Nicki Holmyard

Aquaculture and fisheries concerns in the European Union are receiving additional funding as the European Commission finalizes Partnership Agreements with its 27 Member States.

Partnership Agreements are strategic documents that program investments from the cohesion policy - the E.U.'s main investment policy – and the European Maritime, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) for 2021 to 2027.

Denmark is to receive EUR 808

Andfjord Salmon, the company developing a land-based laminar flow-through system for farming Atlantic salmon in Norway, has just announced that preparations for the first smolt release are on target to take place at the end of June.

The salmon smolts will be released into the first pool at Kvalnes, on the island of Andøya, and take the company one step further toward its stated ambition of creating the most sustainable and fish-friendly

Northern Ireland recently launched a new seafood trail that's taking a fresh approach to increasing local seafood consumption.

The trail precisely targets a local audience, and publicizes a variety of independent seafood shacks and restaurants, heritage centers, and family-friendly activities along the way. Colorful maps guide people along their chosen trail, with each stop color-coded to showcase nature, food, fishmongers, activities, and

Organic aquaculture is accounting for less of the total production of seafood in the European Union than it was in 2015, the result of a range of problems in the industry ranging from its cost to its difficulty.

Total organic aquaculture production in the European Union reached an estimated 74,032 metric tons (MT) in 2020, with Ireland taking the lead as the largest producer, according to the latest report from the European Market Observatory

Nueva Pescanova has submitted a plan to build the world’s first commercial octopus farm in Puerto Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria, in Spain’s Canary Islands.

Nueva Pescanova has spent the past eight years working to develop a method of farming octopus, and recently announced its successful incubation, hatching, and raising of five generations of O. vulgaris octopus in a test facility. The company said it is now ready to

Akureyri, Iceland-based Samherji has announced a USD 26 million (EUR 25.1 million) share capital investment into a land-based salmon farm project in Iceland, with former Mowi CEO Alf-Helge Aarskog named as a new shareholder.

The funds will be used to build a pilot project in Öxarfjördur, Iceland, and design and construct a 40,000-metric-ton salmon farm in the Resource Park next to the Reykjanes Power Plant in the Reykjanes Peninsula.

The Scottish seafood industry, with help from the Scottish government, is working to revive its langoustine exports after years of decline.

Exports of langoustine – also known as nephrops (Nephrops norwegicus) – from the U.K. to major markets have almost halved in the past decade. Typically exported to Europe – with the three largest buyers being Spain, Italy, and France – the U.K. exported a total of 18,000 metric tons