Post-harvest

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WWF praises Global Salmon Initiative

21 Jan 2020

A new report by WWF cites the Global Salmon Initiative as a glowing example of how a sector can improve its sustainability and profitability if companies instigate pre-competitive collaboration in key areas.

Rabobank revises fishmeal, shrimp and salmon predictions for 2020

15 Jan 2020

Two months after its last report on the global animal protein production sector, Rabobank’s Gorjan Nikolik offers The Fish Site some revised thoughts on the recent performance of the fishmeal, salmon and shrimp sectors a…

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Ghana’s farmers look to expand tilapia market

19 Dec 2019

Ghana’s leading aquaculture firms are looking at new ways of processing their products in order to increase demand for tilapia, both at home and abroad, in line with the growth in production.

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How a new breed of breeder is transforming US shrimp production

17 Jun 2019

How American Penaeid rose from the rubble of two hurricanes to create a new model for shrimp production in the US.

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News

Salmon farms shown to downgrade quality of local saithe

18 Jan 2020

Saithe that eat formulated feed pellets from beside salmon cages as part of their diets have significantly lower flesh quality according to new research.

Assessing the benefits of blockchain in northern Europe's seafood sector

15 Jan 2020

A new project has been launched to investigate the use of new technologies – such as blockchain, internet of things and artificial intelligence – for seafood businesses in the far north of Europe.

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Report questions the economic and environmental credentials of shrimp farms

9 Jan 2020

The global shrimp farming sector poses serious risks to both investors and the environment, according to a new report.

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Cod farmers set to collaborate

9 Jan 2020

Norway's largest cod producers have joined forces in a bid to produce 36,000 tonnes of the whitefish a year.

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Salmon and trout help Norway smash seafood export record

7 Jan 2020

Growth in both the value and volume of the salmon and trout farming sectors helped Norway reach a new seafood export record in 2019.

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More news

Economics & markets

Salmon farming worth £2 billion to Scottish economy

29 Apr 2019

Scotland’s salmon farming sector is worth over £2 billion to the country’s economy, according to a new report.

A decision that "could reshape the salmon market globally"

11 Apr 2019

Rabobank and WWF have teamed up to improve the sustainability of Chile’s salmon farming sector by offering the country's…

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How swine fever could benefit the global aquaculture trade

22 Mar 2019

Aquaculture producers can expect a rise in demand for their products over the next few years, due to protein shortages c…

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Health message key to future salmon sales

16 Jan 2019

Salmon sellers must market their products as being “the leading healthy and sustainable protein and move away from being…

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Consumer products

Fish-free seafood – a quick look at an emerging market

1 Apr 2019

With sales of vegan seafood already booming, The Fish Site looks at some of the movers and shakers in the fish-free seaf…

Shrimp farmer secures $100 million retail deal

30 Mar 2019

Chinese e-commerce giant ecMAx has signed an agreement to buy €100 million worth of shrimp and other aquaculture product…

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Cermaq cashes in on polar provenance

18 Mar 2019

Cermaq has launched its True Arctic brand of salmon at the Seafood Expo North America (SENA) this week.

Scottish farmers target US seafood market

12 Mar 2019

Four of Scotland’s top aquaculture producers are en route to Boston this week to exhibit at Seafood Expo North America (…