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SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A new questionnaire seeking the feedback from the public on policy options to better protect and manage sharks and related marine ecosystems has been published by the European Commission.

13th March 2024

European Commission seeks public opinion on improving shark protection

13th March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Highland Farms won the Best New Retail Product award for its Salmon Salami and Social Kitchens Professional/SK Foods Brands won the Best New Foodservice Product award for its Premium Shrimp Sliders at…

13th March 2024

2024 Seafood Excellence Awards winners named

13th March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has been working with Thai Union, Wholechain and Publix on a pilot project with an artisanal blue swimming crab fishery in the Philippines putting the codes into practice.

13th March 2024

Publix crab packaging to debut traceable fishery IDs

13th March 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

US seafood harvester and processor Trident Seafoods is entering the final stages of closing deals for three of its Alaska shoreside plants, with multiple parties interested in a fourth plant. The Seattle,…

13th March 2024

Trident Seafoods close to finalising deals for Alaska plants

13th March 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has reported troubling revelations surrounding the operations of the Chinese seafood supplier, Zhejiang Ocean Family Co Ltd (ZOF).

12th March 2024

EJF condemns ‘tainted’ Chinese seafood supplier

12th March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Sigmund Bjørgo has returned to the Norwegian Seafood Council to once again take up the role of country director to China.

11th March 2024

Sigmund Bjørgo returns to Norwegian Seafood Council

11th March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

February 2024 marks three years of consecutive growth in the value of Norwegian seafood exports.

11th March 2024

Three years of growth for Norwegian seafood

11th March 2024

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The growing list of distributors for the CatchCam gear-mounted cameras system developed by SafetyNet Technologies has been joined by Hampidjan Canada.

10th March 2024

Hampidjan Canada becomes latest CatchCam distributor

10th March 2024

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The Pacific Community (SPC) has announced the first deployment of recycled buoys from the drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs) used in tropical tuna fisheries in its region, starting with the waters of…

10th March 2024

Second life for recycled satellite buoys

10th March 2024

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

TorNet, the Spanish arm of Icelandic fishing gear group Hampiðjan, is moving after being in the same building since 2010. The company isn’t moving far, but is going to a more suitable…

10th March 2024

TorNet in new Las Palmas net loft

10th March 2024