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Benchmark strengthens its sales team to improve customer relations
Yesterday was the first day of work for Benchmark's new sales team, composed of Lene Stokka, Catrine Smørås, and Ruben Helmersen Johansen.
Aquaculture
BioMar and Loch Duart Salmon collaborate on “blue impact” feed
Global feed company BioMar partners with small Scottish salmon producer Loch Duart for feed based on circular and restorative marine ingredients.
TalentView: Bjørn Aspheim
Noray Seafood's founder and CEO managed to make the impossible possible, but he's not finished. Bjørn Aspheim is ready to take the business all over Europe.
Startup MACROCARBON to cultivate Sargassum seaweed in the Canary Islands
Sargassum macroalgae are able of producing new raw materials for the chemical industry while fixing large amounts of CO2.
Balfegó trials experimental bluefin tuna farm in the Cantabrian sea
Spanish tuna company Balfegó and AZTI research centre are launching a new marine farm to fatten tuna obtained by purse seine fishing boats.
Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global 2023 in Barcelona, just one week to go
This 29th edition will be the largest ever with more than 2,000 exhibiting companies from 87 countries. The Catalan city is hosting the event for the second consecutive year.
Cooke to exclusively negotiate the purchase of 80% of Nueva Pescanova
The Spanish company will maintain its headquarters in Galicia and the current owner, Abanca, will retain a 20% stake.
MIVALI against Aeromas Salmonicida in turbot
"Development of microencapsulated vaccines against Aeromonas salmonicida in turbot" (MIVALI) is the name of the project that has been initiated in collaboration with the Technological Center of the Aquaculture Cluster (CETGA), in collaboration with Stolt Sea Farm, Cenavisa, and the University of A Coruña (Spain) to fight against the bacteria.
“Talks are progressing well” for Cooke and Nueva Pescanova
The Canadian and Spanish companies want to join forces, a move that would make them one of the ten largest fishing groups in the world.
160 companies from 24 countries at AquaFuture Spain’23
The second edition of the International Aquaculture Industry Fair, AquaFuture...
Spanish fishing sector asks EU Commission to reconsider closure of 87 fishing zones
The Spanish fishing sector, gathered at the I Technical Workshop...
Looking for organic and sustainable octopus farming
About a month ago Profand Group publicly confirmed that it...
Avramar promotes the Greek stone bass for its culinary and nutritional qualities
It has as much Omega-3 as salmon Avramar has started a...
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Benchmark strengthens its sales team to improve customer relations
Yesterday was the first day of work for Benchmark's new sales team, composed of Lene Stokka, Catrine Smørås, and Ruben Helmersen Johansen.
BioMar and Loch Duart Salmon collaborate on “blue impact” feed
Global feed company BioMar partners with small Scottish salmon producer Loch Duart for feed based on circular and restorative marine ingredients.
Stenerud takes the lead in a new commercial role for Benchmark
Kate Stenerud is the new Commercial Director for salmon of Benchmark. The company appointed in May but now she has taken the role.
EU blue economy report marks out seaweed’s “high potential”
Sustainability is crucial to ensure the future of Europe's fishing fleet, while seaweed could be Europe's next "blue biotechnology" boom.
