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Covid drives big demand for crew-change specialists. Crew change specialists are in big demand from shipping companies struggling to get seafarers on or off vessels because of Covid-19 travel restrictions, an […]
Digital transformation in food manufacturing. Scottish seafood supplier Aquascot has digitalised production and quality assurance in under 12 months. The fish processing firm responded to the challenges of coronavirus by […]
Resilience funding helps Scots shellfish producers. Seafood resilience funding has helped cover some of the costs of maintaining small shellfish businesses impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and EU Exit. We […]
Scottish vessels benefit from resilience funding. More than 850 fishing vessels impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Brexit have received resilience funding from the Scottish Government this year. The Seafood Producers […]
Wellboat to be handed over ahead of schedule despite setbacks due to the Coronavirus. Havyard Leirvik handed over yet another wellboat to Frøy, and even the challenges yards have faced […]
UK Government must invest in coastal communities. A new report claims that at least fourteen thousand jobs could be created as part of rejuvenated coastal communities if the Government invests […]
Fishers call for priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine. European social partners in the fisheries sector, ETF and Europêche, call on the European Commission to support Member States in developing […]
Pandemic impacts PRFoods turnover. Fishing, farming and processing group PRFoods’ unaudited preliminary consolidated turnover in the third quarter of the financial year 2020/2021 amounted to 14.15 million euros, a decrease […]
Global fisheries and aquaculture hard hit by COVID-19 pandemic, says FAO report. Global fisheries and aquaculture have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and could face further disruption in […]
Stolt Sea Farm financial results affected by pandemic. Stolt-Nielsen Limited, which includes Stolt Sea Farm in its portfolio, has reported unaudited results for the fourth quarter ended November 30, 2020. […]
Seafood sector urgently needs rapid testing and cargo prioritisation. Donna Fordyce, Chief Executive of Seafood Scotland, said: “The window wherein companies would be able to salvage anything from the last […]
Salmon farmers potential to lead BC’s economic recovery. An independent report out indicates British Columbia’s (BC) salmon farming industry in Canada has the potential to be a leader in BC’s […]
Mowi earnings drop significantly due to pandemic. Mowi achieved an operational EBIT of EUR 80 million in the third quarter of 2020, compared with EUR 148 million in the corresponding […]
GAA delivers inclusive audit solutions for BAP customers. After successfully implementing accredited remote auditing for farms, hatcheries and feed mills early this year, the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices […]
Impact of COVID-shock on UK seafood sector to be investigated by researchers. A research team led by the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) has begun to investigate the impact […]
How seafood restaurants can come back strong after the pandemic. Like so many other companies both within and beyond the culinary world, seafood restaurants have struggled amidst the coronavirus pandemic. […]
Cypriot seafood sector benefits from EMFF support. Following the coronavirus outbreak with its sudden and unprecedented impact on fisheries and aquaculture, the European Commission took rapid action to help the […]
Sandford says volatility in markets a real challenge. New Zealand seafood company Sanford Limited says volatility in global markets, as a result of Covid-19, is an ongoing challenge for the […]
Airlines are removing seats to make space for gadgets and seafood. Cargo, one of the least glamorous aspects of flying, is proving a rare ray of light for airlines amid […]
MSC continues to permit remote assessments. The Marine Stewardship Council is continuing to permit remote assessments and audits where Covid-19 restrictions prevent on-site audits. This is due to the continuing […]
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