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Oyster farms on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia.

New South Wales launches funding programme to expand aquaculture sector

The state government says the initiative will stimulate growth across shellfish, seaweed and fish hatcheries while supporting regional economies.

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A fishing boat in Greek waters.

EU revises 2026 Mediterranean fishing proposal to reflect conservation progress

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Fomento Palace, the seat of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Ministry in Madrid, Spain.

Spain grants additional fishing days for the Mediterranean ahead of the Christmas season

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Oyster shells laid out for a 2016 planting at an oyster restoration sanctuary.

US awards $1.7M to aquaculture research projects to promote economic growth

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"The ideal candidate should be actively involved in new product development (NPD) and have a minimum of three years of experience in the seafood or food sector," according to BIM.

Ireland opens Seafood Innovation Programme to support new product development

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A fishing boat from the South Australian Sardine Fishery.

IUU seafood is not welcome in Australia

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"The new rules will modernise the way fishing activities are controlled, for EU vessels and those fishing in EU waters and foster consistent enforcement across the EU," according to the EU Commission.

EU adopts new rules to streamline and harmonise fisheries control

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Vélfag provides technical support, spare parts, and maintenance to the fishing fleet.

Icelandic Vélfag halts operations amid legal dispute with state

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A box of quality branded skrei.

Norwegian fish tags to drop year marking in 2026

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Norway's Minister of Fisheries and the Oceans, Marianne Sivertsen Næss.

Billion-kroner payout from Norway’s Aquaculture Fund to coastal municipalities

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Blue Ocean Mariculture kanpachi farm in Kona, Hawaii.

New bill proposed to strengthen U.S. sustainable offshore aquaculture

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The topic under discussion was Spain's strategy for the ICCAT.

Spain considers increasing bluefin tuna quota in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

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According to the most recent food access report by the Greater Boston Food Bank, 1 in 3 residents faced food insecurity in 2024.

Massachusetts allocates $22M in grants to improve food security

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EMPA President Addy Risseuw, and MEP Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Vice-President of the Parliament’s Fisheries Committee, pictured at the "Food of the Future" event.

Shellfish farming should play a greater role in EU food policy, say MEPs and mollusc producers

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César Manuel Quispe Luján, Peru's Minister of Production.

Peru has a new Minister of Production

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Jon Arne Grøttum, Director of Aquaculture at Norwegian Seafood Federation, Sjømat Norge.

Sjømat Norge adds criticism to new Norwegian aquaculture scheme

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CEO of Sjømatbedriftene Robert H. Eriksson, pictured handing a proposal for a comprehensive environmental flexibility scheme to Minister Marianne Sivertsen Næss, in August 2024.

Norway's closed aquaculture incentive scheme "lacks ambition", argues seafood industry association

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Both Sernapesca and the Navy maintain active inspection and surveillance of foreign fleets entering national waters to call at port.

Chile relies on inter-institutional coordination to protect fishing activity in its national waters

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Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Marianne Sivertsen Næss.

Norway to speed up shift to closed containment aquaculture with new incentive scheme

The grants are co-financed by the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF).

Galicia allocates €59.5M in grants to boost aquaculture in the region

In 2008, Chile approved a law that prohibits the killing, hunting, capturing, harassment, transportation, processing, commercialization, or storage of any cetacean species.

US acknowledges Chile's marine mammal protection efforts

Rhode Island's state clam, the Northern quahog, has been in decline since the 1980s.

New US bill proposal to investigate declining shellfish populations

Mairi Gougeon, Scotland's Rural Affairs Secretary.

Scottish Government wants to streamline offshore aquaculture licensing

Nigerian village

Nigeria to boost fisheries sector through modernization and ecological protection

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