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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

In December 2024, Cargill (EWOS) Canada and Mowi Feed in Scotland and Norway became the latest companies to achieve ASC Feed Certification, underscoring their commitment to environmental sustainability and social responsibility.

13th January 2025

ASC feed scheme welcomes Cargill and Mowi

13th January 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The profitability of Iceland’s fishing and fish processing sectors declined in 2023, according to new analysis compiled by Statistics Iceland.

13th January 2025

Iceland’s fishing, fish processing profitability declines

13th January 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new centre of excellence for seaweed cultivation has opened at the ICAR-CMFRI Mandapam Regional Centre in India.

10th January 2025

Seaweed centre boosts India’s fisheries

10th January 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK seafood restaurants and takeaways have an exciting opportunity to attract and engage customers by highlighting the numerous health benefits of their dishes. That’s the message from three multi-award-winning businesses, recognised for…

10th January 2025

Brits urged to get onboard with seafood

10th January 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Glyvrar-based aquaculture company Bakkafrost has signed a new agreement with the Faroese Football Association (FSF) ensuring that the company will continue as the main sponsor of the Faroese men’s national football team…

10th January 2025

Landsliðið – four more years with Bakkafrost

10th January 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The taxation of the Faroes’ salmon industry has been restructured, effective from 1 January 2025, following a broad political agreement stretching to 2032, producer Bakkafrost has confirmed.

9th January 2025

Faroe Islands onboards new salmon farming tax

9th January 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Overfishing, illegal fishing and the increased marketing of shark meat pose significant threats to the more than 80 species of sharks and rays that inhabit the Mediterranean Sea, according to a new…

9th January 2025

Mediterranean sharks continue decline despite conservation progress

9th January 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Aquaculture volumes can be expected to grow this year, including increases in fish and shrimp harvests, projects Rabobank’s latest RaboResearch report.

9th January 2025

Aquaculture production forecast to grow in 2025

9th January 2025

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The largest new vessel to join the Falklands fleet fishing for squid in the South Atlantic has been delivered by the Nodosa Shipyard in Galicia to the Petrel Fishing Company, a joint-venture…

9th January 2025

Nodosa delivers new Falklands factory trawler

9th January 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental NGOs are filing a legal challenge against the Dutch government over the ongoing practice of bottom trawling in the Dogger Bank, a vital marine protected area (MPA) in the North Sea.

9th January 2025

Netherlands sued over Dogger Bank trawling

9th January 2025