Seafood

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new questionnaire seeking the feedback from the public on policy options to better protect and manage sharks and related marine ecosystems has been published by the European Commission.

13th March 2024

European Commission seeks public opinion on improving shark protection

13th March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Highland Farms won the Best New Retail Product award for its Salmon Salami and Social Kitchens Professional/SK Foods Brands won the Best New Foodservice Product award for its Premium Shrimp Sliders at…

13th March 2024

2024 Seafood Excellence Awards winners named

13th March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has been working with Thai Union, Wholechain and Publix on a pilot project with an artisanal blue swimming crab fishery in the Philippines putting the codes into practice.

13th March 2024

Publix crab packaging to debut traceable fishery IDs

13th March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Sigmund Bjørgo has returned to the Norwegian Seafood Council to once again take up the role of country director to China.

11th March 2024

Sigmund Bjørgo returns to Norwegian Seafood Council

11th March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

February 2024 marks three years of consecutive growth in the value of Norwegian seafood exports.

11th March 2024

Three years of growth for Norwegian seafood

11th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

In support of women as they venture into the world of aquaculture and the blue economy, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), Conservation International (CI) Ventures and Hatch Blue recently helped gather an…

8th March 2024

Latina female power recognised on International Women’s Day

8th March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norcod is to benefit from a US$5 million cash injection from North American frozen seafood company, High Liner Foods.

4th March 2024

Norcod gets US$5m cash injection

4th March 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Atlanto-Scandian herring in the Northeast Atlantic could face a potential repeat of the 1960s herring collapse if governments do not take steps to stop overfishing, according to new research from the North…

1st March 2024

NAPA: Herring collapse on the horizon without urgent action

1st March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The best fish and chip shops have been honoured at the UK’s National Fish and Chip Awards, hosted by comedian Rob Beckett.

29th February 2024

Industry honours best British chippy

29th February 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Participation in the Global Seafood Alliance’s certification programmes grew by almost a fifth in 2023 in a clear sign that the industry is committed to sourcing and producing sustainable seafood.

28th February 2024

Sustainability programme grows by a fifth

28th February 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Grieg Seafood is to set up new salmon processing facility at Gardermoen in Norway.

23rd February 2024

Grieg Seafood announces new processing factory

23rd February 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Family-run UK company Whitby Seafoods has confirmed its support of an agreement between the scampi fishermen of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland to adopt the Marine Stewardship Council’s new “In Transition to MSC”…

22nd February 2024

Whitby Seafoods signs up to scampi sustainability agreement

22nd February 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Views and expertise on the environmental, social and economic consequences of a potential ban on EU sales and international trade of loose shark fins are being sought by the European Commission in…

22nd February 2024

Brussels calls for evidence on a potential ban on sales of loose shark fins

22nd February 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Spanish retailer BM Supermercados is endorsing the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification programme as part of its commitment to sourcing sustainable seafood.

22nd February 2024

Spanish retailer boosts sustainability with BAP endorsement

22nd February 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Fish genetically edited using CRISPR technology are beginning to hit store shelves. But on a broader scale, aquatic products with edited genomes still have a long way to go before reaching consumers’…

22nd February 2024

Gene-editing yet to become a game-changer for aquaculture

22nd February 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has announced the formation of the NFI Sushi Council, a pre-competitive stakeholder group made up of harvesters, processors, distributors and end-users at retail and foodservice. Together they…

20th February 2024

American sushi council begins inaugural year

20th February 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish salmon has once again been named the UK’s top food export as sales grow 0.5% in 2023 to £581 million.

19th February 2024

Scottish salmon crowned UK’s top food export

19th February 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

SalMar has enjoyed a record 2023 with an operational EBIT of €710,000 (€2.81 per kg) and a consolidated harvest volume up 31% to 254,100 tonnes.

16th February 2024

Solid fourth quarter ends a record year for SalMar

16th February 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A trade association working in the tuna and shrimp sectors has expanded its activities across the Asia Pacific region.

14th February 2024

Seafood Task Force welcomes new members

14th February 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Consumer demand for seafood in the United States has risen over the last three decades, according to new analysis from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with per capita consumption of…

13th February 2024

US seafood trade deficit exceeds $20.3 billion

13th February 2024