Russia’s Fishery Forum addresses country’s 13% drop in seafood exports
Russian officials raised concerns over the country's export and profit margin situation during the recent seafood show in St. Petersburg from Sept. 17-19
Another escape confirmed at Mowi’s Norway farms
Norwegian salmon farmer Mowi said farmed salmon escaped from its Kveitskjeret facility, located in Froya, in southern Norway, due to a tear in one of the cages
Shetland aquaculture sees major gains after SSF takeover
Three years after Scottish Sea Farms acquired Grieg's Shetland operations, a program of investment, consolidation and restructuring has produced 'game-changing' results
Scottish biotech firm completes £14m series A to scale algae-based omega-3s
MiAlgae, a Scottish biotechnology firm, has secured £14m in funding to accelerate its operations and scale production
Mediterranean bass, bream prices climb in unusual September surge
Prices for Mediterranean seabass and seabream have been on the rise this September, a rare occurrence after the peak summer season
EU body advises rule changes on fish sludge, by-products to improve circularity
The EU's Marketing Advisory Council suggested that fish sludge be accepted as an organic fertilizer and fish trimmings be used in food products, among other recommendations
Japanese wholesaler inks $78m deal for major domestic farmed fish supplier
One of Japan's largest seafood wholesalers will acquire Dainichi Co. for JPY 11bn as part of a broader strategy to enter new markets
Russia opens new $7m aquafeed facility, trout RAS expansion on way
The Nizhny Novgorod region saw the launch of a 15,000t-per-year feed unit backed by Russkoye Pole, while a Prionezhsky trout RAS farm is to expand by some 500t
Rabobank projects global soybean price crash as feed sector heads for record surplus
With the US, Brazil and Argentina all heading for excellent, if not record, soybean crops, the price of soymeal is set to plummet in the next 12 months, likely dragging fishmeal down with it
Nueva Pescanova proposes €73m capital increase amid financial turnaround
Spanish seafood group Nueva Pescanova's board of directors will propose a capital increase of €72.6 million at the upcoming general shareholders' meeting, the firm said