Business & Finance

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Mowi Scotland is appealing a recent refusal of planning permission for an additional pen at its Loch Hourn salmon farm which would increase production capacity by 10%.

28th September 2022

Salmon farm appeal

28th September 2022

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Spain’s Nodosa Shipyard has secured a contract to construct a new 85-metre factory trawler for the Petrel Fishing Company, part of Falklands-based Fortuna Ltd.

26th September 2022

Newbuild ordered for Petrel

26th September 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Sea Grant has allocated approximately US$ 14 million in federal funding across four strategic areas for improving US aquaculture. 

26th September 2022

Millions for US aquaculture

26th September 2022

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkish shipyard confirms it is building a new factory freezer trawler for Nordbank Hochseefischerei GMBH from Germany, a subsidiary of Parlevliet & Van der Plas

26th September 2022

Tersan trawler order

26th September 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The first recipients of the Seafood Industry Climate Awards (SICA) have been announced, each winning a US$40,000 award to help lower the industry’s carbon footprint and/or promote underrepresented groups in the sector.

23rd September 2022

Climate grant winners

23rd September 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The latest round of the UK Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) has launched today, providing £3 million of additional funding to help tackle challenges across the UK seafood sector.

22nd September 2022

New UK seafood funding

22nd September 2022

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the propulsion machinery for four new fishing vessels being built at Karstensens Shipyard in Denmark.

22nd September 2022

Order quartet for Wärtsilä

22nd September 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Bluefront Equity has increased its share of aquaculture technology firm, Redox, to 82%.

21st September 2022

Bluefront ups Redox stake

21st September 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Bømlo shipping company Napier AS and fish processing systems provider Optimar AS have agreed on a contract for the supply and installation of Optimar’s Optitube bleeding systems onboard two new boats that…

16th September 2022

Optimar lands Napier deal

16th September 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Skretting and eniferBio have joined forces to test and market a new protein for Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout feed.

15th September 2022

Salmon feed development agreement

15th September 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

An Irish fishermen’s association has called for immediate political action to alleviate the soaring cost of fuel which it says is causing hardship and anxiety for the industry.

14th September 2022

KFO calls for fuel cost support

14th September 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Australian seafood industry is uniting to rebuild its export sector.

13th September 2022

Industry unites to rebuild Oz export sector

13th September 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture technology manufacturer, Stranda Prolog, has filed for insolvency, blaming the Covid-19 pandemic, cost increases and shortages of materials and labour.

12th September 2022

Stranda Prolog in administration

12th September 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

American lobsters (Homus americanus) caught in the United States and Canada have been added to the list of species for consumers to avoid by Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch programme, with the…

12th September 2022

American lobsters red listed

12th September 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Wicked Kitchen has acquired one of the United States’ leading plant-based seafood brands, Good Catch.

12th September 2022

Wicked Kitchen makes waves

12th September 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

An investment fund focused on the ‘blue economy’ has received a commitment of €10 million from the Constitutional Reserve Fund of Monaco to help improve ocean health.

7th September 2022

Monaco invests in blue

7th September 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Singapore-headquartered fishing farming company Barramundi Group has confirmed that it has been exploring strategic options for its Australian operations and has now decided to also consider a complete divestment of the business.

7th September 2022

Barramundi may offload Aussie ops

7th September 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The value of Norwegian seafood exports has never been higher in a single month than in August 2022.

6th September 2022

Norwegian export record

6th September 2022

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Norwegian shipbuilder Larsnes Mek Verksted AS has awarded a contract to Ålesund-based Hydroniq Coolers, who will deliver a hull-integrated seawater cooling system to a newbuild wellboat that will be built at the yard. 

1st September 2022

Newbuild cooling gear order

1st September 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Scottish Pelagic Processors Association (SPPA) – the representative organisation for Scotland’s mackerel, herring and blue whiting processing industry – is calling for urgent government action to support it from the serious…

31st August 2022

UK processing concerns

31st August 2022