sustainability
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: Tracy Murai
The Assistant Director, Global Fisheries – Sustainability at Thai Union thinks the energy to further develop the company’s sustainability programmes is brilliant.
Aquaculture
Regenerative aquaculture to avoid seafood shortage by 2050
Planet Tracker calls on investors to support regenerative aquaculture, warning of potential supply gap of up to 50 million tonnes by 2050.
Start-ups and investors mingle at Blue Food Innovation Summit
Sustainability, regeneration, collaboration and communication on blue food were among the topics discussed during the summit's final day.
Seaweed will be part of the Fish Export Act in Norway
The Norwegian Parliament has unanimously agreed to extend the Fish Export Act to cover seaweed. This would mean that seaweed would be officially classified in Norway as seafood.
Innovasea and Petros join forces on a offshore farm project in Aruba
Innovasea and Petros obtained government for a 3,000-ton offshore fish farm close to Aruba in the Caribbean Sea.
Nueva Pescanova defends its octopus farm project in Spain
The controversy of the octopus farm in the Canary Islands continues, but the company assures that the project prioritizes animal welfare and complies with European Commission guidelines.
Fish residues will have a new purpose thanks to a collaboration Norwegian companies
Holmøy Maritime, Eidsfjord Sjøfarm, and BioMar have initiated a circular raw material collaboration in the production of food for short-distance voyages, in which they will use the residues generated from the fishing activity to become part of the salmon food.
New industry association to support sustainable aquaculture in Iceland
The Iceland Aquaculture & Oceans Forum (IAOF) brings together ten leading companies to create a new industry association with the primary goal of supporting sustainable aquaculture.
Uncategorized
Blue Food Innovation Summit closes successful first day
Data, feed, seaweed and blue food investment were among the topics up for discussion on today's agenda.
Moana New Zealand and Sanford signed an inshore fisheries agreement
Iwi-owned fishing company Moana New Zealand and Sanford have announced that they have signed a long-term agreement regarding Sanford's North Island inshore fishery.
New Science Plan for Salmon Farming in Chile
The plan is designed to contribute to the sustainability of the sector and will involve a total investment of USD 5 million over the next 5 years.
Salmon farmers say DFO’s report on the future of aquaculture in BC not distinguish fact from fiction
The BC Salmon Farmers Association regrets that Fisheries and Oceans Canada has merely reflected the views gathered in the consultations without evaluating them.
Hot stories
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.
