Industry News

The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) has reached a major milestone, gathering the equivalent of five years of oceanographic data using robotic underwater Seagliders.

Yalelo Ltd has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Famsun Co Ltd, formerly Muyang Co Ltd, to supply a new turn-key dedicated aquafeed mill in Zambia.

Scientists at the University of Glasgow investigating whether commercial trawling is driving evolutionary change in fish have found that fitter fish are better at evading capture.

AWR’s objective is to secure a sustainable management of the living marine resources in the Antarctic, and to stimulate human understanding of the marine ecosystem and animal life in the region.

The Protected Zone Joint Authority (PZJA), responsible for the management of commercial and traditional fishing in the Australian area of the Torres Strait, are set to meet this week to discuss the…

The programme for this year’s World Seafood Congress (WSC) will include an in-depth examination of trade legislation and food safety regulations affecting the global seafood industry.

Representatives of the Scottish Pelagic Processors Association (SPPA) are calling on the Scottish and UK Governments to oppose an agreement to allow Norway duty free exports of mackerel and herring to EU…

The fight to put an end to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is growing, with more countries ratifying an international agreement on ‘Port State Measures’.

As migrants head for the UK, disruption to the Channel Tunnel continues and the Scottish seafood industry has raised concerns about the impact of delays on their businesses.

Young’s Seafood Ltd has held its third formal consultation meeting with staff at its Fraserburgh and Spey Valley facilities, following the announcement of the company’s intention to close them earlier this month.

It’s widely acknowledged that stocks of Pacific bluefin tuna are in a dire state, but now new analysis reveals the population may be in worse trouble than was first thought.

Global Frozen Food (Thailand) Co Ltd has obtained Friend of the Sea (FoS) certification for its skipjack and yellowfin tuna.

The US Department of State’s annual Trafficking in Persons report has been released and Thailand remains at tier-3 level for the second year.

Freshwater prawns may be the solution to stopping the spread of a deadly disease in Senegal, West Africa, according to a Stanford-led study.

Canada is making a major investment in eleven new genomics research projects which will help address challenges and opportunities for Canadian agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture.

The Pacific Seafood Processors Association (PSPA) and the Alaska Salmon Processors Association (ASPA) have mutually agreed to transfer the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) sustainability certificate for Alaska salmon from ASPA to PSPA.