Scottish seafood support package of up to £14 million Seafood businesses and marine organisations in Scotland’s coastal communities are set to benefit from a new year of funding through Marine […]
Salmon Scotland raises concerns about proposed marine activity ban in letters to First Ministerial candidates The trade body for Scottish salmon has written to all three First Ministerial candidates to […]
Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the SFF, said: “The SFF welcomes SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes’ opposition to the introduction of HPMAs, which would have a catastrophic effect on Scotland’s […]
HPMAs will have catastrophic impact on fishing industry. Banning fishing in a tenth of Scottish waters under a network of new Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) will have a catastrophic […]
Sustainable Aquaculture Summit to shape future of global seafood sector Registration now open for flagship conference hosted by SAIC The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has launched registration for a […]
Shetland’s vital seafood industries will be crippled by the introduction of strict new conservation zones where all fishing and aquaculture activity is set to be banned, with hundreds of jobs […]
EU announces 39 ocean commitments. At the recent Our Ocean Conference in Panama, the EU confirmed its strong engagement for international ocean governance by announcing 39 commitments for action for the year 2023. These […]
Our Ocean Conference opens in Panama, governments to announce historic actions to address global ocean crisis. The Republic of Panama opened the eighth annual Our Ocean Conference (OOC) yesterday with […]
Government of Canada advancing fisheries science through industry collaboration Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is working with partners to maximize every opportunity to collect data about Canada’s aquatic resources and […]
EU announces 20 new projects to restore oceans. 20 multinational projects will receive over €117 million to contribute to the objectives of the EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and waters’: […]
Licensing decision raises serious questions about Canada’s commitments. Minister Joyce Murray’s decision not to issue salmon aquaculture licences in the Laich-kwil-tach territory, referred to as the Discovery Islands region of […]
Strategic partnership inked to commercialise microalgae protein potential. NewFish & Cawthron Institute have signed a strategic agreement to commercialise microalgae intellectual property into food nutrition with a focus on specialised proteins. […]
Scottish salmon was UK’s biggest food export in 2022 – new HMRC figures. Scottish salmon was the UK’s biggest food export in 2022, new HMRC figures have revealed. Sales of […]
One-year deadline passes for overhaul of salmon farm regulation. Tomorrow (Friday), marks the one-year deadline for an overhaul of Scotland’s aquaculture regulation which a review found to be “not fit […]
Call for better implementation of CFP. In Europe, fishing provides an important source of food, social cohesion, livelihoods and economic activity in coastal areas. Fishing thus provides a socio-economic and […]
EC adopts Western Mediterranean report. The European Commission has adopted a report on the outcomes of the Western Mediterranean (WestMED) initiative which has been in place for 5 years. Since 2017, five […]
Plainsight and MarineSitu collaborate on sustainability Plainsight, the leader in proven vision AI, has announced its collaboration with MarineSitu, a provider of state-of-the-art marine hardware and software, to create innovative vision […]
BC Salmon Farmers appoint new executive director. The BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) in Canada has announced the appointment of Brian Kingzett, as its new Executive Director. Brian has 35 […]
Wind propulsion system to reduce fishing vessel emissions. Maritime and fisheries industry increasingly needs to adapt to higher fuel costs and new regulations to reduce harmful emissions. The Aspiring Wingsails […]
Small-scale fisheries account for 85% of all fishing vessels in the EU but they are currently not monitored: it is difficult to know where and when they fish, and how […]