News

NEWS

NEWS

MainStream Aquaculture has expanded operations to include domestic production of barramundi with the purchase of a 1,100 acre (445 ha) fish farm in Arizona, US.

11th July 2022

US barramundi production

11th July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Síldarvinnslan hf has entered a deal to acquire the entire shareholding in fellow Icelandic fisheries company Vísir hf for ISK 20 billion.

11th July 2022

Síldarvinnslan to buy Vísir

11th July 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

MEPs have voted to compensate EU fisheries and aquaculture businesses affected by the war in Ukraine.

8th July 2022

EU funding for war-affected fishers

8th July 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Association of Large Freezer Tuna Vessels (Asociación de Grandes Atuneros Congeladores, AGAC) has obtained Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the Indian Ocean after more than…

8th July 2022

Skipjack tuna eco-certified

8th July 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norwegian seafood exports have had a record breaking start to 2022, already exceeding volumes exported during the whole of 2015 in six months alone.

7th July 2022

Record rises for Norwegian exports

7th July 2022

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard Inc has launched NB1102 – soon to be named Gadus; an arctic freezer trawler built for P/F JFK Trol from the Faroe Islands.

7th July 2022

Factory trawler launched

7th July 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Ecuador’s Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) has extended its presence to the Chilean market through retail giant Jumbo, where SSP-approved shrimp will be available under the Cuisine&Co brand. 

7th July 2022

SSP shrimp reach Chile

7th July 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The European Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Programme for France to implement the common fisheries policy and other priorities outlined in the European Green Deal, Farm…

6th July 2022

EU fund for French fishing

6th July 2022

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