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The Canadian province has announced a second round of funding recipients under its Fisheries and Aquaculture Energy Efficiency Innovation Fund.
Norway's "seafood envoy" to the US, Karine Rød Haraldsson.
Insect protein startup Loopworm secures $3.25 million investment
Illustration of Frøy's new wellboat.
Aquaculture facility in Norway.
ASC Improver Programme head Roy van Daatselaar and CEO of the Chamber of Aquaculture Ghana Jacob Adzikah sign MoU to improve Ghana’s seafood farming sector.
Iceland's frozen fish products remained the top fisheries export category in 2024, while cod was the most valuable species.
Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and the Oceans Marianne Sivertsen Næss believes that a clearer distinction between fish farming on land and at sea will provide more predictable framework conditions for industry and management. 
ICES has issued zero catch advice for haddock, cod, whiting and herring in the Celtic Sea. "This will have serious consequences for fishing and coastal communities that have relied on those stocks for generations," the Council stated.
The world's largest feed barge. GroAqua is building a further three such vessels for the aquaculture industry, the company announced.
Rainbow trout is the main fish species farmed in the EU, according to FEAP.
The Nämdö Archipelago, location of Sweden's new national marine park, is part of the Stockholm Archipelago (pictured), which extends 60km east from the mainland into the Baltic Sea.
Janneke van der Linde, new operations manager for The Black Cod Company.
The UK visitors pictured aboard Langøy, a trawler operated by Prestfjord, part of the Holmøy Group.
Arild Aasmyr, new CEO of Trident Aqua Services.
“By joining the GDST, we are advancing our commitment to responsible sourcing and are proud to work with Wholechain to make meaningful strides in achieving end-to-end traceability across our seafood supply chains," said Andrew Russell, Global Marine Sustainability Lead at Mars Petcare.
From left: Erlend Gundersen Røed (Global Supply Chain Director, AKVA group) and Per Kåre Liland (CEO, SurplusHub International).
The marketing program aims to "increase awareness, demand, and long-term market opportunities for Alaska’s growing mariculture industry."
UNEP unveils initiatives to promote invetment in the ocean - described as "vastly underfinanced and increasingly under threat."
Atlantic redfish Sebastes fasciatus, one of two redfish species permitted in 2025-2026.
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