Tag: Covid-19 pandemic
Azores fishery becomes plastic neutral. The Azores pole-and-line fishery has become the world’s first ‘plastic neutral’ fishery’ As part of an annual ghost gear removal competition project in 2021, the […]
Royal Greenland achieves best ever financial result. With a profit from primary operations of DKK 326 million, in 2021 Royal Greenland achieved the best result in the company’s history. This […]
Post Covid fishery and aquaculture talk at Seafood Expo Global. The European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA) will host its latest talk “From Revolution to Evolution: The […]
Spanish fishing sector asks for Government help over rising fuel costs. The Spanish fishing sector is asks its Government to adopt immediate measures to reverse the situation of unviability of […]
Russia increases oyster production. Russian aqua farms have increased oyster production by more than a third over the two years of the pandemic. Growth was provided in the Primorye region […]
Consumers are increasingly interested in sustainable seafood. Consumers are increasingly interested in the environmental performance of the seafood they eat, a long-awaited trend that may have been fuelled by the […]
EU pushes for stronger ocean governance at UN General Assembly. On 9 December, the UN General Assembly debated and adopted two resolutions on “Oceans and Law of the Sea” and […]
Pacific Islands unite against sustainability challenges of tuna stocks. Making sure the tuna fisheries of the Western and Central Pacific remain sustainable is one of the driving aims of Pacific […]
Slight increase in Vietnam’s seafood output in November 2021. According to the General Statistics Office, Vietnam’s seafood production in November 2021 was estimated at 761.8 thousand tons, up 3.2% over […]
EU fleet maintains profits. The 2021 Annual Economic Report on the EU Fishing Fleet confirms that in 2019, the fleet maintained overall profitability. The report projects similar profitability levels for 2020, […]
EU supports fisheries projects in Morocco. The third Joint Commission of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco met on November 11 […]
Record third quarter for Mowi. Mowi recorded record high revenues of 1 035 million euros. Operational EBIT was 131 million euros, compared with 80 million euros in the corresponding quarter […]
Likely path of covid-related plastic waste in the ocean. Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for single-use plastics such as face masks, gloves, and […]
Cooke named as a top seafood innovator. Cooke Inc. has announced that it’s consumer brand, True North Seafood, has been named as the SeafoodSource.com Top 25 Seafood Product Innovators – […]
Number of jobs in UK catching sector falls. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published its annual UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2020. The publication is a summary of: The UK […]
Strong group of Danish suppliers all lined up and ready for DanFish 2021. On 13-15 October 2021 DanFish International will open for a physical commercial fisheries exhibition on Danish ground […]
Vietnam seafood exports fell in August. Vietnam’s seafood exports in the first 8 months of 2021 reached nearly USD 5.6 billion – still up about 7% thanks to strong export […]
Struggling seafarers need more mental health support from employers. Cases of seafarers struggling with their mental health will continue to rise unless shipping companies take more responsibility for encouraging crew […]
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 […]
BioMar holds steady growth. BioMar continues the steady growth and delivers solid results despite the pandemic. Both volumes sold and revenue went up in Q2 compared to 2020 while margins […]
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