THE new Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Natural Environment and Fisheries, Richard Benyon, has met sea users from the Irish Sea to talk about the process to recommend Marine Conservation Zones in the Irish Sea project area.

LION Capital, the private equity owners of Young's Seafood and Findus, have swooped for the French frozen food firm Picard Surgeles.

ANIMAL nutrition and fish feed giant Nutreco has recorded “excellent” revenues of €2.25 billion (£1.88 billion) for the first half of 2010. Pre-tax profits were €84 million and an interim dividend of €0.50 in cash or shares was declared.

GRIMSBY's £3-million seafood village plan has finally received the go-ahead - almost five years after the scheme was first conceived.

ICELAND has told the European Union that its fishing grounds are not open to negotiation and must remain under the control of the Reykjavik Government.

Tess Agro’s yellowfin tuna and swordfish pass traceability audit making Friend of the Sea leading sustainable seafood label in Sri Lanka.