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ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Using machine learning and satellite imagery to create the first global map of large vessel traffic and offshore infrastructure, a new study led by Global Fishing Watch has found a significant amount of…

8th January 2024

AI and satellite tech reveals titanic at-sea activity growth

8th January 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Carsoe is selling its plate freezer business, Freezertech, to focus on its core business of developing, manufacturing, distributing and servicing onboard seafood processing systems.

5th January 2024

Carsoe sells freezer arm to focus on onboard processing

5th January 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has approved a genetically modified canola oil that can be used in salmon feeds – providing a welcome boost for the industry, which has seen the global…

4th January 2024

New oil approved for Norwegian fish feeds

4th January 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norway exported record values of seafood in 2023 thanks to high prices and a weak krone.

4th January 2024

Record year of exports for Norwegian seafood

4th January 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The founders of Icelandic seafood company, Samherji have set up a new company to drive innovation and create jobs in the Eyjafjördur region.

3rd January 2024

Samherji founders set up innovation company

3rd January 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

While artificial intelligence (AI) will have a significant impact on the food industry, it is important not to treat it like a magic bullet. Instead, food safety protocols should be firmly in…

3rd January 2024

LRQA: AI tech not a ‘magic bullet’ for food safety

3rd January 2024

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

A lost section of a trawl has been returned and put back to use – more than a year after it came fast in the Barents Sea.

3rd January 2024

Lost trawl gear returned from Svalbard

3rd January 2024

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

To meet the global population’s appetite for affordable seafood, aquaculture around the world has expanded widely, reaching a record 122.6 million tonnes in 2020. But to support the sector’s growth and safeguard…

3rd January 2024

Will PAPs be the new aquafeed?

3rd January 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The Khabarovsk Shipbuilding Plant in the Russian Far East has delivered the second of a pair of crabbers for Magadan company Mag-Sea International, with the formal flag-raising ceremony held at the quayside…

3rd January 2024

Second crabber for Mag-Sea delivered

3rd January 2024

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

While its production technology has been tried and tested, Nueva Pescanova’s octopus farming project is at a crossroads, with regulatory approval to get the work started pending. The farm in Spain’s Canary…

2nd January 2024

Octopus farming – to be or not to be?

2nd January 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Intership has taken delivery of its second newbuild from Zamakona with the handover of the hybrid-powered, Salt-designed Inter Scotia.

2nd January 2024

New wellboat for Intership

2nd January 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

It’s hoped a new management plan that includes a partial closure of eel fisheries each year, a complete ban on recreational fishing, and the setting-up of a monitoring network to identify effective…

2nd January 2024

New management plan offers hope for Europe’s at-risk eels

2nd January 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

In 2021, the percentage of overfished stocks in the Mediterranean and Black Sea fell below 60% for the first time, following a decreasing trend that started a decade ago, according to a…

22nd December 2023

FAO/GFCM: Mediterranean, Black Sea overfishing fallen to lowest level in a decade

22nd December 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Trade and marketing body Seafood Scotland has announced the appointment of French national Marie-Anne Omnes as its Head of Trade Marketing (Europe). The role is based in Edinburgh.

22nd December 2023

Seafood Scotland seeks European market growth with new hire

22nd December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Icelandic fishing fleet in November increased by 24% or more than 17,000 tonnes year-on-year to 87,695 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for…

22nd December 2023

Herring boosts Iceland’s November ’23 catch

22nd December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

UK fishers will continue to have access to Norwegian North Sea waters in 2024 and be able to fish for key whitefish stocks following the successful conclusion of annual fisheries negotiations between…

21st December 2023

UK, Norway agree package for continued North Sea access

21st December 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The Karstensen yard in Skagen has delivered the new pelagic trawler to Sille Marie AS, a relatively young venture between Carl Aamodt and the Salthaug family from Sogne.

21st December 2023

Sille Marie joins Norwegian enterprise

21st December 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

To help retailers and other seafood-buying companies ensure the products they are buying are coming from credible fishery improvement projects (FIPs), the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) and FishChoice have launched a new…

21st December 2023

GSA, FishChoice increase FIP traceability

21st December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The collaborative approach now adopted between the pelagic industry and science bodies on data collection represents a major sea-change in fisheries management that sets the standard for others to follow, according to…

21st December 2023

SFPA: Scottish pelagic data collection scheme paving the way for a sustainable future

21st December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Spanish government has sanctioned 25 Spanish-flagged fishing vessels for turning off their tracking devices while fishing off the coast of Argentina. 

21st December 2023

Spain sanctions 25 fishing vessels for disabling tracking

21st December 2023