Industry News

According to Scottish newspaper The Herald, fish sales across the country have soared following the horsemeat scandal.

Global animal nutrition and fish feed company, Nutreco, has announced that its share buy back programme for 700,000 shares, which are worth around €45m, is making good progress.

Following the news that training programmes in Pacific fisheries may be axed by the EU, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and fisheries representatives have argued that tuna observer training programme…

The organisers of Britain’s inland fish and live music festival, Crabstock, have promised to put the British public fully in the picture about the responsible fishing methods deployed by the country’s shellfish…

Kingfisher Information, the seabed information service of Seafish, has launched a new website to offer accurate, up to date information to fishermen on the location of subsea cables and renewable energy structures.

Amundsen Omega-3 supplements have been approved by Friend of the Sea (FOS).

The current partnership between the EU and the Seychelles is being re-evaluated in the light of both development of the CFP and Seychellois economic reforms and policy.

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has welcomed new measurements to prevent discards, agreed by EU fishing ministers in Brussels this week.

Following a month long period of deliberation, Norway’s Marine Harvest has announced that its offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Poland’s leading smoked salmon processor, Morpol, has been accepted.

Scottish fish and chip shops were winners at this year’s ‘Seafish Fish and Chip Shop of the Year Awards’ walking away with multiple awards owing to the popularity of fresh Scottish haddock.

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) is calling for all sectors of the seafood industry to work together to develop strategies to help stimulate demand for home caught product, as poor market prices…

Marine electronics expert, Raymarine, has launched a new sonar and GPS system which incorporates high resolution sonar imaging into a single unit - an affordable option for both inland and coastal anglers.

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has criticised the UKs Channel 4s ‘Hugh’s Fish Fight’ TV series for showing an inaccurate and negative view of scallop fishing.

The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment is working on a Multi-Year Strategic Plan for Spanish Aquaculture, to be submitted to the European Commission before the end of this year.

Scottish fishermen who are fed up with “unworkable” European regulations are developing new prawn trawls which are designed to reduce discards.

UK food retailer, Sainsbury’s, recently launched its ‘Switch the Fish’ campaign in an attempt to encourage consumers to try less popular types of seafood, during which rope grown mussels from UK seafood…

Gloria Maris aquaculture farm, on the French island of Corsica, has been certified sustainable by international certification body, Friend of the Sea.

Unil AS, the Norwegian purchasing unit responsible for the private labels of the country’s largest retailer, NorgesGruppen, is calling on tuna fishing companies and processors to catch and supply sustainable skipjack tuna…