China jails three managers of Dalian logistics company over COVID outbreak
A court in Dalian, China, said the jail terms of up to four years and nine months reflected 'the degree of harm to society' following the outbreak of COVID-19 in December 2020
Grieg, Maritech form global partnership with software deal
'Technology is one of several decisive factors in achieving our goal of reducing our environmental footprint while ensuring good profitability and further growth' -- Tom Thorgersen, Grieg Seafood
AquaBounty pledges to stock large-scale Ohio farm by 2023
AquaBounty sold $455,397 worth of fish in the third quarter of 2021 but it also lost $6.8 million, it said in a November exchange filing
Conservation group sues NMFS to stop sablefish gear from entangling humpbacks
Commercial fisheries, in total, entangle 25 humpback whales annually off the US west coast -- Center for Biological Diversity
African tilapia farmer Lake Harvest receives $7m investment from Aqua-Spark, Norfund
Netherlands-based Aqua-Spark has begun its $300m tilapia investment drive in earnest, with an initial cash injection to expand another farm operation in southern Africa
Sea Harvest seals $50m deal for Australian fishing business
The South African firm said the move was a significant step in its strategy to buy international seafood firms focused on high-value species
Russian Fishery takes Carsoe vessel spend up to $200m
RFC initially awarded the Danish firm a DKK 800m contract to outfit seven vessels with processing gear; now it has ordered the same again across another four
Vietnam’s Fimex begins 2022 with new shrimp farms, two new plants
During 2021 the shrimp farmer and processor launched two new factories, taking it into value-adding in a bid to mitigate COVID-19's impacts; now it will merge the farms it owns into one business
Indonesia mulls permitting return of foreign capital to fishery sector
The Indonesian government has excluded foreign investment from the fisheries and capture sector since 2016 in an effort to reduce IUU fishing in the region
Indonesian aquatech firm raises $90m for vast expansion
Indonesian aquatech startup eFishery has successfully closed a $90m in series C funding, the largest fundraise made by an aquaculture technology startup in the world
