London-based seafood writer and communications consultant Jason Holland has been a contributing editor to SeafoodSource.com since January 2010. Jason has more than 25 years of experience as a B2B journalist and editor – a career that has taken him all over the world. He believes he found his true professional calling in 2004 when he started documenting the many facets of the international seafood industry and he’s particularly proud of the strong, collaborative relationships he has formed at all stages of the supply chain.
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Poland and Estonia have become the latest European Union member states to adopt new European Maritime, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) programs and will receive EUR 512 million (USD 536.1 million) and EUR 97 million (USD 101.6 million) in E.U. funding over the next six years.
The total financial allocation for the Polish program from 2021 to 2017 is EUR 732 million (USD 766.5 million), while Estonia is getting EUR 129.1 million (USD
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Reykjavik, Iceland-headquartered Iceland Seafood International has called off negotiations with an unnamed buyer for its U.K. assets.
On 5 December, ISI said it had signed a letter of intent to sell its loss-making U.K. business to an unnamed buyer, but in a follow-up announcement made via the Nasdaq Iceland exchange, where ISI’s stock is listed, it said it has canceled those negotiations ...
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The United Kingdom has secured 2023 fishing catch limits worth GBP 202 million (USD 244.9 million, EUR 233.8 million), a GBP 33 million (USD 40 million, EUR 38.2 million) increase from 2022, after reaching an agreement with Norway and the European Union, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed.
The U.K. negotiated in the trilateral talks as an independent coastal state, and reached agreed catch levels for
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New net technology suitable to be used alongside offshore wind farms in exposed offshore locations could unlock an additional GBP 4.2 billion (USD 5.1 billion, EUR 4.9 billion) in turnover for Scotland’s aquaculture sector, according to the findings of a research project led by start-up Impact-9.
The company has designed a system that is now ready to be tested at scale. Called “Net9,” the concept is a submersible, floating
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Bringing together a team of researchers from 16 countries, a new 4.5-year project funded by the E.U. Horizon Europe Cure4Aqua program plans to enhance the resilience of E.U. aquaculture by improving aquatic animal health and welfare.
The EUR 4.8 million (USD 5 million) Cure4Aqua project plans to develop new approaches to prevent aquatic fish diseases through innovative prophylaxis and technologies for early disease detection,
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Animal-protein producers, including seafood producers, need to anticipate and adapt to sustainability challenges and disease threats to continue to be competitive in the market long-term, according to an analysis compiled by Rabobank.
The bank's report, “Global Animal Protein Outlook 2023,” said that 2022 was a year of rising input prices, supply-chain disruptions, and geopolitical issues – and that 2023 will likely see
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Denmark and Latvia have become the latest E.U. member states to adopt new European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) programs and will receive EUR 201 million (USD 210.7 million) and EUR 135 million (USD 141.5 million) respectively in funding over the next six years.
The total financial allocation for the Danish program from 2021 through 2027 is EUR 287 million (USD 300.8 million), while Latvia’s is EUR 192.7 million (USD
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High seafood prices have driven Norway to its third-best month ever in terms of export value, despite many species seeing lower volumes overall and reports of “unrest” in salmon markets.
Norway sold NOK 14.4 billion (USD 1.5 billion, EUR 1.4 billion) worth of fisheries and aquaculture products to overseas markets in November, representing an increase of 19 percent, or NOK 2.3 billion (USD 235.3 million, EUR 222.9 million), compared
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Following on from its November 2022 announcement it plans to exit the U.K. value-added seafood market, Reykjavik-headquartered Iceland Seafood International (ISI) has signed a letter of intent to sell the loss-making business to an unnamed buyer.
“Further to Iceland Seafood’s announcement on 17 November, Iceland Seafood has today signed a letter of intent (LOI) with a respected industry player to sell its subsidiary
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Portugal and Slovenia have become the latest E.U. countries to adopt the European Maritime, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) program, opening the countries to millions in funding.
Portugal will receive EUR 392.6 million (USD 413.2 million) over the next six years, the European Commission has confirmed.
The total financial allocation for the Portuguese program is EUR 539.9 million (USD 568.4 million), with the Commission
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