Tom Seaman, editorial editor with Undercurrent News, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week 

Israeli recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) supplier Aquamaof Aquaculture Technologies aims to take control of its Pure Salmon Poland joint venture with 8F Investment Partners as part of a "divorce" settlement being negotiated between the two, sources told me. 

The ongoing separation talks between the two companies are driven by 8F's acquisition of a RAS technology provider previously owned by French conglomerate Veolia, with the future of the Poland facility one of the major talking points, two well-placed RAS sector sources said. You can read the story in full here. 

The Middle Eastern nation of Oman has opened the first of four new shrimp farming projects, named Qurun Shrimp Farm, according to parent company Fisheries Development Oman (FDO). Qurun, which has cost some OMR 20 million ($51.8m), is built in an area of 500 hectares of land and should have a production capacity of about 2,100 metric tons in 2022. That can increase to 4,600t per annum when the facility hits full production in 2023, it said. Click here for the story in full. 

A steep reduction in the amount of halibut bycatch that members of the US Amendment 80 fleet can catch would end up costing them millions and likely lead to some vessels being tied up at the dock, harvesters fear [...]