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FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Skretting Norway has become the first feed mill in the country to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has confirmed.

20th April 2023

Skretting first with Norwegian certification

20th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bergen, Norway-headquartered salmon farming group Grieg Seafood ASA harvested approximately 15,350 tonnes of fish in the first-quarter of this year, which was 1,550 tonnes less than in the corresponding period of 2022,…

19th April 2023

Lower Q1 salmon harvest for Grieg Seafood

19th April 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Belgian food processing equipment manufacturer Cretel has confirmed F360M, its new tabletop fish skinners, will become available in the third-quarter of 2023.

19th April 2023

Cretel to roll out new-gen tabletop skinners

19th April 2023

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Technical fibre manufacturer Garware has hired three executives to help strengthen its international teams in Norway, Chile and southern Europe.

19th April 2023

Garware appoints new executives

19th April 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The value of the Irish seafood sector increased to €1.3 billion last year despite the triple whammy of rising energy costs, reduced quotas and difficult post-Brexit trading with the UK.

19th April 2023

Seafood sector gets more valuable for Ireland

19th April 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The public consultation process on Scottish government plans to designate at least 10% of the country’s seas as Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) has now closed, Net Zero and Just Transition Secretary…

19th April 2023

Government ‘listening’ as HPMA consultation closes

19th April 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood linked to human rights abuses, illegal fishing and the destruction of marine ecosystems could be ending up in the Korean market, according to a new investigation from the Environmental Justice Foundation…

19th April 2023

Report: Korea exposed to high-risk seafood

19th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Proximar has signed Japan’s ‘first’ blue-sustainability loan which will fund the development of its land-based recirculating aquaculture system for Atlantic salmon.

18th April 2023

Blue sustainability loan for Japanese farmed salmon

18th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Atlantic salmon producer Mowi ASA harvested 102,500 tonnes of gutted weight equivalent (GWE) fish in the first-quarter of this year, some 5,500 tonnes more than in the corresponding period of 2022, and…

18th April 2023

Higher first-quarter harvest for Mowi, earnings rise

18th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Reykjavik, Iceland-based fisheries company Brim hf has completed the acquisition of a 50%-share in Polar Seafood Denmark A/S.

18th April 2023

Brim completes Polar Seafood purchase

18th April 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Riga, Latvia-headquartered canned fish producer Karavela has launched a new brand identity for its Larsen range of products, sold in the German market. 

18th April 2023

Karavela rebrands Larsen canned fish range

18th April 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafish has launched its annual survey of the seafood processing industry.

17th April 2023

Seafish launches 2023 processing survey

17th April 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Canadian seafood group Cooke Inc has completed the acquisition of Slade Gorton, one of the United States’ largest distributors, importers and manufacturers of fresh and frozen seafood.

17th April 2023

Cooke completes Slade Gorton purchase

17th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture body Salmon Scotland has asked Scottish government not to put politics before employment when considering a proposed ban on all marine activity in Scottish waters.

17th April 2023

Scottish government urged to prioritise seafood jobs

17th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet increased by 75% or almost 110,000 tonnes in March 2023, with a total 254,976 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for…

17th April 2023

Bumper capelin catch for Iceland

17th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian aquaculture technology supplier Fjord Maritime has won a contract to convert an oil platform supply vessel (PSV) to a containerised battery powered live fish carrier (LFC).

17th April 2023

Fjord Maritime lands live carrier contract

17th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Winners of the 2023 Icelandic Fisheries Bursary Awards have been announced at a ceremony held at the Brúin in the Iceland Ocean Cluster, Reykjavik.

14th April 2023

Icelandic Fisheries Bursary Award winners named

14th April 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Boston, Massachusetts-headquartered aquaculture tech company Innovasea has introduced FlowFeeder, a waterborne feeding solution that gently delivers feed to fish below the surface, thereby minimising the pellet damage and loss that can be…

14th April 2023

Innovasea launches greener feeding solution

14th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Plans to mobilise US$100 million to safeguard the ocean and sustainable seafood supplies over the next decade have been laid out by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

13th April 2023

MSC ups sustainability drive by $100m

13th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Four proposals to improve the conservation of tuna and the management of fisheries for the next Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) session, taking place from 8 to 12 May 2023, have been…

13th April 2023

EU issues Indian Ocean tuna proposals

13th April 2023