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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU negotiators have reached agreements with Northeast Atlantic coastal states, as well as with the UK and Norway on the shared management of key stocks in 2023, the European Commission has confirmed.

15th December 2022

NEA 2023 catch deal

15th December 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Insect-based ingredients company Ÿnsect has signed two major agreements to set up production sites in the United States with milling company Ardent Mills and in Mexico with food and general services provider Corporativo Kosmos. 

14th December 2022

Robert Downey Jr-backed Ÿnsect expands

14th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Ireland’s fishing industry has welcomed a commitment from Minister for the Marine Charlie McConalogue to protect access to the country’s rich blue whiting fishing grounds, with him stating this week that he…

14th December 2022

Irish blue whiting boost

14th December 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon farmers in Canada have signed up to new national commitments aimed at providing safe, reliable, healthy and low carbon footprint protein for Canadians and other markets.

14th December 2022

Canadian salmon promise

14th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Next year’s fishing opportunities for the fish stocks exclusively managed by the EU in the Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, including deepsea stocks for 2023 and 2024, have been agreed by the…

14th December 2022

2023 EU catches adopted

14th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU fisheries ministers have agreed fishing opportunities for 2023 for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, which include new catch limits for Mediterranean species with a high commercial value.

14th December 2022

Med fishing agreement

14th December 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Bangkok-headquartered seafood company Thai Union Group PCL has been ranked number one in the world in the food industry on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI).

13th December 2022

Top ranking for Thai Union

13th December 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian aquaculture continues to top the charts of the Coller FAIRR Index, which ranks the world’s most sustainable animal protein producers.

13th December 2022

Norway tops sustainable protein production

13th December 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Five research projects have been awarded over £3.5 million to gather vital evidence to inform how UK fisheries are managed and to protect marine habitats.

13th December 2022

UK sustainability boost

13th December 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new fund has been launched to help save Scotland’s iconic wild salmon through habitat protection, protection from predators, and restocking programmes.

13th December 2022

Scots wild salmon support

13th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Bergen, Norway-headquartered pelagic fish company Pelagia AS has signed agreements with Vigner Olaisen AS and Fjellmyhr AS to purchase the remaining shares in Aquarius AS.

13th December 2022

Pelagia buys Aquarius

13th December 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Trilateral fisheries negotiations between the United Kingdom, Norway and EU have concluded with the UK fleet securing catch limits worth £202 million next year. This value represents a £33 million increase from 2022.

12th December 2022

UK nets more quotas

12th December 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

An innovative floating structure which takes advantage of the ocean’s natural conditions could unlock an additional £4.2 billion in turnover for Scotland’s aquaculture sector.

12th December 2022

Offshore farming promise

12th December 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Norwegian aquaculture supplier companies Redox AS and Proff Kulde AS have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement to provide hygienic and energy efficient storage solutions for stun and bleed vessels. 

12th December 2022

Stun, bleed collaboration

12th December 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Planet Tracker has launched a new interactive database aimed at promoting greater transparency across the US’s seafood supply chain.

9th December 2022

Seafood database launches

9th December 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood giant Thai Union Group PCL has confirmed its Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Fund has joined other strategic and financial partners in investing in UK-based Jellagen’s £8.7 million Series A fundraising round.

9th December 2022

Jellyfish collagen funding

9th December 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Following the decision taken by the US state of Washington to end commercial finfish net pen aquaculture, a large group of industry leaders have written to the Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary…

9th December 2022

Washington aqua review

9th December 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Researchers from 16 countries have come together to develop new ways of safeguarding animal health within the European aquaculture industry.

8th December 2022

Fish health project launches

8th December 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Northern Irish tuna project NI-CHART has tagged its first Atlantic bluefin tuna. Estimated at almost 2 metres long, the fish was caught and tagged between Ballycastle and Rathlin Island.

8th December 2022

First NI bluefin tagged

8th December 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Singapore-based impact investor Silverstrand Capital has made an additional €15 million investment in Netherlands-based aquaculture investment fund Aqua-Spark, bringing its total investment to €25 million.

8th December 2022

Silverstrand investment

8th December 2022