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FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

The Marine Ingredients Organisation (IFFO) has made a number of strategic changes to its management board.

2nd February 2022

Board changes at IFFO

2nd February 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Kvidul has joined forces with Israel-based AquaMaof Aquaculture Technologies to create a land-based RAS facility in Norway.

2nd February 2022

New RAS farm for Norway

2nd February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Japanese seafood company Maruha Nichiro Corporation (MNC) has confirmed that its consolidated subsidiaries, Maruha Capital Investment Inc (MCII) and Westward Seafoods Inc (WSI) are to acquire assets for Alaska pollock operations from…

2nd February 2022

MNC invests in pollock

2nd February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Cooke Aquaculture subsidiary Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd has received approval from the Nova Scotia Aquaculture Review Board (ARB) for boundary adjustments for Farm AQ1039 located off Rattling Beach in the Annapolis Basin.

1st February 2022

NS farm authorisation

1st February 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Work is underway at the land-based salmon farm owned and operated in Öxarfjörður by Icelandic seafood company Samherji that is expected to ramp-up its production by around 3,000 tonnes annually.

1st February 2022

Samherji expanding farm

1st February 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The seafood sector looks set to benefit as the UK starts trade talks with Greenland.

1st February 2022

UK-Greenland talk trade

1st February 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Pangasius products valued at more than US$1.6 billion were sold to overseas markets by Vietnamese exporters in 2021, an increase of 8.4% on the previous year, with the Vietnam Association of Seafood…

31st January 2022

Pangasius earnings rise

31st January 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Plans for Scotland’s first semi-closed containment marine finfish farm have taken a further step forward, after the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) granted an environmental permit for the farm.

31st January 2022

Plans submitted for Scottish semi-closed farm

31st January 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

To find and share the best tips and tricks for preparing delicious, nutritious and sustainable seafood, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) has launched national campaign #AlaskaSeafoodHacks.

28th January 2022

Alaska Seafood launches new consumer campaign

28th January 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

A new indoor aquaponic vertical farm, said to be the world’s largest, is set to open in the US early next year.

28th January 2022

Upward Farms to build new vertical farm

28th January 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishery and marine platform Aruna has completed a US$30 million Series A follow-on funding, led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India. The round also saw participation from existing investors Prosus Ventures,…

27th January 2022

Indonesian fishery platform raises additional $30m for expansion plans

27th January 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Tuna created directly from fish cells may soon be on the menu in South-East Asia thanks to a new collaboration which is being hailed as a way of meeting demand for the…

27th January 2022

Lab-made tuna

27th January 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Satlink has been authorised by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to supply its electronic monitoring system to the US fishing fleet.

26th January 2022

NOAA authorises Satlink monitoring system

26th January 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Despite supply chain disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam exported US$4 billion worth of shrimp in 2021, an increase of 4% on the previous year, official data compiled by Vietnam Customs…

26th January 2022

Vietnam’s shrimp exports climb to $4 billion

26th January 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The combined effects of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic have made the EU ever more dependent on cod from outside the bloc, putting supplies at risk.

26th January 2022

Brexit and Covid hamper EU cod supplies

26th January 2022

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Molde, Norway-headquartered Brunvoll AS has signed a contract for the delivery of a propulsion and manoeuvring system for new Danish seiner Polarbris.

26th January 2022

Brunvoll to deliver new seiner’s propulsion and manoeuvring system

26th January 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian aquaculture company Norcod will continue the commercial harvest of its first batch of farmed cod through to April this year and is on course to achieving its target volume of 5,000…

25th January 2022

Norcod lands Spanish supply contract, increases future harvest forecast

25th January 2022

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Denmark-headquartered manufacturer Hundested Propeller A/S has announced the appointment of Henrik Hamann Juel as CEO with immediate effect.

25th January 2022

New CEO appointed at Hundested Propeller

25th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

There is concern that some coastal states have already set 2022 quotas for prized pelagic stocks in advance of TAC sharing discussions

25th January 2022

Pelagic quota concerns

25th January 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Following a request from the Governor of Alaska, US Secretary of Commerce, Gina M. Raimondo, has determined that a number of fishery disasters occurred across the state from 2018 to 2021.

24th January 2022

US Secretary of Commerce confirms Alaskan fishery disasters

24th January 2022