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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Seafood farmer Quoddy Savour Seafood has been taken over by investment firm, Cadman Capital Group.

6th February 2023

Cadman buys Quoddy

6th February 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK retail giant Tesco has announced the closure of all of its remaining fish, meat and deli counters as part of a series of new measures aimed at ensuring the supermarket chain…

6th February 2023

Tesco closes fish counters

6th February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental campaigners, fishing groups and retailers are urging the European Union to take action on harmful drifting fish aggregating devices (FAD) used by the EU tuna fleet in the Indian Ocean.

3rd February 2023

EU pressed for tuna action

3rd February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

There are many potential paths to achieve the EU’s ambition of reducing the fishing sector’s contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% by 2030 and of becoming climate neutral by 2050,…

3rd February 2023

‘Decarbon EU fleet quicker’

3rd February 2023

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard has signed a contract with Leinebris AS to build the Norwegian fishing company’s new longliner factory fishing vessel.

3rd February 2023

Longliner order for Tersan

3rd February 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Recent federal government licensing decisions to shut down salmon farming operations in parts of British Columbia (BC) mean that Canadian salmon is costing more for families, is harder to find in grocery…

2nd February 2023

Canadian pockets hit

2nd February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Conservation group, Oceana, has helped safeguard an abundant ecosystem off the coast of northern Chile.

2nd February 2023

New MPA for Chile

2nd February 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood company John West has appointed Vikki Babb as its new International Marketing Director.

2nd February 2023

John West promotes Babb

2nd February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A Final Determination has been issued by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water Act to help protect Bristol Bay, regarded as the world’s most productive wild salmon ecosystem.

1st February 2023

President protects salmon

1st February 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Ireland’s seafood development agency, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), has appointed a new chief executive.

1st February 2023

BIM appoints new boss

1st February 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Built to operate under the Danish flag for its Swedish owners, pelagic vessel Astrid is the latest step in a strategy by the Johansson family to take a long-term view of the…

1st February 2023

New-gen pelagic catcher

1st February 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fish farmers have pledged to safeguard Scotland’s wild salmon and sea trout with the launch today of a new fund.

1st February 2023

Saving the ‘king of fish’

1st February 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

The Netherlands-based insect-based protein and lipid supplier Protix has appointed Lynn De Proft as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). 

1st February 2023

Protix names new CFO

1st February 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With talks set to take place in London over new quota sharing arrangements for Northeast Atlantic blue whiting, Skretting, Cargill and BioMar, some of the main global buyers of the species, are calling for…

31st January 2023

Don’t blow whiting op

31st January 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has bolstered its board with a trio of new appointments representing three of Scotland’s salmon producers.

31st January 2023

SAIC board expands

31st January 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The production of juvenile Atlantic bluefin tuna is moving forward with a new cooperation agreement between tuna farming start-up Next Tuna and Skretting.

31st January 2023

Bluefin farming progress

31st January 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), a project focused on the development of algae-based fish substituteshas been working since 2021 to turn the colours, flavours and texture of algae…

31st January 2023

Algae-seafood advance

31st January 2023

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Steady growth has been seen in Brazil’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors in recent times. This is directly reflected in the country’s increasing domestic seafood output and exports, and perhaps most important of…

30th January 2023

Brazil changes tack

30th January 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The government of Canada is providing CAN$40 million over two years to support shellfish farmers impacted by a devastating hurricane.

30th January 2023

Aid for storm-hit producers

30th January 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The United States of America has announced its intention to join the High Ambition Coalition on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction, with the EU-launched coalition currently gathering 51 parties. 

30th January 2023

US joins biodiversity treaty

30th January 2023