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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Slippurinn DNG and the Norwegian company Brunvoll AS have announced a new cooperative agreement between the two companies. Through the deal, confirmed at the Icelandic Fisheries, Seafood & Aqua Exhibition (IceFish), Slippurinn…

20th September 2024

Slippurinn DNG appointed Brunvoll’s agent in Iceland

20th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Elite Seafood has selected the Wisefish solution to optimise its trade and commerce operations, with the collaboration expected to improve the seafood distributor’s operational efficiency, financial management and customer relationship capabilities.

20th September 2024

Elite Seafood partners with Wisefish and Telos Team

20th September 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Having seen a steady decline in its commercially- and socially-important lake whitefish fishery, Great Lakes St Lawrence Governors & Premiers (GSGP) is two years into a long-term project facilitating a turnaround in…

19th September 2024

GSGP: We’re creating value beyond the fillet

19th September 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Having collaborative partners and being able to develop very clear business plans that not only solve challenges, but which are economically feasible and can generate real revenue for those companies will further…

19th September 2024

100% Fish and the power of partnerships

19th September 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Seafood value chains are increasingly changing mindsets and becoming more collaborative to deal with the issue of valuable raw material by-products going to waste, according to Thor Sigfusson, Founder and Chairman of…

19th September 2024

Fish Waste for Profit: Turning 10m tonnes of waste into 10m tonnes of value

19th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Oceana is urging the European Commission to expand labelling requirements for processed seafood products, calling for greater transparency for consumers.

19th September 2024

Oceana demands processed seafood transparency

19th September 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Seafood processors Einhamar, Íslenskt Sjávarfang and Samherji were among the big winners at the 9th Icelandic Fisheries Awards, held on 18 September 2024, scooping the titles of Outstanding Icelandic Achievement, Outstanding Processor and Overall Outstanding…

18th September 2024

Pioneers, excellence recognised at IceFish awards

18th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Innovation has been central to the success of Iceland’s fisheries and seafood sectors and is an increasingly important factor behind the value that they are creating. But this progress must be further…

18th September 2024

Iceland must keep innovating, insists fisheries minister

18th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Having appointed Costas Kadis to the position of Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, EU President Ursula von der Leyen has outlined Kadis’s priorities moving forward, urging the former Cypriot politician and his fellow new commissioners to “hit the…

18th September 2024

New EU fisheries chief tasked with safeguarding industry and environment

18th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Europêche has expressed strong support for the nomination of Costas Kadis as the new Commissioner-Designate for Fisheries and Oceans.

18th September 2024

Europêche welcomes new Fisheries Commissioner

18th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Ireland’s Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has released its annual report highlighting how it protects and enables the import and export of seafood.

18th September 2024

IUU fishing threatens Irish seafood sector

18th September 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Aquaculture equipment, technology and service supply partner Gael Force Group has launched a recruitment drive following the creation of new roles in sales and product development as part of sustained growth and…

18th September 2024

Gael Force launches recruitment drive

18th September 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Through a new partnership between Borncut and Uni-Food Technic, Icelandic processors are now able to acquire Borncut Portioning Machines directly from their local Uni-Food Technic division, which has been headed by CEO…

18th September 2024

Borncut and Uni-Food Technic team up

18th September 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Dundee, Scotland-based aquaculture technology company Ace Aquatec has expanded the presence of its products into Oceania, with New Zealand-based king salmon producer Mount Cook Alpine Salmon seeing great benefits from the award-winning…

18th September 2024

Ace Aquatec extends biomass technology to New Zealand

18th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Another steep drop in the pelagic catch – for the second month in a row – led the total volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet in August 2024…

18th September 2024

Icelandic capture fisheries landings down 31% in August

18th September 2024

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Aquaculture tech provider Innovasea has made its land-based systems available in Iceland, with its debut in the market coming through Thor Salmon’s installation of Innovasea’s Gas Management Towers (GMT) at its Icelandic…

18th September 2024

Innovasea extends land-based aquaculture solutions to Iceland

18th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A coalition of 22 NGOs has released joint recommendations to the EU regarding fishing opportunities for 2025, urging action to restore and maintain sustainable fish stocks.

17th September 2024

NGOs call for urgent action to restore fish stocks

17th September 2024

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

The 14th Icelandic Fisheries, Seafood & Aqua Exhibition, running 18-20 September 2024, marks 40 years of the industry-leading event and the busiest IceFish programme to-date.

16th September 2024

World Fishing & Aquaculture switches focus to IceFish 2024 coverage

16th September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Commission has proposed a revision to strengthen EU regulations against unsustainable fishing practices by non-EU countries.

16th September 2024

EU targets non-member fishing practices

16th September 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has praised the inclusion of fisheries, aquaculture, and family farming in the G20’s 2023 priorities, emphasising their role in global nutrition and livelihoods.

16th September 2024

FAO applauds G20 focus on fisheries and aquaculture

16th September 2024