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NEWS

NEWS

A new online resource has launched to support the training and education of those working in the UK’s aquaculture sector.

18th May 2022

Aquaculture training tool

18th May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Total seafood production in Vietnam in the first four months of this year is estimated at 2.6 million tonnes, representing an increase of 2.6% over the same period of 2021, according to…

17th May 2022

Vietnam production climbs

17th May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood consumption in the United States slipped to 19 pounds or 8.6kg per capita in 2020, according to new data compiled by the National Fisheries Institute (NFI).

17th May 2022

Americans eat less fish

17th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

US fishermen and fish catches were hit hard in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic, two new fishery status updates released by NOAA Fisheries have confirmed.

16th May 2022

US counts cost of COVID

16th May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A new initiative has been launched to encourage Scottish pupils to eat nutritious salmon when choosing their school meals.

16th May 2022

Salmon in schools scheme

16th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Australian government is investing AUS$1.5 million in improving mental health support for commercial fishers across the country. 

16th May 2022

Fishers wellbeing support

16th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A bumper capelin catch helped Iceland’s fleet to land 34% more fish in the 12 months through April 2022, with almost 1.48 million tonnes of fish and shellfish recorded in the preliminary…

16th May 2022

Capelin lifts Iceland catch

16th May 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The Irish government is providing €45 million in funding to help the seafood processing sector.

13th May 2022

New Irish processing fund

13th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Samherji fiskeldi ehf (Samherji Fish Farming), the aquaculture arm of Samherji has completed a share capital increase of US$26 million.

13th May 2022

New farm for Samherji

13th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new round of funding to support Scottish fishing businesses and wider marine organisations in coastal communities is open for applications.

13th May 2022

Scottish fishing aid

13th May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A trade war with the European Union could have a devastating impact on Britain’s export market and should be “avoided at all costs”, representative body Salmon Scotland has warned.

12th May 2022

Trade war concerns

12th May 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is calling for urgent and immediate steps to reduce catch of yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean.

11th May 2022

ISSF urges action on tuna

11th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Countries around the Northeast Atlantic are unilaterally setting quota limits despite ongoing discussions aimed at reaching sharing agreements, says the North Atlantic Pelagic Advisory Group.

11th May 2022

Atlantic quota dispute

11th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Land-based salmon producer Atlantic Sapphire has received a DKK 180 million insurance settlement for the fire that gutted the company’s Denmark plant in September 2021.

11th May 2022

Atlantic Sapphire payout

11th May 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

To strengthen its position within closed aquaculture systems, ozone and oxygen specialist Redox AS has acquired fellow Norwegian company Norluft AS.

11th May 2022

Redox acquires Norluft

11th May 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Turkish shipbuilding company Tersan Shipyard Inc has launched a new NB1105 Arctic freezer trawler, with the vessel to be named Emerald by its owner P/F Havborg of the Faroe Islands.

11th May 2022

Faroese trawler launched

11th May 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The European frozen food company is continuing to make progress in many areas including protecting fish stocks

10th May 2022

Nomad widens focus

10th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The US Department of Commerce will direct nearly US$132 million to Alaska for fishery disasters that occurred between 2018 and 2018.

9th May 2022

Alaska fisheries funding

9th May 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Some countries are turning a blind eye to declining tuna stocks, illegally fishing and resisting rebuilding plans, according to fisheries ministers from around the Indian Ocean.

9th May 2022

Tuna management slammed

9th May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scotland’s economic recovery has largely been driven by strong growth in exports of drinks and seafood products, which together accounted for £5.2 billion of total Scottish exports, according to a report by…

9th May 2022

Scottish export recovery

9th May 2022