News

NEWS

NEWS

Aquaculture industry experts Trine Danielsen and Renate Larsen are to join Norcod’s board of directors as it prepares to move from the Euronext Growth market to the main list of the Oslo…

25th May 2022

Board changes at Norcod

25th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A fleet of tuna fishing vessels with a history of illegal activity has been blacklisted in the Indian Ocean by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC).

25th May 2022

Illegal fleet blacklisted

25th May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

New digital resource hub, “Fish and Tips”, offering UK fish and chip shop operators materials that can help them communicate the importance of sustainable seafood to their customers has been rolled out…

25th May 2022

Chip shop sustainability hub

25th May 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Lawyers have begun legal action over the unsustainable fishing limits that were agreed between the EU and the UK for 2022

24th May 2022

Suing ​EU-UK fishing limits

24th May 2022

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Sashimi-grade tuna specialist Toei Reefer Line recently switched its satellite service provision for four internationally-trading ships to Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress solution, with the move recognising the importance that reliable and enhanced connectivity can play…

24th May 2022

Inmarsat connects tuna crews

24th May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Canada’s government has placed additional sanctions on Russian oligarchs in response to the continued aggression on Ukraine, alongside bans on imported goods, including fish and seafood, and on the export of luxury…

24th May 2022

Canada bans Russian fish

24th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A Notice of Intent in the Federal Register announcing the preparation of the Southern California Aquaculture Opportunity Area Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement has been published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…

24th May 2022

California farming prospect

24th May 2022

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

More than 500 medical kits are being distributed to Thailand’s fishing fleet by Bangkok-based seafood giant Thai Union through a new initiative to enhance the health and safety of workers onboard fishing vessels.

24th May 2022

Medical kits for Thai fishers

24th May 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Applications are open for a relaunched scheme to support the sustainability, resilience and prosperity of England’s seafood sector.

23rd May 2022

Seafood scheme opens

23rd May 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new partnership has been created to strengthen the control of fishing activities around Benin.

23rd May 2022

West Africa IUU fishing pact

23rd May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood is the most globally-traded animal protein with a trade value of US$164 billion last year, according to the latest seafood trade map and report compiled by Rabobank.

23rd May 2022

Global seafood trade growth

23rd May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Icelandic salmon farming company Arnarlax has signed a declaration of intent with Vesturbyggð officials to build a high-tech processing facility in Patreksfjörður.

23rd May 2022

New plant for Arnarlax

23rd May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Barramundi Group Australia (BGA) has announced plans to expand its barramundi operation off the West Kimberley Coast.

23rd May 2022

Barramundis growth plans

23rd May 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Salmon Scotland has written to the Prime Minister to raise concerns about the impact of a ‘trade war’ with Europe following a Commons statement from the Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss.

20th May 2022

Seafood trade war fears

20th May 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

The EU-27’s total organic aquaculture production reached a level of around 74,032 tonnes in 2020 and accounted for 6.4% of the region’s total farmed output, according to a new report from the European…

20th May 2022

EU organic aqua growth

20th May 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Global solar energy company Lightsource bp is expanding into East Asia and will work with Green Rock Energy to co-develop a 150-megawatt solar plant in Budai, Taiwan, alongside fish farming operations.

20th May 2022

Aqua-solar farm for Taiwan

20th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bangkok-based seafood giant Thai Union (TU) has made a CAD 10 million investment in Mara Renewables Corporation as part of the Nova Scotia, Canada-based company’s CAD 39.5 million growth funding round, joining…

19th May 2022

New backing for Mara

19th May 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Struggling to bolster food security, countries in this vast region have set their sights on aquaculture growth. But while ambitious plans are being laid out, fish farmers still find themselves undermined by…

19th May 2022

Central Asias aqua hopes

19th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Billed as a “world-first method for catching scallops”, an alternative to damaging dredging activities has been developed thanks to funding from the UK government’s Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF).

18th May 2022

Scallop breakthrough

18th May 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new tool has launched to provide a comprehensive view of the risks around illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

18th May 2022

IUU fishing risk tool

18th May 2022