The Scottish marine finfish producer Otter Ferry Seafish has secured up to £175,225 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) towards a £350,000 expansion project that aims to increase production,…
Amar Seafood is moving forward with its ambitious plans for a sustainable seafood operation in Prince Edward Island (PEI) after receiving the green light from the Rural Municipality of Victoria.
Otter Ferry Seafish - one of the UK’s oldest fish farming companies – has entered into a new chapter as 100 percent of the company’s shareholding has been acquired by Amar Seafood.
New research has shown the potential of enchytraeid worms, which feed on organic materials such as decaying seaweed, as a more sustainable replacement for traditional aquafeed ingredients.
DigiFoods is a centre for research-led innovation that is overseen by Nofima and hopes to develop smart sensors that measure seafood product quality without having to cut into or touch the raw…
Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research, which has helped to launch some of the state’s most innovative aquaculture businesses, is now the subject of international interest too, helping…
Linn Therese Skår Hosteland grew up helping her family produce salmon, cod and halibut on a farm in western Norway. Despite wanting to escape the sector at 15, she has no regrets at returning in 2014…
Dr Andrew Davie argues that, despite the struggles of Europe's cod and tuna aquaculture industries, there is still scope for the region’s fish farmers to diversify from the production of salmonid…
Want a fishing license to crew on a salmon boat this summer? Got friends or family visiting who want to wet a line for a prized Alaska catch? Don’t count on it.
The West Greenland offshore Greenland halibut fishery has achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification as a sustainable and well-managed fishery.
The values of Alaska salmon permits are on a downward slide, while prices for quota shares of other catches notably halibut, black cod and various crabs continue to skyrocket.
US - The International Pacific Halibut Commission was here in Victoria B.C. last week discussing the catch limits for the 2017 Halibut fishery, reports Rob Reierson in the Tradex Foods 3-Minute…
US - As Alaskas iconic halibut fishery wraps up this week, stakeholders are holding their breath to learn if catches might ratchet up slightly again in 2017. Meanwhile, prices for hard to get shares…
US - Boats in the Gulf of Alaska should begin targeting Arrowtooth Flounder (Atheresthes stomias) towards the end of the month, following weeks of poor fishing of Pollock and Cod, report Rob Reierson…
NORWAY - A Norwegian fish farm that is developing methods to produce farmed Atlantic halibut is set for a massive expansion in production thanks to a fresh injection of cash.
US - Fish stomachs could help solve the mystery of why Alaska halibut are so small for their age. Halibut weights are about one-third of what they were 30 years ago, meaning a halibut weighing 120…
US - Despite some encouraging signs that Pacific halibut stocks are stabilizing after being on a downward spiral for nearly two decades, catches could decrease slightly in most regions again next…
US - Unsettled best describes the mood among brokers in the business of buying, selling and trading Alaska salmon permits and quota shares of various catches.
The aim of this guide from the Irish Sea Fisheries Board (BIM) is to provide practical and contemporary guidelines on the handling and quality of brill, turbot and halibut at all stages, from capture…
US - As the fresh Halibut season has ended, any product in the freezers should remain high - especially as the boats take a few weeks to transition to Salmon gear. Buyers should anticipate some price…
Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) is a marine, cold-water flat fish that is farmed in Canada, Iceland, the UK and Norway. The development of halibut aquaculture began in the 1980's but it…
US - In this week's Tradex Foods 3-Minute Market Insight, Rob Reierson and Kyla Ganton interview Stock Assessment Biologist Ian Stewart to discuss halibut by-catch and size limits.
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