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FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Håvard Walde has been appointed Managing Director for Skretting’s salmon businesses in Australia, Chile, North America and Norway. 

2nd May 2025

Skretting appoints new head of salmon

2nd May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Almost nine out of 10 Scots believe the UK should definitively control which vessels fish in its waters, while more than 80% think the European Union fleet should not be granted continued…

2nd May 2025

Public support for UK control of fishing ahead of crunch EU talks

2nd May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Ace Aquatec has successfully closed a £10 million investment round to accelerate the development of AI-powered fish farming solutions and create 15 new jobs across its offices in Scotland and Chile.

2nd May 2025

Ace Aquatec secures £10m funding

2nd May 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

High-risk areas for endangered, threatened and protected (ETP) by-catch in UK seafood supply chains are the focus of a new report from WWF, with the environmental charity also evaluating the effectiveness, costs…

1st May 2025

Report: Innovation and technology key to reducing marine by-catch, protecting endangered species

1st May 2025

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Big data analysis of Norway’s commercial salmon production has established the full benefits of higher levels of dietary omega-3 EPA and DHA on survival, feed performance and quality.

1st May 2025

Benefits of higher EPA, DHA in salmon feeds quantified

1st May 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The 10th Our Ocean Conference (28-30 April 2025) in Busan, South Korea, came to a close with the confirmation that 277 new commitments to sustainable ocean action have been mobilised, equivalent to US$…

1st May 2025

Our Ocean mobilises $9.1 billion of sustainability commitments

1st May 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

South Korea has opened its first land-based Atlantic salmon farm, marking a significant milestone in domestic aquaculture.

1st May 2025

Korea opens land-based salmon farm

1st May 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new report has highlighted the urgent need for harmonised and digitalised catch documentation schemes as essential tools in the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

30th April 2025

Digital documentation key to combatting IUU fishing

30th April 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released its 2024 annual report, “Science Leads the Way”, putting a spotlight on the organisation’s global efforts to drive sustainability in tuna fisheries through science-based solutions, industry engagement and policy…

30th April 2025

Science leads the way: ISSF annual report highlights tuna fishing achievements

30th April 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The UK Seafood Federation (UKSF) has welcomed two organisations to its membership: Processor Thistle Seafoods, with two sites in Scotland, and importer Unibond Seafood International Limited join as a Tier 2 members, allowing…

30th April 2025

UK Seafood Federation launches tier 2 membership level

30th April 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The 10th Our Ocean Conference (28-30 April 2025) in Busan, South Korea, has seen government leaders take a stronger stand against illegal fishing by advancing transparency and holding bad actors accountable. 

30th April 2025

Korea, Ghana, Cameroon and Panama bolster fight against illegal fishing

30th April 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

EU imports of raw frozen and value-added shrimp from Asia, Latin America and Africa have continued to rise this year, reaching 30,604 tonnes and 26,849 tonnes in January and February, respectively, confirms…

30th April 2025

EU importing more shrimp

30th April 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Animal welfare environmental organisation Compassion in World Farming has launched a new Salmon Retailer Spotlight, with the aim to shine a light on the transparency and robustness of UK retailers’ animal welfare…

29th April 2025

Compassion launches UK salmon retailer spotlight

29th April 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A short, call-to-action film has been launched by the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) as part of the supply chain coalition’s mission to reduce the overfishing of mackerel in the Northeast…

29th April 2025

WATCH: Do the ‘mackerel maths’, NAPA urges coastal states

29th April 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Salmon has retained its position as the UK’s favourite fish, with new figures revealing sales soared to GBP 1.5 billion last year amid continued strong demand.

29th April 2025

UK salmon sales soar to £1.5bn

29th April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A group of Scottish Highland secondary pupils will get a first-hand look at the variety of opportunities that the salmon farming sector offers thanks to part of a programme designed to show…

29th April 2025

Scottish students explore salmon farming careers

29th April 2025

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Samherji Fish Farming, a subsidiary of Samherji hf, has completed financing of the first phase of its Salmon Garden, a new land-based fish farming facility on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. The…

29th April 2025

WATCH: Samherji secures financing for new land-based salmon farm

29th April 2025

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Skretting China has opened a new LifeStart production line in Zhuhai – Skretting’s first dedicated LifeStart facility in Asia. At the same time, it has launched five new innovative hatchery feed products,…

29th April 2025

Skretting China starts new LifeStart production line

29th April 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Certified Seafood International (CSI) has officially launched a new global eco-certification program aimed at improving transparency, access and credibility in the certification of wild-capture seafood.

28th April 2025

Wild seafood certification programme launches

28th April 2025

OPINION

OPINION

Marking the UN World Day for Safety and Health at Work (28 April), the Coalition for Fisheries Transparency, The Nautical Institute and the FISH Platform are raising awareness on the urgent need…

28th April 2025

Op-Ed: UN Ocean Conference – an urgent opportunity to take action on fisher safety at sea

28th April 2025