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$12m raised by firm growing algae in the desert

Brilliant Planet 'is unlocking the power of algae as an affordable method of permanently and quantifiably sequestering carbon at the gigaton scale'

EJF lays bare Chinese distant water fleet’s overfishing, abuses

Around half of China's distant water fleet catch is from African waters, caught by vessels conducting human rights abuses, according to Environmental Justice Foundation

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Officials urge Nigerians to farm fish to fill 1.9m ton gap

WorldFish transfers GIFT tilapia to Nigeria to kickstart domestic industry

The Afritex Ventures fleet includes 14 longline, three trawler and two demersal vessels, operating off Mauritius and Mozambique. Credit: Afritex's Facebook page

Former Fishin’ execs re-join Hudson at US arm of Africa vessel owner  

Purse seine and transshipment vessels. Photo: Adam Baske, Pew

EJF: Insurer’s decision to end contract with IUU tuna fleet could set precedent

Ghana tuna industry turns to African FTA in pursuit of new demand

Ghana’s Tropo Farms courts investors as it forges ahead on tilapia market ambitions

Pelagics sector sees markets shift, but volumes diverted from Ukraine being absorbed

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South Africa’s Oceana closes ‘difficult chapter’ as revenues contract 8%

Princes hits 100% tuna sourced either MSC or from FIP

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EJF claims Chinese trawlers granted licenses in Madagascar have history of illegal fishing

Walvis Bay, Namibia. Photo: Jeremy T Hetzel

Tunacor subsidiary Namsov opens $20m solar-powered processing plant

Gaps in Seychelles’ tuna data, measures remain

CEO of South Africa’s Oceana resigns amid financial reporting delay

Credit; Oceana

Africa should avoid ‘exploitative’ EU fishing agreements, says academic

Fish market Nouakchott, Mauritania

Six more nations agree to ratify international fishing safety treaty

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Pescanova invests $2.4m in solar power at Namibian plant

Ghana’s Tropo Farms opens new distribution center

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Namibian gov’t demands $213m in back taxes from Samherji

Impact investor strikes deal for four new seabass, salmon RAS

IOTC cuts Seychelles’ tuna quota due to overfishing

Former SalMar chair appointed by Zimbabwe’s Lake Harvest

Credit: The Pew Charitable Trusts and Stop Illegal Fishing

West African nations sign anti-IUU pact, combine resources

2021 seafood M&A passes $6.5bn after explosion of outside investment

Thai Union to install solar panels on Seychelles tuna plant

African tilapia farmer Lake Harvest receives $7m investment from Aqua-Spark, Norfund

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