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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK government has allocated the Scottish fishing industry £20.8 million from its £100 million Seafood Fund.

17th July 2023

Scottish seafood given £21m government boost

17th July 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Faroe Islands-headquartered salmon farmer Bakkafrost Group has advised that preliminary results of the unaudited consolidated accounts for the second-quarter 2023 indicate a lower-than-expected operational earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT).

17th July 2023

Bakkafrost issues Q2 profit warning

17th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The volume of fish and shellfish landed by the Icelandic fishing fleet decreased by 1% or 428 tonnes in June 2023 to a total 34,837 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for the…

17th July 2023

Smaller whitefish catch impacts Iceland’s June landings

17th July 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bergen, Norway-headquartered Mowi ASA posted operational earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of approximately €300 million for the second-quarter of this year, some €20 million less than in the corresponding period of…

17th July 2023

Mowi Q2 harvest increases but earnings fall

17th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Schmidt Marine Technology Partners has pledged US$3.5 million in funding to help improve the sustainability of fisheries worldwide.

14th July 2023

Sustainable fisheries funding boost

14th July 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new project is exploring how the aquaculture sector can better use recycled plastics.

13th July 2023

Increasing recycling in aquaculture explored

13th July 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

“The potential for land-based aquaculture is huge,” says Kjetil Haga, founding partner of impact seafood investor Bluefront Equity, “and a lot of that is down to events taking place in the salmon…

13th July 2023

Bluefront Equity takes a niche approach

13th July 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

There’s been a lot of talk about recirculation aquaculture systems – or RAS – in recent years, with a torrent of new projects coming onstream for a growing number of species and…

13th July 2023

Expanding the horizon for RAS

13th July 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

In recognition that recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) are becoming increasingly popular in Europe as they allow to shrimp producers produce high-quality, fresh products within close proximity of key markets, Danish aquaculture feed company Aller Aqua…

13th July 2023

A step up for recirc shrimp

13th July 2023

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

In October 2022, the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) announced it had developed a modular and versatile Partial air-driven Recirculation Aquaculture System (PaRAS) to improve energy efficiency and production capacity for fish…

13th July 2023

Inside Finland’s new PaRAS concept

13th July 2023

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

As projections continue for the expansion of global seafood demand and concerns rise over the effects of offshore farming, recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) and the potential of seafood production on land are…

13th July 2023

BioFishency ELX: New approaches for RAS farms

13th July 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

While working in Norway between 1998 and 2014, Dr Woo-Jai Lee, CEO and founder of genomics and precision-breeding aquaculture firm BluGen, gained a deeper insight into the South Korean fish farming industry.…

13th July 2023

Multi-storey RAS for high-value production

13th July 2023

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

At the time of writing, Atlantic salmon farmer Andfjord Salmon AS had just confirmed that it is to progress with plans that will increase the total production volume at it Kvalnes site…

13th July 2023

Andfjord Salmon looks to capitalise on its natural advantage

13th July 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Japanese telecommunications company, NTT, has launched a new venture to promote more efficient and sustainable food production.

12th July 2023

Sustainable Japanese aquaculture venture

12th July 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

New Zealand has negotiated a free trade agreement with the EU worth an immediate NZ$20 million in tariff reductions to its seafood industry.

12th July 2023

Seafood boost as NZ, EU agree free trade deal

12th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Over the next ten weeks, Seafish researchers will be travelling to ports around the UK and and surveying financial performance of fishing businesses and crew makeup.

11th July 2023

UK fishers readied for Seafish financial survey

11th July 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

International research organisation WorldFish has embarked on an initiative with Norway aimed at refining, testing and scaling innovative renewable energy solutions for the aquaculture sector in Egypt. 

11th July 2023

WorldFish, Norway target Egyptian aqua growth

11th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Government of the Faroe Islands has imposed further restrictive measures against Russia by considerably limiting port access for Russian fishing vessels.

10th July 2023

Extended closures for Russian fishing vessels

10th July 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian-headquartered salmon farmer SalMar ASA harvested 44,300 tonnes of head-on gutted (HOG) salmon in the second-quarter of this year, up 11,900 tonnes on the corresponding period of 2022, with increased volumes coming…

10th July 2023

Increased Q2 salmon harvest for SalMar

10th July 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fish lovers in the UK may have to swap their cod and haddock for more Mediterranean fare like seabream and seabass as warming oceans force species northwards.

10th July 2023

Winners and losers of warming UK seas

10th July 2023