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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A ‘Salmon Wagon’ is raising vital funds for local charities on its 4,230 mile road trip around Scotland.

21st October 2022

Salmon Wagon raises funds

21st October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has come under fire from the European Peoples’ Party (EPP) Group in the European Parliament for its plan to close 87 fishing areas to all bottom fishing gears below…

21st October 2022

Trawl fishers ‘endangered’

21st October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) have joined forces to call for action on the sustainable management of pelagic stocks.

20th October 2022

Call for pelagics action

20th October 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Tilapia breeding and distribution company GenoMar Genetics Group has recruited Rodrigo Zanolo to the position of Commercial Director. 

20th October 2022

GenoMar exec appointment

20th October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon farmer Mowi Scotland Ltd has selected Skagen Ship Consulting and Macduff Ship Design as the main contractor and designer for two new 18.5-metre landing craft service vessels for aquaculture support services.

20th October 2022

Mowi orders newbuilds

20th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scout has raised US$4 million in a seed funding round, with the money raised to be used to accelerate the Canadian seafood company’s omni-channel brand strategy and operational expansion.

20th October 2022

Scout raises millions

20th October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

WWF-Ecuador and Ecuador’s National Chamber of Aquaculture (Cámara Nacional de Acuacultura – CNA) have signed a new agreement to halt habitat conversion for shrimp farming.

20th October 2022

Ecuador safeguards habitats

20th October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Six new supply chain businesses ranging from foam moulders to vets have joined Salmon Scotland.

19th October 2022

Salmon Scotland expands

19th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The appetite for sustainable seafood is growing according to new figures released by the Marine Stewardship Council.

19th October 2022

Sustainable seafood growth

19th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Three technology vendors and one seafood industry platform have developed the first software products to be verified as capable of fully implementing the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) standards for interoperable…

19th October 2022

First GDST-capable software

19th October 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

A new fishmeal processing facility has been opened in Warrenton, Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest, that will focus on the upcycling of fish trimmings.

19th October 2022

Oregon fishmeal JV opens

19th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The OPEC Fund for International Development has approved a US$20 million loan and a $240,000 complementary technical assistance grant to the Republic of Liberia to co-finance the Sustainable Management of Fisheries Project…

19th October 2022

Liberia $20m fisheries deal

19th October 2022

NEWS

NEWS

EU ministers due to set next year’s fishing limits for the Baltic Sea have been taken to court accused of enabling overfishing.

18th October 2022

Baltic Sea fishing limit woes

18th October 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Joint US-Canada genetics research organisation Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) and Canadian Arctic char producer Icy Waters Ltd (IWL) have established a new breeding programme for the species. 

18th October 2022

New char breeding project

18th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU fisheries ministers failed to set the Baltic Sea on a path to recovery and a long-term sustainable future at the latest Fisheries Council meeting in Luxemburg, according to a group of…

18th October 2022

Baltic quota reactions

18th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Council of the European Union has reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2023.

18th October 2022

Baltic Sea quotas agreed

18th October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Oceanic Institute (OI) of Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) has received a grant from the US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to help restore Hawaii’s vulnerable limu (seaweed) populations.

18th October 2022

Hawaii seaweed restoration

18th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has confirmed that its proposal for fishing opportunities for 2023 for the Mediterranean and Black Sea has now been adopted, advising that the move promotes the sustainable management of…

17th October 2022

Med, Black Sea 2023 quotas

17th October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Researchers in Scotland are developing a first-of-its-kind testing tool for Atlantic salmon that could be the final piece in the puzzle for monitoring fish health from a single blood sample.

17th October 2022

Salmon health testing kit

17th October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Barramundi Group has appointed James Kwan as chief executive officer with effect from 1 January 2023.

17th October 2022

Barramundi CEO appointed

17th October 2022