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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...
Breaking news: Mowi loses first round in tax case
Mowi has lost the first round of a court battle against Norway’s “salmon tax”. A court in Hordaland, Norway has rejected the company’s lawsuit against the tax, also known as...
Atlantic Sapphire takes step towards marine-free feed
Land-based salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire has signed a deal with feed giant Skretting and algal oil specialist Veramaris, which will replace the fish oil content in its feed by 25%....
SalMar hires Gunnar Nielsen as CFO
Gunnar Nielsen, former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with the Faroese fish farmer Bakkafrost, has been appointed to a similar position with SalMar of Norway. Nielsen (pictured) who takes up his...
Cabinet Secretary opens marine science park extension
The Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, Mairi Gougeon, presided today online at the official opening of the expanded European Marine Science Park (EMSP) in Dunstaffnage, near...
Norway salmon exports off to January flyer
Norway’s seafood exports got off to a record start last month, recording the best January yet. The total for January was NOK 10.3bn (£850m), a value rise of 26% on...
