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<loc>https://weareaquaculture.com/news/finance/akva-signs-28-million-contract-with-laxey</loc>
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<image:caption>AKVA group is the world's largest supplier of solutions and services to aquaculture.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-21T13:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>AKVA signs €28 million contract with Laxey</news:title>
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<loc>https://weareaquaculture.com/news/aquaculture/aqs-orders-four-new-vessels-from-norways-oldest-shipyard</loc>
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<image:caption>Designed by Tomra Engineering AS, the workboats will support AQS's strategy of a gradual transition to a more sustainable fleet.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Robert Hundstad, CEO of AQS; Kim Aakervi, CTO of AQS; and Lasse Stokkeland, Managing Director at Salthammer.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-21T12:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>AQS orders four new vessels from Norway's oldest shipyard</news:title>
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<loc>https://weareaquaculture.com/news/finance/blue-economy-moves-beyond-niche-status-in-investment-market-says-eu-report</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-21T11:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Blue economy moves beyond "niche" status in investment market, says EU report</news:title>
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<loc>https://weareaquaculture.com/news/finance/andfjord-salmon-raises-nok-385m-after-securing-strategic-partnership-on-post-smolt</loc>
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<image:caption>Aerial view of Andfjord Salmon's Kvalnes site.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-21T10:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Andfjord Salmon raises NOK 385m after securing strategic partnership on post-smolt </news:title>
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<loc>https://weareaquaculture.com/news/aquaculture/sudan-to-strengthen-food-systems-through-sustainable-aquatic-resources</loc>
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<image:caption>This initiative is part of the FishGov2 Project, funded by the European Union.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-21T09:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sudan to strengthen food systems through sustainable aquatic resources</news:title>
<news:keywords>Sudan, aquaculture, fisheries, climate change, food security, Africa, FishGov2 Project</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://weareaquaculture.com/news/aquaculture/mowi-achieves-its-all-time-record-harvest-for-a-first-quarter</loc>
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<image:caption>In the first quarter of 2026, all of Mowi's farming regions had higher production than in the same period last year.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-21T06:51:03.759Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mowi achieves its all-time record harvest for a first quarter</news:title>
<news:keywords>Mowi, results, quarter, trading update, record, harvest volume, harvest, volumes, farming, salmon, Norwegian salmon giant, EBIT, feed, Q1, Q1 2026, 2026, first quarter, operational EBIT, volume, Norway, Chile, Scotland, Canada, Iceland, Faroes, Ireland, harmful algal bloom </news:keywords>
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<loc>https://weareaquaculture.com/news/finance/salmars-owner-is-now-the-second-largest-shareholder-in-måsøval</loc>
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<image:caption>Co-founder and Chairman of the Board at SalMar, Gustav Witzøe indirectly owns 92,50% of Kverva, which, in turn, through Kverva Industrier owns 44.3% of the shares in SalMar.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-20T15:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SalMar's owner is now the second largest shareholder in Måsøval</news:title>
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<loc>https://weareaquaculture.com/regions/europe/eu-opens-emergency-funding-for-fisheries-and-aquaculture-hit-by-middle-east-crisis</loc>
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<image:caption>“The people who bring seafood to our tables deserve our full support when a crisis beyond their control threatens their livelihoods," said Fisheries Commissioner Costas Kadis.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-20T12:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>EU opens emergency funding for fisheries and aquaculture hit by Middle East crisis</news:title>
<news:keywords>European aquaculture, European Commission, emfaf</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://weareaquaculture.com/news/finance/investor-haggar-enters-aquaculture-with-key-investment-in-kenyan-tilapia-producer</loc>
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<image:caption>Haggar Group was founded in South Sudan in 1904 and is now active in eight sectors across six African countries.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-20T11:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Investor Haggar enters aquaculture with key investment in Kenyan tilapia producer</news:title>
<news:keywords>Haggar Group, tilapia, aquaculture, Camino Ruiz Agencies – Global Tilapia Limited, finance</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://weareaquaculture.com/news/feed/corbion-confirms-new-us-patent-for-omega-3-fatty-acids-derived-from-algae</loc>
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<image:caption>Corbion's AlgaPrime products are fully traceable and reduce dependence on ocean resources.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-20T10:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Corbion confirms new US patent for omega-3 fatty acids derived from algae</news:title>
<news:keywords>patent, US, Corbion, feed, algae, omega-3</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://weareaquaculture.com/news/research/a-norwegian-crustacean-to-become-a-sustainable-source-of-fish-feed</loc>
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<image:caption>The Sailbuoy rigged with an echo sounder, and two Seagliders rigged with an optical imagery plankton sensor (UVP6) and an echo sounder.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-20T09:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>A Norwegian crustacean to become a sustainable source of fish feed</news:title>
<news:keywords>fish feed, Norway, crustacean, Akvaplan-niva, research, feed, aquaculture</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://weareaquaculture.com/news/finance/norwegian-aquaculture-service-firm-abyss-names-new-ceo</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/weareaquaculture/2026-04-20/yh329104/Terje-Hellum-Abyss.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Terje Hellum, new CEO of Abyss Group.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-20T07:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Norwegian aquaculture service firm Abyss names new CEO</news:title>
<news:keywords>Frøy, Victor Jan Jensen, service vessels, aquaculture service vessels, wellboats, terje hellum, abyss group</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://weareaquaculture.com/news/seafood/uk-opens-132m-fisheries-and-seafood-funding-scheme-in-england</loc>
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<image:caption>A fishing boat leaves Whitby Harbour, Yorkshire, UK.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-20T06:15:34.068Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>UK opens £132m fisheries and seafood funding scheme in England</news:title>
<news:keywords>fishing and coastal growth fund, defra, coastal communities, fisheries and seafood scheme, fishing and coastal growth, Dame Angela Eagle</news:keywords>
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