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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The energy crisis, inflation and the conflict in Ukraine have impacted revenues at Royal Greenland.

22nd September 2023

Volatility hits Royal Greenland revenues

22nd September 2023

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Norway/Uruguay-based Pesquera Azul believes its successful trial of a new catch protection cage in whale-infested waters in the southern Indian Ocean could be a potential game-changer for the longline fishing industry as…

22nd September 2023

Longline company lauds new whale depredation solution

22nd September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

JD Airlines, the air cargo division of JD Logistics, has established its first international all-cargo route connecting Shenzhen, China and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 

22nd September 2023

New China-Vietnam seafood airfreight connection

22nd September 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fisheries governance watchdog Accountability.Fish has criticised the Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, saying its practice of holding key meetings in secrecy makes a mockery of the commission’s sustainability rhetoric.

21st September 2023

‘No sustainability without accountability’

21st September 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Preparations are now well underway to again welcome thousands of visitors – spanning the entire fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing landscape – to the 14th edition of the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition. Being…

21st September 2023

IceFish 2024: Championing blue food – from sea to plate

21st September 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership is launching two new projects to help address sustainability issues in land-based aquaculture.

20th September 2023

SFP sets its sights on land-based aquaculture

20th September 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

ABB has struck a deal with SalMar to operate digital services at the remote-controlled Arctic Offshore Farming site in northern Norway.

20th September 2023

ABB to run digital services at remote Arctic farm

20th September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

With over 10 billion views on TikTok alone, combining Pringles and caviar has inspired the Kellogg’s-owned crisp brand to join forces with The Caviar Co to provide North American consumers with their new limited-edition Crisps and Caviar…

20th September 2023

Pringles and The Caviar Co jump on TikTok trend

20th September 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Norwegian land-based salmon farming company Proximar Seafood AS has through its subsidiary, Proximar Ltd, taken ownership of the entire fish farming facility in Oyama, Japan. 

20th September 2023

Proximar takes full control of Japanese facility

20th September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

High Liner Foods Inc has appointed appointed Paul Jewer to serve as the company’s interim chief executive officer while it undertakes its search fo a new president and CEO.

19th September 2023

High Liner Foods names interim CEO

19th September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

New Brunswick, Canada, headquartered seafood company Cooke Inc has made Johan Brouwer its new Managing Director of Morubel and Executive Frozen Sales Leader for Cooke Europe.

19th September 2023

Cooke appoints new chief for Morubel and European frozen seafood

19th September 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The US Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced the next steps to conserve and recover endangered North Atlantic right whales with US$82 million in funding…

19th September 2023

Biden administration gives $82m for right whale conservation

19th September 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Deepwater fishing company Sealord has entered into an agreement to acquire privately-owned Independent Fisheries, with the deal hailed as the largest financial transaction in New Zealand’s seafood sector since the Sealord deal in 1992…

18th September 2023

Sealord buys Independent Fisheries, becomes NZ’s largest seafood company

18th September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Two specialists in the sustainably-sourced frozen seafood sector are combing to create a single company.

18th September 2023

Mark Foods and Arista Industries join forces

18th September 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Movements of Pacific oysters in Devon, UK have been restricted after a herpes virus outbreak

18th September 2023

Disease outbreak limits oyster movements

18th September 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Iceland’s fishing fleet increased by 10% or 10,464 tonnes year-on-year in August 2023 to a total 114,483 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for…

18th September 2023

Larger whitefish, mackerel landings lift Iceland’s August catch

18th September 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Statt Torsk ASA has entered into a merger agreement with whitefish company Vesterålen Havbruk.

18th September 2023

Cod farmer enters into merger agreement

18th September 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union is ready to exchange fisheries control data using a new common global standard recognised by the United Nations, the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) has confirmed.

18th September 2023

EU approves standard to share fisheries data

18th September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Acme Smoked Fish Foundation is running its Seafood Industry Climate Awards for a second year in a row.

15th September 2023

Seafood climate awards return for second year

15th September 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Azerbaijan Fish Farm has achieved Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, becoming the first sturgeon breeding farm to do so.

14th September 2023

First sturgeon farm achieves BAP certification

14th September 2023