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ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The latest Salmon Welfare Scorecard, published by Compassion in World Farming, has found that 62% of the farmed salmon producers that it assessed have improved their reporting and policies on welfare compared…

4th December 2024

Salmon Welfare Scorecard – Small improvement in industry transparency

4th December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 88% comes from stocks at “healthy” levels of abundance, according to the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation’s (ISSF) latest Status of the Stocks report. This, the global coalition says, is…

4th December 2024

ISSF: Global tuna stocks’ health improves

4th December 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Global Squid Supply Chain Roundtable (Squid SR) has published details of its participants’ squid sourcing in the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP), becoming the first precompetitive collaboration to participate in the project.

4th December 2024

Global Squid Supply Chain Roundtable joins ODP

4th December 2024

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

In the first-half of 2024, the combined profit of fishing, fish processing and aquaculture companies in Russia decreased by 14.2% to RUB 60.2 billion (approximate US$550 million), according to a new study…

4th December 2024

Russia’s seafood industry tightens its belt

4th December 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture tech company Innovasea has renewed the global framework agreement that it has in place with Mowi, making it the preferred vendor for environmental monitoring equipment and software for all of the…

4th December 2024

Innovasea, Mowi extend partnership

4th December 2024

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Transitioning to an EU fisheries sector that decarbonises and shifts practices toward lower energy-intensity and lower impacts on depleted fish populations and the ocean is crucial for achieving climate objectives, ensuring the…

3rd December 2024

New EU Commissioners urged to end fisheries’ fossil fuel subsidies

3rd December 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick have announced CAD 38 million in funding for the Canadian fisheries and seafood sector, focusing on innovation, infrastructure and sustainability.

3rd December 2024

Canada invests $38 million in seafood sector

3rd December 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Canadian government’s proposed ban on current marine net-pen salmon farming in British Columbia (BC) will have severe consequences for the country’s economy, indigenous communities and food security, according to a new…

3rd December 2024

Canada’s BC salmon farm ban could cost $9 billion

3rd December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A total of 101.2 million salmon were harvested in Alaska this year, a 56% decrease from the 2023 total harvest of 232.2 million salmon, according to the preliminary harvest figures published by…

3rd December 2024

Alaska reports very low salmon harvest

3rd December 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard has announced the launch of fishing vessel Leinebris. The newbuild, which Tersan describes as “advanced and sustainable” is the result of a collaboration with vessel owner Leinebris AS and…

3rd December 2024

Tersan launches ‘advanced and sustainable’ catcher, Leinebris

3rd December 2024