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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The European Commission’s new public consultation on the import of fishery products under the EU Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) Regulationpresents a unique opportunity to transform the duty-free regime and align it with…

24th April 2025

Europêche: Sustainability-based tariffs could level the playing field

24th April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fisheries certified to standards benchmarked against the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative’s (GSSI) Global Benchmark Tool Version 2.0, Section D will now automatically meet the fishery assessment pre-requisite under MarinTrust’s Whole Fish Fisheries…

23rd April 2025

MarinTrust aligns with GSSI standards

23rd April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Canada’s new government must prioritise sustainable aquaculture development as a key economic and environmental opportunity.

23rd April 2025

Canada urged to boost aquaculture

23rd April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The boards of Wilsgård AS, SalMar Farming AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SalMar, and SalMar have approved a plan for a triangular merger, with SalMar Farming as the acquiring company, Wilsgård as…

23rd April 2025

SalMar to merge with Wilsgård

23rd April 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new Executive Order issued by US President Donald Trump has opened the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) to commercial fishing, with the assertion that US environmental laws and regulation can…

23rd April 2025

Trump opens Pacific Marine Monument to American fishers

23rd April 2025

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

MiAlgae has taken a step forward in its strategy to increase the production of its biotech solutions by submitting plans for a new production facility in Grangemouth, Scotland.

23rd April 2025

MiAlgae submits plans for new production plant

23rd April 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Independent, multi-stakeholder group, the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), has welcomed what it calls the “first steps” made at the 29th session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) on 13-17 April 2025 to address critical…

23rd April 2025

GTA welcomes Indian Ocean fisher welfare progress

23rd April 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

“Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness”, the new Executive Order signed by US President Donald Trump aimed at revitalising the seafood industry in the United States, has had a mixed reception from stakeholders.

23rd April 2025

Trump’s seafood order gets mixed response

23rd April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Scottish based aquaculture genetics company Xelect is marking ten years of business success having established over 30 breeding programmes across 20 species around the world.

22nd April 2025

Marking ten years in aquaculture genetics

22nd April 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A new Executive Order signed by US President Donald Trump wants to bring the American seafood industry back to life. Amongst other things, the order, dated 17 April 2025 and titled “Restoring American…

22nd April 2025

Trump signs Executive Order to revive US seafood industry

22nd April 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

A start-up creating a biodegradable wool material from by-products of the Scottish shellfish sector has relocated its headquarters to Glasgow in a move that it anticipates will underpin future growth and shorten…

22nd April 2025

Seawool start-up puts shellfish by-products to use

22nd April 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing have received a boost from the People’s Republic of China, the world’s largest capture fisheries producer, which has become the 108th State to join the FAO…

22nd April 2025

China signs up to PSMA fisheries pact

22nd April 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The 29th session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), held in La Réunion 13-18 April 2025, concluded with the adoption of a full management framework for tropical tunas – a key…

22nd April 2025

Europêche: Progress but also persistent gaps at IOTC

22nd April 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The newest addition to Iceland’s fresher trawler fleet has been delivered to its owners in the port of Grindavík. The Skipasýn-designed Hulda Björnsdóttir has been built at Astilleros Armón, originally for fishing…

22nd April 2025

Iceland’s latest fresher trawler arrives from Spanish builder

22nd April 2025

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

For the last 13 years, what began life as a largely experimental venture, SafetyNet Technologies’ (SNTech), has been actively developing and testing innovative technologies to improve fisheries selectivity.

22nd April 2025

New opportunities for CatchCam

22nd April 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

US tariffs are raising concerns about the future of Scottish salmon exports and their broader economic impact on Scotland’s global trade ambitions.

17th April 2025

The US tariff threat to Scottish salmon trade

17th April 2025

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

SeafoodAI has secured a major investment from NEC X to advance AI biometrics and improve seafood sustainability in global crab fisheries.

16th April 2025

AI biometrics for improved seafood sustainability

16th April 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

While aquaculture is widely recognised as being crucial to global food security, the recent Blue Food Innovation Summit heard the industry needs to do much more to ensure it can meet the…

16th April 2025

UN: Global food security requires ‘silicon fjord’ innovation to trickle down to all aquaculture

16th April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and the Oceans Marianne Sivertsen Næss has announced a new white paper titled “Future aquaculture – sustainable growth and food for the world”, which outlines steps the government…

16th April 2025

Norway sets out new aquaculture strategy

16th April 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

An action plan to support the cuttlefish fishery in English waters has been launched following engagement with stakeholders, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has confirmed.

16th April 2025

UK cuttlefish plan launched

16th April 2025