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SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A collaboration memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been agreed by the Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) certification programme and the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA), with the two groups looking to expand their global…

1st March 2023

Seafood certifiers team up

1st March 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Solidus Solutions’ CCO Simon Roda predicts key packaging trends for the seafood industry in 2023.

1st March 2023

Ahead of the pack

1st March 2023

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

New Stødig under construction at the Karstensen yard in Skagen for Norwegian owners Asbjørn Selsbane is getting a full set of shrimp trawl gear from Vónin.

1st March 2023

Stødig opts for Vónin

1st March 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Hege Charlotte Bakken has joined the board of directors at salmon-based ingredients producer Biomega Group as an independent director.

1st March 2023

Biomega appointment

1st March 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A European fund established to compensate Irish fishermen adversely impacted by the permanent loss of quota due to Brexit has yet to be distributed to the pelagic sector some 17 months after…

1st March 2023

Irish demand fund access

1st March 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

An international research study has examined how the combined effect of climate change may affect tuna and swordfish productivity and size in the future.

28th February 2023

Climate change shrinking tuna productivity, sizes

28th February 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

A new deal aimed at fixing post-Brexit problems in Northern Ireland has been reached by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen

27th February 2023

Post-Brexit deal agreed

27th February 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Cape Fish has achieved Best Seafood Practices and Best Aquaculture Practices certifications from the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA), the first-ever seafood processing plant in South Africa to earn the distinction.

27th February 2023

First South African GSA

27th February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New guidance has been published in Australia to help improve cooperation between the offshore petroleum and fishing industries.

27th February 2023

New seismic advice issued

27th February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission is urging member states to ban destructive bottom trawling in marine protected areas by 2030.

24th February 2023

Sink or swim for EU seas

24th February 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Benguela Blue Aqua Farming has secured permits to raise Atlantic salmon in net pens off the coast of Namibia with the help of US aquaculture tech company Innovasea.

24th February 2023

Namibian salmon go-ahead

24th February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission’s new Action Plan for EU fisheries and aquaculture has been praised the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) for acknowledging the social dimension of fisheries and the role they play…

23rd February 2023

ETF: EU plan fails workers

23rd February 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

SalMar has ended 2022 with solid operational performance and record levels of activity at its harvesting and processing plants.

23rd February 2023

Record activity for SalMar

23rd February 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Faroese salmon producer, Bakkafrost, has made earnings before tax and interest of DKK376 million (€50.5 million) in the last quarter of 2022 with a net loss of DKK154 million (€20.69 million).

22nd February 2023

Bakkafrost: Q4 satisfactory

22nd February 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Lerøy Seafood Group has enjoyed a record 2022 with revenues of NOK26.6 billion (€2.4 billion) thanks to high prices and strong demand for seafood.

22nd February 2023

High demand boosts Lerøy

22nd February 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Start-up seaweed producer Foller Alger and salmon producer Cermaq have teamed up to test a new combined sea site for salmon and kelp in Steigen in Nordland, Norway.

22nd February 2023

First salmon-kelp farm

22nd February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission’s new package of measures aimed at improving the sustainability and resilience of EU fisheries and aquaculture has been criticised by the NGO community for its lack of ambition, and…

22nd February 2023

NGOs slam EUs ambition

22nd February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With the delivery of its new EU Action Plan, the European Commission has turned a blind eye to its own fisheries management system by championing a gradual phase out of bottom mobile…

22nd February 2023

EU plan – fishers fearful

22nd February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A package of measures to improve the sustainability and resilience of the EU’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors has been published by the European Commission.

21st February 2023

New EU plan launched

21st February 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Thai Union Group saw strong revenue growth in 2022 driven by its PetCare and ambient seafood businesses.

21st February 2023

Record growth for TU

21st February 2023