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Aquaculture salmon farm in eastern Iceland.
Farmed salmon export revenues hit record high in Iceland
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In contrast, the export value of trout showed a significant decrease as a consequence of the earthquakes and volcanic activity in Grindavik.
Salmon companies to pay out CAD $2.5m to Canadian businesses following class action lawsuit
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Taste of BC partners with Miracle Springs for fingerling supply
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China to resume Australian lobster imports
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Carlos A. Espinal, Co-founder and Innovation Director, Landing Aquaculture.

Interview: Landing Aquaculture celebrates a decade of innovation in aquaculture engineering 

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WeAreAquaculture spoke to Landing Aquaculture co-founder Carlos Espinal, who shared insights on the company’s origins, milestones, and vision for the future as it celebrates its 10-year anniversary.
Coen Esser, new Global Business Director, Animal Nutrition for Corbion Health & Nutrition.
Corbion has a new Global Business Director of Animal Nutrition
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Coen Esser was previously the managing director and co-owner of Control Union Vessel Performance Centre.
ASC Feed Certification for BioMar Ecuador
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Both companies agreed this will empower shrimp farmers in Ecuador to meet the increasing demand for ethically sourced seafood.
"Milestone" for sea lice laser firm Stingray, as Novo Holdings acquires majority stake
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New investor group led by former CEO acquires Noray Seafood
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AquaBioTech to advise fisheries and aquaculture development in Oman
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Cflow will supply fish handling tech for Salmon Evolution expansion
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Seafood

“Ensuring a supply of sustainable seafood is a key part of NOAA Fisheries’ mission, and given the urgency, this plan is more important now than ever," says Michael Rubino, NOAA Fisheries’ Senior Advisor for Seafood Strategy.

NOAA Fisheries launches roadmap for US seafood industry resilience

National seafood strategy implementation plan outlines specific actions to boost competitiveness and resilience in United States seafood sector.
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Conxemar exhibition floor, Vigo, Galicia, Spain.
Conxemar 2024 kicks off today
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WeAreAquaculture rounds up the top aquaculture, seafood and blue economy events taking place globally during October 2024.
In March, it became known that Norway's Seafood Council has signed a cooperation agreement with Erling Haaland. Now the first big campaign is underway.
Participants at the Globefish 40th Anniversary Event, FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy.
“Seafood companies need a strong and reliable workforce, and looking at corporate policies through an equity lens shows that a company values its employees’ contributions," said SAGE founder, Julie Kuchepatov.

Fisheries

Europe's big ambitions for fisheries and oceans

Europe's big ambitions for fisheries and oceans

From a fresh look at the Common Fisheries Policy to launching the European Oceans Pact, what are the key objectives for Europe's new Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans over the next five years?
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Landing anchovy in Peru.
Research trip on mackerel stocks in 2020.
2024 also marks 50 years since the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), was adopted.
Pictured: Catch unloaded at Peterhead Harbour, Scotland, UK.
CEO of Norway's Seafood Companies, Robert H. Eriksson.

Environment

A commercial net pen in Puget Sound, Washington State.

Washington court blocks finfish farming in US ocean waters, declares nationwide permit "unlawful"

Court ruling found that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which authorized a nationwide permit for finfish farming in 2021, did not sufficiently account for potential environmental impacts and violate ...
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The Blue Revolution Center is undertaking its first stage of research on fish welfare in exposed aquaculture environments at Mowi’s Kveitskjæret facility, a site known for its exposure to strong ocean currents, and location of the recent fish escape.
Pictured: Catch unloaded at Peterhead Harbour, Scotland, UK.
"Temperatures this summer are 4-5 degrees above normal. It has created an extraordinary situation that we are very concerned about... temperature changes are coming faster than we have predicted," said Sjømat Norge CEO, Geir Ove Ystmark.
A close-up of sea lice parasites attached to fish skin. "The production of salmon lice has never been higher in the north than it is now," says marine scientist Anne Sandvik.
"Ocean observations provide critical data and information that we rely on — like weather forecasts and water quality information. Maritime industries, like this aquaculture farm, need timely, high-quality ocean, coastal and Great Lakes data for informed decision making," says NOAA.