IN BRIEF - IFFO technical director: ‘The fishmeal and fish oil industry is no longer the whipping boy of the feed ingredient world’
UNITED KINGDOM
Friday, June 02, 2023
Over the past 20 years, pressure on the marine ingredients industry has made it get its house in order, says Dr Brett Glencross
He is the technical director of IFFO, and he has been in that role since June 2021.
"The fishmeal industry is the most certified feed ingredient sector on the planet. Some 50% of production is independently certified, whether that is Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) or MarinTrust certification.
While that equates to only 2 to 2.5m tons of fishmeal being certified, in proportional terms, he said, it is way above that of other feed ingredient sectors.
Sustained pressure made the industry realize that it can't run, duck and hide, he noted. "We need to be holier than thou as people are watching us all the time."
The annual review of the forage fisheries sector by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, which evaluates reduction fisheries in terms of what the management, governance, and compliance of those operations is like and whether the fishery is sticking with the quota, showed that 70-80% of those fisheries were well managed, reported Dr Glencross.[continues...]
A ban on salmon farming in the Argentinian part of Tierra del Fuego has been overturned by the local government this week.
The legislature of the region voted by just a single vote to modify Law 1,355, the pioneering 2021 legislation that prohibited salmon farming in the sea, rivers, lakes and lagoons of the province.
The outcome was received with dismay and frustration by local chefs, artisanal fisherpeople, environmental groups and residents who had mobilised in recent weeks to defend the ban.
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FISA presented the preliminary program for the AquaSur 2026 Congress, featuring three days focused on innovation, sustainability, genetics, and technologies for aquaculture.
The thirteenth edition of AquaSur will take place from March 24 to 26, 2026, in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. The exhibition is considered the leading meeting point in the Southern Hemisphere for companies dedicated to aquaculture and related products.
The event organizers, FISA, part of the French group GL events, have high expectations for this edition.
Source: MundoAcuicola | Read the full article here
Indonesian shrimp exports declined sharply in October, largely due to recalls of Indonesian products which were found, upon their arrival in the United States, to contain traces of Cesium-137 (Cs-137), a radioactive material.
The first findings of Cs-137 came in August, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an advisory to the public not to eat, sell, or serve imported shrimp processed by Indonesia-based PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati, a supplier to some Walmart locations.
After two months of stalled shipments and trade challenges, the FDA reached an agreement with the nation to resume imports after its Cs-137 task force identified the source of the contamination and cleared it.
Author: Erin Spampinato / SeafoodSource | Read the full article here
Norway has seen another salmon farming acquisition, as the industry continues to consolidate.
Alsaker AS has entered into a binding agreement to purchase 100% of the shares in the rival Bolaks Group AS, creating by far the largest privately owned aquaculture operations in Western Norway.
Alsaker and Bolaks , both private businesses, will together have over 25,000 tonnes of MTB in the areas PO2 and PO3 and will constitute a locally owned aquaculture operator with a strong foothold in many local communities in the west of the country.
Author: Vince McDonagh / Fish Farmer | Read the full article here
Norway, the UK, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland have just signed a new long-term agreement for the management and distribution of the mackerel stock. This comes in a context where the EU has agreed to a 70% reduction in the quota for the species, pending an agreement with the coastal states.
"I am extremely pleased that we have signed a new long-term agreement for the management and distribution of the mackerel stock. The agreement will contribute to limiting mackerel fishing and, therefore, to reducing fishing pressure in the long term," said the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Marianne Sivertsen Næss. She also welcomed Iceland's participation in the agreement.
Source: Industrias Pesqueras | Read the full article here
IFFO reports higher fishmeal and fish oil output through October 2025.
Global fishmeal and fish oil production increased year on year in the first three quarters of 2025, according to updated market intelligence from IFFO, the Marine Ingredients Organisation.
IFFO said cumulative fishmeal production reported by its members was up around 7% versus the same period in 2024 by October 2025, with higher output recorded across most regions. The organisation noted a year on year decline in the Iceland and North Atlantic area.
Source: SalmonBusiness | Read the full article here
Norway and UK company Aquaservice AS, which supplies HDPE products to the aquaculture sector, has achieved the ISO 9001:2015 international standard for quality management, it has announced.
“The process has been long and instructive. It has been important for us to stress test, adapt, and adjust our systems and routines throughout this process, with solid results,” said Kristian Dyrhaug at Aquaservice.
Source: fishfarmingexpert | Read the full article here
Salmon producer Bakkafrost is set to appeal a decision by Western Isles local authority Comhairle nan Eilean Siar to refuse consent for a new fish farm on the east coast of Lewis.
Earlier this month councillors went against the recommendation of planning officials and rejected the proposal for five 200m (656ft) circumference pens at a site off North Gravir.
Concern had been voiced about the potential impact of the farm on historically important and economically productive fishing grounds.
Salmon farmers are poised to take advantage of a new free trade deal between the UK and South Korea, which is expected to provide a boost to Scottish exports.
The deal secures permanent tariff-free access for UK goods to the market, and follows high-level talks between the UK and South Korean governments. Scottish salmon exports to South Korea rose more than tenfold from £214,000 in 2015 to £2.25 million in 2019 before trade was hit by the global pandemic.
The INEI attributes the 3.62% year-on-year growth in October to the boost from fishing and mining, with a strong rebound in fish processing.
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UNITED KINGDOM
He is the technical director of IFFO, and he has been in that role since June 2021.
ARGENTINA
A ban on salmon farming in the Argentinian part of Tierra del Fuego has been overturned by the local government this week.
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FISA presented the preliminary program for the 
INDONESIA
Indonesian shrimp exports declined sharply in October, largely due to recalls of Indonesian products which were found, upon their arrival in the United States, to contain traces of Cesium-137 (Cs-137), a radioactive material. 
NORWAY
Norway has seen another salmon farming acquisition, as the industry continues to consolidate.
WORLDWIDE
Norway, the UK, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland have just signed a new long-term agreement for the management and distribution of the mackerel stock. This comes in a context where the EU has agreed to a 70% reduction in the quota for the species, pending an agreement with the coastal states.
Norway and UK company Aquaservice AS, which supplies HDPE products to the aquaculture sector, has achieved the ISO 9001:2015 international standard for quality management, it has announced..png)
Salmon producer 
Salmon farmers are poised to take advantage of a new free trade deal between the UK and South Korea, which is expected to provide a boost to Scottish exports.
PERU
The INEI attributes the 3.62% year-on-year growth in October to the boost from fishing and mining, with a strong rebound in fish processing.
