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PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

A European research project is hoping to demonstrate that there is considerable untapped potential in utilising marine co-products and non-target by-catch species as ingredients in high-value products such as creams and dietary…

11th January 2022

European project seeks high value in seafood by-products, by-catch

11th January 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Kingfish Company has doubled sales and output in 2021 and increased average sales prices.

10th January 2022

Kingfish Company doubles sales in 2021

10th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Vietnam is expected to have earned around US$3.9 billion from its shrimp exports last year, an increase of 4% on 2020, thanks largely to strong growth rates in the industry’s sales to…

10th January 2022

VASEP: 2021 – a good year for Vietnam’s shrimp trade

10th January 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A newly formed network is encouraging the fishing industry to come forward with ideas for scientific studies that support evidence-based decision-making in the UK.

7th January 2022

Network seeks ideas for improving UK fishing

7th January 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

International aquaculture breeding and distribution company GenoMar Genetics has made Thea Luz Pineda its new breeding manager for the Asia Pacific region.

7th January 2022

GenoMar appoints breeding manager for Asia Pacific

7th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The annual New Year tuna auction in Tokyo, Japan, saw the first bluefin of 2022 sold for just under JPY 16.9 million (US$ 145,996).

7th January 2022

Tokyo’s first bluefin tuna sale of 2022 fetches modest $146k

7th January 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Commercial fishermen in the United States now have access to a free app that simplifies mandatory harvest reporting for both state and federally licensed fishermen.

6th January 2022

Reporting app for Maine lobster fishers

6th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Prices of frozen whole skipjack tuna in Bangkok continued to increase as 2021 drew to a close due to a decreasing raw material supply, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters…

6th January 2022

Bangkok skipjack tuna prices end 2021 on a high

6th January 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The last 12 months have been the best year ever for Norwegian seafood exports with a record 3.1 million tonnes exported in 2021 at a value of NOK 120.8 billion (€12.1 billion).

5th January 2022

Record breaking 2021 for Norwegian seafood exports

5th January 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

A contract for a new carrier has been placed by Norwegian live fish transport and services company Rostein AS.

5th January 2022

Rostein orders new live fish carrier

5th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

To help uphold Mowi’s production capability and market position, the Norwegian-headquartered salmon farming company has started working with Blue Unit Solutions, a Danish company that produces data and visualisation technologies to improve…

4th January 2022

Salmon farmer brings in Denmark’s Blue Unit to help with water quality

4th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Dr Alexandra Leeper has joined the Iceland Ocean Cluster team as its new head of research and innovation. In the role, she will be seeking out innovative projects and opportunities both domestically…

4th January 2022

New head of research and development arrives at Iceland Ocean Cluster

4th January 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

To further enhance quality assessments of its Mowi brand smoked salmon, Mowi Consumer Products UK has implemented new Maritech Eye to provide real-time hyperspectral scanning of its fillets.

4th January 2022

Latest Maritech fish quality scanner introduced by Mowi UK

4th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

While there are strong concerns about the disruptive effects that the lack of catch share agreements for certain species in the European Economic Area (EEA) will have on fish processors in the…

3rd January 2022

AIPCE-CEP: Using salmon supply to solve pelagic impasse would damage European processing

3rd January 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association (PFA), which represents the interests of nine European pelagic freezer-trawler companies that fish for human consumption, has appointed Tim Heddema as its new president.

3rd January 2022

Tim Heddema takes up the helm at PFA

3rd January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Ninety percent of the shares in Danish canned fish processor Munkebo Seafood A/S have been acquired by the Bakkafrost Group.

3rd January 2022

Bakkafrost snaps up 90% of Danish processor

3rd January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Fishing communities in the United Kingdom are to benefit from better infrastructure, strengthened supply chains, new jobs and increased investment in skills, provided through a GBP 75 million investment boost, announced by…

30th December 2021

UK allocates £75m to modernise fishing, level up coastal communities

30th December 2021

NEWS

NEWS

With little known about the migration routes of wild Atlantic salmon as they leave rivers, a project using the latest technologies has received GBP 400,000 funding from the Scottish government, helping to…

30th December 2021

Tracking project seeks to reveal the secret lives of wild Atlantic salmon

30th December 2021

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities for 2022, covering all shared and jointly-managed fisheries resources in UK and EU waters.

22nd December 2021

EU, UK agree on 2022 fishing opportunities

22nd December 2021

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Alf-Gøran Knutsen, CEO of Norwegian salmon farming company Kvarøy Fiskeoppdrett AS and Kvarøy Arctic, has joined Arctic Seafarm Holding AS as chairman of the board, the two companies have confirmed. At the…

22nd December 2021

Arctic Seafarm gets government green light, Kvarøy CEO joins the board

22nd December 2021