Twenty-one of the awards are located in the North Sea, ten in the Norwegian Sea, and four in the Barents Sea, 17 of the licences with Equinor as an operator.
Madeira becomes the first region in Portugal to anticipate the 2028 Electronic Monitoring requirements, reinforcing transparency, cooperation with the fishing sector and long-term sustainability.
Scottish government green lights proposals from Loch Long Salmon to deliver innovative technology that is already being used in Norway, Canada and the Faroe Islands.
African Aquaculture Company and AKVA group have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop the first commercial sea-based salmon farming facility in Africa.
After several years of development and testing, the closed aquaculture facility from Norwegian company Bluegreen is ready for commercial rollout, following some structural reinforcements.
“IUU fishing results in up to $25 billion in annual economic losses, and fishing vessels engaged in IUU often commit human rights violations like human trafficking and modern slavery”