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INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Technological advancements are key to aquaculture’s sustainable growth. Now, two initiatives could make significant contributions towards healthier production systems for salmon

23rd March 2022

Healthier salmon farming

23rd March 2022

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Urchinomics, a Norwegian sea urchin ranching operation has been formally endorsed by the United Nations as an Ocean Decade action, one of only three commercial ventures worldwide to be selected

21st March 2022

Pioneering urchin farming

21st March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Food and agriculture company Cargill is to purchase 24.5% of the shares in Chilean salmon farming company Salmones Multiexport SA (Multi X), subsidiary of Multiexport Foods SA, for around US$290 million. In turn,…

21st March 2022

Cargill – Chile salmon deal

21st March 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Non-governmental organisations are urging the European Union to stick to its commitments to decarbonise the fishing sector.

21st March 2022

Decarbonisation commitments

21st March 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Kenya has shown its support for the safety of fishing vessels and their crews by ratifying the 2012 Cape Town Agreement (CTA) and the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and…

18th March 2022

Cape Town Agreement

18th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 80.5% is sourced from stocks deemed to be at “healthy” levels of abundance, according to the latest edition of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)…

18th March 2022

Global tuna health decline

18th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has confirmed that it will relaunch the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) in April this year in order to continue to provide support to England’s seafood…

18th March 2022

Fisheries, seafood support

18th March 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Returning to Aviemore, Scotland, in early May, the Aquaculture UK conference comprises a line-up of speakers that will not only reflect the scope of the industry but also its capacity to adapt,…

17th March 2022

UK aqua innovation talks

17th March 2022

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

The latest round of funding designed to support wild salmon and sea trout in Scottish rivers is set to close to new applicants.

17th March 2022

Wild salmon, trout support

17th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Scottish government has proposed a raft of new measures to make Scotland a world leader in sustainable stocks management.

17th March 2022

Scottish fisheries proposals

17th March 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The crisis in Ukraine and resulting sanctions against Russia are likely to have a significant impact on the UK’s seafood industry with prices rising by as much as 20% to 30%, according…

16th March 2022

Seafood supply

16th March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

If Turkish aquaculture integrates the latest advanced technologies and establishes new product segments, it could drive up its total output up to a level beyond 1 million tonnes per year by 2030…

16th March 2022

Turkish aquaculture boom

16th March 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Russian whitefish features among £900 million worth of key products that the UK government has placed significantly higher import tariffs on in addition to existing tariffs as part of its response to…

15th March 2022

UK sanctions Russian fish

15th March 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has launched a new online, interactive tool that provides a visual evaluation of methods to reduce wildlife bycatch in tuna longline fisheries.

15th March 2022

Tuna longline sustainability

15th March 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Norwegian cod farming company Purecod AS has received a permit to farm Atlantic cod in closed pens in Røneset, Storfjorden, with the County Municipality of Møre and Romsdal granting a maximum standing biomass allowance…

15th March 2022

First cod farming permit

15th March 2022

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

US headquartered Dynamic Systems Inc has confirmed that Simba, a real-time automation software for fresh food processors and distributors, has partnered with NetYield, an ERP solution designed specifically for seafood companies.

15th March 2022

Simba, NetYield integration

15th March 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, has been warned by European fishing leaders that the sharp rise in energy and logistics prices, caused by the invasion of Ukraine, necessitates the…

15th March 2022

Conflict – EU fishers at risk

15th March 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

UK feed additive manufacturer Anpario has appointed Dr Lawrence Brown as its Senior Technical and Account Manager for Aquaculture.

15th March 2022

Anpario aquaculture hire

15th March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian land-based salmon farming company Gigante Salmon has confirmed that it has joined a new collaborative research project alongside Fishbase Group, LetSea and TESS, which is looking at the properties and effects…

15th March 2022

Nanobubble R&D

15th March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Canadian salmon farmers are urging Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray to renew British Columbia’s open net licences and thereby help drive the country’s blue economy innovation.

14th March 2022

Canada salmon licence calls

14th March 2022