Europe, UK, and Norway Seafood and Aquaculture News: Industry Insights and Trends

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Seaweed spores' sprayed stone of SeaForester, thriving on the seabed.

Kelp forest restoration company raises USD 1.9 million to scale ocean reforestation

WWF and Schmidt Marine are the investors backing this funding for environmental impact company SeaForester, a pioneer in kelp restoration.

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Big Akwa co-founders, Elena Petukhovskaya and Hugo Wikström.

Swedish collaboration links clean fuel and fish farming in a circular economy first

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University of Aberdeen researcher Dr Victoria Sleight and Dr Tom Ashton of NativeAqua.

"Small underwater miracles": researchers launch genetic study to boost UK’s native oyster stocks

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Kjell Lorentsen, CEO of Gigante Salmon.

Gigante Salmon secures NOK 100m in new financing as facility nears completion

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Colin Faulkner, new CEO of Seafish, is an expert in international fisheries and seafood trade policy.

New CEO for UK seafood trade body Seafish

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Scottish Sea Farms' Knock freshwater hatchery.

Scottish Sea Farms upgrades Knock hatchery to increase flexibility

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Lisaqua founders, Charlotte Schoelinck and Gabriel Boneu.

Lisaqua raises €9m to build France’s first large-scale low-impact shrimp farm

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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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Mowi CEO Ivan Vindheim at NASF 2024.

All approvals in place for Mowi's acquisition of Nova Sea

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Finn A. Weltzien, Nofima's new acting director of aquaculture.

Nofima names new acting director of aquaculture division

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Salmon Evolution and Milarex have launched land-based smoked salmon in Italy.

Salmon Evolution brings land-based salmon to Italy with Esselunga and Milarex

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Mowi worker.

New "all-time high" harvest volumes in the third quarter for Mowi

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"By harnessing the power of algae, we can create new value chains and jobs, stimulate innovation, restore ecosystems, and promote sustainability across multiple industries,” the EU Commission said.

Momentum builds for Europe’s algae sector

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Virtual view of the new Abrahams Salmon Processing plant in Oslo Airport City.

Oslo Airport City to host another salmon processing plant

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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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Members of the BioMar Iberia team.

BioMar's facility in Spain achieves ASC Feed Certification

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Richard Donnelly, interim CEO of Bord Iascaigh Mhara, Ireland's Seafood Development Agency.

Interim CEO appointed at Ireland’s seafood development agency, BIM

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Wild blue mussels, Mytilus edulis.

French project turns waste mussels into renewable energy

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Optiras' pre-built RAS modules, ready to be delivered by sea.

New land-based trout project in Denmark awards RAS suppliers

Steve McLean, new CEO of UK Agri-Tech Centre

UK Agri-Tech Centre names Steve McLean as new chief executive

Apolemia "pearl chain" string jellyfish tend to appear in Norway's coastal waters from September to January, with a peak in November.

Jellyfish season begins along Norway's coast, posing risk to aquaculture

Dominic Brisby (left) and Stéfan Descheemaeker (right).

Handover at the helm of Nomad Foods

Gro Skaar Knutsen has served on the Andfjord Salmon board since 2021.

Andfjord Salmon board member moves into key operational role at Kvalnes build-out

Milarex specializes in value-added salmon products.

Summa Equity exits salmon processor Milarex after eight years

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