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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Board of Directors of Nueva Pescanova has announced Jorge Escudero Hurtado has been put forward as the seafood group’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). 

5th September 2023

Nueva Pescanova names new CEO

5th September 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council is inviting feedback on key areas to help develop its new ASC Farm Standard.

4th September 2023

ASC invites new farm standard feedback

4th September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Japanese government has begun work to allocate more than ¥20 billion to support fisheries and other businesses in response to China’s decision to suspend imports of Japanese seafood, with the funds…

4th September 2023

Japan to provide ¥20 billion fisheries support following Chinese ban

4th September 2023

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

While the ongoing conflict with Russia raged on, Ukrainian fisheries companies faced all manner of challenges throughout 2022. Among these was the seaport blockade which, according to the state agency for land…

4th September 2023

Ukrainian fisheries and aquaculture in tatters

4th September 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group is urging coastal states to take action to end overfishing in the northeast Atlantic.

1st September 2023

Put your words into action, NAPA urges coastal states

1st September 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

New guidance to help businesses employing workers from outside the UK understand immigration requirements has been released by public body Seafish.

1st September 2023

UK seafood firms get guidance to employ non-nationals

1st September 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Svolvær, Norway, -based supplier of refrigerant solutions to the aquaculture and fisheries industries Proff Kulde AS has extended its footprint in northern Norway with a new facility in Tromsø. The company has…

1st September 2023

Aquaculture supplier expands to Tromsø and rebrands

1st September 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish Sea Farms is opening a new inhouse incubation unit to help safeguard egg supply and fish survival.

31st August 2023

Scottish Sea Farms opens inhouse incubator

31st August 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Biorefinery specialist Biomega has appointed Åse-Lill Helgesen as its new product manager to oversee its flagship salmon products in human nutrition, pet food and aquaculture across its facilities in Skaganeset, Norway, and…

31st August 2023

Biomega appoints new product manager

31st August 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Iceland Seafood International (ISI) has agreed to sell 100% of the share capital of Iceland Seafood UK (IS UK) to Danish value-added producer Espersen A/S.

31st August 2023

Espersen to buy Iceland Seafood UK

31st August 2023