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INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Assurance and risk management provider DNV has introduced a new AI-powered fish farm technology that addresses critical compliance requirements set out by the Norwegian government, with the solution aimed at saving man…

20th August 2025

DNV launches Smarter Compliance AI into Norwegian aquaculture

20th August 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

MSD Animal Health, a division of North American company Merck & Co Inc, has launched a new generation of its Falcon vision technology to help optimise fish health and biomass production through…

20th August 2025

MSD Animal Health unveils next-gen Falcon

20th August 2025

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Animal nutrition company Nutreco has confirmed the appointment of Maarten Bijl as CEO of Skretting as of 1 September 2025. Bijl replaces Bastiaan van Tilburg who will succeed David Blakemore as Nutreco…

19th August 2025

Skretting announces change at the top

19th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

European Union markets imported 205,292 tonnes of raw frozen whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) and value-added shrimp from Asia, Latin America and Africa in the first-half of 2025, with the total representing a 21% increase on…

19th August 2025

EU shrimp imports reach record level

19th August 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Norway-based seafood investor Bluefront Equity has secured investments from the European Investment Fund, Novo Holdings and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation – marking the final close of its second impact fund, Bluefront Capital II.

19th August 2025

European Investment Fund, Novo Holding invest in seafood investment fund

19th August 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Norway-headquartered maritime group Trident Aqua Services has contracted a new live fish carrier and a premium service vessel, both powered by battery-hybrid technology. With these new additions, the company now has seven…

19th August 2025

Trident adding two new hybrid vessels to fast-expanding fleet

19th August 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture technology company Ace Aquatec has confirmed that advancements have been made in its AI-powered monitoring and harvesting solutions. These include five species-specific modules for its A-BIOMASS underwater camera for Atlantic salmon,…

19th August 2025

Ace Aquatec advances AI-powered aquaculture monitoring

19th August 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A strong mackerel catch lifted the total volume of fish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in July 2025 by 10% or more than 7,700 tonnes year-on-year to 85,940 tonnes, according to preliminary…

19th August 2025

Iceland’s July catch up 10%

19th August 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The National Oceanic Resource Management Authority (NORMA), with technical support from a fisheries advisor funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has introduced enhanced port state measures (PSM)…

18th August 2025

Micronesia strengthens port checks to combat IUU fishing

18th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Vietnam’s seafood export turnover reached US$971 million for the month of July, a 6.1% increase compared to the same month of 2024. For the first seven months of 2025, the total export…

18th August 2025

Vietnamese seafood exports surge ahead of US tariffs

18th August 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The chief executive of Kaldvík, Roy-Tore Rikardsen, has stepped down with immediate effect, announces the board of directors.

15th August 2025

Kaldvík CEO steps down

15th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Exports of Scottish salmon could break through the GBP 1 billion barrier for the first time, with new figures finding that the total sales value for the 12 months to the end…

15th August 2025

Overseas sales of Scottish salmon near £1 billion

15th August 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The North Sea herring season is now well under way, with around 15 Scottish vessels already fishing east of Shetland and Fair Isle. Most of the remaining fleet is expected to head…

14th August 2025

Strong start to herring season

14th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

As rising food costs continue to strain household budgets, new research from the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) shows growing consumer interest in affordable, protein-rich alternatives to popular whitefish like cod, with saithe…

14th August 2025

Saithe leaps on to UK menus as consumer costs rise

14th August 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

In the world of industrial hardware, innovation often begins not with a grand announcement, but with a quiet observation. That was the case for Green Pin®, whose entry into the aquaculture sector…

14th August 2025

From Concept to Centrepiece: How Green Pin® Entered the Aquaculture Arena

14th August 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Inverness, Scotland-based aquaculture equipment, technology and service supplier Gael Force Group has completed the installation of its SeaQure range of aquaculture equipment for Iceland-based fish farming company Hábrún.

14th August 2025

Gael Force delivers containment system to Iceland

14th August 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Critical animal welfare issues exist in pole-and-line tuna fisheries, according to a new report from the Carefish/catch Consortium, which has identified urgent areas for improvement, especially during handling and killing.

13th August 2025

New report points to animal welfare risks in pole-and-line tuna fisheries

13th August 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Seafish, the public body supporting the UK seafood industry, is inviting people across Wales to share their experiences and views on the value of fisheries as part of a new socio-economic study.

13th August 2025

Seafish seeks Welsh fisheries input

13th August 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A decade-long study by scientists from the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute has revealed a dramatic ten-fold increase in whale strandings along India’s southwest coast, pointing to severe ecological stress driven by…

13th August 2025

Whale strandings surge in India

13th August 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Bluefront-owned Seaqloud, which delivers software and sensor technology to the seafood industry, has acquired Norwegian company Sematek with the move strengthening its offering within sensors for the fish farming and maritime industries.

13th August 2025

Aquaculture industry supplier Seaqloud snaps up sensor and service company

13th August 2025