisheries companies faced all manner of challenges throughout 2022. Among these was the seaport blockade which, according to the state agency for land…

4th September 2023

Ukrainian fisheries and aquaculture in tatters

4th September 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

New guidance to help businesses employing workers from outside the UK understand immigration requirements has been released by public body Seafish.

1st September 2023

UK seafood firms get guidance to employ non-nationals

1st September 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Svolvær, Norway, -based supplier of refrigerant solutions to the aquaculture and fisheries industries Proff Kulde AS has extended its footprint in northern Norway with a new facility in Tromsø. The company has…

1st September 2023

Aquaculture supplier expands to Tromsø and rebrands

1st September 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Biorefinery specialist Biomega has appointed Åse-Lill Helgesen as its new product manager to oversee its flagship salmon products in human nutrition, pet food and aquaculture across its facilities in Skaganeset, Norway, and…

31st August 2023

Biomega appoints new product manager

31st August 2023