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China will stop screening frozen foods for Covid-19 contamination from 8 January after more than two years of strict pandemic testing protocols.

A recent Nofima report has found that if all salmon produced in Norway was supercooled before transport, the industry could save NOK 1.5 billion (€142,963,245) each year in logistics costs.

Increasing market demand has led to a 144 percent increase in Scottish salmon farms that are seeking Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification in the last year.

Notpla – a firm that hopes to replace plastic packaging with edible seaweed-derived alternatives – is among the five winners of the 2022 Earthshot Prize.

The Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) has created a new software that can recognise and verify seafood products that meet the organisation’s traceability standards.

For the fifth year running, Scottish Sea Farms is taking part in the Great British Beach Clean, helping to clear debris from the coastline around Shetland, Orkney and the Scottish mainland.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has kicked off the third phase of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Imported Seafood Pilot programme, allowing port operators to leverage AI and machine learning to strengthen foo…

Germany’s BASF Venture Capital has partnered with aquaculture-focused investment fund Aqua-Spark to back seaweed innovator Sea6 Energy in its Series-B round.

Swedish supermarket Coop is selling LOME, the world’s first “methane-reduced” beef, after sourcing beef from cows that were fed a new seaweed supplement from Volta Greentech that reduces enteric methane emissions.

A recent study from the US found that yellow perch can remove microplastics from their digestive systems, but expelling the materials has consequences on their microbiomes and finishing quality.

Sainsbury's is the first UK supermarket to have 100 percent of its fresh Scottish salmon range independently certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).

In the latest investment round, Netherlands-based Seaweed Company is taking a huge step in further scaling its operations and positive environmental impacts, while gaining board buy-in from the Colruyt Group.

Nofima wants to cut down on food waste from the grocery store to the dinner table by adopting more sustainable packaging for their farmed seafood.

As the first global seafood trade show of 2022 approaches, Stirling research highlights the differences in seafood marketing messages across the world, and how some are more successful than others.

A blind taste test conducted by the University of Copenhagen shows that Danes prefer the taste of both conventionally and organically farmed smoked salmon over wild-caught – as long as they don’t know how it’s produced.

Fish farming by-products have the potential to increase the sustainability of aquaculture, and contribute to other sectors – such as food, diet supplements, animal feed and cosmetics, according to a new study.

Vietnamese shoppers have expressed a strong preference for eco-labelled farmed shrimp over conventional shrimp, according to new market research.

A case study from Louisiana suggests that most shrimp products that are imported into the US contain antibiotic residues and sulphites, violating the country’s labelling and regulatory standards.

DNA analysis of seafood products showed widespread mislabelling and, in some cases, the mislabelled products are species that are not authorised for sale within Canada.

The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has launched a redesigned Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) website as part of a rebranding campaign.