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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Thanseer K R of Abad Foods Malipuram, Kerala, has won the first-ever National Skill Olympiad on seafood value addition, held during the Seafood Expo Bharat in Chennai.

2nd July 2025

India’s seafood skills Olympiad winner named

2nd July 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPA) must urgently evolve to meet the European Union’s sustainability and human rights goals, warns a new report.

2nd July 2025

EU fisheries deals need reform, says IUU Fishing Coalition

2nd July 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Affordability and shifting trade dynamics are reshaping global seafood markets, with inflation and tariff pressures influencing consumer choices and supply chains, according to Rabobank’s latest aquaculture outlook.

2nd July 2025

Trade volatility bringing uncertainty to aquaculture

2nd July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The recently unveiled European Ocean Pact strategic initiative has been welcomed by the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) for offering a renewed approach for EU maritime sectors, including aquaculture, and for…

2nd July 2025

FEAP: European Ocean Pact completely ignores freshwater aquaculture

2nd July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Harimanada Co Ltd, located in the Harima Sea in the southwest of Hyogo Prefecture, has become the first Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)- certified oyster producer in Japan with the certification of its…

2nd July 2025

Certification first for Japanese oysters

2nd July 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A treaty ceremony held by the FAO in Rome on 30 June 2025 saw four new accessions to FAO’s international treaties on fisheries deposited with the Director-General of FAO.

2nd July 2025

Quartet of new accessions to FAO fisheries treaties

2nd July 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Icelandic fishing vessels caught a total 212,970 tonnes of fish and shellfish in the first-quarter of 2025, which represented a decrease of 2% or more than 5,200 tonnes compared with the corresponding…

1st July 2025

Icelandic catch value soars

1st July 2025

SHIP DESIGN

SHIP DESIGN

Fosnavåg, Norway, -headquartered HAV Design has been selected as the design provider for a new live fish carrier for Norwegian aquaculture logistics operator North Salmon Service (NSS).

1st July 2025

New live fish carrier designed for North Salmon Service

1st July 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Entries are now open to UK and international fish and chip businesses for the industry’s flagship competition, the 2026 National Fish & Chip Awards, with the National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF) again organising the…

1st July 2025

2026 fish and chip awards launches

1st July 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

North American value-added frozen seafood company High Liner Foods Incorporated has completed its acquisition of the Mrs Paul’s and Van de Kamp’s frozen breaded and battered seafood brands from Conagra Brands Inc…

1st July 2025

High Liner completes purchase of Mrs Paul’s and Van de Kamp’s

1st July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

In a move to strengthen Ghana’s seafood farming industry, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and the Chamber of Aquaculture Ghana (COA) have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at transforming…

1st July 2025

Partnership boost for Ghanaian farmed seafood

1st July 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The next steps in a multi-stakeholder partnership designed to create a sustainable future for nephrops fisheries in the United Kingdom have been announced.

1st July 2025

New chapter begins for nephrops FIP

1st July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

In a major step toward ocean regeneration, Innovaciones Alumbra has announced a new voluntary UN ocean commitment to launch the Center for Applied Aquaculture Innovation (CAAI) in La Paz, Baja California Sur.

30th June 2025

Mexico unveils aquaculture innovation centre

30th June 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

India’s seafood processors will battle for national recognition in the finale of the country’s first-ever National Skill Olympiad, an initiative aimed at elevating industry standards in seafood value addition and building a…

30th June 2025

India hosts seafood skills Olympiad

30th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has unveiled a fully redesigned version of its Vessels in Other Sustainability Initiatives (VOSI) tool, a global platform that tracks tuna vessels’ participation in sustainability efforts.

27th June 2025

ISSF upgrades tuna transparency tool

27th June 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Baldvin Thorsteinsson has officially taken over as chief executive of Samherji, one of Iceland’s leading seafood companies

27th June 2025

Baldvin Thorsteinsson named Samherji CEO

27th June 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Europêche has welcomed a new European Parliament study addressing labelling concerns around plant-based seafood substitutes.

26th June 2025

Clear labelling needed for ‘seafood’

26th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Project ReCon, the circular economy initiative developed by Spanish technology firm Satlink, continues its global expansion through new partnerships in key marine regions.

26th June 2025

ReCon expands ghost gear removal

26th June 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Juvenile hake is being widely sold in Italian ports, violating EU laws and threatening the recovery of this key Mediterranean fish species, reveals a new report.

25th June 2025

Illegal hake sales threaten Mediterranean

25th June 2025

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Inmarsat Maritime has teamed up with Parlevliet & van der Plas (PP) Group to install Inmarsat’s NexusWave connectivity solution on 12 of PP Group’s factory trawlers.

25th June 2025

Inmarsat enhances PP Group connectivity

25th June 2025