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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

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