Nicki Holmyard lives and breathes the seafood industry. As a specialist freelance writer for 25 years, she has
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One of the positive aspects of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.K. has been a surge in support for local producers, including fishermen ...
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Polish seafood processors are seeking opportunities for cooperation with the U.S. seafood industry, in a project that aims to open up new avenues for business in whitefish and flatfish processing.
Polish Association of Fish Processors Vice President Jarosław Zielinski, who also cooperates with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) to promote Alaskan seafood in Poland, told SeafoodSource that he had received great feedback following a
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Work started last week on the NOK 1.3 billion (USD 130 million, EUR 118 million) first phase of Salmon Evolution’s fish farm in an abandoned quarry at Indre Harøy on the west coast of Norway.
When all three phases of the project are complete, it is expected to be one of Europe’s largest fish farms, producing 36,000 metric tons (MT) per year.
The first phase tanks being installed will have the capacity to produce 9,000 MT of
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The power of transparency when it comes to building lasting relationships with consumers is apparent in the results of the latest Feed4Thought survey conducted by international aquafeed company Cargill.
According to Pilar Cruz, president of Cargill’s aqua-nutrition business, transparency in the supply chain is critical when building consumer trust – a notion reiterated in the new survey’s feedback.
“The results of our
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The COVID-19 crisis has had a significant effect on the fisheries and aquaculture sectors in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, as well as on markets for seafood, but Turkey has avoided the worst ...
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Women fish processors in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) have been looking to gain greater access to affordable fish over the course of a long-running collaborative campaign.
The latest iteration of the European Union-Côte d’Ivoire Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) encourages E.U. shipowners to sell part of their local catch directly to Ivorian women, and SFPA sectoral support now includes a fund to help the women
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As the Scottish seafood industry continues to feel the pain of the COVID-19 lockdown, fishermen are railing against boycotts of their products in France.
Mike Park, CEO of the Scottish White Fish Association, said a “buy-local” movement in France spurred by the coronavirus has resulted in French retailers spurning Scottish imports.
“Unfortunately, the small volume of exports of species such as hake and anglerfish that we have
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Six years after founding Norway-based Andfjord Salmon, Roy Bernt Pettersen is about to see his vision for a unique, sustainable, flow-through salmon farming operation become a reality.
Located on Andøya, the northernmost island in the Arctic Archipelago of Lofoten, Vesterålen, Andfjord Salmon has been granted a concession by the Norwegian government to farm 10,000 metric tons (MT) of farmed salmon. The company’s
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Trondheim, Norway-based cod farming start-up Norcod has announced Hilde Rutledal Storhaug will join the company as managing director on 1 May ...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a monumental impact on global seafood trade.
Fishing fleets are tied up and fish farmers are facing an ever-increasing biomass in their cages, ponds, and tanks. Transport links all over the world have been severed, restaurants have closed, and supermarkets have either abandoned or reduced their fresh seafood offerings.
Governments are offering financial help to fishermen and seafood businesses, but for many in the
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