News

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental groups have launched legal action against bottom trawling in Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park, arguing that authorities have failed to adequately protect one of Europe’s most important marine conservation areas.

25th June 2026

Campaigners seek Wadden trawling ban

25th June 2026

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

A UK North East marine technology company has joined forces with a regional environmental charity to tackle the growing problem of ghost fishing gear littering the seabed off the region’s coastline.

24th June 2026

Technology boosts ghost gear recovery

24th June 2026

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Parkol Marine Engineering has secured its first newbuild contract with Inverlussa Marine Services, marking the start of a new partnership between two prominent companies serving the UK maritime and aquaculture sectors.

24th June 2026

Parkol wins Inverlussa newbuild deal

24th June 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Fresh from playing a leading role at the recent IAOF conference, Ólöf Helga Jónsdóttir has been confirmed as the chair of the Aquaculture – Driving Sustainable Growth conference at IceFish 2026.

24th June 2026

IceFish Aquaculture Conference chair confirmed

24th June 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Invasive species and fish waste are ramping up new commercial opportunities as seafood businesses seek resilient supply chains and higher-value fishing by-products.

24th June 2026

EXCLUSIVE: How marine invasives are reshaping the market

24th June 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Coast 4C has secured a US$2.5 million oversubscribed seed round to scale regenerative seaweed farming operations across Southeast Asia’s aquaculture sector.

23rd June 2026

Seaweed farming attracts new capital

23rd June 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

China’s largest semi-submersible aquaculture platform has officially begun operations off the coast of Sanya in Hainan Province, marking a significant step in the country’s push toward large-scale offshore food production.

22nd June 2026

WATCH: China launches giant fish platform

22nd June 2026

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Wagner Fire Safety joins the growing number of companies from Norway exhibiting at IceFish.

22nd June 2026

Norway fire safety firm at IceFish

22nd June 2026

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Optimar has strengthened its global commercial organisation with three senior appointments as the seafood technology company looks to support continued international growth and rising demand for integrated processing and aquaculture solutions.

19th June 2026

Optimar strengthens commercial leadership team

19th June 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fifteen governments from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and the Pacific have adopted the Mombasa Declaration, committing to improve fisheries transparency and strengthen efforts to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

18th June 2026

Nations back fisheries transparency push

18th June 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Tetra Pak and Spanish seafood producer Jealsa have launched what they describe as the world’s first carton packaging solution for shelf-stable tuna, marking a significant innovation in one of the food industry’s…

18th June 2026

Tetra Pak reinvents tuna packaging

18th June 2026

NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

Egill Þorri Steingrimsson, Head of Coordination, MAST will explore how strong governance frameworks can support, rather than limit, industry growth.

18th June 2026

Building growth through trust: insights from MAST

18th June 2026

NEWS IFC

NEWS IFC

As the sector looks to scale sustainably, the 2026 programme highlights the innovations, partnerships and insights driving progress.

18th June 2026

Aquaculture – Driving Sustainable Growth 2026 programme announced

18th June 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

MarinTrust is calling or greater transparency, traceability and collaboration across aquaculture supply chains as demand for responsibly sourced aquafeeds continues to grow globally.

17th June 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Traceability emerges as the aquafeed priority

17th June 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Companies participating in the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) Global Squid Supply Chain Roundtable (SR) have raised concerns over legislative proposals in Chile and Peru that they say could significantly increase fishing effort…

17th June 2026

Squid buyers voice sustainability concerns

17th June 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The iconic North Sea herring fishery is celebrating 20 years of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, marking two decades of collaborative efforts to safeguard one of Europe’s most important seafood resources.

17th June 2026

WATCH: North Sea herring marks milestone

17th June 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

For the first time, the Øwre-Johnsen Group is exhibiting at IceFish as a unified group, bringing together its full portfolio of products and expertise under one roof.

17th June 2026

Øwre-Johnsen unites expertise at IceFish

17th June 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

NOAA has established a new US$13.5m cooperative institute to strengthen the US seafood supply through sustainable aquaculture research and technology development.

16th June 2026

US aquaculture push accelerates

16th June 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

ELDI Aqua has taken a major step towards the commercialisation of its BioSeize sludge management technology after signing an agreement to deliver a full-scale pilot facility to Lerøy Sjøtroll.

15th June 2026

BioSeize reaches commercial deployment milestone

15th June 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bern Aqua, an ADM group company and supplier of hatchery and nursery feeds for fish and shrimp, has become the first aquaculture feed producer in Belgium to achieve Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)…

15th June 2026

Belgium first for BAP feed

15th June 2026