EJF claims Chinese trawlers granted licenses in Madagascar have history of illegal fishing
A fleet of Chinese vessels which was previously caught fishing illegally in West Africa has been approved for trawling by the Malagasy authorities, it wrote
Reuters: Alaska scientists worried about climate change limiting salmon industry
The state of Alaska has taken to sending emergency food shipments to communities affected by the loss of wild salmon due to marine heatwaves
NGOs raise concern over rapid growth of Antarctic krill industry
In 2020, vessels caught 450,000t of krill, the highest volume in a decade, leading to fears it could very soon reach and push to increase the 650,000t cap
Tunacor subsidiary Namsov opens $20m solar-powered processing plant
Namibia-based Namsov has built the country's first solar-powered horse mackerel processing plant at Walvis Bay
UK sustainability group acquires fishery consultancy firm
RSK group has acquired Devon-UK-based Fishtek, which designs fish and eel passes as well as providing fisheries consultancy both in the UK and abroad
Australian seafood body cheers findings of gov’t meat-labeling inquiry
Seafood Industry Australia has long held a position that there should be stricter regulation on the naming of alternative protein products
Japanese aquatech, oil firms to begin joint research on blue carbon, circular economy
Japanese aquatech firm Umitron has launched a capital and business alliance with the country's top oil company ENEOS Holdings to do research on blue carbon in aquaculture
Iceland the focus of NRS’ planned $88m capex spend for 2022
NRS expects to phase out its use of triploid salmon, release the first big smolt from its new facility, and open a new Icelandic processing facility this year
High prices, volumes, overcome cost levels as Camanchaca makes Q4 profit
Production costs were up 15% y-o-y due to the continued harvesting of fish from sites affected by algae blooms, but sales of inventories at high prices meant strong results
UK research projects to deliver an extra £50m annually by 2026
Projects funded by the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre will deliver an additional turnover of £50 million annually by 2026, as well as create new 600 jobs
