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Seafish announces board appointments
Seafish, the public body that supports the UK seafood industry, has appointed two new members to its board. Sarah Holmyard and Georgina Wright bring experience from the shellfish and salmon...
Key Grimsby seafood business saved
A Grimsby seafood business and with it more than 30 jobs have been saved following a financial rescue mission. The company, D&A Seafood Solutions Ltd, which had an annual turnover...
Arctic Fish chief to step down
Stein Ove Tveiten, is to step down as CEO of Mowi owned Arctic Fish in Iceland, it was announced today. He is thought to have told the board of his...
Leading climate change scientist to open Australian Seagriculture
Professor Tim Flannery, one of Australia’s leading writers on climate change, has been announced as the opening keynote speaker for the Australian Seagriculture Conference in March next year. The conference...
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Jellyfish attacks leave a harmful legacy, study finds
Jellyfish can still kill and cause problems for fish even after they have left an area, new research suggests. An article published recently in the scientific journal Aquaculture Environment Interactions...
Flying fish
A rare Chinook salmon species in California has been given a chance to survive drought conditions thanks to a helicopter airlift, as Julia Hollister reports. An innovative programme to save...
Salmon Evolution on track for 5,000 tonnes
Norway's young land based salmon farmer Salmon Evolution said it is on track to harvest 5,000 tonnes this year – and is expecting even bigger things for 2025. Presenting its...
Feed additives can help win the battle against disease
Commercial aquaculture species suffer from a variety of bacterial infections and parasites which cause serious economic losses. Skin mucus is the first barrier by which fish is protected from the...
Two cheers for Brexit compensation offer
UK seafood industry bodies have welcomed confirmation of a £23m government fund to compensate exporters in the sector who have faced losses as a result of post-Brexit regulations, but are...
BAADER acquires Sweden’s SEAC
Food processing plant group BAADER has acquired SEAC AB, the Swedish fish processing manufacturer. The move continues BAADER’s drive to consolidate the sector. SEAC, based in Färjestaden on the Swedish...
BlueNalu raises cash for ‘cellular seafood’
A new type of cultured seafood may find its way from the laboratory to dinner plates in the next year or two thanks to a $60m financing deal yesterday, involving...