Breaking News: Seafood and Aquaculture Industry Experiences Rapid Growth in Latest Finance Report

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Aerial view of LAXEY's site in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland.

Iceland's LAXEY secures additional €28m for development of land-based facility

The latest funding round sees Iceland’s three largest pension funds join as shareholders in the salmon farming company.

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View of Pure Salmon Japan's land-based farm project in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture.

Pure Salmon Japan attracts prominent real estate company to aquaculture

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Beautiful sunrise of the Chilika Lake in orange color at Odisha state in India

Indian aquaculture startup secures funding for sustainable expansion

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Bakkafrost harvested a total of 23,000 tonnes of salmon in Q2 2025.

Bakkafrost Q2 harvest rises overall despite challenges in its Scottish operations

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Insect protein startup Loopworm secures $3.25 million investment

Insect protein startup Loopworm secures $3.25 million investment

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Solution for the seabed in the Mediterranean.

Ocean Ecostructures closes €3M Series A to expand its operations in the Middle East

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Alltech Fennoaqua is Finland's only fish feed production facility.

Alltech acquires Finland's only fish feed production facility

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From left: Erlend Gundersen Røed (Global Supply Chain Director, AKVA group) and Per Kåre Liland (CEO, SurplusHub International).

Solution for surplus aquaculture equipment as SurplusHub partners with AKVA Group

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UNEP unveils initiatives to promote invetment in the ocean - described as "vastly underfinanced and increasingly under threat."

Raft of new global financial tools for ocean sectors unveiled by UNEP

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Hailia co-founders, CEO Michaela Lindström and CTO Otto Kaukonen.

Finnish seafood byproducts tech firm Hailia embarks on international expansion

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"Trade negotiations with the EU and trade agreements beyond the EU offer a promising outlook but progress will also depend on geopolitical stability, and consumer demand," Seafish states in its report.

UK's seafood trade outperformed other export sectors in 2024, report finds

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Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Marianne Sivertsen Næss.

Norway pledges NOK 85m to modernise fishing ports

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Fishing boats at Anstruther Harbour, Scotland.

Marine Fund Scotland to distribute GBP 14 million in 2025-26

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Microbial Protein for Sustainable Aquaculture project, led by DeNova.

Canada's Ocean Supercluster backs $7.2m microbial protein aquafeed project

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Norcod narrows losses and grows revenue in first quarter

Norcod narrows losses and grows revenue in first quarter

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The previous edition, SWEN Blue Ocean, raised €170 million.

French SWEN Capital Partners raises €160M for marine biodiversity regeneration

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Canadian High Liner Foods acquires two U.S. frozen seafood brands from Conagra

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FISH4ACP’s event at the UN’s Ocean Conference will examine real-world solutions to empower aquatic food systems and support fishing communities through sustainable investment.

Spotlight on access to finance in fisheries and aquaculture

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Kaldvík's fish farm, Iceland.

Kaldvík successfully completes announced private placement

The coastal town of Fjarðabyggð, East Fjords, Iceland.

Aquaculture Fund allocations for 2025 announced in Iceland

Mikkel Flom Pedersen, Founder Probotic AS and Michelle Opshaug, CEO Probotic AS

ScaleAQ to acquire Norwegian marine robotics startup

View of a New Zealand King Salmon farm.

New Zealand King Salmon halves profit forecast for 2026

Austevoll is a coastal region in western Norway, known for its strong fishing and aquaculture tradition.

Langøylaks to acquire smolt producer Biofish Holding

Pictured: fresh mussels from the Isle of Mull, Scotland.

Scotland sets new record for mussel production in 2024

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