Seafood – Page 40
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NewsSea Harvest acquires MG Kailis
Sea Harvest Group is to acquire the fishing and related businesses of Western Australia-based MG Kailis and its subsidiaries for AUS$70 million.
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NewsReport: Pandemic hit Alaska’s ‘resilient’ seafood industry hard in 2020
Alaska’s catching and processing sectors were heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, finds a new industry report.
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NewsGDST appoints inaugural executive director
The Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) has appointed Gregory V. Brown as inaugural executive director.
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NewsTokyo’s first bluefin tuna sale of 2022 fetches modest $146k
The annual New Year tuna auction in Tokyo, Japan, saw the first bluefin of 2022 sold for just under JPY 16.9 million (US$ 145,996).
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NewsRecord breaking 2021 for Norwegian seafood exports
The last 12 months have been the best year ever for Norwegian seafood exports with a record 3.1 million tonnes exported in 2021 at a value of NOK 120.8 billion (€12.1 billion).
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NewsAIPCE-CEP: Using salmon supply to solve pelagic impasse would damage European processing
Any attempts to address the effects of having no catch share agreements in place through other trade interferences such as import measures on farmed salmon should be greatly discouraged, cautions AIPCE-CEP, the EU Fish Processors and Traders Association.
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NewsBakkafrost snaps up 90% of Danish processor
Ninety percent of the shares in Danish canned fish processor Munkebo Seafood A/S have been acquired by the Bakkafrost Group.
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NewsNorway commits millions to lift aquaculture communities out of poverty, lower malnutrition
NOK 45 million (US$ 5 million) has been committed to the International Fund for Agricultural Fund (IFAD) by the Norwegian Agency of Development Cooperation (Norad) to increase the incomes and build the resilience of small aquaculture farmers in Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania.
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NewsAustralian seafood industry hails ‘landmark’ UK free trade agreement
The announcement of the Australia-United Kingdom free trade agreement (FTA) has been welcomed by national body Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) as the sector looks to further diversify its markets.
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NewsBlue Sea’s Thomas Jacob Joins NFI board
The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has announced Thomas Jacob, CEO of Blue Sea Products LLC, based in New Jersey, is joining the association’s Board of Directors.
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NewsNorwegian seafood fêted during US visit
The Norwegian Seafood Council has hosted Norway’s new Minister of Trade and Industry, Jan Christian Vestre, for a tour of New York seafood markets as part of his first trip to the United States.
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NewsRussia on track to becoming a black caviar superpower
Russia is set to increase black caviar export fivefold by 2024, aiming to compete with Chinese suppliers on the European and the US markets, as well as on home ground.
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NewsBillion for sustainable seafood
Bluefront Equity has NOK 1 billion earmarked for sustainable seafood investments.
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NewsCEO of FishWise steps down
The chief executive of sustainable seafood consultancy, FishWise, has announced he is stepping down.
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NewsNew appointments at Seafood Scotland
Seafood Scotland, the national trade and marketing body for Scottish seafood, has created two new senior roles to promote the industry both domestically and around the world.
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NewsCapelin boom
Capelin is booming in Iceland, but marketing and climate change remain challenges.
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NewsDow Jones sustainability kudos
Thai seafood giant says it has reaffirmed its reputation as a green food producer
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NewsFrench caviar house opens UK lab
French company Petrossian has opened a new caviar laboratory on the outskirts of London in a bid to combat Brexit red tape.
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NewsAcme Smoked Fish joins GSSI
The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative is being joined by Brooklyn-based Acme Smoked Fish (Acme) as its latest funding partner.
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NewsSeafood plays key role in boosting Norwegian exports
Seafood exports are expected to play a big part in Norway’s goal of increasing exports, excluding oil and gas, by 50% by 2030.
