New Horizons

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Seafood is one of the most globally traded food commodities, but also one of the hardest to trace. With complex supply chains spanning oceans, landing sites, processors, distributors and retailers, data often…

9th October 2025

Driving global interoperability: How IFT’s new open-source tool could transform seafood traceability

9th October 2025

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

For decades, the industry has focused on raw material sales. Now, the world’s largest frozen fish exporter is prioritising domestic processing and exporting products with higher added value.

23rd September 2025

Are Russia’s seafood processing expansion plans paying off?

23rd September 2025

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

A new, groundbreaking certification scheme designed specifically for small-scale fisheries (SSFs) is looking to help unlock market access, drive sustainability and deliver greater value to coastal communities. Dubbed “Community Catch”, the initiative…

11th August 2025

Community Catch certification aiming to transform small-scale fisheries

11th August 2025

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

There’s been a rapid adoption of artificial intelligence – or AI – in the aquaculture space in the past two years, with validation and significant advancements in these technologies replacing manual processes…

25th April 2025

AI in aquaculture – a pathway to enhanced productivity and acceptance

25th April 2025

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Recognising that while aquaculture production is on the rise worldwide, in the EU it hasn’t grown since 2018, the European Commission has initiated a new Union-wide campaign to raise awareness and change…

2nd April 2025

Pro-aquaculture campaign launched across Europe

2nd April 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Processing, sorting and categorising fish are essential steps in the seafood industry, helping to ensure that fish are sorted in a way that maximises their economic value, and that only the best…

29th March 2025

Frozen fish sorting – 3D sensor technology leads the way

29th March 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Seafood is critical to global nutrition and food security, and its consumption is rising each year. However, increasing amounts also end up uneaten. A new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF)…

29th January 2025

Revolutionising fishing – the valorisation of waste and by-products

29th January 2025

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Russia sees great potential in expanding trade relations with the 10 BRICS countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, outlined Herman Zverev,…

22nd January 2025

BRICS: Russia sets it sights on fish trade growth

22nd January 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Recognising that aquaculture is becoming increasingly vital for food security, employment and economic development in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region and that the sector has experienced strong growth in recent years,…

11th December 2024

Mediterranean, Black Sea countries align on aquaculture vision

11th December 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Seaweed farms in New Zealand tend to be constrained to coastal, nearshore environments, but these areas are becoming congested, increasing the risk of user conflict. Climate change, meanwhile, is impacting coastal areas…

6th November 2024

Mapping opportunities for open-ocean seaweed cultivation

6th November 2024