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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US seafood trade body National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has welcomed the appointment of Dr Robert Califf as the new Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and has urged him to…

16th February 2022

NFI: FDA chief must act

16th February 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced an investment of approximately $50 million in grants to support seafood processors, processing facilities and processing vessels through the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety…

15th February 2022

$50m processing lifeline

15th February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

2021 was the most valuable year in the history of Maine’s iconic lobster fishery, with total landings worth more than US$ 724.9 million, an increase of 75% on 2020, according to new…

15th February 2022

Maine lobster record

15th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Boston, Massachusetts-headquartered aquaculture and fish tracking company Innovasea has appointed Marc Turano as vice president and general manager of its land-based aquaculture group. 

15th February 2022

Innovasea hire

15th February 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Scottish salmon exports have recovered to near-record figures in 2021

15th February 2022

Scottish salmon recovery

15th February 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Sunderland Marine, the fixed premium insurance division of North P&I, has appointed Mia Bredenberg as Australian branch manager with effect from 31 January 2022.

14th February 2022

Sunderland Marine

14th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Indoor aquaculture company Noray Seafood has raised €16 million in new funding which will be used to support the Spanish company’s growth plans.

14th February 2022

Spanish shrimp funding

14th February 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A consignment of invasive fish has been seized by fish health inspectors at the Port of Dover, UK.

14th February 2022

Invasive carp seizure

14th February 2022

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Russia has targeted a dramatic increase in its fish farming output over the next decade, with authorities believing this ambition will be best realised through localised aquafeed and broodstock production and by…

14th February 2022

RAS for Russia

14th February 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Built to a new design developed by Skiparáðgjöf Ráðgarður, Háey is the latest in a growing number of fishing vessels designed to fit below the 30gt limit for access to the coastal…

14th February 2022

New Icelandic longliner

14th February 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The Spanish fleet has been working on evaluating the feasibility of biodegradable fish aggregation devices (FADs) for some years, and the latest stage brings this research to Atlantic waters.

14th February 2022

Planning ahead for bioFADs

14th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre (ARC), the aquafeed giant’s global fish and shrimp R&D division, has been renamed and restructured into a multi-functional unit incorporating the global marketing, sustainability and digital teams, the…

14th February 2022

Skretting ARC renamed

14th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian land-based salmon farmer Salmon Evolution AS is just weeks away from releasing the first smolt into the fish tanks at its Indre Harøy facility on the west coast of the country,…

11th February 2022

Salmon Evolution release

11th February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Conservation measures to protect six areas defined under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and five Natura 2000 sites in the Danish and Swedish parts of the Kattegat have been adopted by…

11th February 2022

N-Sea fisheries protection

11th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fish care and vaccination company Aqualife has appointed Scott Foster as its new Territory Manager for the Nordic area, covering Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Russia and Iceland. 

11th February 2022

Nordic manager for Aqualife

11th February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new government enquiry report acknowledging the value and the need to strongly support Australia’s expanding aquaculture sector has been welcomed by industry trade body Seafood Industry Australia’s (SIA) Aquaculture Advisory Committee…

10th February 2022

Australian aqua boost

10th February 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Globally, a lot of excitement is being generated by recirculating aquaculture systems – or RAS – as a means of fish and food production, with countless new facilities now in production or…

10th February 2022

Shifting aquaculture’s currency to green

10th February 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Designed to deliver considerable hauling power with less fuel consumption and also offering reduced drag in the water, the new 38-metre beam trawler Z-26 Avanti has been received by her owners, the…

10th February 2022

New beam trawler arrives

10th February 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

The first fish harvested from an innovative smart farm have made their way to markets around Europe and Asia.

10th February 2022

Smart fish farms

10th February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The US Atlantic deepsea red crab quota has been set at 2,000 tonnes for the 2022 fishing year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has confirmed. This is the same quota…

10th February 2022

Red crab catch limits

10th February 2022