China slaps five-month ban on shrimp imports from Omarsa plant
China has slapped five-month bans on imports from an Omarsa Group shrimp plant in Duran, Ecuador, as well as a plant operated by Exportadora Total Seafood
Norway fish health firm backed by Broodstock on investment spree
Just days after announcing a deal for 51% of the UK's Ocean Ecology, Akerbla has used this as a vehicle to invest in another UK firm, before nabbing 51% in Nordic Subsea
Ghana tuna industry turns to African FTA in pursuit of new demand
Currently, the majority of Ghanaian tuna exports go to the EU, but constant issues with traceability and the regular threat of sanctions disrupts cannery operations
Greenpeace: Gov’ts fail to agree on global ocean treaty
Governments have failed to create the legal framework for the creation of marine protected areas across at least a third of the world's oceans by 2030
Skretting’s new sustainability policy gives NE Atlantic blue whiting the all-clear
Under its new responsible sourcing policy, Nutreco and Skretting are happy to accept blue whiting's inclusion in the MarinTrust Improvers Programme
Scotland opens consultations on mandatory REM in fisheries
The Scottish government is taking opinions on proposals including remote electronic monitoring and 'additional technical and spatial management measures'
US ban on Russian-origin seafood from China could hit $342m worth of imports
A ban on Russian-caught seafood processed in China would affect an additional $342m worth of US seafood imports on top of $1.2bn worth directly imported from Russia
Russian actions cast doubt on chances of NE Atlantic pelagics quota sharing deal
Russia is no longer invited to the meeting on March 14-15, which means Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting -- for which Russia is a 'fishing state' -- will not be discussed
With Sedacca at the helm, Sterling Caviar plans series of US aquaculture acquisitions
Sterling Caviar is looking at a series of acquisitions and is exploring the purchase of US striped bass, tilapia, black bass and catfish farmers, among other possibilities
Lingalaks invests in data, as 54m Norwegian salmon die in 2021
Aquaculture software firm Manolin said that about 54 million salmon died in net pens in 2021 -- 15.5% of the total Norwegian stock