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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

AKVA Group has delivered high activity and improved profitability in the fourth quarter of 2025, reporting revenue of NOK 1,113 million (€98.54 million), up NOK 321 million (€28.42 million) or 41% from…

13th February 2026

AKVA posts strong Q4 2025 results

13th February 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will headline AquaVision 2026, as the global aquaculture sector gathers in Norway against a backdrop of heightened geopolitical uncertainty and rapid technological change.

13th February 2026

Former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to headline AquaVision 2026

13th February 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fisheries participating in the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) Improvement Program will now be formally recognised under the Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s (ASC) Feed Standard, creating new incentives for fisheries supplying ingredients to aquaculture.

12th February 2026

MSC fisheries gain ASC recognition

12th February 2026

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Businesses whose livelihoods depend on fishermen returning safely to port have rallied behind a new fishing safety campaign, calling for personal safety at sea to be treated as a shared responsibility across…

12th February 2026

Industry backs UK fishing safety campaign

12th February 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has been officially classified as an Other Interest Group (OIG) and nominated to the Executive Committee of the Market Advisory Council (MAC), marking a important step in ASC’s…

12th February 2026

ASC appointed to EU Market Advisory Council’s Executive Committee

12th February 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Sustainable seafood matters to the vast majority of consumers in Singapore and Malaysia, but many struggle to identify it on the shelf, according to new research released by the Marine Stewardship Council…

12th February 2026

MSC: Sustainable seafood matters to eight in ten Singapore, Malaysia consumers

12th February 2026

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Satlink and Somalia-based NGO MARCOD Center have teamed up to bring Project ReCon to Somalia, marking a significant step forward in tackling marine debris while strengthening coastal community resilience.

11th February 2026

Project ReCon launches in Somalia

11th February 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Mowi has ended 2025 by setting new records for both the fourth quarter and the full year, achieving the highest revenues and harvest volumes in its history.

11th February 2026

Mowi sets new records in 2025

11th February 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Compassion in World Farming has published its first-ever Sea Bass and Sea Bream Welfare Scorecard, putting a spotlight on welfare policies and transparency across a sector where public commitments have historically been…

11th February 2026

Compassion launches first welfare scorecard for farmed seabass and seabream

11th February 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Trade with Canada and Mexico continues to be a major economic driver for rural America, with a new analysis highlighting the outsized role the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) plays in supporting jobs,…

11th February 2026

USMCA delivers $149bn boost to US ag and seafood economy as renewal debate begins

11th February 2026

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Recognising that almost one-third of the global fish catch is lost or wasted during post-harvest processing, India’s seafood industry will shift from a volume to a value focus by strengthening sustainability-driven reforms…

11th February 2026

India looking to address post-harvest fish waste

11th February 2026

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The US seafood industry has joined a broad new push to safeguard the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), with the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) helping to launch the Agricultural Coalition for USMCA.

10th February 2026

US seafood sector backs new coalition to defend USMCA as trade stakes rise

10th February 2026

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The Market Advisory Council (MAC) has confirmed its leadership and governance structure for the 2026–2029 mandate, reappointing key figures across its chairmanship, vice-chairs, working groups and executive committee.

10th February 2026

Market Advisory Council confirms leadership team for 2026–2029 term

10th February 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

SalMar ASA reported record-high fish farming volumes in 2025, with operational improvements and lower costs driving strong financial performance.

10th February 2026

SalMar reports record salmon harvest

10th February 2026

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Hatch Blue, a global investment firm specialising in aquaculture, has confirmed a strategic minority General Partner investment from Builders Vision – the investment and philanthropy platform founded by Lukas Walton.

10th February 2026

Builders Vision ups its strategic stake in Hatch Blue

10th February 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Data Sharing Agreement has been signed between Scottish Government Ministers acting through the Marine Directorate, the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) and UHI Shetland to coordinate the…

10th February 2026

MoU agreed for Scottish pelagic data collection

10th February 2026

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Ninety-seven percent of the world’s total commercial tuna catch now comes from stocks at “healthy” abundance levels, according to the latest “Status of the Stocks” report from the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation…

10th February 2026

ISSF: 97% of global tuna catch comes from healthy stocks

10th February 2026

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkish shipbuilder Tersan Shipyard has delivered the advanced fishing vessel Leinebris (NB1116) to Norwegian owner Leinebris AS, marking a significant step forward in multi-gear capability and low-emission vessel design for the fisheries sector.

10th February 2026

Tersan hands over hybrid longliner–seiner Leinebris, setting new benchmarks

10th February 2026

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The launch of Júlíus Geirmundsson ÍS-270’s partially outfitted hull recently took place at the Astilleros Ría de Vigo facilities, the former Barreras shipyard now part of the Armón Group.

10th February 2026

Newbuild Júlíus Geirmundsson floated at Armón yard

10th February 2026

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Following a series of trials carried out in Sicily, a subsequent round of sea trials of the NETTAG+ project have been conducted in the Adriatic around the Croatian island of Vis.

10th February 2026

Tracking gear to minimise ghost fishing

10th February 2026