Seafood

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scottish seafood is being showcased ahead of a global seafood expo being held next month in Japan.

27th July 2023

Scottish seafood gets the sushi treatment

27th July 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are advising pregnant women and people with a weakened immune system, such as those with underlying conditions like cancer, diabetes, liver and kidney…

27th July 2023

Advice updated for eating smoked fish

27th July 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The seafood industry in Alaska will be given a boost by the Improving Agriculture, Research, Cultivation, Timber and Indigenous Commodities (ARCTIC) Act, introduced by Senator Lisa Murkowski on 18 July.

26th July 2023

Alaskan seafood gets ARCTIC bill boost

26th July 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Lobster is getting a new look across Maine, US this summer as part of a drive to promote the fishery and its workers.

26th July 2023

Maine lobster gets a makeover

26th July 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

In a world of plenty, it is outrageous that people continue to suffer and die from hunger, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2),…

26th July 2023

UN: Global food systems ‘broken’

26th July 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood giant Thai Union, the largest producer of shelf-stable tuna in the world with brands including Chicken of the Sea and John West and the biggest importer of shrimp in the United…

25th July 2023

Thai Union explains its $200m sustainability commitment

25th July 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US President Joe Biden’s decision not to embargo products from Mexico despite the country’s failure to halt illegal wildlife trade threatening the critically endangered vaquita porpoise has drawn fire from the environmental NGO…

21st July 2023

Environmental groups slam Biden’s vaquita response

21st July 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Srimic Exports’ shrimp processing plant in Sri Lanka has been awarded Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

20th July 2023

BAP certification for Sri Lankan shrimp plant

20th July 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US President Joe Biden has elected not to issue an embargo on Mexican wildlife products despite the country being found in breach of a US law requiring federal action against countries found…

20th July 2023

United States holds off issuing Mexico trade ban

20th July 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Thai Union Group has committed all net profits from 2022 to further develop its sustainability strategy.

19th July 2023

Thai Union pledges US$200m for sustainability

19th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK government has allocated the Scottish fishing industry £20.8 million from its £100 million Seafood Fund.

17th July 2023

Scottish seafood given £21m government boost

17th July 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

New Zealand has negotiated a free trade agreement with the EU worth an immediate NZ$20 million in tariff reductions to its seafood industry.

12th July 2023

Seafood boost as NZ, EU agree free trade deal

12th July 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian-headquartered salmon farmer SalMar ASA harvested 44,300 tonnes of head-on gutted (HOG) salmon in the second-quarter of this year, up 11,900 tonnes on the corresponding period of 2022, with increased volumes coming…

10th July 2023

Increased Q2 salmon harvest for SalMar

10th July 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norway has exported seafood worth NOK82.3 billion in the first half of 2023, despite a drop in export volumes.

7th July 2023

Norwegian export values at highest level ever

7th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission’s decision to launch an impact assessment that measures the effectiveness and contribution of EU rules against the practice of shark finning whilst also improving data relating to the import and…

7th July 2023

EC praised for shark fin trade stance

7th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission is considering legislating against the trade in loose shark fins in response to public pressure.

6th July 2023

Brussels heeds shark fin ban plea

6th July 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A project from Fisheries Innovation & Sustainability (FIS) has highlighted how data-sharing through digitalisation can bring tailor-made benefits to seafood businesses.

27th June 2023

Creating a seafood data ‘one stop shop’ for transparency

27th June 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Officially launched at Seafood Expo Global (SEG) 2023 in Barcelona, the Bycatch Solutions Hub is a web-based platform connecting retailers and other businesses that want to financially support projects to reduce ocean…

23rd June 2023

Involving Kitty and Fido in blue actions

23rd June 2023

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Japan is the world’s third largest seafood importer after the US and the EU, and home to the world’s largest seafood market, Toyosu, in Tokyo. For centuries, seafood has been intricately linked…

23rd June 2023

Japan’s latest step against illegal seafood

23rd June 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Responding to priorities identified by the United Kingdom’s seafood industry and the government, public body Seafish has launched its new Corporate Plan 2023-2028. 

22nd June 2023

UK’s Seafish unveils new corporate plan

22nd June 2023