Events
Seafood Global Excellence award winners revealed
GlobeXplore of France and Pescanova España of Spain won the top prizes in the 2022 Seafood Excellence Global awards at Seafood Expo Global, the world’s largest seafood trade event. Among the other awards, a joint venture between two family-owned shellfish businesses, Krijn Verwijs Yerseke BV of the Netherlands and England’s Offshore Shellfish scooped two special…
Read MoreSeafish to host Barcelona pavilion
The UK’s producers will be represented at the world’s biggest trade show for the seafood sector, taking place in Barcelona later this month. Seafish, the public body supporting the industry, and UK Government are working together on trade events and a marketing toolkit to support UK seafood exporters. Seafood Expo Global (combined with Seafood Processing…
Read MoreMinister to open Aquaculture UK
Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, Mairi Gougeon, is to open Aquaculture UK, the biggest event in the UK aquaculture sector’s calendar. The Minister will cut the ribbon on the first day of the exhibition, which runs from May 3-5 in Aviemore, Scotland, and will then launch what promises to be a lively…
Read MoreTwo SSC products make global excellence shortlist
Two branded products from the Scottish Salmon Company have been shortlisted for the Seafood Excellence Global Awards competition. The two shortlisted entries from the Scottish Salmon Company (SSC), part of the Bakkafrost group, are Tartan Salmon Label Rouge Fresh Scottish Salmon Fillet and Native Hebridean Smoked Scottish Salmon – which last month won the Best…
Read MoreAquaculture UK gets ready to return to Aviemore
Innovation and sustainability will be the key themes at Aquaculture UK, the trade show and conference which will be returning to Aviemore this May after a four-year gap. Aquaculture UK takes place over 3-5 May 2022 at the Macdonald Resort in Aviemore, Scotland. The show’s organisers, Diversified Communications, said the exhibition space is fully booked…
Read MoreSpeakers confirmed for SAGB conference
Ministers from the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments will be addressing the UK’s shellfish producers this May at the industry’s annual conference. Victoria Prentis, Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) will be the keynote speaker for the opening of The Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB) conference, which…
Read MoreUK Aquaculture Awards shortlist revealed
Producers, suppliers and academic institutions are all represented in the shortlist for the UK Aquaculture Awards 2022 which has been published today. The winners will be revealed at a gala dinner at Aquaculture UK, the trade show and conference taking place in Aviemore, in the Highlands, on 4 May. The shortlisted individuals and organisations, in…
Read MoreAll set for Aquaculture Africa
After being postponed twice because of the pandemic, the first Aquaculture Africa Conference and Exposition is set to take place in Alexandria, Egypt on 25-28 March. More than 700 participants have registered for both conference and exhibition visits, with over 70% being Africans, coming from disciplines ranging from state actors, researchers, academics, consultants, private sector…
Read MoreAquafuture Spain offers a mouthwatering menu
More than 150 exhibitors from 23 countries have signed up for Aquafuture Spain ’22, the trade fair taking place in Santiago de Compostela on 23-25 March. The event will also include presentations and round table discussions, and a demonstration space and tasting of dishes made with aquaculture products, showing their application in traditional and modern…
Read MoreUN Fisheries Director to address Blue Food Summit
Professor Manuel Barange, Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, United Nations FAO (Food and Agricultural Organisation) will give the opening keynote address at the inaugural Blue Food Innovation Summit. The Summit, taking place in London on June 14-15, will bring together global technology leaders, start-ups, investors, retailers and aquaculture producers to build new partnerships accelerating the…
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