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SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

NOAA Fisheries has confirmed the fates of eleven killer whales found dead or seriously injured in Alaska in 2023.

8th December 2023

NOAA confirms fate of 11 killer whales

8th December 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Fish processing systems supplier Optimar has recruited Lene Christin Bratseth to the position of Vice President for Sustainability and Business Development.

8th December 2023

Optimar appoints new sustainability, business development exec

8th December 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Seafood processing equipment supplier Carsoe has secured a contract to equip a new vessel being built for New Zealand fishing company Talley’s Group with an onboard multispecies factory.

8th December 2023

Talley’s trawler to get Carsoe multispecies factory

8th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With shrimp stocks in the estuary and Gulf of St Lawrence in eastern Canada are on the brink of complete collapse, the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government is calling for a moratorium to protect what few shrimp…

7th December 2023

New call for halting Gulf of St Lawrence shrimp fishery

7th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The US government has pledged up to US$106 million to help conserve Pacific salmon and steelhead.

7th December 2023

US pledges salmon recovery funds

7th December 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based aquaculture company Stolt Sea Farm (SSF) has begun the expansion of its sole hatchery in Galicia, Spain. The facility in Cervo, already the world’s largest flatfish hatchery, will enable the company…

7th December 2023

Stolt Sea Farm starts flatfish hatchery expansion

7th December 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A diet supplement used by humans for its anti-ageing benefits could help salmon improve their immune systems.

6th December 2023

Human anti-ageing pill could improve salmon health

6th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A global pressure group is pushing for greater transparency in fisheries governance, citing concerns over the use of fish aggregating devices by a Pacific tuna fishery.

6th December 2023

Illegal FADs use prompts push for openness

6th December 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US seafood body National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is to become the home of the Global Shrimp Council as the group begins work to create a precompetitive partnership designed to promote US shrimp…

6th December 2023

NFI teams up with Global Shrimp Council

6th December 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norway sold NOK 16.7 billion worth of fisheries and aquaculture products to a total 118 overseas countries last month, some 17% or NOK 2.4 billion more than in November 2022. For the…

6th December 2023

Weak currency helping Norwegian seafood exporters to another record

6th December 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Ålesund-based Multi Kulde Vest has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Norwegian refrigeration technology company Perfect Temperature Group (PTG), part of the Nordic Climate Group.

6th December 2023

Multi Kulde Vest fully-joins PTG, Nordic Climate

6th December 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Wellboat company North Salmon Service has chosen HAV Design as a cooperation partner in developing its new ammonia-fuelled wellboat.

5th December 2023

Alternative fuelled wellboat newbuild project

5th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A major court case has ended with the Netherlands acknowledging it is likely fraud is likely happening across its entire fisheries sector. The admission came in a ruling from the Hague Administrative Court…

5th December 2023

Netherlands admits widespread fisheries fraud ‘likely’

5th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Chairman of the board of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) Ciarán Doherty has confirmed that Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) Director of Economic and Strategic Services Dominic Rihan has been appointed as its…

5th December 2023

Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation names new CEO

5th December 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Cecilie Myrseth, Norway’s new Minister for Fisheries and Ocean Policy, has met with UK culinary institution Westminster Kingsway College to learn how its students work with and learn about sustainable seafood from…

5th December 2023

New Norwegian minister learns from UK student chefs

5th December 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

With COP28 underway in Dubai, international research and innovation organisation WorldFish is strongly advocating for the inclusion of small-scale fishers in the Loss and Damage Fund, initiated at COP27 and due for…

4th December 2023

Calls for small-scale fisheries inclusion in COP28 fund

4th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Leading with a call for improved compliance processes, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has issued its position statement for consideration by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) ahead of…

4th December 2023

ISSF urges WPCFC tuna fishery improvements

4th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Bottom trawling in EU waters can be sustainable, a European Parliament conference has heard, with the European Bottom Fisheries Alliance (EBFA) urging the European Commission to incorporate all relevant scientific findings into…

4th December 2023

EU decision-makers told bottom trawling is sustainable

4th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Scottish mackerel fleet has enjoyed a productive end-of-year fishery, with good sized shoals of fish encountered. 

4th December 2023

Scottish mackerel enjoys bumper year-end

4th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A total 1,116,281 tonnes of fisheries products were caught by Iceland’s fishing fleet in the first three quarters of this year, representing a decrease of 4% on the corresponding period of 2022,…

4th December 2023

Iceland catching less fish this year but its value increases

4th December 2023