News

NEWS

NEWS

Mowi has received a Special Recognition Award at Compassion in World Farming’s (CIWF) Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards.

15th June 2022

Welfare award for Mowi

15th June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The lack of flexibility and the complexity of the EU’s current Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) are preventing the fishing sector from adapting to the challenges to come, the European Association of Fish…

15th June 2022

Brussels told CFP is too ‘inflexible’

15th June 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Peruvian company TASA has taken ownership of the fishing industry’s first unmanned surface vessel (USV) for cost effective fish finding and oceanographic and marine resource monitoring.

15th June 2022

First fisheries drone goes to Peru

15th June 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Private equity impact investors Ocean 14 Capital Fund has signed a deal to purchase a controlling stake in SyAqua from aquaculture investment company Golden Springs Group (GSG).

15th June 2022

Ocean 14 invests in shrimp tech

15th June 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Charities and non-profit organisations have warned the Marine Stewardship Council it could lose its reputation as a committed support of sustainable seafood because changes to its certification programme do not go far…

15th June 2022

MSC standard changes a missed opportunity

15th June 2022

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

An environmental lifecycle assessment tool is now available for the aquaculture industry.

13th June 2022

Aquaculture sustainability tool

13th June 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Nearly three quarters of French and English fishermen would consider using a biodegradable fishing net, according to a recent survey.

13th June 2022

Sustainable fishing gear survey

13th June 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Icelandic fishing company Síldarvinnslan hf has reached an agreement to purchase over 34% of the shares in salmon farming company Arctic Fish Holding AS for almost NOK 1.1 billion.

13th June 2022

Arctic Fish nets new shareholder

13th June 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has written an open letter to coastal state ministers, calling on governments to support sustainable pelagic fisheries.

10th June 2022

NAPA sustainable fisheries plea

10th June 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Food processing equipment and software giant Marel has successfully closed the US$ 540 million acquisition of Wenger, a Kansas-based processing solutions provider for the petfood, plant-based proteins and aquafeed sectors. 

10th June 2022

Marel ties up Wenger deal

10th June 2022