Iceland Seafood International acquires Spanish salmon smoker. Further to Iceland Seafood’s announcement published on 17 May, Iceland Seafood has announced that an agreement has been finalised with the Mestanza family […]
Global call for a ‘blue food revolution’ to tackle climate change and malnutrition. New landmark assessment finds fish, shellfish and algae offer untapped potential for global development if the right […]
MPAs can boost fish populations by almost 400%. Protecting areas of the ocean and coastlines with “whole-site” Marine Protected Area (MPA) status can result in four-fold increases in the abundance […]
SSMO hits out at ‘tiny minority’ for risking sustainability gains. Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation (SSMO) has hit out at ‘tiny minority’ for risking sustainability gains. The Board of the organisation […]
Fishwife launches 100% traceable canned smoked salmon. Fishwife Tinned Seafood Co., a new female-led tinned seafood company, has officially launched its third core product—smoked salmon sourced from third-generation Atlantic salmon […]
Lack of housing in rural areas a pressing concern, committee told. Covid has exacerbated Scotland’s rural housing crisis, Scotland’s farmed salmon trade body has told the Scottish Parliament. Tavish Scott, […]
UK Small Fishing Vessel Code enters into force. The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) Code of Practice for Small Fishing Vessels (less than 15 metres length overall) now includes a […]
Call to save fisheries on south and east coast of England. It’s almost the end of the road for small-scale fishers along the South and East Coast, according to a […]
Call to better understand fish farm emissions. Farmed Scottish salmon has a similar carbon footprint to chicken meat, a study by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has found. Farmed salmon produces […]
Working group sets out improvements for langoustine sector. Recommendations for delivering a profitable, sustainable and fair supply chain for the langoustine (Nephrops) industry have been set out in a new […]
Nomad Foods and BlueNalu collaborate to introduce cell-cultured seafood in Europe. Nomad Foods Europe’s leading frozen food company and BlueNalu, a leading innovative food company developing a variety of seafood products […]
Aker BioMarine strengthens its team. Marine biotechnology executive, Ragnhild Dragøy, joins Aker BioMarine as Director of Sustainability and Marte Dalsegg, the company’s former Content Manager, will take over as the […]
New chairman for Grobest Group. Grobest Group Limited has announced the appointment of Ko Chi-Kang as Chairman of its Board of Directors, effective 1st July. Ko, the Co-Founder and Chief […]
Major funding secured to help track fish movement and health. Essex aquatic ecologist Dr Anna Sturrock has been awarded major funding to track fish movements and health, and to identify […]
Increase in illegal inland fishing activity in Ireland. Over 33,000 patrols undertaken by Inland Fisheries Ireland officers in 2020, as illegal fishing activity rose during Covid-19 last year Patrol drones […]
New regulations for US shellfish fisheries to help save right whales. NOAA Fisheries has announced new regulations for the lobster and Jonah crab trap and pot fisheries operating in the […]
Bakkafrost announces sustainable growth plan, with new profitability strategy for Scotland and associated investments. • 40% sustainable growth over the next five years • Significant investment programme in Scotland to […]
Insect protein has great potential to reduce carbon footprint. When compared to feeding insects to farm animals, the direct human consumption of insects has the biggest potential to reduce our […]