In 2024, Skretting published its first impact report (2023 Impact Report) after years of publishing sustainability reports. This change was not just in name; it was intended to demonstrate that everything the company did had an impact on both the environment and society. This second impact report (2024 Impact Report) also comes with a new twist: in addition to documenting the progress made in its global operations, it marks the launch of a new sustainability value proposition, ACT. For Skretting, "sustainability is about taking action that drives real change and generates long-term value."
Hence this new ACT proposal, which stands for Action (doing what matters most and with impact), Connection (engaging the right stakeholders to accelerate change), and Transparency (being seen as a trusted advisor and providing accurate and appropriate information).
Source: iPac.aquaculture | Read the full article here
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chief Executive Rupert Howes has announced that the organization will make a USD 6.4 million (EUR 5.6 million) investment in its Ocean Stewardship Fund by 2030.
Since its inception in 2019, the Ocean Stewardship Fund has channeled USD 8.8 million (EUR 7.7 million) into over 200 fisheries and projects worldwide, nearly 90 of which were in developing economies. The fund’s main goal is to end overfishing, but it also supports a wide variety of initiatives that make fisheries more sustainable.
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Aquaculture technology firm GroAqua has begun towing what it describes as the world’s largest fish feed barge to a Bakkafrost salmon farming site, where it is expected to go into immediate operation.
The unit, first announced in late 2024, has a reported feed capacity of 1,100 tonnes and is equipped with 24 feeding lines—allowing for simultaneous feeding of 24 pens. It is one of three identical barges GroAqua is building for the Faroese salmon farmer, with delivery scheduled across 2025.
The barge will operate autonomously using GroAqua’s FishFeeder and GroVision systems, without requiring crew on board.
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Efficient decision-making during fishing operations begins with access to reliable, high-quality, real-time information. Therefore, Satlink has incorporated new features into its Satlink Ocean Manager (SOM), making it easier for the longline fleet to use key data quickly and intuitively.
Among the main new features is a feature developed specifically for this fleet: the visualization of the geoposition of longline buoys on oceanographic layers, which offers a complete view of all the information necessary for fishing activities.
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The international lighting company Signify has been chosen to supply biological lighting for SalmonEvolution’s phase two construction project in Norway.
Signify also supplied biological lighting for the first phase of construction and said this has yielded very good results, leading to renewed confidence in the delivery of phase 2, which is now underway.
The facility at Indre Harøy is planned for the full-scale annual salmon production of 36,000 tons.
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Abstract submission and registration are now open for Sealice2025, the world’s leading conference on sea lice research, which will be held in Puerto Varas, Chile, from November 30 to December 4.
More 300 Chilean and international participants are expected in the Patagonian city on the shore of Llanquihue Lake, about 20 kilometres from the salmon farming city of Puerto Montt.
Since its first edition in Paris in 1992, the Sea Lice Conference has brought together researchers, regulators, decision-makers, and industry representatives to share findings, discuss common challenges, and develop strategies to address the lice issue.
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The local government defends this system to obtain more money for permits
Companies lament the lack of legal certainty: "There is increasing uncertainty"
Investments in assets such as vessels or processing plants need time to mature to guarantee a return. That's why the prospect of an annual revisable quota allocation in Argentina—which, for all practical purposes, is what Europe does—sparked massive pushback in the sector and put the signing of new projects on hold: it is unfeasible to schedule a disbursement of this magnitude without having the guarantee of being able to fish.
In the Falklands, for example, the allocation of permits for 25 years paved the way for the largest fleet renewal in the fishing ground in the last four decades. This type of certainty is increasingly lacking in Namibia's fishing policy, one of the key markets for fishing with Galician capital.
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While Galician sailors are concerned about the scarcity of octopus in their fishing grounds—to the point that they are giving the species a three-month break, including a closed season and a biological shutdown—a few degrees northeast, in the English Channel, professionals are alarmed by the number that has appeared in one of the zones (7e) that make up what is known as the Great Sun. And they are finding not only octopus vulgaris, but also the cabezón (Eledone cirrhosa) and another variety. So much so, that the fishermen have expressed their concern to the fisheries authorities about the "impacts observed on shellfish fishing and the effects on fish populations in the surrounding areas."
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Thai Union calls for collective ocean action, highlights progress through SeaChange® 2030.
As the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference concludes in Nice, Thai Union Group PCL, one of the world’s leading seafood producers, has issued a call to accelerate collective action to conserve and sustainably use the world’s oceans. The Company also highlighted progress under its global sustainability strategy, SeaChange® 2030, and reaffirmed its long-term commitment to SDG 14: Life Below Water.
The Company’s newly released 2024 Sustainability Report details the progress Thai Union has made over the past year to advance responsible sourcing, protect marine ecosystems, and build climate resilience across global seafood supply chains.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has removed limits on sardine fishing in Southern California, declaring the fish once again safe for human consumption.
The state had initially limited sardine fishing from Point Conception south to the Mexico border after the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) and the State Public Health Officer at the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) determined that elevated levels of domoic acid in sardines posed a risk to human health. Domoic acid, which is a naturally occurring neurotoxin emitted by marine algae, can accumulate in fish and cause several health issues, even proving fatal in some cases, for humans.
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NORWAY
In 2024, 
UNITED KINGDOM
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
FAROE ISLANDS
GroAqua
SPAIN
Efficient decision-making during fishing operations begins with access to reliable, high-quality, real-time information. Therefore, 
The international lighting company Signify has been chosen to supply biological lighting for 
CHILE
Abstract submission and registration are now open for Sealice2025, the world’s leading conference on sea lice research, which will be held in Puerto Varas, Chile, from November 30 to December 4.
NAMIBIA
Investments in assets such as vessels or processing plants need time to mature to guarantee a return. That's why the prospect of an annual revisable quota allocation in Argentina—which, for all practical purposes, is what Europe does—sparked massive pushback in the sector and put the signing of new projects on hold: it is unfeasible to schedule a disbursement of this magnitude without having the guarantee of being able to fish.
While Galician sailors are concerned about the scarcity of octopus in their fishing grounds—to the point that they are giving the species a three-month break, including a closed season and a biological shutdown—a few degrees northeast, in the English Channel, professionals are alarmed by the number that has appeared in one of the zones (7e) that make up what is known as the Great Sun. And they are finding not only octopus vulgaris, but also the cabezón (Eledone cirrhosa) and another variety. So much so, that the fishermen have expressed their concern to the fisheries authorities about the "impacts observed on shellfish fishing and the effects on fish populations in the surrounding areas."
THAILAND
As the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference concludes in Nice, Thai Union Group PCL, one of the world’s leading seafood producers, has issued a call to accelerate collective action to conserve and sustainably use the world’s oceans. The Company also highlighted progress under its global sustainability strategy, SeaChange® 2030, and reaffirmed its long-term commitment to SDG 14: Life Below Water.
UNITED NATIONS
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has removed limits on sardine fishing in Southern California, declaring the fish once again safe for human consumption.
