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NEWS

NEWS

Scientists in Japan have developed a cheap and efficient squid aquaculture system to help ensure the high-protein, nutritious food remains on the nation’s table.

11th August 2022

Squid aquaculture breakthrough

11th August 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

An amendment to US laws banning imports of EU caviar to the United States has sparked worries with the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP).

11th August 2022

Caviar trade concerns

11th August 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Fish sector faces a perfect storm of export restrictions, a lack of equipment and the logistics chaos – all caused by sanctions from the west

10th August 2022

Russia in turmoil

10th August 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

By turning off a special gene with the CRISPR method, researchers at the Institute of Marine Research in Norway created the world’s first salmon without reproductive cells with the overriding purpose to…

10th August 2022

GM salmon evaluated

10th August 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Sweden and Finland have been given €115 million and €71 million respectively in EU funding to help promote sustainable fisheries and aquaculture and stimulate innovation and growth.

10th August 2022

Swedish, Finnish support

10th August 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US seafood manufacturers and suppliers are being petitioned to stop biodiversity loss in their supply chains.

9th August 2022

America urged to clean up

9th August 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Contestants competing in the F3 Challenge – Carnivore Edition have sold a combined 3,185 tonnes of fish-free feed in the sales contest designed to spark innovation in the aquafeed industry to find viable, cost-competitive…

9th August 2022

F3 aquafeed contest latest

9th August 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Meeting the unique requirements of Chilean aquaculture, textile solutions provider Garware has launched a new high-density polyethylene net that can be painted with traditional water-based antifouling paints.

9th August 2022

Garware’s new nets

9th August 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Some NOK 11.6 billion worth of fisheries and aquaculture products were exported by Norway to overseas markets last month – the best July on record, confirms the latest figures from the Norwegian…

9th August 2022

Norwegian export growth

9th August 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

India cultivated around 34,000 tonnes of seaweed in 2021 but could be producing significantly more, according to the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI).

8th August 2022

India eyes seaweed growth

8th August 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Netherlands-based yellowtail kingfish producer Kingfish Zeeland has become the first company in Europe to successfully complete a pilot of Global Seafood Alliance’s (GSA) Raised Without Antibiotics Standard.

8th August 2022

European antibiotics first

8th August 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard Inc has confirmed it is building a factory freezer trawler for Nordbank Hochseefischerei GMBH from Germany, a subsidiary of Parlevliet & Van der Plas.

8th August 2022

New factory trawler ordered

8th August 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The number of purse seine vessels has decreased slightly, according to the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF).

8th August 2022

Purse seining decreases

8th August 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 86.4% is now sourced from stocks at healthy levels, according to the latest Status of the Stocks report from the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation. 

8th August 2022

Rise in tuna stock health

8th August 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The UK government has awarded nearly £1.3 million in funding to help improve the sustainability and resilience of the fishing, aquaculture and seafood sectors.

5th August 2022

Govt funding for UK seafood

5th August 2022

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Gísli V Jónsson, this year’s Outstanding Icelandic Skipper, discusses his remarkable career

5th August 2022

Three months that became 25 years

5th August 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The UK government is being urged to take immediate action to support exports of salmon held up by cross-Channel delays.

4th August 2022

Fresh salmon border delays

4th August 2022

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

The world is producing and consuming slightly less seafood, but the FAO maintains there will be upturns through to 2030

4th August 2022

Seafood growth will return

4th August 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Most consumers choose to eat fish and seafood for its health benefits, according to world-wide research by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council.

3rd August 2022

Seafood sustainability potential

3rd August 2022

NEWS

NEWS

A hake fishery has become the first fishery outside of Alaska to be certified to the Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) sustainable fishery standard.

3rd August 2022

RFM certification for hake

3rd August 2022