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In March 2021, the Åkerblå Group acquired a majority shareholding in Ocean Ecology.
DNV owns Ocean Ecology following Åkerblå acquisition
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In June 2023, DNV signed an agreement to acquire Åkerblå Group, a leading Norwegian marine health company.
Kristoffer Lund, new Billund Aquaculture Group CEO in Denmark
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New South Wales government invests $289,000 in regenerative aquaculture
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Shima, Cooke Chile's brand for its organic salmon
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The 30th Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global in Barcelona.

Live from the Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona

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Join WeAreAquaculture as we share live updates from Barcelona, as we attend the world's biggest seafood industry event from 23-25 April 2024!
Mussel farms in the Vigo estuary. Rias Baixas, Galicia, Spain.
Spain awards aquaculture research projects with 20,000€
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The XXIII edition of the 'Jacumar' Award wants to strengthen relationships between the scientific community and the production sector.
In support of sustainable aquaculture in Ghana and beyond
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Experts gathered recently for the One Health Aquaculture Workshop, highlighting the potential for sustainable aquaculture in Ghana - described by the ASC as a "frontrunner in Africa".
Nova Scotia presents the first Aquaculture Development Area
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Nordic Aqua confirms first Atlantic salmon harvest in China
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Bluefront secures USD 50M and launches its second seafood investment fund
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Jesper Clausen, new Group R&D Director at Aller Aqua
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Aquaculture

Mussel farms in the Vigo estuary. Rias Baixas, Galicia, Spain.

Spain awards aquaculture research projects with 20,000€

The XXIII edition of the 'Jacumar' Award wants to strengthen relationships between the scientific community and the production sector.
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In March 2021, the Åkerblå Group acquired a majority shareholding in Ocean Ecology.
Kristoffer Lund was the Group Technical Director of Vestas Aircoil.
Cooke Chile can now export 100% organic Atlantic salmon certified to EU and UK organic production standards.
ASC staff join a site visit to a fish farm in Ghana.
Nordic Aqua Partners had to delay this first salmon harvest due to some adjustments to water circulation systems.

Seafood

Smoke from ferry boat. Air pollution and ecology concept.

SeaFish presents seafood carbon emissions tool

The Seafood Carbon Emissions Profiling Tool (SCEPT) helps businesses to identify its products carbon footprint.
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The GDST will host its annual Plenary Session on April 25 at Fira Barcelona, in tandem with Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona.
The new company aims to supply a range of both fresh and frozen whitefish products to retail and wholesale markets across the UK, Europe, and internationally.
Louis Guaidamos, Ingelill Jacobsen, and Lisa Marie Grøndahl from NSC, Trond Håvard Glomnes Rudi, Council of Ministers at the Norwegian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, and Mounir Achalhi from Sjór participated in this year's Gulfood 2024.
The Zalmhuys Group provides fresh, frozen, and smoked salmon to retail, food service, and wholesalers.
Mike Kocsis also served as VP of aquaculture procurement at High Liner Foods.

Fisheries

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has presented the Exploring Current Best Practice for Provision of Wi-Fi to Crew on Fishing Vessels at sea report.

Global Seafood Alliance calls for Wi-Fi access for fishing crew

The report includes collaborations from Thai Union, Human Rights at Sea, Integrated Monitoring, and Geeks Without Frontiers (GWF).
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Peruvian fishing vessels will resume fishing for anchoveta and white anchoveta in the central-northern zone as of April 16 with a maximum catch quota limit of 2,475,000 tons.
Norway is one of the largest exporters of snow crab in Japan.
The opening ceremony was attended by the Director-General of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission, Charlina Vitcheva, and the Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy of Guinea-Bissau, Mario Musante da Silva Loureiro.
The global tuna catch in 2022 increased to 5.2 million tonnes, a 2% increase from 2021.
The Nueva Pescanova Group is also included in the top 15 of WBA's 2023 Food and Agriculture Benchmark.

Feed

Jesper Clausen held the Global Nutrition and Technical Support Director role.

Jesper Clausen, new Group R&D Director at Aller Aqua

The new Group R&D Director will lead the company’s feed and technical solutions for aquaculture.
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LAXEY's salmon project has a production goal of 4,500 metric tonnes of salmon in 2025.
The North American Insect Innovation Center by Innovafeed is located in Decatur, Illinois, in the heart of the U.S. corn belt and next to ADM's North American headquarters.
"I very much look forward to becoming part of this great Skretting team!" says the aquaculture feed company's next CEO, Bastiaan van Tilburg.
Now owned by Pelagia, Ideal Foods is a specialist trader supplying fish, seafood, and co-products, including salmon, where Mowi is one of its by-product suppliers.
Aquaculture sustainable feed ingredients company Unibio has appointed Spencer White, an expert on financing and growth challenges, as its new CFO.
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