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SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The International Coalition of Fisheries Associations (ICFA) has appointed Ivan López Van der Veen as its new chair.

11th December 2024

Fisheries associations name new chairs

11th December 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Recognising that aquaculture is becoming increasingly vital for food security, employment and economic development in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region and that the sector has experienced strong growth in recent years,…

11th December 2024

Mediterranean, Black Sea countries align on aquaculture vision

11th December 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Private equity impact fund Ocean 14 Capital Fund has entered into an investment agreement with Norwegian cod farming operation KIME Akva to help grow production and supplement diminishing wild catches.

11th December 2024

Ocean 14, KIME Akva team up on farmed cod drive

11th December 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Ecuador’s Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) has published its first sustainability report, a document highlighting the organisation and its members’ commitment to the best environmental, social, and transparency practices in the sector.

11th December 2024

SSP launches first sustainability report

11th December 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Canadian aquaculture research company Onda has confirmed it is working with the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) on a new Canola AgriScience Cluster research project examining the use of canola-based feed meal…

11th December 2024

Onda advances research on feed alternatives

11th December 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

New research conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Nofima) has enhanced the understanding of why sea lice are predominantly attracted to salmon. The study investigates the chemicals…

11th December 2024

Nofima: Salmon secretions attract lice

11th December 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Salmon producer Bakkafrost Group has launched a new online store in Denmark, where Danish consumers can now buy Faroese salmon products directly from the producer. In connection with the opening on 29 November 2024 –…

11th December 2024

Bakkafrost opens online store

11th December 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Global fisheries and aquaculture production is projected to increase by 2.2% to nearly 192 million tonnes in 2024, with wild catch volumes recovering by 1.1% after a poor 2023 influenced by El…

10th December 2024

FAO: Global fish consumption stagnating

10th December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A landmark study published in Science reveals that overfishing has caused shark and ray populations to plummet by over 50% since 1970, severely impacting ecological balance and elevating extinction risks.

10th December 2024

Overfishing and bycatch escalates shark extinction risk

10th December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) concluded its latest annual meeting in Fiji with several positive results for Pacific Ocean tuna fisheries, including for electronic monitoring (EM) and management procedures, according to the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF).

10th December 2024

Pacific tuna fishing meeting outcomes lauded

10th December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

An agreement has been reached by the European Union, Norway and the UK on the sustainable management of North Sea stocks in 2025, with the new deal also securing valuable fishing opportunities and…

10th December 2024

North Sea fisheries deal reached for 2025

10th December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union and Norway have concluded negotiations on the management of shared stocks in the Skagerrak and Kattegat, quota exchanges, and reciprocal access to waters, with the new agreements securing key…

10th December 2024

European Union and Norway agree 2025 catches

10th December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European Union and United Kingdom negotiators have reached an agreement on fishing opportunities for 2025 for more than 88 total allowable catches (TACs) in the Northeast Atlantic. The agreement will contribute to…

10th December 2024

EU, UK agree on fishing opportunities for 2025

10th December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published the 2023 annual UK Sea Fisheries Statistics while working to address a data discrepancy in fisheries landing data that led to the suspension of the…

9th December 2024

UK Sea Fisheries Statistics published amid data review

9th December 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has unveiled a new platform designed to provide comprehensive assurance and traceability solutions.

5th December 2024

GSA unveils traceability platform

5th December 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Norway’s salmon industry achieved record breaking profits in 2023, overcoming challenges such as reduced production output and rising costs, with earnings per kilogram of head-on gutted (HOG) salmon increasing 15-20% to close…

4th December 2024

All-time-high earnings for Norways salmon industry

4th December 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norway achieved a milestone in November with seafood exports totaling NOK 17.3 billion, marking a 6% increase compared to the same month last year.

4th December 2024

Norwegian Seafood exports hit record high in November

4th December 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The latest Salmon Welfare Scorecard, published by Compassion in World Farming, has found that 62% of the farmed salmon producers that it assessed have improved their reporting and policies on welfare compared…

4th December 2024

Salmon Welfare Scorecard – Small improvement in industry transparency

4th December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 88% comes from stocks at “healthy” levels of abundance, according to the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation’s (ISSF) latest Status of the Stocks report. This, the global coalition says, is…

4th December 2024

ISSF: Global tuna stocks’ health improves

4th December 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Global Squid Supply Chain Roundtable (Squid SR) has published details of its participants’ squid sourcing in the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP), becoming the first precompetitive collaboration to participate in the project.

4th December 2024

Global Squid Supply Chain Roundtable joins ODP

4th December 2024