Seafood

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafish will have seven seafood industry priority areas in the year ahead, the UK non-departmental public body (NDPB) has confirmed. As part of its 2025/26 annual plan, the focus will be on: Workforce, safety, careers and…

27th May 2025

Seafish to help UK seafood progress innovation, trade and resilience

27th May 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson, CEO of Samherji hf, has written a letter to all Samherji employees, informing them of his decision to vacate the role as of June 2025, after serving in the…

26th May 2025

Samherji’s CEO steps down

26th May 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Ireland’s seafood economy grew to €1.24 billion in GDP terms in 2024, up 4% from 2023, driven by a 9% rise in exports, an 11% increase in landings to Irish ports and…

23rd May 2025

Irish seafood grows despite challenges

23rd May 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A four-day summit has been held in Indonesia by the Seafood Task Force (STF) to discuss how to protect migrant fishers working on distant-water tuna vessels.

21st May 2025

Seafood Task Force holds summit on protecting migrant tuna fishers

21st May 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The new trade package between the United Kingdom and European Union has been welcomed by trade body Salmon Scotland, with the expectation that the deal will reduce the costly delays and red…

20th May 2025

Salmon sector welcomes new UK-EU trade package

20th May 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

While more pigments are being used in salmon feeds than before, the colour of the fillet has become paler. In a recently concluded project, researchers found that stress reduces the colour intensity…

20th May 2025

Study: Stressed salmon become paler

20th May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Today (16 May) marks the European Union’s ‘End of Fish Day’ - the date by which the EU has theoretically exhausted all its domestically sourced seafood for the year, says Seas At Risk.

16th May 2025

EU hits ‘End of Fish Day’

16th May 2025

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Yanmar Holdings and Kita-Sanriku Factory have launched a pilot project to develop a land-based sea urchin aquaculture system tackling coastal ocean desertification. Supported by Japan’s SBIR programme, the project includes a JPY…

15th May 2025

Kita-Sanriku Factory, Yanmar launch pilot project for land-based sea urchin farming

15th May 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Supply chain trade marketing body Seafood Scotland has confirmed the Scottish Ocean Cluster has secured the support of almost 60 cross-sector organisations. The initiative, which was officially launched earlier this year, aims…

13th May 2025

Scotland advances ocean cluster, launches langoustine quality scheme

13th May 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Blockchain technology is revolutionising transparency in the Norwegian seafood supply chain, offering a powerful tool to build consumer trust

13th May 2025

Blockchain boosts trust in Norwegian seafood

13th May 2025