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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The new Fisheries Standard developed by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has been unanimously approved by the certification programme’s Board of Trustees.

29th June 2022

MSC standard approved

29th June 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Programme for the Czech Republic.

28th June 2022

EU support for Czechia fisheries

28th June 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Agriculture, aquaculture and fishing – three sectors producing food and materials that are fundamental to humanity’s survival – are being supported to take accountability for their impacts, following the publication of a…

28th June 2022

New sustainability standard

28th June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) and Sinbad Marine Services have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global floating offshore wind developer and technology provider, Hexicon AB.

28th June 2022

Irish offshore first

28th June 2022

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Thordon Bearings’ authorised distributor in Mexico, TZ Industrias, has secured an order to supply the Canadian company’s TG100 shaft seals, equipped with a safe return to port (SRTP) emergency seal, to a…

28th June 2022

Mexico win for Thordon

28th June 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has announced a two-year renewal of licences for marine finfish aquaculture facilities outside the Discovery Islands in British Columbia, (BC) Canada.

27th June 2022

BC licences renewed

27th June 2022

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

New Zealand seafood giant Sealord has selected cloud ERP provider Infor as a strategic partner to implement an operational cloud-based platform that provides day-one functionality gains and the means to adapt and…

27th June 2022

Sealord cloud decision

27th June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European fishing industry bodies have again called for EU action against Norway and the Faroe Islands after the two Northeast Atlantic coastal states unilaterally set “unacceptable” mackerel quotas.

27th June 2022

Mackerel quota outrage

27th June 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Blue Ocean Technology AS has secured a contract for the delivery of a Plug & Farm containerised sludge and water treatment facility to Purecod AS, a cod farming company using closed pens…

27th June 2022

Anti-sludge investment

27th June 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Andfjord Salmon released smolt in its first land-based pool at Kvalnes, Andøya, Norway, on 25 June, the company has confirmed.

27th June 2022

Successful smolt release

27th June 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Sustainable seafood is increasingly important to consumers as they seek to recreate the restaurant experience at home with new and innovative produce.

27th June 2022

Seafood sector rises to challenges

27th June 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Marine ingredients certification scheme MarinTrust has welcomed the first accepted site from India onto its Improver Programme.

22nd June 2022

India first for MarinTrust

22nd June 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Investment holding company Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (GBL), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Owen Capital Sàrl, has sold 18,113,207 shares in salmon farming giant Mowi ASA.

22nd June 2022

18m Mowi shares sold

22nd June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee has approved financial support for the EU’s fisheries and the aquaculture sectors in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

22nd June 2022

War support approved

22nd June 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Cornelis Vrolijk and Krijn Verwijs have formed a new joint-venture partnership through which the two family-owned businesses expect to achieve their respective market growth targets.

22nd June 2022

New Dutch joint-venture

22nd June 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Portugal-based international food industry group Jerónimo Martins has confirmed it is to invest NOK 173.9 million in Norwegian land-based salmon farmer Andfjord Salmon.

22nd June 2022

Major investor for Andfjord

22nd June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A lack of transparency in China’s distant water fleet is enabling extensive illegal fishing around the world, according to a new report from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).

20th June 2022

China ‘rampantly’ overfishing

20th June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Coming after more than 20 years of negotiations, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreement limiting harmful fisheries subsidies has sparked reaction from across the fisheries and seafood sectors.

20th June 2022

WTO subsidies deal reaction

20th June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A landmark agreement that limits harmful fisheries subsidies has been agreed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

20th June 2022

Fishery subsidy crackdown

20th June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A total 563,609 tonnes of fisheries products were caught by Iceland’s fishing fleet in the opening quarter of 2022, with the landings generating a first-sales value of ISK 55.8 billion. Compared with…

20th June 2022

Q1 pelagic earnings soar

20th June 2022