Nicki Holmyard

Tensions have flared again in an ongoing dispute between France and the United Kingdom over post-Brexit fishing rights.

On Monday, 1 November, French President Emmanuel Macron postponed trade sanctions that would have blocked British fishermen from French ports beginning on 2 November, to allow negotiators from both sides to work on new proposals to defuse the dispute. Macron also delayed the implementation of a “go slow” order at

Eckerö, Finland-based Fifax – one of the largest land-based fish farmers in Northern Europe – has completed an initial public offering on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market, and commenced public trading on 25 October, 2021.

The company, which raises rainbow trout in a land-based farm in the Åland Islands, raised EUR 15.4 million (USD 17.9 million) and gained 1,100 new shareholders. Its subscription price was EUR 2.55

The growth of shrimp farming worldwide is a leading factor in the growth of the fishmeal market, according to new data released by IFFO, the international trade body that represents the marine ingredients industry.

During its annual meeting, which took place in an online format between 19 to 21 October, IFFO experts said fishmeal demand continues to be driven by the shrimp-farming sector, particularly in Asia and South America. Ecuador’s

Gøta, Faroe Islands-based salmon-farming firm Hiddenfjord is celebrating the one-year anniversary of ceasing its use of air freight to transport its fish, with a subsequent reduction of CO2 emissions by 94 percent.

Hiddenfjord CEO Atli Gregersen said he was inspired to take action following a talk about climate change by Boomtown Rats singer and political activist Bob Geldof at a conference in the Faroes.

“Geldof said that if you

IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation and the marine conservation organization Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) have announced the creation of a Global Marine Ingredients Roundtable in an effort to drive environmental and social improvement in marine ingredients.

Both organizations are inviting seafood-sector businesses interested in playing a role in motivating improvements in key global fisheries and addressing the challenge of

Mowi Scotland is seeking a permanent interdict (injunction) against environmental campaigner Don Staniford, an environmental activist known for taking undercover videos of salmon farms and protesting the national salmon industry through organizations like Scottish Salmon Watch and the Global Alliance Against Industrial Aquaculture.

As a result of a recent foray by Staniford into one of Mowi Scotland’s facilities, the company is seeking a

New legislation proposed in the United Kingdom would create an independent animal sentience committee, whose role will be to question the effect of government policy on animals as sentient beings.

The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill has the potential to make sweeping changes to the way in which animals are kept, handled, transported, and killed. The bill as proposed currently only applies to wild and domestic vertebrates – including fish

A new campaign launched by Greenpeace in the United Kingdom is calling for “urgent measures to protect fishing communities and our oceans.”

The effort has been joined by several inshore fishing groups and associations, along with the New Economics Foundation, Angling Trust, and direct-to-consumer businesses Sole of Discretion and Pesky Fish.

A joint statement was signed and delivered recently to the U.K. government, declaring a