Business & Finance

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

International tilapia breeding and distribution company GenoMar Genetics has officially opened a new state-of-the-art Breeding and Genetics Centre in Brazil.

26th October 2022

GenoMar opens Brazil unit

26th October 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based aquaculture business The Kingfish Company has received approval from the town of Jonesport, Maine, for its Kingfish Maine building permit application. 

26th October 2022

Kingfish lands US approval

26th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Brim has agreed to buy 50% of Polar Seafood Denmark in a deal worth €84 million.

24th October 2022

Brim invests in Polar

24th October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Nutreco and its parent company SHV are partnering with FoodTechAfrica and African Parks to promote sustainable aquaculture in Africa.

24th October 2022

African aqua partnership

24th October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A ‘Salmon Wagon’ is raising vital funds for local charities on its 4,230 mile road trip around Scotland.

21st October 2022

Salmon Wagon raises funds

21st October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scout has raised US$4 million in a seed funding round, with the money raised to be used to accelerate the Canadian seafood company’s omni-channel brand strategy and operational expansion.

20th October 2022

Scout raises millions

20th October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Six new supply chain businesses ranging from foam moulders to vets have joined Salmon Scotland.

19th October 2022

Salmon Scotland expands

19th October 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

A new fishmeal processing facility has been opened in Warrenton, Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest, that will focus on the upcycling of fish trimmings.

19th October 2022

Oregon fishmeal JV opens

19th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The OPEC Fund for International Development has approved a US$20 million loan and a $240,000 complementary technical assistance grant to the Republic of Liberia to co-finance the Sustainable Management of Fisheries Project…

19th October 2022

Liberia $20m fisheries deal

19th October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Oceanic Institute (OI) of Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) has received a grant from the US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to help restore Hawaii’s vulnerable limu (seaweed) populations.

18th October 2022

Hawaii seaweed restoration

18th October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Barramundi Group has appointed James Kwan as chief executive officer with effect from 1 January 2023.

17th October 2022

Barramundi CEO appointed

17th October 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

UK aquaculture technology company Ace Aquatec has ventured into the Mediterranean with the appointment of Stamatiou Aquaculture as distributor of its in-water electrical stunners in Greece.

17th October 2022

Ace Aquatec enters Greece

17th October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon farmer Scottish Sea Farms is to provide cost-of-living support payments to help ease the impact of soaring fuel bills and food prices this winter.

14th October 2022

Salmon staff support

14th October 2022

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The Government of Malta has chosen the vessel monitoring system (VMS) from Spanish technology company Satlink to equip 119 of the vessels in its fishing fleet.

13th October 2022

Malta chooses VMS provider

13th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The value of the global seafood trade increased to new levels in 2021 and the trend is expected to continue through this year as the world recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, according…

13th October 2022

New high for seafood trade

13th October 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

AquaRech Ltd has been named the winner of the 2022 Nutreco Feed & Food Tech Challenge (NFFTC), scooping the award for its work to build Kenya’s first fish farming supply chain platform. 

13th October 2022

Kenya wins innovation prize

13th October 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Europe’s mounting energy crisis has put the region’s fish farmers at risk.

12th October 2022

Anxious times

12th October 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

UK-based Ocean 14 Capital has invested €10 million to finance the entirety of a leading producer of sustainable tilapia in Brazil.

11th October 2022

Sustainable tilapia funding

11th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norway has set a new record for seafood exports, increasing the value by 29% to €10.45 billion compared to the same period last year.

10th October 2022

Norway sets export record

10th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Scottish government has published its first strategy for the seafood sector, detailing how the industry will be supported to remain internationally competitive despite the challenges of post-Brexit trading.

10th October 2022

Scottish seafood strategy

10th October 2022