NAMIBIA – SAGA Seafood Namibia, the operating company for Icelandic fishing company Samherji in Namibia is set to close its operations at Walvis Bay. Last month the company announced it would cease operations at the […]
USA – BlueNalu, a California-based food company producing seafood directly from fish cells, has closed its Series A funding round, raising US$20 million from a number of strategic investors. The Series A round was co-led […]
KENYA – The Uasin Gishu County Governmet in Western Kenya has opened a Sh10m (US$99, 100) fish hatchery in partnership with University of Eldoret. The Chief Officer for Fisheries, Victoria Tarus revealed that hatching had […]
USA – Riverence Holdings, a producer and processor of seafood, has acquired Idoha-based Clear Springs Foods in a deal that makes Riverence the largest land-based producer of trout in the Americas. The acquisition is part […]
EAST AFRICA – The European Union has injected £2m (US$2.2m) into the European Union Development Fund’s E€OFISH programme initiated in the Lake Victoria region to boost sustainable fisheries for the blue economy. The overall objective […]
SEYCHELLES – A new sustainable fisheries partnership agreement and protocol between Seychelles and the European Union (EU) is expected to be signed during the second half of February. The sustainable fisheries partnership agreement is a […]
SOMALIA – The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has handed over 12 fishing vessels with inboard diesel engines to Puntland State authorities in Somalia. “The vessels are another contribution from the Coastal Communities […]
NORWAY – The Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) a public company owned by the Norwegian Government has signed the Sustainable Ocean Principles of the United Nations Global Compact, strengthening its commitment to helping secure a healthy […]
USA – Massachusetts based seafoods company, Raw Seafoods Inc has partnered with leading technology solution provider, IBM to explore the use of blockchain technology in improving food safety along the seafood value chain. Starting with […]
LIBERIA – The Government of Liberia and the Japanese government have signed a grant agreement for the supply of 400 Motorize Yamaha engines to local fishermen in Montserrado, Grand Cape Mount, Grand Bassa and Rivercess […]
