Seafood

NEWS

NEWS

The seafood sector looks set to benefit as the UK starts trade talks with Greenland.

1st February 2022

UK-Greenland talk trade

1st February 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Pangasius products valued at more than US$1.6 billion were sold to overseas markets by Vietnamese exporters in 2021, an increase of 8.4% on the previous year, with the Vietnam Association of Seafood…

31st January 2022

Pangasius earnings rise

31st January 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

To find and share the best tips and tricks for preparing delicious, nutritious and sustainable seafood, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) has launched national campaign #AlaskaSeafoodHacks.

28th January 2022

Alaska Seafood launches new consumer campaign

28th January 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishery and marine platform Aruna has completed a US$30 million Series A follow-on funding, led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India. The round also saw participation from existing investors Prosus Ventures,…

27th January 2022

Indonesian fishery platform raises additional $30m for expansion plans

27th January 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Tuna created directly from fish cells may soon be on the menu in South-East Asia thanks to a new collaboration which is being hailed as a way of meeting demand for the…

27th January 2022

Lab-made tuna

27th January 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Despite supply chain disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam exported US$4 billion worth of shrimp in 2021, an increase of 4% on the previous year, official data compiled by Vietnam Customs…

26th January 2022

Vietnam’s shrimp exports climb to $4 billion

26th January 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The combined effects of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic have made the EU ever more dependent on cod from outside the bloc, putting supplies at risk.

26th January 2022

Brexit and Covid hamper EU cod supplies

26th January 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian aquaculture company Norcod will continue the commercial harvest of its first batch of farmed cod through to April this year and is on course to achieving its target volume of 5,000…

25th January 2022

Norcod lands Spanish supply contract, increases future harvest forecast

25th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

There is concern that some coastal states have already set 2022 quotas for prized pelagic stocks in advance of TAC sharing discussions

25th January 2022

Pelagic quota concerns

25th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The board of directors at the National Fisheries Institute (NFI), the US seafood industry trade organisation, has confirmed that its President, John Connelly, intends to retire in February 2023 and that a…

19th January 2022

NFI President John Connelly to depart after 20 years

19th January 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The chief executive of Royal Greenland, Mikael Thinghuus, is stepping down this summer after 11 years at the helm.

19th January 2022

CEO of Royal Greenland steps down

19th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

One of Iceland’s largest seafood companies reported fishing gains of 19,000 tonnes in 2021

18th January 2022

Fishing gains fuelled by capelin

18th January 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Sea Harvest Group is to acquire the fishing and related businesses of Western Australia-based MG Kailis and its subsidiaries for AUS$70 million.

17th January 2022

Sea Harvest acquires MG Kailis

17th January 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Alaska’s catching and processing sectors were heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, finds a new report detailing the regional, state-wide, and national economic effects of Alaska’s seafood industry from the Alaska Seafood Marketing…

13th January 2022

Report: Pandemic hit Alaska’s ‘resilient’ seafood industry hard in 2020

13th January 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) has appointed Gregory V. Brown as inaugural executive director.

12th January 2022

GDST appoints inaugural executive director

12th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The annual New Year tuna auction in Tokyo, Japan, saw the first bluefin of 2022 sold for just under JPY 16.9 million (US$ 145,996).

7th January 2022

Tokyo’s first bluefin tuna sale of 2022 fetches modest $146k

7th January 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The last 12 months have been the best year ever for Norwegian seafood exports with a record 3.1 million tonnes exported in 2021 at a value of NOK 120.8 billion (€12.1 billion).

5th January 2022

Record breaking 2021 for Norwegian seafood exports

5th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

While there are strong concerns about the disruptive effects that the lack of catch share agreements for certain species in the European Economic Area (EEA) will have on fish processors in the…

3rd January 2022

AIPCE-CEP: Using salmon supply to solve pelagic impasse would damage European processing

3rd January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Ninety percent of the shares in Danish canned fish processor Munkebo Seafood A/S have been acquired by the Bakkafrost Group.

3rd January 2022

Bakkafrost snaps up 90% of Danish processor

3rd January 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

NOK 45 million (US$ 5 million) has been committed to the International Fund for Agricultural Fund (IFAD) by the Norwegian Agency of Development Cooperation (Norad) to increase the incomes and build the…

22nd December 2021

Norway commits millions to lift aquaculture communities out of poverty, lower malnutrition

22nd December 2021