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FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

American global food corporation Cargill has announced that Brian Sikes has been elected President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 January 2023. 

22nd November 2022

Cargill appoints new chief

22nd November 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Marine growth found on the legs of decommissioned oil and gas platforms could form the basis of new novel aquaculture and livestock feeds, researchers believe.

22nd November 2022

A new aquafeed resource?

22nd November 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The decision to end commercial finfish net pen aquaculture in the US state of Washington has been criticised by New Brunswick, Canada, headquartered seafood company Cooke Aquaculture Pacific.

21st November 2022

DNR ban irks Cooke

21st November 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The US state of Washington’s public aquatic lands will no longer be home to commercial finfish net pen aquaculture after Commissioner Hilary Franz announced an executive order prohibiting such activities in areas…

21st November 2022

State ends fish farming

21st November 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Cooke Inc, parent company of Cooke Aquaculture Inc of New Brunswick, Canada, has completed its acquisition of Australian Atlantic salmon and black tiger shrimp producer Tassal Group Limited.

21st November 2022

Cooke acquires Tassal

21st November 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of high-risk seafood are entering the Spanish market each year, finds a new report.

18th November 2022

Spain on high alert

18th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) decision to suspend the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery’s eco-certification has not gone down well with leaders in the US state.

18th November 2022

Maine reacts to MSC loss

18th November 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Protein company Unibio has announced that an initial trial of its single-cell protein Uniprotein on whiteleg shrimp (Pennaus vannamei) has been conducted and delivered up to 75% improved survival rate compared to a…

18th November 2022

Shrimp feed trial results

18th November 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

European Commission proposes action to harness the potential of algae for healthier diets, lower CO2 emissions, and to address water pollution

17th November 2022

EC develops algae sector

17th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Gulf of Maine lobster fishery’s Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification is being suspended amid concerns of endangered North Atlantic right whales becoming entangled in fishing gear.

17th November 2022

Maine loses eco-label

17th November 2022

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Steakholder Foods Ltd (formerly MeaTech 3D) has filed a provisional US patent application based on the formation of layers of crosslinked tissue, with the international deep-tech food company stating that this “breakthrough…

17th November 2022

3D printed fish patent

17th November 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

In response to the 14 November announcement that the State of Washington’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will not renew the leases for Cooke Aquaculture Pacific’s steelhead farms in Washington waters, three…

17th November 2022

Call for Cooke-DNR review

17th November 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishery officers in Canada have uncovered 25 serious violations of fisheries management measures as part of their work to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the North Pacific.

16th November 2022

IUU detection success

16th November 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Indonesian government and Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have signed an agreement aimed at moving the country towards a sustainable blue economy.

16th November 2022

Sustainability renewal

16th November 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cooke Aquaculture Pacific has voiced its disappointment at receiving notices from the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that it will not renew two steelhead fish farming leases in Rich Passage off…

16th November 2022

Cooke loses farm licences

16th November 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

New Zealand King Salmon (NZKS) has been given the green light to begin farming the first open ocean finfish site in New Zealand.

15th November 2022

NZ ocean farming first

15th November 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

India-headquartered Garware Technical Fibres Ltd has launched a new aquaculture net that protects fish farming sites from predators.

15th November 2022

Better predator prevention

15th November 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

The Netherlands-based insect ingredient manufacturer Protix has released comparative sustainability figures for its products following a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) conducted by the Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik (DIL eV). 

15th November 2022

Protix measures footprint

15th November 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Government of Indonesia, together with the World Economic Forum, has launched Ocean 20 (O20), a public-private initiative aimed at ensuring the long-term sustainability of the ocean economy.

15th November 2022

Indonesia’s pro-ocean plan

15th November 2022

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Norwegian-headquartered farmed salmon group SalMar ASA has sent notice of layoffs to 851 employees at its processing facilities in Frøya and Senja, with the government’s proposed new salmon tax cited as the main…

14th November 2022

SalMar lays off 851

14th November 2022