Fishing sector

Folla Alger has stocked the first kelp in its new combined sea site for salmon and kelp in Steigen in Nordland, Norway. This is the world's first sea site that has been built for the combined production of both salmon and kelp, where the kelp will be grown inside the farm itself.

Emilsen Fisk prepares for the future with the order of a new feed barge from AKVA group.

AKVA group and the Norwegian company Inseanergy have signed a letter of intent for the supply and integration of green energy solutions.

Through the investment in Gaia Salmon, SalMar Aker Ocean will sign a non-binding agreement with the company for delivery of post-smolt for offshore salmon farming.

Seafood traceability deters illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud

The initial data on the survival rates of snapper that are caught and then released, suggests careful handling could help fishers save hundreds of thousands of fish per year.

The project aims to improve knowledge about the ecosystems in the Faroese fjords and wider marine environment to support the development of the Faroese aquaculture industry.

The funding, from the government’s £100m UK Seafood Fund, will focus on a number of species vulnerable to overfishing along the English Channel.

Damen Maaskant and New Zealand based seafood company Sanford Limited have signed a contract for the design and build of a new scampi vessel.

The European Commission is preparing a plan to accelerate the ecological transition of the bloc’s fisheries and decarbonise the sector as it deals with the current energy crisis.

Denmark's autonomous Faroe Islands have renewed a fishing quota deal with Russia for one year despite Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, a local minister said on Saturday.

Huon Aquaculture, Australia’s second largest salmon farmer, has purchased another Saab Seaeye Falcon underwater robotic vehicle to support its marine and environmental operations.