Business & Finance

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Iceland Seafood International (ISI) has agreed to sell 100% of the share capital of Iceland Seafood UK (IS UK) to Danish value-added producer Espersen A/S.

31st August 2023

Espersen to buy Iceland Seafood UK

31st August 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has signed a Regulatory Partnership Arrangement (RPA) with Ecuador’s seafood regulatory authority to enhance the safety of shrimp imported to the United States.

30th August 2023

US, Ecuador pen shrimp safety partnership

30th August 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

North American processor and marketer of value-added frozen seafood High Liner Foods Incorporated has confirmed that its board of directors has accepted the resignation of Rod Hepponstall, President and Chief Executive Officer of the…

30th August 2023

High Liner president, CEO resigns

30th August 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based yellowtail kingfish producer The Kingfish Company NV has received a welcome boost with the rejection of an appeal against its Maine project and the upholding of its state permits. This is the second appeal to…

30th August 2023

Kingfish Maine permits upheld

30th August 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Tuugaalik, the latest newbuild in the series of factory trawlers built by Astilleros de Murueta, continues a process of fleet renewal that began with Sisimiut, and is set to continue with a…

29th August 2023

Latest delivery as Royal Greenland renews fleet

29th August 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fish prices trended upward in 2022 but profits declined in another challenging year for the UK fishing fleet, according to new financial estimates released by UK public body Seafish.

29th August 2023

Seafish: Challenges continued for UK fishing fleet in 2022

29th August 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Fish feed company Aller Aqua was among three Danish subsidiaries to be honoured with royal export awards from HRH Crown Prince Frederik for their effort in spreading Danish products, solutions and business…

29th August 2023

Royal recognition for Aller Aqua

29th August 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A limited supply of salmon and strong demand has pushed up prices leading to a strong quarterly performance for SalMar.

25th August 2023

High demand for salmon gives SalMar a boost

25th August 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Lerøy has recorded a 17% year-on-year increase in revenue for Q2 2023 with operating EBIT also up slightly by almost 2.5%.

24th August 2023

Revenue at Lerøy up nearly a fifth

24th August 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Bluefront Equity-owned software companies Naviaq and Seacloud have confirmed they have merged in order to provide aquaculture industry customers with a broader and more cost-efficient data-driven service offering. 

23rd August 2023

Naviaq and Seacloud in digital seafood merger

23rd August 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Mowi has recorded its highest ever revenue of €1,365 million in the second quarter of 2023, an increase of nearly 11% over the same period last year.

23rd August 2023

Mowi records highest ever revenue

23rd August 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Norwegian-based maritime system supplier Brunvoll has secured a contract with Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted AS (FMV) for the delivery of a propulsion and manoeuvring package for a new stun and bleed vessel, being built…

22nd August 2023

Brunvoll scoops aqua newbuild propulsion contract

22nd August 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The UK government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has let down the country’s seafood exporters with its decision to end the current testing programme for digital Export Health Certificates (eEHCs),…

22nd August 2023

Scotland: Defra has failed seafood exporters with eEHC decision

22nd August 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Aimed at fostering leadership and innovation within the UK’s seafood processing cluster, the Grimsby Seafood Cluster has launched the new “Future Leaders” skills programme, saying the initiative will underscore the industry’s commitment to…

21st August 2023

Future seafood leaders programme launched

21st August 2023

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Much in the same way that the restorative agriculture movement is looking to increasingly nurture and restore terrestrial food production systems that deliver positive environmental impacts, in the water, restorative and regenerative…

21st August 2023

Optimising restorative aquaculture

21st August 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Fisheries Development Oman (FDO) has added newbuild Acila to the fleet of its subsidiary Oman Pelagic.

21st August 2023

New, greener tuna catcher for Oman

21st August 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Agriculture supply chain specialist, Scoular, has created a new team focused on sustainability.

17th August 2023

Scoular creates new sustainability team

17th August 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Although Egypt’s aquaculture industry has witnessed spectacular growth over the past decade, its future has become uncertain for a variety of reasons. While immediate challenges are primarily economic, it is also braced…

16th August 2023

Troubles mount for Egyptian aquaculture

16th August 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Figures show that Scottish salmon export sales jumped by 9% in the first half of 2023, with major growth in the Asian and American markets.

15th August 2023

​Scottish salmon exports leap up in Asia and the US

15th August 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Yumbah Aquaculture has completed its takeover of Australia’s largest mussel farmer and processor, Eyre Peninsula Seafoods.

11th August 2023

Yumbah completes mussel farm takeover

11th August 2023