By: 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge Erie-based institution becomes fourth research organization to sign the 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge. Penn State Behrend has signed the 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge, becoming the fourth research institution to join the initiative. Its participation brings the growing binational movement to 49 companies and organizations committed to ensuring that every part of each...
Professor Michael Phelps leads a new USD 1.5 million study with support from the WSU, the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) Growing Impact Award and matching funds from WSU and Troutlodge. Washington State University, with support from a Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) Growing Impact Award and matching funds from WSU and Troutlodge, are providing a...
The world's leading producer of farmed Atlantic cod Ode announced that they begin large-scale retail distribution in Norway, delivering ultra-fresh, never-frozen cod to more than 200 grocery stores nationwide. This marks the beginning of a new commercial phase for farmed cod in Norway and includes the introduction of Ode Brands. Now Norwegian consumers can buy ultra-fresh Ode-products all year round....
By: Insect Institute The Bavarian insect farming company confirms it is being wound down, months after filing for insolvency — the latest in a year of high-profile failures across the insect-protein sector. FarmInsect GmbH, a Bavarian company that built what it describes as the largest network of its kind in Europe, is being wound down. The company's CEO confirmed the...
By: Aquatic Life Institute (ALI) The welfare-based analysis reviews 12 certification schemes and 2 international ratings agencies in its 5th edition Aquatic Life Institute (ALI) has today published the fifth edition of its Aquaculture Certification Schemes Benchmark report, which remains the world’s only evidence-based tool designed to evaluate how strongly aquatic animal welfare is embedded within aquaculture certification and rating...
By: MSD Animal Health Sedative solution for field use helps manage fish and support fish welfare during spawning, tagging, weighing and measuring activities Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE: MRK), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
By: Aquaculture Stewardship Council Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) highlighted how certification, improvement programmes and collaboration with governments and industry can help turn global aquaculture goals into practical action at the 37th Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI37), taking place in Rome from 7–11 September 2026. A key focus was ASC’s work in Ghana, where ASC, the Ghana Fisheries...
By: Norwegian Seafood Council Norway embarks on huge plastic-cleanup campaign ahead of World Cleanup Day Together with businesses, schools, and public sector and voluntary organizations, the Norwegian seafood industry participated in a bid to tackle plastic pollution in marine waters, according to the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC). In the runup to World Cleanup Day on September 20, Norway participated in the...
• The event is organized by NAIA and the Aquaculture Association of Canada • More than 75 speakers and over 40 trade show exhibitors participated The Newfoundland and Labrador Aquaculture Industry Association (NAIA) organized the new edition of the Cold Harvest and Aquaculture Canada 2026 Conference and Trade Show, officially opened in St. John’s lasts September 15. This year’s event...
• They will strengthen company’s capacity to meet the future needs of the aquaculture industry Norway-based company Frøy is strengthening its fleet with three new service vessels from Rainbow Nantong Shipyard in China. Two of the vessels have already secured long-term contracts with two of Norway’s largest aquaculture companies—and this investment marks a new step in Frøy’s efforts to build...
By: Aquaculture Stewardship Council Alliance expands its ambitions in 2026, calling on companies across aquaculture to join efforts to reduce the sector’s carbon footprint. Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) are driving the next phase of the Aquaculture Action Alliance, with the organisations jointly taking on the role of interim secretariat to support the next chapter in...
By: Norwegian Seafood Council The highly anticipated delivery of premium mackerel from Norway coincides with Norway Seafood Festival in Tokyo. This year, Norwegian herring also makes an appearance for the first time. September 11, 2026, marked the arrival in Japan of the ‘Saba Nouveau’ mackerel, flown in fresh from Norway to celebrate the first catch of the season, according to...
