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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian cod-farming company Norcod AS has received permission for a new production site in the Nesna municipality, in Nordland county.

6th July 2022

Norcod farm approved

6th July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU and Norway have concluded fisheries consultations that sought to modernise the exchange of fisheries data for control purposes.

6th July 2022

New EU-Norway controls

6th July 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Acclaimed chef Monica Galetti has been named as Scotland’s first ambassador for seafood.

5th July 2022

First seafood ambassador

5th July 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The deal enabling SalMar ASA to buy and merge with fellow salmon farming company Norway Royal Salmon ASA (NRS) was approved at an extraordinary general meeting of the former on 30 June…

5th July 2022

Salmon merger finalised

5th July 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Innovafeed and Cargill have extended their global partnership to bring novel ingredients to aquafarmers from three to 10 years and will jointly develop and market insect meal to help aquafeed customers raise…

5th July 2022

Ingredients partnership

5th July 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon producer Cermaq Canada has become the first company to utilise new forecasting tools in the proprietary SaaS platform SeaState developed by California ocean analytics firm Scoot Science. Cermaq is also the…

5th July 2022

Cermaqs new forecast tech

5th July 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Republic of Philippines’ Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has granted the world´s first Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) certification to tilapia producer GenoMar.

5th July 2022

Pathogen-free tilapia

5th July 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

The Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) eco-labelling scheme is often described as the “gold standard” for sustainable seafood, yet numerous controversial certifications – from Australian orange roughy to Antarctic krill to Atlantic bluefin…

5th July 2022

On The Hook: Why we’re running an external review into the MSC

5th July 2022

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Recognising that with proper handling, the offcuts from processing pelagic fish can be used for more valuable purposes, EU-funded project WaSeaBi has developed new sorting technology that make it possible to separate…

4th July 2022

New pelagic sorting tech

4th July 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Inuit-owned fishing company Baffin Fisheries has chosen seafood processing equipment supplier Carsoe for the delivery of a complete onboard factory for its new coldwater shrimp and halibut freezer trawler.

4th July 2022

Carsoe for Canadian giant

4th July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With less than two months to go until the 2022 edition of the Nor-Fishing trade fair, the Nor-Fishing Foundation Board has announced the shortlist for its Innovation Award and a prize of…

4th July 2022

Nor-Fishing shortlist

4th July 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Japanese seafood firms Mitsubishi Corporation and Maruha Nichiro Corporation have agreed to establish a new joint-venture company, Atland Corporation, that will specialise in the land-based production of salmon.

4th July 2022

New Japan salmon venture

4th July 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Netherlands-based animal nutrition giant Nutreco has acquired full ownership of Eruvaka after purchasing a 25% stake in 2018.

4th July 2022

Nutreco acquires Eruvaka

4th July 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Norwegian seafood producer, King Oscar, has become the largest-selling brand in the canned specialty seafood category

4th July 2022

King Oscar hits the top spot

4th July 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Salmon farmers are calling for £10 million a year in licence fees to be reinvested in affordable housing to tackle the growing property crisis in rural Scotland.

1st July 2022

Scotland’s rural housing crisis

1st July 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) is renaming its operations in Scotland to Bakkafrost Scotland.

30th June 2022

Scottish Salmon Company rebrands

30th June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The new National Security Memorandum (NSM) issued by US President Joe Biden to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and related harmful fishing practices is a step in the right direction…

30th June 2022

Biden IUU plan ‘not enough’

30th June 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Seafood retailers can improve their bottom line by becoming more sustainable, says a finance think tank.

30th June 2022

Sustainable equals profitable

30th June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

US President Joe Biden has signed a National Security Memorandum (NSM) to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and related harmful fishing practices.

29th June 2022

Biden moves on IUU fishing

29th June 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Australian aquaculture firm Tassal Group Ltd has confirmed that it has rejected of a conditional proposal from Cooke Inc to acquire 100% of Tassal’s ordinary shares for a cash consideration of AUD…

29th June 2022

Tassal rebuffs Cooke

29th June 2022