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Tone Hellesvik, Ode Sales Manager.
Norwegian cod producer Ode appoints new Sales Manager
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A senior executive with expertise in white fish sales and marketing, Tone Hellesvik will also be responsible for the frozen category.
Wellboat billed as "world's largest live fish carrier" joins Norwegian fleet
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Huge Canadian arctic char project wins government backing
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Escape of salmon fry from Icelandic land-based hatchery
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The very first Atlantic salmon harvested in Japan - Fuji Atlantic Salmon by Proximar Seafood.

Japan's first locally produced Atlantic salmon harvest is a reality

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This first commercial harvest marks a key milestone for Proximar Seafood which, in parallel, has unveiled its brand name: Fuji Atlantic Salmon.
MiAlgae founder and CEO Douglas Martin.
Scottish Omega 3 algae producer MiAlgae shortlisted for Earthshot Prize 2024
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The biotech startup produces Omega 3 for aquaculture feed by growing algae based on whisky byproducts, described as "a very Scottish solution for a global problem".
Unplanned power outages jeopardize Ecuador's shrimp industry
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According to Ecuador's National Chamber of Aquaculture, the country's energy crisis could cause its shrimp industry to lose up to USD 5 million a day.
Phase 2 of Nordic Aqua China's land-based farm fully funded
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Nordlaks plans to build its fourth smolt facility in northern Norway
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The Kingfish Company inks deal with VAQ for design of third phase expansion
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Mowi's plans for 2029: more volume, lower production costs
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Aquaculture

Tone Hellesvik, Ode Sales Manager.

Norwegian cod producer Ode appoints new Sales Manager

A senior executive with expertise in white fish sales and marketing, Tone Hellesvik will also be responsible for the frozen category.
2 min read
The Seigrunn, designed by Salt Ship Design and built by Cemre Shipyard, has a cargo volume of 8,000m³.
The very first Atlantic salmon harvested in Japan - Fuji Atlantic Salmon by Proximar Seafood.
Sapphire Springs’ landbased fish farming facility in Rockwood, Manitoba, Canada aims to produce 5,000 metric tonnes per year.
Háafell's land-based salmon hatchery facility at Nauteyri, Iceland.
Shrimp processing in Ecuador.

Fisheries

2024 also marks 50 years since the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), was adopted.

UN marks World Maritime Day 2024 with "safety first" message

Today, 26 September 2024, is the day chosen by the United Nations and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to build awareness of maritime safety and security, as well as the need to protect t ...
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Pictured: Catch unloaded at Peterhead Harbour, Scotland, UK.
CEO of Norway's Seafood Companies, Robert H. Eriksson.
Port of St. Pierre and Miquelon.
New NOAA Director of Law Enforcement James Binniker says he wants to "level the playing field for honest fishermen”.
Presentation of Ecuador's 'FiTI Report 2022-2023'.

Environment

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.

13,500 salmon escape from Norwegian "exposed aquaculture" research project operated by Mowi

Recapture efforts are underway after the fish escaped from a Mowi farming site known for its exposure to strong ocean currents, part of the Blue Revolution Center co-owned by Mowi, SINTEF and the Norw ...
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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.
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.

Feed

MiAlgae founder and CEO Douglas Martin.

Scottish Omega 3 algae producer MiAlgae shortlisted for Earthshot Prize 2024

The biotech startup produces Omega 3 for aquaculture feed by growing algae based on whisky byproducts, described as "a very Scottish solution for a global problem".
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Bart Boomsma, Business Development Manager for Animal Nutrition at Corbion.
Lenaïg Richard-Breivik.
Therese Log Bergjord, CEO of Skretting.
Anchovy on a Peruvian fishing vessel.
Chris van Bussel, Skretting's new Product Manager for land-based aquaculture.
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