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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood worth NOK 13.9 billion was exported by Norway last month, representing an increase of NOK 924 million or 7% compared with April 2023.

7th May 2024

Record April for Norwegian exports

7th May 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Expansion of Norwegian seafood company Vikenco’s Rindarøya processing plant capacity with tailored systems from Optimar will increase the facility’s slaughter capacity from 40,000 tonnes to 120,000 tonnes per year.

7th May 2024

Optimar tripling Vikenco’s slaughter capacity on Rindarøya

7th May 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

An online tool designed to support the UK seafood sector’s response to climate change has been launched by public body Seafish. The new Seafood Carbon Emissions Profiling Tool has been designed to…

7th May 2024

New carbon emissions profiling tool for UK seafood

7th May 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Through a deal finalised at the Seafood Processing Global exhibition in Barcelona, processing technology supplier BAADER will outfit a new Grieg Seafood salmon facility with a state-of-the-art post-rigor fillet solution. This cutting-edge…

7th May 2024

BAADER, Grieg Seafood ink salmon processing plant deal

7th May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new, low-cost Internet of Things (IoT) sensor system could help the aquaculture sector in developing countries by enabling fish farmers to detect, monitor and manage water quality in real time.

7th May 2024

Using the power of IoT to boost aquaculture productivity

7th May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new version of the MarinTrust programme has come into force from 1 May 2024.

3rd May 2024

New MarinTrust standards stress sustainability

3rd May 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

US aquaculture tech company Innovasea has introduced HydroAI, a new solution that combines high-resolution video cameras with AI-powered, cloud-based software to automatically provide accurate real-time fish counts and species identification in and around hydro-power…

3rd May 2024

Tech launched to improve hydro dam efficiency, environmental compliance

3rd May 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

“Sustainable fisheries management is not just about preserving fish stocks for future generations, it’s also about keeping our oceans healthy, especially for those whose livelihoods depend on them,” Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner…

2nd May 2024

There’s more to it than price – reconnecting people and fish

2nd May 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

To mark World Tuna Day on 2 May, Coles has announced that all own-brand canned tuna will begin to carry the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) blue fish tick label from September.

2nd May 2024

All Coles own-brand tuna to carry MSC label

2nd May 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Finnish biotech start-up Enifer has published a new study conducted by study partner AquaBioTech Group at its aquaculture R&D facility, Innovia, evaluating the health benefits of using Enifer’s PEKILO Aqua mycoprotein in…

2nd May 2024

Enifer: Shrimp fed fungi protein can grow faster, healthier

2nd May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The aquaculture industry has found a novel use for salmon blood which could improve the health of millions of people.

1st May 2024

Salmon blood used as iron supplement

1st May 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Silver Bay Seafoods has completed its takeover of Trident Seafood’s processing facility in Ketchikan, Alaska.

1st May 2024

Trident concludes Ketchikan sale

1st May 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

An estimated 1.08 million tonnes of aquatic organisms were farmed in the European Union in 2022, with the total production valued at €4.9 billion, according to the latest statistics from the European…

1st May 2024

EU aquaculture lingers at less than 1.1 million tonnes

1st May 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Insect ingredient company Protix has recorded strong results in a new life cycle assessment (LCA) conducted by the German Institute of Food Technologies (Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik, DIL eV). The new figures follow on…

1st May 2024

Protix insect-based proteins, ingredients score high on sustainability

1st May 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Shellfish and seaweed farming offer potentially sustainable food sources and are increasingly recognised for their additional environmental benefits, but research into their value for fish populations is currently lacking.

1st May 2024

UK shellfish, seaweed farms offer valuable habitats for coastal fish

1st May 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

After nearly a century of dams being built on most of the world’s major rivers, artificial reservoirs now represent an immense freshwater footprint across the landscape. Yet, these reservoirs are understudied and…

1st May 2024

Study: US reservoirs hold billions of pounds of fish

1st May 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Urchin ranching and kelp restoration venture Urchinomics has appointed Maru Samuels as its new in-country lead for New Zealand. In this newly-established role, Samuels will spearhead the development of urchin ranching operations using…

1st May 2024

Urchinomics appoints New Zealand lead

1st May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Commission has published two staff working documents to support EU Member States in facilitating the sustainable growth of aquaculture.

30th April 2024

Commission shares best practice aquaculture guidance

30th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing crews are being encouraged to attend a course designed to save their lives at sea, after one man expressed his shock at “just how serious” trawling can be when someone falls…

30th April 2024

‘Shocked how little time I would have survived’

30th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

An independent adjudicator has accepted the formal objection of three British Columbia, Canada, -based conservation organisations to the certification of Alaskan salmon as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

30th April 2024

MSC to review objections to Alaskan salmon certification

30th April 2024