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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...
Atlantic Sapphire reports ‘steady progress’
Land-based fish farmer Atlantic Sapphire harvested 300 tonnes of salmon during February. The Florida based operation says it expects a harvest of 1,000 tonnes for the first half of 2022...
Feed group BioMar halts trading with Russia
Multinational aquafeed producer BioMar Group has stopped doing business with Russia as a protest over the invasion of Ukraine. The decision means BioMar will not sell its feed to Russian...
US seafood pressures Congress on aquaculture expansion
The US lobby group Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS) is stepping up pressure on Congress to expand the country’s aquaculture sector. The organisation has sent a letter to both the...
Norway minister holding seafood summit on war impact
Norway's Fisheries Minister Bjørnar Skjæran is holding a video conference meeting with the country’s seafood leaders today to find out how the war in Ukraine is impacting on the industry....