Stuck in the slow lane
A pilot scheme suggests that digitising export paperwork could save producers time and money. Since the end of the Brexit transition period, increased bureaucracy has added an extra £3m each […] Continue Reading
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Declaration of trust
The Öxarfjörður region on the North East coast of Iceland, encircled by volcanic mountain ranges, is about as remote as a traveller to that country is likely to get. The […] Continue Reading
Catching up
When it comes to using the ocean as a sustainable source of food, Europe is trailing well behind other parts of the world, the European Union says. Now, the EU […] Continue Reading
Desert dreams
The Arabian Peninsula is a forbidding place most of the year – even for those who call it home. Searing hot winds, temperatures almost half way to boiling point and […] Continue Reading
Islands in the stream
Along with his brother Regin, Atli Gregersen, co-owner and Managing Director of the Faroese salmon farming company Hiddenfjord, represents the third generation at the helm of his family’s business. Hiddenfjord […] Continue Reading
Winning hearts and minds
After several years of trying to interest parliamentarians in our small sector, we have finally succeeded in getting an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Shellfish Aquaculture off the ground. Thanks […] Continue Reading
Power play
After the high drama around the NTS boardroom in recent weeks, no-one can say that fish farming is dull. It has been a tale with more twists and turns than […] Continue Reading
An elementary solution
How can seafood consumers know that what they’re eating is what they’ve paid for, and how can seafood producers assure that their product is authentic? In the latest development, the […] Continue Reading
BC at the crossroads
The news in October that Joyce Murray had been appointed as Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the National Coastguard was greeted with warm words from the country’s fish farming […] Continue Reading