April 25, 2024 - Mowi’s lawsuit against Norwegian salmon production tax has been dismissed by Hordaland District Court, as per Norwegian news reports. Mowi, world’s largest salmon farmer, sued the Norwegian government last year as they believe the law is in breach of the EEA rules and the four freedoms, including the free flow of capital. "The district court has, in the state's view, came to the correct result that the lawsuit from Mowi must be dismissed," said Government Attorney Fredrik Sejersted, according to Norwegian newspaper E24. The Sejersted added that Mowi will still be able t ..read more

April 25, 2024 - Dr. Eckel Animal Nutrition is adding to its management board. Dr Viktor Eckel has joined founder Dr Antje Eckel on the management board as Managing Director with main responsibility for products and innovation. This strategic decision marks a significant step towards securing the company’s future. Dr Viktor Eckel For 30 years, the family company has been all about innovative feed additives for sustainable animal nutrition. With a second generation at the management table, the company is now in a great position to meet the current challenges of a gr ..read more

April 25, 2024 - Turkey’s one & only fisheries fair Future Fish Eurasia, the 11th International Fair for Fish Imports/Exports, Processing, Aquaculture and Fisheries will be organised by Eurasia Trade Fairs at the Izmir International Fair Centre between October 10 – 12 2024. Future Fish Eurasia will be organised in a hall of 10.000m2, where over 200 local & international companies will display their latest products and services. The concept of Future Fish Eurasia is a combination of seafood products, aquaculture and fish processing equipment, catering for fish traders, farmer ..read more

April 25, 2024 - A recently published study conducted by LABOMAR (the Marine Sciences Institute in NE Brazil), Spring Genetics Tilapia in Miami, and Aker BioMarine Antarctic AS evaluated whether krill meal in the diet impacted reproductive performance of Nile tilapia and the quality and quantity of offspring.  Antarctic krill in the water column of the Southern Ocean The study concluded that krill meal inclusion resulted in positive effects on Nile tilapia’s reproductive performance and higher survival of larvae.  You may also be interested in: Aker BioMarine win prestigi ..read more

April 24, 2024 - Not-for-profit conservation organisation, Six Rivers Iceland, established by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Founder and Chairman of INEOS, is hosting its annual symposium on the global plight of the Atlantic Salmon this May. Now in its fourth year, this will be the first stakeholder symposium hosted by Six Rivers Iceland, showcasing the conservation efforts of Six Rivers Iceland through an international lens. You may also be interested in: Ace Aquatec leads new partnership to improve salmon farming circular economy Salmon farming in the open ocean The symposium, which will be held i ..read more

April 23, 2024 - Nutreco, a global leader in animal nutrition and aquaculture, has opened a state-of-the-art fish and poultry feed production facility in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, through its Operating Company trading under the names Skretting and Trouw Nutrition. The new €25,000,000 facility was built on 170,000 square metres of land and has the capacity to manufacture 125,000 metric tonnes of extruded fish and animal feeds per year. The plant was officially opened on April 17, 2024, by Oyo State's Executive Governor Seyi Makinde. Also present at the unveiling of the new facility were Aden ..read more

April 22, 2024 - Billund Aquaculture, a specialist in developing land-based fish farms using RAS (Recirculating Aquaculture Systems) technology, has decided to strengthen its organisational structure. Kristoffer Lund Billund Aquaculture are welcoming Kristoffer Lund, who will take on the lead as new Group CEO in Denmark as of April 2. The incoming CEO said: "I am thrilled to get this unique opportunity to be a part of a company that is the global leader in the competitive RAS market. I'm excited to be part of this successful team and to contribute to taking the company to the ne ..read more

April 22, 2024 - Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global, the world's largest and most diverse trade event for the seafood industry produced by Diversified Communications, opens its 30th edition tomorrow as the largest in its history with 51,248 net square meters of exhibit space - a four percent increase over its previous edition in 2023. For its third year at Fira de Barcelona's Gran Vía exhibition grounds, the Expo will provide a valuable platform for the industry to do business on a global scale from April 23-25. Largest edition of Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing global ..read more

April 18, 2024 - Innovafeed, a global leader in the production of insect ingredients for high-quality animal feed, petfood and plant nutrition, inaugurated its North American Insect Innovation Centre (NAIIC) in Decatur, Illinois on April 18. This pilot plant is the first step of the rising French agtech's industrial expansion to North America and aims to scale up production and commercialisation of insect protein in the USA. Black Soldier Fly Innovafeed breeds Hermetia illucens, also known as black soldier flies, in state-of-the-art indoor farms, while efficiently repurposing agr ..read more

April 18, 2024 - IFFO's Members Meeting took place in Miami from April 16-17, gathering 220 delegates from 29 countries, representing the fishmeal and fish oil sector, the aquaculture and nutraceutical industry as well as scientists and certification programme representatives. At a time when the first anchovy season is starting in the North-Centre of Peru, the speakers shared positive expectations for a rebound in fishmeal and fish oil production to take place in 2024 after last year being marked by the El Nino/La Nina phenomenon.  You may also be interested in: IFFO’s estimates of the ..read more