Scottish seafood exports worth 16% more last year Scotland’s economic recovery following the Covid lockdowns has largely been driven by strong growth in exports of drinks and seafood products, which together accounted for £5.2 billion of the £5.7 bn earned from Scottish food and drink exports in 2021.
Cooke saltwater chief is new sustainability supremo Canadian salmon farmer Cooke’s North America saltwater operations chief Michael Szemerda has taken on a newly created role as the company’s global chief sustainability officer.
Seafood giant issues world-first sustainability bond Seafood giant Thai Union has put its money where its mouth is by issuing a bond which will cost it more in interest payments if it fails to meet promised sustainability targets.
Fish farmers join Irish seafood sector’s Brexit task force The aquaculture branch of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA Aquaculture) has welcomed the establishment of a Seafood Sector Task Force and has accepted an invitation to participate.
Kontali casts data net wider with Seafood TIP acquisition Seafood data and analysis provider Kontali Analyse AS has acquired Seafood TIP (Trade Intelligence Portal), a move it says strengthens its position as the leading global player in systemising the world of fisheries and aquaculture.
Maritech buys EDI-Systems Seafood industry software provider Maritech Systems AS has agreed a deal to buy EDI-Systems AS, a market leader in solutions for third-party logistics for cold storage in Norway.
Weaker currency ‘lifted Norway seafood exports by NOK 3.5bn’ The sharp fall in the value of the Norwegian krone in March following the global introduction of Covid-19 lockdown measures was the difference between the nominal value of the country’s seafood exports rising instead of falling, a study has concluded.
Cooke Seafood makes a multi-million dollar investment in US operation Cooke Seafood has made a $2.8 million dollar investment in its US based production facility in Suffolk, Virginia.
Demand for salmon drives record sales for Norway A record level of seafood exported by Norway in the first half of 2018 was largely driven by increased farmed salmon sales, according to figures provided by the Norwegian Seafood Council.
Norway to resume China trade as seafood sales rise The value of Norway seafood sales soared by NOK 888 million (£82m) to NOK 7.6 billion (£700m) last month, fuelled by demand for salmon in Asia.
Norway seafood logo makes its mark A new “country of origin” mark for Norwegian seafood has been unveiled at the Seafood Expo Global in Brussels.
Industry ‘must win hearts and minds’ Scott Nichols, founder and chief executive of Food’s Future, has warned that the aquaculture industry needs to change the way it communicates, as the “most crucial period in the history of food production” looms.
Seafood hotshots revealed The finalists for the UK’s Seafood Restaurant of the Year Competition have been announced.
