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Seawork, Southampton

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 Capitol building at sunset, Washington DC, USA.

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...
Andy Martin, Farm Manager, Canada West

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...
Sea cucumber

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...
Andreas Kvame, CEO Grieg Seafood ASA (left) and Robert Focke, CEO Fish BAADER at SPG 2024, Barcelona

BAADER wins contract for Grieg’s new seafood centre

Seafood processing specialist BAADER has won a major contract to fit Grieg’s new seafood centre with a state-of-the-art filleting system. The deal was announced today at the trade show Seafood...
Border Force Customs

Taking back control

Physical checks on plant and animal products imported from the EU into the UK will start from 30 April. Will the UK’s seafood exporters feel that they have a level...
Fish Farmer April 2024 cover

The April 2024 issue of Fish Farmer magazine is out now online

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Launching a new alliance at Seafood Expo Global 2024, the European Fish Processors and Traders Association (AIPCE-CEP, combining two organisations), the European Association of Fisheries Producer Organizations (EAPO), EU fishing trade group Europeche, and the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP)

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...
Atlantic cod are now among the species considered endangered

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...
Feed at Loch Duart

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...
Ivan Vindheim, Mowi CEO, at Seafood Expo Global 2024, Barcelona

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...
Winners at the Seafood Excellence Global Awards 2024

Seafood Excellence winners honoured

Oysters and seaweed products took the top accolades at the Seafood Excellence Global Awards, held last night in Barcelona. The award for Best Retail Product was presented to Parcs Saint...
Chasing-X-at-Oceanology-International-2024

AlphaGeo promotes Chasing’s versatile ROVs

Marine services business AlphaGeo UK will be at Aquaculture UK this May, promoting the versatile range of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) from China’s Chasing Innovation Tech Company, including the Chasing...
Scottish Sea Farms (Picture: SSF)

SSF profits drop but Orkney performs well

SALMON farming giant SalMar has reported reduced revenues and profits from its Scottish Sea Farms operations in the first quarter of 2019, the group’s latest figures show today. Q1 revenues...
A new 'Open Farm' scheme at Scotland's salmon farms has now been postponed

Salmon farms are the victim of wild claims and myths

PANORAMA used to be the ‘window on the world’, where Richard Dimbleby, the father of current affairs television, established the standards of BBC excellence. What would he have made of...
Farms in northern Norway have been hit by the algal bloom

Major algae outbreak hits Norwegian farms

THOUSANDS of tonnes of farmed salmon have died following a large algae outbreak off the north coast of Norway. A significant area in the fjords between the regions of Troms...
Young's Seafood CEO Bill Showalter

Fish inflation hits Young\’s profits

THE rising cost of fish – both wild caught and farmed – appears to have hit the profits of Young’s, Britain’s largest seafood company. The Grimsby based business today reported...
Young's Seafood CEO Bill Showalter

Fish inflation hits Young\’s profits

THE rising cost of fish – both wild caught and farmed – appears to have hit the profits of Young’s, Britain’s largest seafood company. The Grimsby based business today reported...
Dr Carly Daniels of the National Lobster Hatchery led the project

Project unlocks lobster rearing potential

A PIONEERING project rearing lobsters in new sea based systems has shown great potential, say the partners involved. Led by the National Lobster Hatchery (NLH) in Padstow, Cornwall, the three-year...