Environmentalists welcome Dogger Bank trawling ban. Environment groups have welcomed that trawling and dredging will be banned from 14,030 sq. kilometres of UK waters, an area equivalent to the size […]
EU and Greenland reach fisheries agreement. On 8 January 2021, the EU and Greenland concluded negotiations for a new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) and a new Protocol that will […]
MSC launches sustainable cookbook. The Marine Stewardship Council is launching its first sustainable seafood cookbook in collaboration with ten chefs from across the globe. It is part of an initiative […]
Dates announced for groundfish season in Saguenay Fjord, Canada Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced recently that the groundfish ice fishing season on the Saguenay Fjord will begin on January 9 […]
Maine launches seafood branding and promotion initiative The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), with support from Governor Janet Mills, is launching a branding and promotion initiative to celebrate Maine […]
True North Seafood Inc. has announced their partnership with the Ocean Wise Seafood program. Ocean Wise Seafood is a conservation program that makes it easy for consumers to choose sustainable […]
Ocean Choice hires new European MD. Ocean Choice International has announced that Rens Elderkamp is joining the Company’s sales team as the Managing Director of its European Operations. Rens brings […]
Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute launches new campaign. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is launching a new campaign promoting the importance of selecting Alaska seafood, now more than ever. The CHOOSE […]
Norwegian seafood exports equal earlier July records. Three highlights from July export statistics The value of seafood exports equalled last year’s record for July. Contributing factors include: A weakened Norwegian […]
Brim invest in Greenlandic seafood company. Icelandic fishing and seafood company, Brim, has moved to invest in the Greenlandic seafood company Arctic Prime Fisheries ApS (APF). The investment decision follows […]
New Alaska Seafood Marketing Services contract. Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute has awarded industry veteran Jann Dickerson the new domestic foodservice marketing services contract. Dickerson has worked with ASMI for over […]
Record catch for Royal Greenland trawler. Recently, the latest addition to Royal Greenland’s fishing fleet, M/tr Avataq, unloaded a record catch of 903 tons of cold-water prawns in Sisimiut, Greenland […]
Europêche slams EU biodiversity proposal. Europêche, the European catching sector’s representative body, has criticised the EU’s new Biodiversity proposal for failing to recognise the importance of fisheries in food supply […]
Royal Greenland increased raw material supplies last year. The supply of raw materials to Royal Greenland’s production sites saw a positive development in 2019 with a total 15% increase compared […]
NAFC in running for aquaculture award. The NAFC Marine Centre UHI has been shortlisted for a prestigious international award for its aquaculture training courses. The Centre has been shortlisted for […]
Scottish seafood industry welcomes consumer support – The Scottish seafood industry is working extremely hard, adapting to new guidelines and developing new routes to the consumer in an effort to […]
Record profit for Royal Greenland. Royal Greenland has presented a record profit before tax of DKK 404 million for 2019. The profit is augmented by the sale of the two […]
Tremendous growth in Norwegian seafood exports. Norway exported 216,000 tonnes of seafood totaling NOK 9.3 billion in February. This is a 6 per cent reduction in volume but an increase […]
NAFC staff long service recognised. The NAFC Marine Centre has marked the long service of two staff who have worked there for a total of 45 years: Caroline Hepburn who […]