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BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Falkland Islands-based fishing company Fortuna Ltd has acquired Cornwall’s long-established Ocean Fish Group, marking a significant expansion into the UK seafood industry and opening a new chapter for one of the region’s…

27th November 2025

Fortuna acquires Ocean Fish, marking expansion into UK seafood sector

27th November 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Vietnam’s fast-growing tilapia industry has taken a major step toward greater coordination and competitiveness with the launch of the Council of VASEP Tilapia Producers and Exporters, established during a sector-wide conference hosted…

27th November 2025

Vietnam’s tilapia sector unites as VASEP launches new producer-exporter council

27th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

China imported 742,758 tonnes of shrimp in the first 10 months of 2025, with the total representing a 1% decrease on the corresponding period of last year – largely due to a…

27th November 2025

China’s shrimp imports stabilise after slow start to year

27th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has centred its updated 2026 fishing opportunities in the Mediterranean and Black Sea on keeping recovering stocks on a sustainable path while limiting disruption for coastal fleets.

27th November 2025

Brussels adjusts Med and Black Seas quotas

27th November 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Three-Sixty Aquaculture says early results from its latest on-site evaluation of NanobOx nanobubble technology point to meaningful gains in water quality and shrimp performance at its Swansea research facility.

27th November 2025

Nanobubble trial boosts shrimp production

27th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A new study from Oceana has found widespread gaps in labelling and potential mislabelling of squid products sold in Brussels and Milan, with nearly half of all items analysed missing basic consumer…

27th November 2025

Study: Half of squid products in Brussels and Milan lack mandatory consumer information

27th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

This year’s meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) closed with a mix of incremental gains and familiar frustrations for conservationists, particularly on shark protections.

26th November 2025

ICCAT shark finning ban stalemate

26th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Five new research projects backed by the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) have begun work on sharpening the scientific basis of EU fisheries management.

26th November 2025

EU funds five new fisheries studies

26th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The International Coalition of Fisheries Associations (ICFA) is calling on governments attending the 20th Conference of the Parties to CITES (COP20) to reject three species-listing proposals covering eels, sea cucumbers and certain…

26th November 2025

Fishing industry urges CITES parties to reject ‘unfounded’ species listings at COP20

26th November 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

With the conclusion of the 2025 annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), in Seville, Spain, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has welcomed what it…

26th November 2025

ISSF: ICCAT 2025 delivers ‘mixed results’

26th November 2025

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Spillfree Analytics AS, which support fish farmers with analysing and improving feeding processes, is set to merge with software company Piscada Aqua, which provides process control and analysis software for the aquaculture…

26th November 2025

Bluefront-backed feed technology companies to merge

26th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) Sushi Council in the United States has confirmed Tristan International has joined as its newest member. Tristan is a leading North American supplier of ultra-low-temperature (ULT) frozen tuna. 

26th November 2025

Tristan International joins NFI Sushi Council

26th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Disco Scallops has been crowned the winner of the Food Innovation Award 2025 at the BBC Food & Farming Awards, with the accolade recognising its bold, low‑impact approach to scallop fishing and its…

25th November 2025

Disco Scallops take top prize at BBC Food & Farming Awards

25th November 2025

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Researchers working in Norway’s Barents Sea say a simple modification to snow crab pots could sharply reduce the number of undersized animals accidentally caught in the Arctic fishery.

25th November 2025

Research: Escape hatch could spare undersized Arctic snow crabs

25th November 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Scottish Ocean Cluster has received more than £15,000 from Marine Fund Scotland to drive the next stage of its mission to unlock far greater value from Scotland’s seafood side streams —…

25th November 2025

Scottish Ocean Cluster secures new funding, names project manager to accelerate growth

25th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Scottish salmon has secured protected legal status across the European Union, with the official protected geographical indication (PGI) giving European consumers confidence they are eating salmon from Scotland – recognised as a…

25th November 2025

Scottish salmon secures EU protected status

25th November 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has approved a series of updates to its conservation measures aimed at strengthening oversight of tuna supply chains, tightening rules on at-sea transhipment, and reinforcing best…

25th November 2025

ISSF tightens tuna sustainability rules with new measures on transhipment, bycatch and FAD management

25th November 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) to commercialise two patents covering Morpholino-based sterility induction in finfish — a…

25th November 2025

CAT, UMBC strike exclusive deal to advance sterility technology for finfish

25th November 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture technology company Innovasea has promoted Jorge Bravo to Managing Director of its Chilean operations. Bravo, who joined Innovasea in 2020 and most recently served as its Technical Manager for Chile, steps…

25th November 2025

Innovasea appoints MD for Chile

25th November 2025

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has confirmed three new feed mills have achieved ASC Feed Certification, with BioMar receiving France’s first ASC Feed Certification for its Nersac mill, while SICA and Provenderie…

25th November 2025

ASC feed certification accelerates in France, New Caledonia

25th November 2025