Success for Panamanian small pelagics FIP. IFFO RS has announced that the Panamanian small pelagics Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) has successfully transitioned onto the new IFFO RS Improver Programme (IFFO […]
Top honours at Seafood Excellence Global Awards. Viciunai Group of Belgium and Kingfish Zeeland BV of the Netherlands won the top prizes in the 2019 Seafood Excellence Global awards at […]
Recommendations for SE Asian fishmeal sector The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and IFFO, the Marine Ingredients Organisation, have released the findings from a joint-funded project which improves the understanding of […]
GAA welcomes five new directors to its board. The Global Aquaculture Alliance is pleased to announce the addition of five new directors to its 20-member board. The transition came on […]
Cooke acquires integrated shrimp producer. Cooke Inc. a New Brunswick company and parent of Cooke Aquaculture Inc., has acquired Farallon Aquaculture de Nicaragua S.A. a vertically integrated producer of farmed […]
GAA to present at North Atlantic Seafood Forum. Global Aquaculture Alliance President George Chamberlain is among the plenary speakers at the open of the North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) in Bergen, Norway, […]
Cooke acquires Seajoy Seafood Corporation. Cooke Inc. (“Cooke”), a New Brunswick company and parent of Cooke Aquaculture Inc., has announced the completion of its acquisition of the business of the […]
BAP Program Grows 29 Percent in 2018. It’s official. The industry-leading Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program closed out 2018 on a high note, finishing up the year with […]
GFCM unveils MedSea4Fish, an ambitious fisheries programme to continue turning the corner on overexploitation in Mediterranean Sea The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture […]
Food industry major Jerónimo Martins Group to invest in Andfjord Salmon. Jerónimo Martins, a Portugal-based international food industry Group has agreed to invest NOK 173,9 million (equivalent to c. € […]
The Scottish Salmon Company renames operations in Scotland. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has announced it will rename its operations in Scotland to Bakkafrost Scotland. The Scottish Salmon Company was […]
Atlantic Canada to Host GSA’s GOAL 2023 Conference Atlantic Canada will host the 22nd edition of the GOAL conference in the fall of 2023, the Global Seafood Alliance announced on […]
Registrations are now open for a hybrid stakeholder event on the functioning of the common fisheries policy (CFP) and common market organisation (CMO), taking place on 10 June 2022 in […]
ASC has today published a revised ASC Shrimp Standard, as well as new requirements specifically for Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) farms. The Shrimp Standard revisions mean that freshwater crayfish and […]
New collaboration for Global Tuna Alliance. Fourteen companies have joined the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) because of a new collaboration with Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP), expanding the GTA’s membership by […]
Cooke Uruguay achieves Friend of the Sea certification for its sustainable deep-sea crab fleet. Cooke Uruguay, one of the largest fleets in the region has recently achieved Friend of the […]
Egersund Net achieve key certification standard. Egersund Net and their seven service stations along the Norwegian coast have been certified in accordance with the GlobalG.A.P. standard. “Egersund Net will be […]
Nutreco and Skretting publish new responsible sourcing policy. Nutreco and Skretting have published a new responsible sourcing policy, which is a practical guide to decide on the type of marine […]
Fisheries APPG discuss Marine Protected Areas. At last month’s All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Fisheries, “Fisheries and Protected Areas” event, the group heard from speakers from a range of organisations, […]
Webinar on setting science-based targets in the seafood sector. Join in the conversation on setting science-based targets in the seafood sector. To limit global warming to 1.5°C, global greenhouse gas emissions […]