World Fishing News – Page 142
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NewsLand-based fish farmer secures additional €10m financing
Rabobank provides a €10 million bridge facility to ensure the Dutch facility’s expansion stays on track
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NewsSales down at Mowi in Q4 2021
Harvest volumes and operating profit are down in Q4 this year compared with the same period last year
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NewsIcelandic fleet landed more fish in 2021
The volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet increased by 13% last year.
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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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NewsInvesting in tilapia in Africa
A US$7 million investment will help tilapia meet Africa’s growing need for healthy, sustainable protein
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NewsNorway Royal Salmon and SalmoNor to merge
The merger will create the world’s sixth largest salmon farmer
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NewsRussian Fishery Company places bumper follow-up onboard processing plant order with Carsoe
Carsoe A/S has won a new DKK 500 million contract from the Russian Fishery Company (RFC) for the fitting out of four of its vessels with fully-equipped onboard fish processing plants.
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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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NewsEuropean project seeks high value in seafood by-products, by-catch
A European research project is hoping to demonstrate that there is considerable untapped potential in utilising marine co-products and non-target by-catch species as ingredients in high-value products such as creams and dietary supplements.
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NewsKingfish Company doubles sales in 2021
The Kingfish Company has doubled sales and output in 2021 and increased average sales prices.
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NewsVASEP: 2021 – a good year for Vietnam’s shrimp trade
Vietnam is expected to have earned around US$3.9 billion from its shrimp exports last year, an increase of 4% on 2020, thanks largely to strong growth rates in the industry’s sales to the US and EU markets, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
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NewsNetwork seeks ideas for improving UK fishing
A newly formed network is encouraging the fishing industry to come forward with ideas for scientific studies that support evidence-based decision-making in the UK.
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NewsGenoMar appoints breeding manager for Asia Pacific
International aquaculture breeding and distribution company GenoMar Genetics has made Thea Luz Pineda its new breeding manager for the Asia Pacific region.
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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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NewsReporting app for Maine lobster fishers
Commercial fishermen in the United States now have access to a free app that simplifies mandatory harvest reporting for both state and federally licensed fishermen.
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NewsBangkok skipjack tuna prices end 2021 on a high
Prices of frozen whole skipjack tuna in Bangkok continued to increase as 2021 drew to a close due to a decreasing raw material supply, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
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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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NewsRostein orders new live fish carrier
A contract for a new carrier has been placed by Norwegian live fish transport and services company Rostein AS.
