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Worms for dinner, anyone?
Seen by Westerners for centuries as nothing but a menace, Teredo worms have the potential to become a tasty and nutritious part of our diet. By Nicki Holmyard Shipworms, also known as Teredo worms, have been viewed as a pest by mariners for thousands of years, due to their ability to bore through wood immersed…
Read MorePortuguese project aims to create sustainable aquafeed
Plans have been unveiled for a new state-of-the-art industrial unit in Coruche, Portugal to produce fish feed sustainably from a range of animal by-products. The new facility is being developed by Sebol, a subsidiary of the Portuguese ETSA Group, which produces a variety of products for the food, pharmaceutical, pet food, biofuel and other industries.…
Read MoreUS is now Norway’s main consumer market for seafood
Norway exported fish to a record 153 countries last year, figures from the country’s Seafood Council show. Norway’s seafood exports amounted to a total of NOK 33 billion (£2.5bn) in 2023. The United States is now the largest “non-processing” market – and it is still growing – but the UK is also buying more seafood…
Read MoreMowi Scotland’s Q4 harvest unchanged at 10,500 tonnes
Mowi Scotland harvested 10,500 tonnes of salmon in the final quarter of 2023. The figure was unchanged from the equivalent quarter the year before but the operation produced a loss, a trading update from the company today shows. Globally, Mowi – the world’s largest salmon farmer – produced 129,000 tonnes during the period and a…
Read MoreBecause fish deserve safe and first-class travel, too
Caption: Master-PUR H FishTec. Profile extruded PU transport hoses in different diameters with metal spiral and a fish and with connecting element Master-PUR H FishTec, represents the future of fish transportation in the fishing industry The seafood industry faces unique challenges, especially when it comes to transporting fish and seafood. Efficient and safe solutions are…
Read MoreBalancing act
Managing aquaculture growth and environmental restoration is not easy but it is essential, argues Javier Ojeda The escalating global demand for aquatic food, anticipated to surge by almost 80% by 2050 according to a Stanford University study, is propelled by diverse factors such as population growth and shifts in local affordability. Anticipating and meeting this…
Read MoreAce Aquatec hires new sales chief
Dundee-based aquaculture technology company Ace Aquatec has appointed Ben Perry as Head of Sales. He has worked across freshwater and marine finfish production, animal health and genetics for over 15 years. Perry (pictured, with Ace Aquatec’s A-Biomass camera) comes to Ace Aquatec from Benchmark Holdings Ltd, where he held the role of Sales and…
Read MoreJellyfish scourge hits Grieg final quarter results
Jellyfish attacks in Norway, ulcer problems and other issues impacted on Grieg Seafood’s fourth quarter results, a trading update from the company today shows. Grieg said the harvest volume for the final period was approximately 21,800 tonnes, slightly up on the previous year but the company did not have fish from Newfoundland a year ago.…
Read MoreSykes Seafood sales soar, but inflation eats into profits
Sykes Seafood has reported a £100m plus rise in turnover in the last financial year. But inflation meant that profits fell sharply for the UK-based company during the period ended 1 April 2023, Based in Warrington, Cheshire, Sykes is now one of the UK’s largest seafood companies, supplying a wide range of farmed and wild…
Read MoreSalmon rides high as shrimp producers struggle, Rabobank says
Salmon will hold on to its position as the most profitable sector in aquaculture through 2024, while shrimp farmers are set to face continuing challenges. That’s the prediction in the latest Global Aquaculture Update from Netherlands-based Rabobank. Subtitled “The new normal”, the forecast for H1 2024 says the global salmon industry will continue to be…
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