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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...
STIM selected as UK distributor for Benchmark lice treatment
Aquaculture biotechnology company Benchmark Animal Health has entered an exclusive UK distribution agreement with STIM Scotland Ltd for the lice treatment Salmosan® Vet. The agreement was signed on 28 March,...
Seafood Excellence Global finalists named
Salmon products from Chile, Finland and Denmark, hot smoked eel from Lithuania and langoustines from Scotland are all among the finalists in the Seafood Excellence Global Awards. The winners will...
Nordic Halibut ‘achieving record prices’
Nordic Halibut AS said today it has achieved a record high average sales price of NOK 169 per kilo (£12.91) during the first quarter of this year. This represents a...
Supermarket tycoon buys further into Atlantic Sapphire
One of Norway’s wealthiest businessmen has purchased a further ten million shares in the Florida salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire. The purchase by Johan Johannson is worth NOK 50 million (NOK...