Fortune to stay ‘mostly seafood’ despite purchase of large meat supplier
'It is our bread and butter -- white-tablecloth chefs. That's the core of our business and the core of their business' -- Fortune president and CEO Sean O'Scannlain
Hatch launches €50m investment plan for ‘regenerative’ aquaculture
The group boasts venture partners including Kingfish Zeeland chair Hans den Biemen and Delta Blue CEO Jeff Fort, plus advisors like Einar Wathne, Darian McBain, and Magdalena Wallhoff Lamprecht
UK crab, lobster rated ‘avoid’ in latest Good Fish Guide, North Sea herring a ‘best choice’
New ratings for Scottish brown crab and lobster have been added to the guide, with eight of the nine new ratings either amber rated or 'fish to avoid'
International Council for the Exploration of the Seas suspends Russia
'In order to fulfill our mission and obligations to requesters of ICES advice, we require broad participation of essential experts in our activities', it said
Scottish fishermen claim European counterparts also see science failing them
Skippers and industry representatives from the UK, Denmark and Norway met to discuss quota mismatches at sea with vessels finding solid stocks of cod
First FiTI report finds Bangladesh’s fisheries sector opaque
The Fisheries Transparency Initiative's first report of many looked into Bangladesh's fishery transparency, and found it fairly lacking
IOTC adds Indian, Sri Lankan vessels to draft IUU list
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission has asked the two countries to contact and keep an eye on the vessels in question, as it prepares to add them to its 2022 IUU list
Danish pelagic group to bring fleet into digital age
From Jan. 1, 2023, all Danish Pelagic Producer Organisation member vessels will join its new closed system for recording and storing all relevant fisheries-related data
NOAA names new Alaska administrator
Jon Kurland is the new regional administrator for NOAA Fisheries' Alaska region, succeeding Jim Balsiger, who had been in the position for 21 years
New study names Chinese firms as responsible for large share of global fishing offenses
The study claims a relative handful of companies are responsible for a large share of fishing-related offenses, including human rights violations, and punishments are often inadequate