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SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Cameroon has been identified by the European Commission as a non-cooperating country in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and has been issued with a so-called “red card”.

9th January 2023

EU red cards Cameroon

9th January 2023

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Supported by fast-growing demand, the seafood category in Germany has experienced steady development, but domestic production continues to stagnate.

9th January 2023

Germany tallies its losses

9th January 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Sigurður and Jóhannes Henningsson, who fish from the island of Grímsey off the north coast of Iceland, have taken delivery of a new Cleopatra netter built by Trefjar.

9th January 2023

Björn again

9th January 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The first fish auction of 2023 at the Toyosu Fish Market, at the Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera in Tokyo, saw Japanese wholesaler Yamayuki and sushi chain operator Onodera Group pay ¥36,040,000 (about…

6th January 2023

Tokyo tuna sells for ¥36m

6th January 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

NOAA Fisheries is proposing to expand the seafood import monitoring programme by 50% to 1,670 species.

6th January 2023

NOAA ups import scrutiny

6th January 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The Scottish pelagic partnership that has  taken delivery of new vessel Artemis started out fishing in 2020 with the former Resolute – the 64-metre pelagic trawler renamed Artemis – while its new…

5th January 2023

Artemis delivered

5th January 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood giant Thai Union has appointed Jon Burton as its Business Unit Director – European Marine Protein.

5th January 2023

New role for TU exec

5th January 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Bakkafrost Group’s salmon farms in the Faroe Islands harvested 19,300 tonnes of head-on gutted (HOG) weight fish in the fourth-quarter of last year, which represented a decrease of 1,400 tonnes on…

4th January 2023

Bakkafrost harvests down

4th January 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A global organisation championing opportunities for women in the seafood industry has shut its doors.

4th January 2023

Women in Seafood disbands

4th January 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based aquaculture business The Kingfish Company has selected Vincent Erenst as its new Chief Executive Officer and is looking to make the appointment effective on 6 February 2023.

4th January 2023

Kingfish chooses new CEO

4th January 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Aquaculture and fishing technology provider Optimar AS has been ranked number one in the selection process for the Fish ID project, a collaboration between the Norwegian Directory of Fisheries and key industry…

4th January 2023

Optimar earns top ranking

4th January 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Aker ASA has confirmed that Aker Capital AS is participating in an equity financing round in the post-smolt salmon producer Gaia Salmon Holding AS.

4th January 2023

Aker invests in post-smolt

4th January 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Western Norway-headquartered Atlantic halibut farming company Nordic Halibut AS (NOHAL) has reached a milestone in the company’s ambition to offer a “sustainable superfood” by securing certification according to the Global G.A.P. Aquaculture…

4th January 2023

Nordic Halibut certified

4th January 2023

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

European seafood spend continues to increase but consumption has been heading the other way.

3rd January 2023

Off the plate

3rd January 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A Dutch company owned by Baldvin Thorsteinsson has reached an agreement on buying the assets of Alda Seafood Holding and will therefore acquire the foreign operations of Samherji Holding. 

3rd January 2023

Samherji foreign ops sale

3rd January 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bergen, Norway-headquartered salmon farming company Grieg Seafood ASA has confirmed its share buy-back programme is now complete. 

3rd January 2023

Grieg buys back shares

3rd January 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture non-profit ThinkAqua and the Shrimp Welfare Project (SWP) have signed an MOU which will see the two collaborate to support improvements in shrimp farming that will increase welfare along the supply…

2nd January 2023

New shrimp welfare MOU

2nd January 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bergen, Norway-headquartered Mowi has completed the acquisition of 51.28% of the shares in Arctic Fish, one of the leading salmon farmers in Iceland.

2nd January 2023

Arctic Fish deal done

2nd January 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A new National Seafood Council for the United States has moved a step closer with Congress passing a $1.65 trillion bill funding the federal government for Fiscal Year 2023.

2nd January 2023

US seafood progress

2nd January 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Three themes will shape Scottish aquaculture in 2023, according to Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) CEO Heather Jones.

23rd December 2022

Hopes for Scottish aqua

23rd December 2022