WEAREAQUACULTURE

"We share a common ambition to become a global and responsible leader in high-value-added seafood products, while deepening the group’s ESG commitment and implementing an ambitious external growth strategy," said Roland Hillion of Hivest Capital.
Investment firm snaps up majority stake in French seafood group
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Hivest Capital Partners is now the majority owner of Indian Ocean-based Réunimer – Pêcherie du Sud, as the seafood group enters a new growth phase.
Protecting Ireland's €550 million seafood trade
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Canada supports sustainable aquaculture in Asia-Pacific
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Norway and the EU ink deal on duty-free seafood quotas
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"We’re focused on ensuring we can feed a growing population, reversing biodiversity loss, and facilitating adaptation, and we see investment in the seaweed industry as one means to help us achieve these goals," Paul Dobbins of WWF US told WeAreAquaculture.

Seaweed's new frontiers explored in Alaska at key industry event

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This year's Seagriculture USA 2024 conference brought together 200 stakeholders for discussions, networking, and knowledge sharing on the burgeoning seaweed industry in the USA and beyond.
Sernapesca is Chile's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service.
Chile recorded only one ISA outstanding outbreak in 2023
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This is stated in the Salmon Farming Health Report 2023 published by the Chilean National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service.
New Administrator for NOAA Fisheries' Pacific Islands Regional Office
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Sarah Malloy brings to the position more than 25 years of experience in natural resource management and policymaking.
Ecuador's shrimp industry: sustainability through education
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Iceland's LAXEY appoints new CFO, as smolt station becomes fully operational
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European Union needs to recognise value of fish byproducts, say experts
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Nordic Aquafarms has new CEO
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Aquaculture

Sernapesca is Chile's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service.

Chile recorded only one ISA outstanding outbreak in 2023

This is stated in the Salmon Farming Health Report 2023 published by the Chilean National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service.
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A hatchery owner in Vietnam feeds fish.
SustainED's first training session in Guayaquil.
"We’re focused on ensuring we can feed a growing population, reversing biodiversity loss, and facilitating adaptation, and we see investment in the seaweed industry as one means to help us achieve these goals," Paul Dobbins of WWF US told WeAreAquaculture.
Hörður Orri Grettisson, LAXEY's new Chief Financial Officer.
3D architectural plans for Nordic Aquafarms' planned RAS facility in Humboldt County, California.
Nordic Aquafarms has new CEO
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Seafood

"We share a common ambition to become a global and responsible leader in high-value-added seafood products, while deepening the group’s ESG commitment and implementing an ambitious external growth strategy," said Roland Hillion of Hivest Capital.

Investment firm snaps up majority stake in French seafood group

Hivest Capital Partners is now the majority owner of Indian Ocean-based Réunimer – Pêcherie du Sud, as the seafood group enters a new growth phase.
2 min read
Nueva Pescanova's headquarters in Chapela-Redondela, Galicia, Spain.
Trident Seafoods' offices.
Aldi has invested £45m in UK seafood during the last year
Emily De Sousa, fisheries scientist and travel & food writer at 'Seaside with Emily'.
Food technology company Hailia Nordic has developed an innovation that turns fish filleting sidestreams into a ready-to-use food product with a pleasant taste and mouthfeel.

Environment

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.

Norway saw an "explosive increase" in sea lice this summer

High sea temperatures in northern Norway fuelled record-breaking sea lice outbreaks, impacting both fish farms and wild stocks, according to the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research.
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"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.
The Propagule Collection Project brings together two companies with a shared mission to strengthen coastal ecosystems through innovative, sustainable practices. Pictured: Pine Island Redfish CEO Megan Sorby with some of the mangrove seedlings.
Kelp forest.
The number of collapsed stocks—those with less than 10% of their original biomass—is likely to be 85% higher than previously estimated, according to the research.
A French fishing boat returns with its catch.