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ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The Government of Malta has chosen the vessel monitoring system (VMS) from Spanish technology company Satlink to equip 119 of the vessels in its fishing fleet.

13th October 2022

Malta chooses VMS provider

13th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The value of the global seafood trade increased to new levels in 2021 and the trend is expected to continue through this year as the world recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, according…

13th October 2022

New high for seafood trade

13th October 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

AquaRech Ltd has been named the winner of the 2022 Nutreco Feed & Food Tech Challenge (NFFTC), scooping the award for its work to build Kenya’s first fish farming supply chain platform. 

13th October 2022

Kenya wins innovation prize

13th October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norcod has completed a major project to implement shore power at its Frosvika production facility in Meløy municipality, Nordland county.

13th October 2022

Norcod switches power

13th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The largest Scampi manufacturer in the UK says it has become the first seafood product in the UK market to monitor its carbon footprint.

12th October 2022

UK scampi footprint

12th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Officials have announced the closure of both the Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea snow crab 2022/23 seasons over concerns that populations are edging towards collapse.

12th October 2022

Alaska cancels crab seasons

12th October 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Europe’s mounting energy crisis has put the region’s fish farmers at risk.

12th October 2022

Anxious times

12th October 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

UK-based Ocean 14 Capital has invested €10 million to finance the entirety of a leading producer of sustainable tilapia in Brazil.

11th October 2022

Sustainable tilapia funding

11th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norway has set a new record for seafood exports, increasing the value by 29% to €10.45 billion compared to the same period last year.

10th October 2022

Norway sets export record

10th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Scottish government has published its first strategy for the seafood sector, detailing how the industry will be supported to remain internationally competitive despite the challenges of post-Brexit trading.

10th October 2022

Scottish seafood strategy

10th October 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

NOAA Sea Grant has confirmed US$2.1 million has been allocated to fund four projects that advance aquaculture research and extension to support sustainable aquaculture in Maine.

10th October 2022

Maine aquaculture support

10th October 2022

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Investing just 1% of sales in traceability could increase the seafood industry’s profitability by 60% to a total US$122 billion, according to a new report compiled by non-profit financial think tank firm…

7th October 2022

Follow that fish

7th October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norway Royal Salmon (NRS), Måsøval and SalMar have become the latest seafood producers to cancel their plans for growth after the Norwegian government announced a tax hike on aquaculture from 22% to…

7th October 2022

‘Salmon tax’ hits more firms

7th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Norway is to restrict access to its ports for Russian fishing vessels in order to prevent them from circumventing the sanctions placed on Moscow due to the conflict in Ukraine, the country’s…

7th October 2022

Norway curbs Russia access

7th October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Following its announcement on 3 October that it would freeze investments in Norway if the country introduces a proposed 40% resource rent tax on aquaculture, salmon producer Cermaq has ended its NOK…

6th October 2022

Cermaq terminates permits

6th October 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Organisers of the biennial International Sea Lice Conference have announced that Scotland is to host the next meeting in 2024, after a successful bid was led by the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre…

6th October 2022

Scots win sea lice summit

6th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS), a joint initiative between the world’s largest commercial seafood companies and science to strengthen sustainable practices within the seafood industry, has appointed Thai Union Group PCL…

6th October 2022

SeaBOS appoints new chair

6th October 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Three animal feed manufacturers have won a total of US$300,000 in a contest to develop and market aquaculture feeds that do not use ingredients from wild-caught fish.

6th October 2022

Feed challenge winners

6th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Secondary producer of nutraceutical, seafood products and marine ingredients New Zealand Coastal Seafoods Limited (NZCS) has announced the intended acquisition of Nine Ocean Group.

5th October 2022

Strategic purchase for NZCS

5th October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Leading salmon farming companies across Norway are cancelling contracts aimed at increasing capacity after the government announced a tax rate hike on aquaculture from 22% to 62%.

5th October 2022

Norway’s growth threatened

5th October 2022