14 EU members launch new bottom fishing alliance ‘to fight back conservationists’
Fishing organizations from 14 EU members representing over 7,000 vessels have launched the European Bottom Fishing Alliance in the EU Parliament
Statt Torsk accelerates harvest plan, plots weekly deliveries from H2 onwards
The cod farmer completed its third batch of pilot production in January this year, but is now looking to accelerate its goal for year-round deliveries of cod
Ireland announces €25.6m EU-funded schemes for post-Brexit blue economy
Two new EU-funded schemes are aimed at helping Ireland's coastal communities mitigate the impact of Brexit through the development of new marine industries
To cope with inflation, Ecuador shrimp farmers want easier ways of doing business
Meanwhile, a sustainability-minded initiative founded four years ago by Ecuadorian shrimp farmers seeks to expand further
Newfoundland harvesters question data gaps in capelin science
Harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador are raising serious concerns over the lack of data and an 'inadequate science review process' by DFO
Scottish salmon spot prices hit new heights, while Norwegian, Chilean soften
Norwegian spot prices look set to ease a little for week 13, while Chilean keep dropping; Scottish, though, have rebounded violently, 'and it's not even Easter yet'
US gov’t adds owner of Russian Fishery, crab sister firm to sanctions list
The US government added Gleb Frank, the owner of Russian Fishery Company and a sister crab firm, to its sanctions list on March 24
Norway, Iceland wind up capelin seasons
Norwegian vessels have taken their fill of the Barents Sea capelin quota, while blue whiting fishing goes on, most heading for human consumption processing in Ireland
Tassal’s shrimp farms still on for growth in current year
The Australian farm had shifted away from a plan of 'rapid extension' earlier in the year, but output should still surpass 5,300t in the 2022 financial year
New Zealand gov’t to invest in mussel spat hatchery
New Zealand's government is partnering with the community to help develop a mussel spat hatchery in the Bay of Plenty, in Te Moana-a-Toi, on the northern coast of the North Island