Business & Finance

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The United Kingdom is a potential destination for increased volumes of Vietnamese pangasius, as it was one of only a few markets to import more of the farmed fish species this year,…

20th March 2023

Vietnam eyes UK whitefish market

20th March 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scottish salmon made up more than half of all fish and seafood exports from Scotland last year, according to the latest figures from HMRC.

17th March 2023

Scottish salmon key to UK food exports

17th March 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Slovakia has been given more than €20 million in EU funding to help promote sustainable fisheries and aquaculture and stimulate innovation and growth.

15th March 2023

EU funding for Slovakia

15th March 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The reopening of the Chinese market has created favourable conditions for the Vietnamese seafood industry, with export values up 33% in February to US$122 million.

15th March 2023

Chinese reopening a boost for Vietnam

15th March 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Canadian seafood group Cooke Inc has entered into a binding purchase agreement to acquire Slade Gorton, one of the United States largest distributors, importers, and manufacturers of fresh and frozen seafood.

15th March 2023

Cooke buys US seafood giant

15th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Seafood investor Bluefront Equity has invested in aquatech company Spillfree Analytics AS, which supports fish farmers with analysing and improving feeding processes.

14th March 2023

Investing in digitising the aquaculture sector

14th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scotland’s fish farms have delivered a £3.3 billion boost to the country’s economy over the last decade, new figures have revealed.

13th March 2023

Scottish aquaculture boosts economy by £3.3 billion

13th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The recently-elected Faroese government has issued a proposal to adjust the revenue tax for the salmon farming industry, effective from 1 August 2023 if passed as is by parliament. 

13th March 2023

Faroes looks to raise salmon farming tax

13th March 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK seafood public body Seafish has begun consulting with its levy payers and the wider seafood industry on its proposals for a new levy model.

13th March 2023

Seafish seeks levy changes

13th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Iran’s government has set out ambitious plans to double the country’s production in the next four years, with hopes it will ramp-up domestic seafood consumption and generate more export earnings. But despite…

10th March 2023

Iranian aquaculture on a pathway to growth

10th March 2023

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

A number of commercial seafood enterprises in Japan are looking to grow their businesses this year. This is despite the market experiencing declines in both fish production and consumption, and consumers facing…

8th March 2023

A perfect storm

8th March 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norway is leading the way on promoting seafood as a sustainable, healthy way of meeting the world’s nutritional needs.

8th March 2023

Promoting seafood: ‘think global, act local’

8th March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Alltech teams up with circular-economy company Finnforel to take over Raisio’s fish feed production facility

6th March 2023

Alltech and Finnforel take over feed production site

6th March 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norway exported seafood worth NOK12.8 billion (€1.15 billion) in February, an increase of 14% over the same period in 2022.

6th March 2023

Norway export value up despite drop in volumes

6th March 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet increased by 23% or almost 261,000 tonnes in 2022, with a total 1,414,598 tonnes. Meanwhile, the year’s catch value climbed…

6th March 2023

Iceland’s 2022 catch value increases 20%

6th March 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

More needs to be done to promote seafood as a healthy, cost-effective protein capable of meeting a growing population’s nutritional needs.

2nd March 2023

Norway and UK team up to promote seafood

2nd March 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Work has begun on a major new £30m processing facility and cold-store upgrade for Denholm Seafoods in Peterhead, on Scotland’s east coast.

1st March 2023

Major upgrade planned for Peterhead processing site

1st March 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

A property formerly destined to be a large aluminum smelter that was never completed has been given a new lease of life by being transformed into a new Eco-Business Park for Iceland…

1st March 2023

Iceland launches new eco-business park

1st March 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Solidus Solutions’ CCO Simon Roda predicts key packaging trends for the seafood industry in 2023.

1st March 2023

Ahead of the pack

1st March 2023

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

New Stødig under construction at the Karstensen yard in Skagen for Norwegian owners Asbjørn Selsbane is getting a full set of shrimp trawl gear from Vónin.

1st March 2023

Stødig opts for Vónin

1st March 2023