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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture feed company BioMar has significantly scaled-up the inclusion of microalgae in the raw material portfolio of its production facility in Brande, Denmark, to the point that it no longer regards it…

22nd February 2022

Championing microalgae

22nd February 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Thanks to a bumper capelin catch, Iceland’s fishing fleet landed 220,032 tonnes of wild-capture fish and shellfish last month, up from 73,643 tonnes in January 2021.

21st February 2022

Icelandic catch trebles

21st February 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

American Seafoods Group has appointed Einar Gustafsson as new chief executive, succeeding Mikel Durham who has decided to step down from the role.

21st February 2022

New American Seafoods CEO

21st February 2022

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Iran’s new government has rolled out ambitious plans to boost domestic farmed fish production from last year’s level of 560,000 tonnes to 1.6 million tonnes by the end of the decade through…

21st February 2022

Iran’s aqua growth plans

21st February 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Built for Ice Trawl Greenland Nataarnaq has an overall length of 82.3 metres and a beam of 18 metres. It has been built to operate on shrimp, with options for fishing for…

21st February 2022

New Greenland shrimper

21st February 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Bangkok-headquartered seafood giant Thai Union has been piloting satellite imaging on shrimp farming operations to evaluate the contribution it could make to increasing the traceability and sustainability of these supply chains.

21st February 2022

Traceability tech pilot

21st February 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian land-based aquaculture company Andfjord Salmon AS has welcomed new strategic investment from both Nutreco and Holmøy Group as part of a NOK 38 million (US$4.3 million) private placement. At the same…

18th February 2022

Andfjord Salmon buy in

18th February 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Home cooks remain enthusiastic for salmon following a surge in demand for premium seafood to enjoy at home caused by pandemic restrictions closing restaurants and other hospitality.

18th February 2022

Salmon demand

18th February 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Genetic scientists from North America’s Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) are partnering with open ocean aquaculture producer Earth Ocean Farms (EOF) in Baja Mexico to unpack the genetic unknowns of Pacific red…

18th February 2022

Improved snapper genetics

18th February 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Norway Royal Salmon (NRS) subsidiary, Arctic Fish has been experiencing severe biological issues in two of its sites in Dyrafjordur, Iceland.

17th February 2022

Fish deaths

17th February 2022