Icelandic salmon production up dramatically in 2017
Data from the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority shows that the country's aquaculture sector surpassed 20,000t in 2017; 11,000t of which was salmon
Samherji ploughs profits into fishing, farming, processing investments
Samherji is continuing to invest up and downstream, the CEO of the Icelandic fishing giant revealed while presenting its 2016 results
Genome sequencing is taking guesswork out of salmon listeria cases
Listeria outbreaks at salmon smokehouses can cause devastating losses, often involving court disputes with suppliers. Whole genome sequencing is clearing up the ambiguity
China-based crawfish operation earns BAP
Xuzhou Jinjiangfoodstuffs attains third party stamp of approval for its processing plant in Pizhou City
Samherji-owned Arctic charr plant in BAP first
Islandsbleikja is the world’s first Arctic processing plant, farm or hatchery to earn BAP certification
Catfish leads the pack in record US seafood import year
Catfish boom comes despite entrance of reviled USDA catfish inspection program as other major species defy the upward trend
Arctic char farmer Matorka ready to break ground on new site
Group, which received $2.5m investment from Aqua-Spark in July, will begin first phase of construction on a new partial re-circulating, multi multi-species facility later this month
Aqua-Spark to make further investments in 2016; focus on feed
The Netherlands-based aquaculture investment fund is planning to make five more investments before the year's out, with feed operations in its sights
Chile salmon prices skyrocket as fishermen’s blockade cuts off industry from US, Brazil
Chilean salmon prices have jumped to their highest levels in almost a decade as a fishermen’s protest has left most of the processing factories cut off from the US
Maine seafood processor cited for rat droppings, 12 years of violations
A US federal judge has ordered a Maine seafood processor and retailer to comply with food safety rules after the company has allegedly racked up many violations since 2004