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Have you heard about Sustainable Restaurants? Sustainability is a key concept that is also spreading into the hospitality industry! Sustainable fish and seafood restaurants are becoming increasingly popular with consumers who wish to take a credible ...
Western Baltic cod quota slashed The Council of the European Union reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2021, on the basis of the Commission’s proposal The agreement comes at a ...
Mowi Scotland gets greenlight to expand processing facility. Planning permission has been granted by The Highland Council for the upgrade of Mowi Scotland’s processing facility at Blar Mhor in Fort William which will transform it ...
NZ seeks feedback on changes to high seas fishing rules. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is seeking feedback on proposals to improve New Zealand’s rules for fishing in international waters outside of New Zealand’s ...
RFC and COFCO Food Import sign agreement to develop sales of Pollock fillet and surimi in China. The Russian Fishery Company (RFC) and COFCO Food Import (COFCO) entered into an agreement of intent aimed at ...
New allergen labelling rules for food businesses. From 1 October 2021 foods which are prepacked for direct sale to the consumer must be labelled with any allergenic ingredients. Prepacked direct sale (known as PPDS) products are foods which ...
Last Call Register for GOAL 2021 Virtual Event on Green Financing. GOAL 2021 Virtual Event Session 7, ‘Green Financing as a Tool for Sustainable Seafood Development,’ providing a status report on green debt financing in ...
Ace Aquatec appoints first chief financial officer. Ace Aquatec, the global supplier of innovative and environmentally sustainable aquaculture equipment and service solutions, has today announced the appointment of Duncan Montgomery as its first Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Montgomery ...
Northern Ireland launches fishing grant support scheme. Northern Ireland Fisheries Minister Edwin Poots MLA has launched a grants support scheme for local fishing businesses worth £1.9million. The Maritime and Fisheries Fund for Northern Ireland replaces ...
MOU signed between IPNLF and World Cetacean Alliance. Recently, an important Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) and the World Cetacean Alliance (WCA) to work collaboratively on ...
Thai Union ranked No. 1 on Seafood Stewardship Index for second time for work towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals Thai Union Group PCL has been ranked number one on the Seafood Stewardship Index (SSI) ...
IPNLF launches Tuna Tales film series at CCRUP meeting in Azores about vital role of one-by-one tuna fisheries and threats to their survival. Representatives from the European Commission, France, Portugal, and Spain gathered in the ...
Pescanova launches its online shop for Spain. Pescanova, the brand expert in seafood products, is expanding its online shop (https://www.pescanova.es/tienda) offering its most exclusive products in mainland Spain. This move into e-commerce responds to the growing demand ...
PPS named ‘Strongest Link’ at Great Big Small Awards. Returnable Equipment Solutions specialist PPS have taken home the award for ‘Strongest Link’ at the 2021 Great Big Small awards. Having been named as finalists for ...
NFI Crab Council Working Group meets in Baltimore. The National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council met in Baltimore, Maryland October 5th and 6th as part of its working group meeting series. The group last met in person in 2019 where ...
Some Baltic fish still in crisis as the EU starts to consider ecosystem impacts. Following the EU AGRIFISH Council press conference, NGOs expressed disappointment that Member State fisheries ministers again haggled all night to raise ...
First in Scotland for new aquaculture technology as Loch Long planning application submitted. Loch Long Salmon (LLS) has submitted a planning application to develop Scotland’s first semi-closed fish farm at Loch Long near Beinn Reithe ...
The NFFO Considers Sustainability and the Environment and the Role of the Fishing Industry. The UN Climate Change Summit in Glasgow this coming October and November, will bring world attention to the link between greenhouse ...
Winners of prestigious ‘Golden Fish’ competition announced. The winners of this year’s ‘Golden Fish’ competition, sponsored by The Scottish Salmon Company, have been announced at a world-renowned trade show in Lyon, France. The competition, now ...
Direct Seafoods named MSC Fresh Fish Food Service Supplier of the Year. Direct Seafoods is proud to have won the Marine Stewardship Council Award for Fresh Fish Food Service Supplier of the Year 2021, recognising ...
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