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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bergen, Norway-headquartered salmon farming group Grieg Seafood ASA harvested approximately 15,350 tonnes of fish in the first-quarter of this year, which was 1,550 tonnes less than in the corresponding period of 2022,…

19th April 2023

Lower Q1 salmon harvest for Grieg Seafood

19th April 2023

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Belgian food processing equipment manufacturer Cretel has confirmed F360M, its new tabletop fish skinners, will become available in the third-quarter of 2023.

19th April 2023

Cretel to roll out new-gen tabletop skinners

19th April 2023

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Technical fibre manufacturer Garware has hired three executives to help strengthen its international teams in Norway, Chile and southern Europe.

19th April 2023

Garware appoints new executives

19th April 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The value of the Irish seafood sector increased to €1.3 billion last year despite the triple whammy of rising energy costs, reduced quotas and difficult post-Brexit trading with the UK.

19th April 2023

Seafood sector gets more valuable for Ireland

19th April 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The public consultation process on Scottish government plans to designate at least 10% of the country’s seas as Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) has now closed, Net Zero and Just Transition Secretary…

19th April 2023

Government ‘listening’ as HPMA consultation closes

19th April 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood linked to human rights abuses, illegal fishing and the destruction of marine ecosystems could be ending up in the Korean market, according to a new investigation from the Environmental Justice Foundation…

19th April 2023

Report: Korea exposed to high-risk seafood

19th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Proximar has signed Japan’s ‘first’ blue-sustainability loan which will fund the development of its land-based recirculating aquaculture system for Atlantic salmon.

18th April 2023

Blue sustainability loan for Japanese farmed salmon

18th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Atlantic salmon producer Mowi ASA harvested 102,500 tonnes of gutted weight equivalent (GWE) fish in the first-quarter of this year, some 5,500 tonnes more than in the corresponding period of 2022, and…

18th April 2023

Higher first-quarter harvest for Mowi, earnings rise

18th April 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Reykjavik, Iceland-based fisheries company Brim hf has completed the acquisition of a 50%-share in Polar Seafood Denmark A/S.

18th April 2023

Brim completes Polar Seafood purchase

18th April 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Riga, Latvia-headquartered canned fish producer Karavela has launched a new brand identity for its Larsen range of products, sold in the German market. 

18th April 2023

Karavela rebrands Larsen canned fish range

18th April 2023