Business & Finance

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Spillfree Analytics AS, which support fish farmers with analysing and improving feeding processes, is set to merge with software company Piscada Aqua, which provides process control and analysis software for the aquaculture…

26th November 2025

Bluefront-backed feed technology companies to merge

26th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Disco Scallops has been crowned the winner of the Food Innovation Award 2025 at the BBC Food & Farming Awards, with the accolade recognising its bold, low‑impact approach to scallop fishing and its…

25th November 2025

Disco Scallops take top prize at BBC Food & Farming Awards

25th November 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Scottish Ocean Cluster has received more than £15,000 from Marine Fund Scotland to drive the next stage of its mission to unlock far greater value from Scotland’s seafood side streams —…

25th November 2025

Scottish Ocean Cluster secures new funding, names project manager to accelerate growth

25th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scottish salmon has secured protected legal status across the European Union, with the official protected geographical indication (PGI) giving European consumers confidence they are eating salmon from Scotland – recognised as a…

25th November 2025

Scottish salmon secures EU protected status

25th November 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture technology company Innovasea has promoted Jorge Bravo to Managing Director of its Chilean operations. Bravo, who joined Innovasea in 2020 and most recently served as its Technical Manager for Chile, steps…

25th November 2025

Innovasea appoints MD for Chile

25th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

European Union markets imported 332,097 tonnes of shrimp from third-country producers in the first nine months of 2025, with the total representing a 18% increase on the corresponding period of last year,…

20th November 2025

EU shrimp imports on track for bumper year

20th November 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Land-based aquaculture company The Kingfish Company has selected Karl Buiks as CEO, effective 1 January 2026. The yellowtail kingfish producer will propose the appointment of Buiks at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of…

20th November 2025

The Kingfish Company names new CEO

20th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Europêche is calling on the European Commission to more fully integrate fisheries into the EU’s trade agenda, warning that current negotiations risk undermining the competitiveness and long-term viability of the bloc’s fleet…

19th November 2025

Europêche presses EU to put fisheries at the core of trade policy

19th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Justin Conrad, President of Bay Hill Seafood Sales, and the 2026 Chair of the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) will testify on 19 November 2025 before the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee…

19th November 2025

Incoming NFI chair to testify before congress on IUU bill

19th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Global hotel brand Novotel, with 600 hotels in 68 countries, has become the first hospitality brand to join the Seafood Task Force (STF), with the move building upon its three-year ocean commitment…

19th November 2025

Novotel becomes first hospitality brand to join Seafood Task Force

19th November 2025

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Nestled near the Port of Hirtshals in Denmark, Flume Tank North Sea is quietly making waves – literally and figuratively – in Europe’s blue economy. As the continent’s largest wave and flow…

18th November 2025

Flume Tank North Sea sets its sights on the global stage

18th November 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

A pioneering coalition led by Fisheries Innovation & Sustainability (FIS) has secured nearly GBP 172,000 in new funding to advance development of a world-first prawn stunning and tailing machine. The technology, designed…

18th November 2025

New tech takes prawn fishery closer to humane, automated tailing

18th November 2025

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

A chance discovery in the waters off the UK has sparked a quiet revolution in sustainable shellfish fishing. The Disco Scallop Collective, a partnership of engineers, marine scientists and food innovators, is…

18th November 2025

Disco Scallops: A lightbulb moment for sustainable fishing

18th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Thai Tuna Industry Association (TTIA) is urging EU and Thai negotiators to accelerate work on a comprehensive EU–Thailand Free Trade Agreement, arguing that the deal would reinforce sustainable seafood supply chains…

18th November 2025

Thai tuna industry calls for rapid EU–Thailand trade deal

18th November 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Scottish Government has outlined £14 million worth of investments to support jobs and reduce emissions in marine sectors. A total of 60 projects focusing on innovation and sustainable development will receive grants…

13th November 2025

Scotland unveils latest wave of industry, coastal investments

13th November 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

European fishing industry body Europêche has welcomed the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2025/1444, setting strict brine-freezing conditions for tuna purse seiners, saying it “rightly recognises and values” the high sanitary and technological…

13th November 2025

New EU freezing-in-brine regulation scores industry praise

13th November 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Water solution provider Norwegian Greentech has entered into an agreement with Nordic Halibut AS, one of the world’s leading producers of farmed halibut, to deliver a complete water treatment system for the…

13th November 2025

Norwegian Greentech to supply water treatment system to Nordic Halibut

13th November 2025

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Things are busy at Faroese shipbuilder MEST. As well as a 44-metre freezer trawler for Varðin and its venture to develop a drydock at its Skála location, it has confirmed an order…

13th November 2025

Catamaran order placed with Faroese yard

13th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Salmon’s position as the UK public’s favourite fish has been confirmed, with new trade figures revealing that sales have soared to £1.5 billion amid rising demand.

12th November 2025

UK salmon sales soar to £1.5bn as demand grows

12th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood Europe has published its first Sustainability Manifesto: ‘A Fish and Seafood Industry Perspective’, a new document outlining a unified vision and a concrete framework to guide the sector’s environmental, social and…

11th November 2025

Seafood Europe publishes first Sustainability Manifesto

11th November 2025