Seafood

NEWS

NEWS

Norway exported seafood worth €1.15 billion in April, an increase of 33%, compared with the same period last year.

5th May 2022

Norway export values up

5th May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Thai Union has confirmed the appointment of Volker Büttel as CEO of its German seafood business Rügen Fisch and its subsidiaries Hawesta-Feinkost Hans Westphal GmbH & Co. KG and Ostsee Fisch GmbH &…

3rd May 2022

New Rügen Fisch CEO

3rd May 2022

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

With the aim of further strengthening zero waste commitments in the global fish processing industry, Baader has joined the Iceland Ocean Cluster (IOC).

28th April 2022

Baader joins Iceland cluster

28th April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

GlobeXplore of France and Pescanova España of Spain scooped the two top prizes in the 2022 Seafood Excellence Global awards at the Seafood Expo Global trade event.

26th April 2022

Seafood Excellence winners

26th April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global, the leading world seafood trade event, is back and taking place in Barcelona, Spain, for the first time in its history this week.

26th April 2022

Barca expo underway

26th April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Coinciding with US National Seafood Month in October, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has launched its first consumer marketing campaign. 

21st April 2022

GSA consumer campaign

21st April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Land-based salmon farming company Proximar Seafood AS has reached an agreement with Marubeni Corporation whereby Marubeni will be the exclusive distributor in Japan for all the Atlantic salmon produced by the closed recirculating aquaculture…

21st April 2022

Proximar inks Japan deal

21st April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) has confirmed that South Africa-headquartered Woolworths has joined as a Funding Partner and is the first African retailer to become a member of the public-private partnership.

21st April 2022

Woolworths joins GSSI

21st April 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

With new technologies and artificial intelligence attracting increasing attention from the aquaculture space, leading Japanese sushi chain Kura Sushi has elected to support the country’s fish farming progress through its new subsidiary…

20th April 2022

Serving up AI-raised fish

20th April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Despite heavily interrupted trade with Russia – brought by the ongoing Ukraine conflict – and increased costs, Vietnam exported around US$920 million worth of seafood to overseas markets in March, thereby achieving a…

20th April 2022

Vietnam export surge

20th April 2022

NEWS

NEWS

UK retailer the Co-op has been audited on the quality of its seafood sourcing by an independent partnership of charities

19th April 2022

Co-op bycatch audited

19th April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Kraisorn Chansiri, Founder and Chairman of Bangkok-based seafood giant Thai Union (TU), has resigned after receiving civil actions from Thailand’s Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) for alleged insider trading.

19th April 2022

Thai Union chief resigns

19th April 2022

NEWS

NEWS

A government scheme has relaunched to help support England’s seafood industry.

14th April 2022

Seafood scheme relaunches

14th April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A legislative amendment to the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) 2014-2020 has been proposed by the European Commission that will allow additional crisis measures to support the EU fishery and aquaculture…

14th April 2022

More EU crisis measures

14th April 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A review of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has been launched by the On The Hook campaign, with the stakeholder group stating that while the fishery certification programme has a “vital role…

13th April 2022

MSC critics start review

13th April 2022

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The much-needed development of Russia’s fish processing industry has been derailed by the war in Ukraine.

11th April 2022

Russian processing crisis

11th April 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The Irish seafood economy grew by more than 15% in 2021 despite the challenges of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic.

11th April 2022

Irish seafood grows 15%

11th April 2022

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Scotland’s farmed salmon sector has joined calls from the food and drink industry for more flexibility in the UK’s immigration system to help address labour shortages.

8th April 2022

Immigration action urged

8th April 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Sainsbury’s has become the first UK supermarket to have 100% of its fresh Scottish salmon range independently certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).

7th April 2022

Sainsbury’s salmon first

7th April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Despite the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and new COVID-19 outbreaks affecting the Chinese market, Norway exported NOK 34 billion worth of seafood in the first quarter of this year – its highest…

7th April 2022

Record quarter for Norway

7th April 2022