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PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Iceland Seafood International (ISI) has agreed to sell 100% of the share capital of Iceland Seafood UK (IS UK) to Danish value-added producer Espersen A/S.

31st August 2023

Espersen to buy Iceland Seafood UK

31st August 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has signed a Regulatory Partnership Arrangement (RPA) with Ecuador’s seafood regulatory authority to enhance the safety of shrimp imported to the United States.

30th August 2023

US, Ecuador pen shrimp safety partnership

30th August 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

For the third consecutive year, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is joining the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to sponsor a range of awards recognising the best in the UK’s aquaculture sector.

30th August 2023

ASC joins MSC in awarding sustainability

30th August 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new alliance has launched in British Columbia, Canada to bolster the global effort to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

30th August 2023

New alliance against IUU fishing launches

30th August 2023

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

While forecasting that global fisheries and aquaculture production will grow 12% over the 10-year period through to 2032 to reach 202 million tonnes, with the total volume produced for human consumption expected…

30th August 2023

Future fish production – a risky business?

30th August 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

North American processor and marketer of value-added frozen seafood High Liner Foods Incorporated has confirmed that its board of directors has accepted the resignation of Rod Hepponstall, President and Chief Executive Officer of the…

30th August 2023

High Liner president, CEO resigns

30th August 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based yellowtail kingfish producer The Kingfish Company NV has received a welcome boost with the rejection of an appeal against its Maine project and the upholding of its state permits. This is the second appeal to…

30th August 2023

Kingfish Maine permits upheld

30th August 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission is seeking to pull Baltic Sea fisheries out of their ’dire situation’ with the announcement of its first TACS and quotas for 2024.

29th August 2023

Commission looks to pull Baltic fisheries out of ‘dire’ straits

29th August 2023

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

SafetyNet Technologies has struck an agreement to supply the CatchCam fishing gear-mounted camera to the Australian market, signing up Queensland-based Hampidjan Australia as its distributor.

29th August 2023

Hampidjan Australia latest CatchCam distributor

29th August 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Tuugaalik, the latest newbuild in the series of factory trawlers built by Astilleros de Murueta, continues a process of fleet renewal that began with Sisimiut, and is set to continue with a…

29th August 2023

Latest delivery as Royal Greenland renews fleet

29th August 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Iceland’s fishing fleet increased by 16% or 13,864 tonnes year-on-year in July 2023 to a total 101,705 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for…

29th August 2023

Icelandic fleet boosted by July pelagic catch

29th August 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fish prices trended upward in 2022 but profits declined in another challenging year for the UK fishing fleet, according to new financial estimates released by UK public body Seafish.

29th August 2023

Seafish: Challenges continued for UK fishing fleet in 2022

29th August 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Fish feed company Aller Aqua was among three Danish subsidiaries to be honoured with royal export awards from HRH Crown Prince Frederik for their effort in spreading Danish products, solutions and business…

29th August 2023

Royal recognition for Aller Aqua

29th August 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A limited supply of salmon and strong demand has pushed up prices leading to a strong quarterly performance for SalMar.

25th August 2023

High demand for salmon gives SalMar a boost

25th August 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Lerøy has recorded a 17% year-on-year increase in revenue for Q2 2023 with operating EBIT also up slightly by almost 2.5%.

24th August 2023

Revenue at Lerøy up nearly a fifth

24th August 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Boston-based aquaculture tech company Innovasea has extended its AI-driven biomass estimation tool BiomassPro for use with Atlantic salmon.

23rd August 2023

Innovasea adds Atlantic salmon algorithm to biomass solution

23rd August 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Bluefront Equity-owned software companies Naviaq and Seacloud have confirmed they have merged in order to provide aquaculture industry customers with a broader and more cost-efficient data-driven service offering. 

23rd August 2023

Naviaq and Seacloud in digital seafood merger

23rd August 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based aquaculture company Andfjord Salmon is rapidly advancing with the expansion of its facility at Kvalnes, Andøya, Norway, with the company reporting that the summer months saw successful preparatory efforts and the…

23rd August 2023

Andfjord Salmon expansion in full swing

23rd August 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Mowi has recorded its highest ever revenue of €1,365 million in the second quarter of 2023, an increase of nearly 11% over the same period last year.

23rd August 2023

Mowi records highest ever revenue

23rd August 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Norwegian-based maritime system supplier Brunvoll has secured a contract with Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted AS (FMV) for the delivery of a propulsion and manoeuvring package for a new stun and bleed vessel, being built…

22nd August 2023

Brunvoll scoops aqua newbuild propulsion contract

22nd August 2023