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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A total of 101.2 million salmon were harvested in Alaska this year, a 56% decrease from the 2023 total harvest of 232.2 million salmon, according to the preliminary harvest figures published by…

3rd December 2024

Alaska reports very low salmon harvest

3rd December 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard has announced the launch of fishing vessel Leinebris. The newbuild, which Tersan describes as “advanced and sustainable” is the result of a collaboration with vessel owner Leinebris AS and…

3rd December 2024

Tersan launches ‘advanced and sustainable’ catcher, Leinebris

3rd December 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The United Kingdom’s Royal Navy Maritime Domain Awareness Programme (MDAP) and Global Fishing Watch have signed an information sharing letter of intent (LoI) to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU).

3rd December 2024

UK Royal Navy, Global Fishing Watch team up to tackle IUU

3rd December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The value of Iceland’s fish catch in the first nine months of 2024 was ISK 125.7 billion, according to preliminary figures published by Statistics Iceland. This total represents a 19% decrease compared…

3rd December 2024

Icelandic catch shrinks

3rd December 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

With the fish and seafood industry being an integral contributor to local and regional economies, the Government of Canada and the Province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) have confirmed they are supporting…

2nd December 2024

Canadian government, PEI back seafood industry improvements

2nd December 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Football superstar Erling Haaland is featured in the Norwegian Seafood Council’s latest video campaign, showcasing the quality and sustainability of seafood from Norway to a global audience.

2nd December 2024

Haaland champions Norwegian seafood

2nd December 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) has launched a large-scale media campaign in France this November and December, aiming to position Norwegian salmon as a festive staple on French tables.

2nd December 2024

Norwegian salmon shines in France

2nd December 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Plans to co-locate London’s wholesale food markets of Billingsgate and Smithfield to a new site at Dagenham Dock have been dropped, the City of London Corporation’s Court of Common Council has confirmed.

2nd December 2024

Billingsgate to close in 2028

2nd December 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Farmed salmon sold with the prestigious “Label Rouge” (Red Label) can now be fed diets containing insect-derived ingredients during the juvenile stages thanks to cooperation between value chain partners in the Scottish…

29th November 2024

Insect feeds approved for Label Rouge salmon

29th November 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Cloud-based software solutions provider Maritech has announced its expansion into new markets in Europe and Asia.

29th November 2024

Maritech expands seafood solutions to Europe and Asia

29th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

MarinTrust and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) are joining forces to promote cooperation within the marine ingredient supply chain.

29th November 2024

MarinTrust and MSC foster cooperation

29th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Calling for an end to the practice of conducting key fisheries sustainability meetings in private, NGO Accountability.Fish has challenged Canadian Fisheries Minister Dianne Lebouthillier to move for their opening at the General…

28th November 2024

Canada asked to stand against sustainability secrecy

28th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishing the ocean’s mesopelagic zone – located between 200 and 1,000 metres deep and extending from the Arctic to the Antarctic – could have serious consequences, warns a new scientific report.

28th November 2024

Report: Catching fish at 200-metre depths could have climatic consequences

28th November 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Ten finalists for the coveted Takeaway of the Year title have been revealed by the UK’s National Fish & Chip Awards.

28th November 2024

Fish and chip finalists announced

28th November 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Progress remains strong at Andfjord Salmon’s build-out at Kvalnes, Andøya in Norway with work on schedule and waterways close to completion.

28th November 2024

Andfjord Salmon’s Kvalnes build on track

28th November 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Benchmark Holdings has announced the sale of its genetics arm to Starfish Bidco to streamline operations and concentrate on its advanced nutrition and health business areas.

27th November 2024

Benchmark to sell genetics business

27th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

As the Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) convenes its annual general meeting, Accountability.Fish is urging members to open the doors to the media in the name of greater transparency.

27th November 2024

WCPFC pressed to end closed meetings

27th November 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The US International Trade Commission has voted in the affirmative on antidumping and countervailing duty petitions filed by the American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA) against imports of frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador,…

27th November 2024

America to impose duties on overseas shrimp

27th November 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

New Brunswick, Canada, -based Cooke Inc has completed its acquisition of Corporación Pesquera Inca SAC (Copeinca) of Peru. This follows the Cooke announcement of 7 November 2014 disclosing that Copeinca Canada Inc,…

27th November 2024

Cooke completes acquisition of Copeinca

27th November 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Norwegian biotech company Vestland Pharma, which has patented a drug against salmon lice, has received fresh backing, with venture company Sarsia and the seafood company Coast Seafood becoming shareholders.

27th November 2024

Salmon lice drug secures new funding

27th November 2024