Industry News

Austral Fisheries has appointed Stuart Nisbet as its new chief financial officer and company secretary with effect from today (30 September).

Changes took place at the annual general assembly of European Fishmeal (EFFOP) on September 23rd, 2021, as the sitting president, Jóhannes Pálsson, CEO of the Danish fishmeal producer FF Skagen, stepped down…

The DanFish International exhibition is back and ready for action.

The Dutch EFICE group has become the first fish auction network to switch to real-time trading platform, KOSMOS.

The Yalu Estuary Manila clam fishery in the China Yellow Sea has become the first of its kind in China to achieve MSC certification.

Thai Union Group has made a 10% strategic investment of around US$90 million in R&B Food Supply (RBF), a food ingredients company specialising in flavours, colours and coatings.

The European Commission has adopted a proposal for fishing opportunities for 2022 in the Mediterranean and Black Seas.

Pelagic and demersal surveys will be carried out in Algerian waters to improve the management of fish stocks.

A new adaptation handbook launched at the World Fisheries Congress aims to make Australia’s fisheries better equipped to plan for climate change.

Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Bjarni Ólafsson docked at the weekend to discharge what looks to be the last mackerel landing of the year in Neskaupstaður.

The Russian Fishery Company (RFC), the Russian Pollock plant (part of the RFC Group) and the Fish Processing Plant No. 1 (ROK-1) have signed an agreement to ensure domestic sales of pollock…

The Sea Harvest Group has increased headline earnings by nearly a fifth this year, despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The global population is likely to consume twice as much fish and aquatic foods by 2050 compared to 2015, according to a review by the Blue Food Assessment, an international joint initiative bringing…

Electronic monitoring systems on board fishing vessels are the most reliable source of data for developing selective fishing practices and ensuring compliance, concludes a study coordinated by The Nature Conservancy.

The Tokyo Sustainable Seafood Summit 2021 will be held on 11 – 13 October, this year focusing on digital transformation and the investment needed to ensure sustainability in the Japanese seafood sector.

John West is hoping to appeal to a younger, health-conscious market with the launch of a new tuna brand with a focus on nutrition.

Scottish food producer, Dawnfresh Seafoods is investing £5 million in expanding its Arbroath site in preparation for the closure of its Uddingston site near Glasgow.

Sberbank and the Russian Fishery Company (RFC) have jointly agreed to finance the construction of four large freezing fish trawlers.

The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has urged the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to stand up for small fisheries regarding bigeye tuna fishing opportunities.

An app used by Scottish skippers to share real-time information about the location of hotspots of unwanted fish has scooped a sustainability award.