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Digital Aquaculture Innovator Ecto Raises $7M in Series A Round from Rabobank and Aqua-Spark. Aquaculture data analytics disrupter Ecto has raised $7 million in financing led by the Rabo Food & Agri Innovation […]
Ace Aquatec Ltd, a Scottish firm, and internationally recognised innovator of aquaculture equipment, has recently received investment from aquaculture investment fund Aqua-Spark, whose co-founders Amy Novogratz and Mike Velings have made it their global mission to usher […]
Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association reacts to ICES cod advice. Reacting to advice published by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) recommending a “zero catch” for Northern […]
Nephrops Fishery Improvement Project begins new chapter. Supply chain partnership enters new phase to drive sustainability into UK Nephrops fisheries. The next steps in an ambitious, multi-stakeholder partnership designed to […]
Fraserburgh’s Game-Changer Nearing Completion New Scottish Seafood Centre of Excellence By Fish Focus The Scottish Seafood Centre of Excellence in Fraserburgh is on track for completion by the end of June 2025, […]
APPG spotlights industry recruitment and labour challenges. Addressing two inter-related issues with implications not only for the sector’s sustainability, but for the social resilience of fishing and coastal communities, the All […]
Driving sustainable seafood. Insights and innovations from the Responsible Seafood Summit, held earlier this year in St Andrews. Fish Focus takes a look back at the event with our Responsible Seafood […]
St Andrews, Scotland: Host of the 23rd responsible seafood summit. The Global Seafood Alliance’s 23rd Responsible Seafood Summit, co-hosted by Seafood Scotland, took place from October 21 to 24, 2024, […]
Landmark Project UK report showcases seven years of collaboration to improve sustainable fishing practices in UK seas. MSC certification status gained for North Sea plaice. North Sea lemon sole fishery […]
Mixed bag of catch advice for Scottish fleet for 2025. There is a mixed bag of catch advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) for […]
Stronger collaboration needed to tackle overfishing and to protect the marine environment – say leaders from industry, academia and NGOs. Stronger collaboration is needed to tackle the problem of overfishing, […]
Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has released a report exploring best practice in relation to provision of Wi-Fi for fishing crew at sea that includes recommendations for action. In this fast-moving era of […]
Scottish fishers and processors welcome UK/Faroes agreement. Scottish fishermen and processors have welcomed the recent fisheries agreement between the UK and the Faroes, which will provide extra fishing opportunities for […]
Europe’s first worker-driven social responsibility pilot launched to fight worker exploitation at sea and in UK fishing. Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX), the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) and the […]
New Scottish Seafood Centre of Excellence will provide major boost to industry. By Fish Focus The new ‘Scottish Seafood Centre of Excellence’ planned for Fraserburgh will ensure that Scotland is […]
Fisheries projects net additional funding through UK Seafood Fund. £3.9 million has been awarded to projects to improve the quality of training facilities to upskill the workforce and promote seafood […]
A hat trick for seafood sustainability. Three fisheries are celebrating after being recertified to the Marine Stewardship Council standard for sustainable fishing. The Scottish Fisheries Sustainability Accreditation Group (SFSAG) Northern […]
Seafish launches 2022 UK Fishing Fleet Survey Seafish calls on the UK’s fishing vessel owners and skippers to take part in their annual survey of the UK fishing fleet which […]
Income security for fishermen and new markets are key benefit of MSC ecolabel to newly recertified Scottish haddock Selling into new European markets and the retention of existing domestic markets […]
Scottish haddock fishermen enjoy income protection and access to new European markets thanks to being certified to the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) Standard for sustainable seafood, according to new research. The […]
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