Icelandic fishing sector profit increased in 2020 Statistics Iceland has compiled and analysed the operating accounts of fishing and fish processing companies for 2020 as well as their balance sheets. […]
Nueva Pescanova launches innovation competition. The Nueva Pescanova Group and Microsoft have launched ‘Nueva Pescanova Open Innovation’, the first open innovation competition in the field of aquaculture or fishing that promotes the […]
Brim issues green and blue bonds. Icelandic fishing and processing company Brim, in collaboration with Íslandsbanki, has completed the issuance of bonds that fall within the company’s sustainable financing framework […]
Webinar on Friend of the Sea certification for products from sustainable fishing and aquaculture in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Benefits and added value. Friend of the Sea together with […]
Fisheries and Seafood Scheme funding rounds open for applications. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has opened four funding rounds for applications to help support the fishing and seafood sector in […]
Royal Greenland posts best interim result ever. After a very challenging 2020, affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, Royal Greenland has made a strong recovery. The interim result for 2021 shows […]
Fishery disaster declarations for four US commercial fisheries U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo has announced her ‘determination’ that fishery disasters occurred in four fisheries in 2018, 2019, and […]
Fishing industry urges PM to help industry build back after Brexit fiasco Scottish fisheries leaders urged the Prime Minister to help them build back the industry after the bad Brexit […]
USV to minimise Aker BioMarine’s carbon footprint. Aker BioMarine has ordered a new Sounder USV (Unmanned Surface Vehicle) from Kongsberg Maritime to further reduce their carbon footprint and optimise krill […]
Canada extends fisheries and aquaculture clean technology programme. The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, launched the renewed Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology […]
EU fishers call for consumers to stop eating Norwegian seafood. The UK departure from the EU has profoundly altered the fisheries governance and political scenario in the Northeast Atlantic. In […]
Ocean Choice revises development plan. Canadian company Ocean Choice unveiled a revised plan for the company’s cold storage and vessel offloading development in Long Pond Harbour. Since August of 2020, Ocean […]
Mesopelagic fish may play role as a food of the future. Utilising new marine resources though aquaculture and harvesting, without undermining ecosystem health, is one of the priorities of the […]
Blumar Seafoods reinforces sustainability strategy. In line with its sustainability strategy, which involves the company’s commitment to caring for the environment, innovation and following the circular economy, Blumar Seafoods of […]
Stavis Seafoods appoints new Vice President of Operations. Stavis Seafoods, a multinational fishing company and seafood manufacturer, has announced that Salvatore Bramante has joined the company as its new Vice […]
Sharks in protected area attract illegal fishers. Thousands of sharks have been illegally caught in a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Indian Ocean, new research shows. The MPA was […]
Rapid global growth in MSC certified sustainable tuna. Majority of commercial tuna stocks at healthy levels of abundance (65%) Nearly 50% of the global tuna catch is now engaged in the MSC programme 38% growth in volume of MSC labelled tuna products, projected to reach 100,000t It is increasingly possible for consumers around the world to choose sustainable tuna, new data published by the […]
Strengthened cooperation on marine science and fisheries research in the Mediterranean. The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University Mohammed […]
What role for oceans and fisheries in a sustainable EU of the future? Make your voice heard! The Conference on the Future of Europe is a unique and timely opportunity […]