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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish salmon has once again been named the UK’s top food export as sales grow 0.5% in 2023 to £581 million.

19th February 2024

Scottish salmon crowned UK’s top food export

19th February 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Land-based salmon farmer, Gigante salmon has halved its production as a result of smolt deaths.

19th February 2024

Gigante halves production after smolt deaths

19th February 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

SalMar has enjoyed a record 2023 with an operational EBIT of €710,000 (€2.81 per kg) and a consolidated harvest volume up 31% to 254,100 tonnes.

16th February 2024

Solid fourth quarter ends a record year for SalMar

16th February 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Norwegian fishing company Liegruppen is no stranger to innovation, and its new pelagic trawler Liafjord is outfitted with the first system of retractable foils to be delivered to a fishing vessel.

16th February 2024

Pelagic trawler grows wings

16th February 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Mowi ended 2023 with record revenues of €5.5 billion, operational profit of €1.028 million and harvest volumes of 475,000 tonnes.

15th February 2024

Record 2023 for Mowi

15th February 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU member states’ representatives have given the greenlight to an agreement reached between the Council’s and the Parliament’s negotiators on updated fisheries measures in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) area.

15th February 2024

Changes made to Northeast Atlantic fisheries rules

15th February 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Overall cumulative fishmeal production for the countries analysed in reports compiled by IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation, is estimated at around 1.738 million tonnes in 2023, around 23% less than in 2022. 

14th February 2024

Fishmeal, fish oil production falls

14th February 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Krill meal is not beneficial when poultry meal is present in the Atlantic salmon diet, a new study has found. The feeding trial, which was designed to evaluate various aquafeed palatants, formed the…

14th February 2024

Study: Krill meal not beneficial in animal-based salmon diets

14th February 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The fishing industry is urging EU member states to call out Norway for its ‘disloyal attitude’ towards EU fishing rights.

14th February 2024

EU fishers slam Norway’s ‘disloyalty’

14th February 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A trade association working in the tuna and shrimp sectors has expanded its activities across the Asia Pacific region.

14th February 2024

Seafood Task Force welcomes new members

14th February 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A US collaboration aims to revolutionise aquaculture technology by using solar energy for oyster production enhancing both environmental sustainability and efficiency.

13th February 2024

Bringing new oyster farming equipment to the market

13th February 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Consumer demand for seafood in the United States has risen over the last three decades, according to new analysis from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with per capita consumption of…

13th February 2024

US seafood trade deficit exceeds $20.3 billion

13th February 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US seafood trade association National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has joined the National WIC Association (NWA) as a non-profit organisation/small business partner. The pairing is part of NFI’s efforts to advocate for and…

13th February 2024

National Fisheries Institute joins WIC association

13th February 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US privately-owned wholesale distributor and processor Santa Monica Seafood is close to completing its US$ 8 million construction project for a 34,000-square foot seafood processing and distribution facility near Denver, Colorado.  

13th February 2024

Santa Monica Seafood expands into Colorado

13th February 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Conservation groups have expressed their ‘disappointment’ at the Marine Stewardship Council’s decision to delay the roll-out by two years of its latest fisheries standard.

12th February 2024

Conservation groups hit back at MSC delays

12th February 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Marine Stewardship Council has delayed the full roll-out of its latest fisheries standard by two years.

12th February 2024

MSC delays new standards roll-out

12th February 2024

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

In aquaculture, water quality is paramount. No matter the aquatic species being produced and the farming system that it’s occupying, from hatchery through to final grow-out, water quality is among the most…

12th February 2024

Aquaculture quickly warming to the benefits of nanobubbles

12th February 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A move to combat human rights and labour abuses in a jumbo flying squid fishery in international waters has been hailed as ‘historic’.

9th February 2024

‘Historic’ labour abuses decision for squid fishery

9th February 2024

OPINION

OPINION

International Seafood Sustainability Foundation President Susan Jackson urges industry to unlock the transformative impacts of electronic monitoring.

9th February 2024

Op-Ed: Make 2024 the year that EM becomes ‘business as usual’ in global tuna fisheries

9th February 2024

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has warned skippers of the potential dangers of derrick head quick-release mechanisms after the death of a deckhand on board a scallop dredger in October 2023.

8th February 2024

MAIB issues derrick advice after fatal injury

8th February 2024