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Princess Royal to open Seawork trade show
HRH The Princess Royal will officially open the Seawork trade show and conference on Tuesday 11 June 2024, marking the 25th edition of Europe’s leading commercial marine exhibition. The Princess...
US seafood industry calls for aquaculture funding
US lobby group Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) is officially requesting that funding for offshore aquaculture be approved by Congress. SATS has submitted a letter to the Chair of the...
Mowi raises millions in green bonds issue
Salmon giant Mowi has successfully raised around £255m (€298m/NOK 3.5bn) in green bonds. Mowi said green bond finance will be used for sustainable and environmentally friendly projects as defined by...
Spike in demand
Sea cucumbers may not look too appetising to the Western consumer, but their potential in the export market is huge, Robert Outram finds In a series of man-made lagoons in...
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EU seafood groups join forces at Barcelona
Five major trade organisations representing European aquaculture, fishing and seafood processing have come together in a new strategic alliance. Their aim is to get Europeans to eat – and produce...
Flesh eating cod bug found off Norway
A new parasite which turns fish flesh into a slimy jelly has been found in cod off the Norwegian coast. So far it does not appear to have affected the...
Loch Duart says new feed has improved fish health and cut carbon emissions
Independent salmon farmer Loch Duart says its switch a year ago to BioMar’s Blue Impact feed has reduced its carbon footprint, improved health for the stock and reduced natural impurities...
Scottish Sea Farms’ incubation unit set for autumn opening
Salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms says the £2m incubation unit at its Barcaldine hatchery is on track to open this autumn. Scottish Sea Farms, which is jointly owned by Norway’s...
Portuguese consumers ‘willing to pay more’ for Omega-3 enriched fish
Around seven out of 10 Portuguese consumers would pay more for fish enriched with omega-3, according to a study carried out by B2E – Blue Bioeconomy CoLAB (B2E CoLAB). The...
Iceland Seafood sells UK business to Danish giant
Iceland Seafood International is to sell its UK operation to the Danish seafood group Espersen. The salmon and whitefish group said it had finalised its due diligence process and transaction...
Norway’s Finance Minister downplays tax challenge
Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, the Finance Minister who announced Norway’s “salmon tax” tax almost a year ago, has said he is not concerned about the prospect of a legal challenge to...