Sweden

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A Swedish partnership is testing an innovative light-guided trawl that could reduce the environmental impact of shrimp fishing while helping fishing businesses remain commercially viable.

31st July 2026

Sweden trials light-guided shrimp trawl

31st July 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Swedish aquaculture developer Ravdu has secured an environmental permit to build a land-based fish farm in Sunderbyn, near Luleå, clearing the way for annual production of up to 10,000 tonnes of Arctic char.

3rd June 2026

Ravdu secures land-based farm permit

3rd June 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

In a groundbreaking move for marine conservation, Sweden has taken the first steps towards a potential ban on bottom trawling in its marine protected areas (MPA), a decision that has been widely…

24th January 2025

NGOs hail Swedish trawling ban

24th January 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Bluefront Equity-owned ozone and oxygen specialist Redox AS has entered into a cooperation with Swedish company Anolytech to develop new solutions for the optimisation of water quality and hygiene for the aquaculture…

24th March 2023

New Norwegian-Swedish biosecurity cooperation

24th March 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Built to operate under the Danish flag for its Swedish owners, pelagic vessel Astrid is the latest step in a strategy by the Johansson family to take a long-term view of the…

1st February 2023

New-gen pelagic catcher

1st February 2023

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Spanish tech company Satlink has been chosen by the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) to develop a trial project that will evaluate the potential of electronic monitoring (EM) systems…

26th October 2022

Swedish deal for Satlink

26th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Conservation measures to protect six areas defined under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and five Natura 2000 sites in the Danish and Swedish parts of the Kattegat have been adopted by…

11th February 2022

N-Sea fisheries protection

11th February 2022