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INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Vancouver Island-based aquaculture systems supplier Poseidon Ocean Systems Ltd has completed a US$20.75 million Series B financing led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund (EIF), and joined by InBC Investment Corp, along with additional investment support from one…

20th March 2024

Poseidon secures $20m in new financing

20th March 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) and the Hilborn Lab at the University of Washington have released an updated version of their Fishery Improvement Projects Database (FIP-DB). This 6th edition of the database is…

20th March 2024

Updated fishery improvement project database launched

20th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish Sea Farms has taken delivery of the first batch of ‘green’ eggs at its new £2 million incubation unit at Barcaldine Hatchery.

19th March 2024

Scottish Sea Farms ‘green’ eggs incubation first

19th March 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Scientific journal Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture has published a review led by IFFO Technical Director Dr Brett Glencross and a cohort of world renowned fish nutritionists. With a variety of…

19th March 2024

Where are we in the search for new proteins for aquafeeds?

19th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Family-owned salmon producer Hiddenfjord has become the first company in the Faroe Islands to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) four-star certification, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has confirmed.

19th March 2024

Hiddenfjord in Faroese certification first

19th March 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Icelandic fishing fleet in February 2024 fell by 56% or more than 84,000 tonnes year-on-year to 65,414 tonnes, according to preliminary figures…

18th March 2024

Zero capelin catch hits Iceland’s February landings

18th March 2024

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Icelandic fishing, processing and aquaculture company Hraðfrystihúsið-Gunnvör has placed an order for a new factory freezer trawler to be built at Astilleros Ria de Vigo, the former Barreras shipyard which has been…

18th March 2024

Factory trawler order goes to Spanish yard

18th March 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Campaign group Accountability.Fish has launched a new drive to encourage fisheries to be more transparent and open.

18th March 2024

Campaign group urges greater fisheries openness

18th March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US firm Trident Seafoods has sold two of its processing plants as part of a wider restructure.

18th March 2024

Trident Seafoods restructure under way

18th March 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have unveiled this year’s winners in Australia’s Sustainable Seafood Awards.

15th March 2024

MSC, ASC unveil Australian champions

15th March 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

When representatives of the Russian fish industry gathered for a first meeting to discuss the impact of the Western sanctions in 2022, the mood was close to panic, recalled Herman Zverev, President…

15th March 2024

Russian processing struggling to keep its head above water

15th March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Mark Doherty, previously Commercial Director John West, took over as John West Managing Director as of 12 March 2024, parent company Thai Union has confirmed.

14th March 2024

Mark Doherty becomes John West’s new MD

14th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new award has been launched to recognise the achievements of young people working in salmon and seafood farming.

14th March 2024

Championing youth in aquaculture

14th March 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Lisbeth Plassen has been appointed managing director of newly-merged seafood industry software providers Naviaq and Seacloud – now re-branded to Seaqloud. 

14th March 2024

Newly-merged seafood industry supplier names leader

14th March 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

UK independent manufacturer of natural sustainable feed additives for livestock and aquaculture production Anpario has appointed Gerred Fuchs as its Technical Sales Manager for Aquaculture.

14th March 2024

Anpario appoints technical sales manager for aquaculture

14th March 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Delft, Netherlands, -headquartered Veramaris has been granted the first market authorisation in Canada for the inclusion of algal oil in feeds for salmonid species.

14th March 2024

Vermaris secures Canadian authorisation for algal oil

14th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The European Union and United Nations Development Programme have provided equipment to support sustainable fish farming practices in Uzbekistan.

14th March 2024

Promoting sustainable aquaculture in Uzbekistan

14th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

European Investment Fund is providing €20 million to help drive innovation and sustainability in the aquaculture industry.

13th March 2024

EU pledges €20m for sustainable aquaculture

13th March 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Seafood giant Thai Union has become the first Asian producer to secure the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) feed certification for its Mahachai Plant in Thailand. The facility, located in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon…

13th March 2024

Thai Union aquafeed facility becomes ASC-certified

13th March 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Six years ago, a group of shrimp producers in Ecuador joined forces to establish the Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP), marking the beginning of a new era in the aquaculture industry.

13th March 2024

SSP looks back on first six years

13th March 2024