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Swedish fishing industry and aquaculture can develop strongly in European network

Eurofish carried out a study and information trip to Sweden’s epicenter in fishing, aquaculture and seafood industry – Bohuslän. A road trip starting in Orust, up to Smögen and ending in Strömstad provided the opportunity to visit and talk with both innovative start-ups and major international players in the processing industry. Here you will find traditional coastal fishing, algae and mussel farming, world-leading oyster hatcheries, land-based fish farming and a well-developed processing industry.What they all Läs mer

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Perhaps most important for a transition

Increased preparedness and self-sufficiency in the food industry requires qualified employees.In Sweden and most places in the world, in recent years there has been an increased understanding and a real need to increase self-sufficiency in terms of food supply. In Sweden, the issue of preparedness is very relevant and there are political initiatives at the highest level, as well as local initiatives and activities to improve and increase. This is of course a good thing. Läs mer

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If you can’t beat them, eat them

Predators and invasive species – a threat or a business opportunity. Eurofish organised an international conference in Tallinn, Estonia on the 17-18 June 2025 in cooperation with the Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture of Estonia. THE PROGRAMME WITH PRESENTATIONS IS AVAILABLE HERE. Challenges and threats Our global fishing industry is facing challenges, both in salt and fresh water. Eutrophication and what it brings has long been talked about, but now we can also see Läs mer

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Future skilled workforce visiting where it happens

Bohuslän – the heart of the Swedish fishing industry. Here, Swedish fishing history coexists with the latest research and innovation companies. During two days, so-called Industry Days, two Polytechnics, Sustainable Food Intrapreneurs and Business Developers Blue Food, from Folkuniversitetet Syd were visiting Bohuslän. Knowledge-hungry students are best off meeting experienced professionals Day one began with a visit to Sweden Pelagic in Ellös on Orust. Freshly caught herring from the North Sea arrives at the factory Läs mer

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Harvest season is in full swing

For some (most) growers, spring farming is now starting with sowing, but in the marine sector, it is already harvest season. In Grebbestad, Sweden, Nordic Seafarm is harvesting sustainable and nutritious seaweed. Sweden’s largest seaweed farm outside Grebbestad at 29 Ha, with a current cultivation of 8 Ha is ready for harvest. Seaweed with a protein content of 22 percent is harvested efficiently and brought ashore in minutes for processing, it doesn’t get fresher than Läs mer

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How to develop smart and sustainable villages

No need to reinvent the weel The desire and necessity for the countryside to develop climate, economic and social sustainability is evident in these times and at the same time probably the solution to how we can sustainably continue to develop without depleting our finite resources and preventing catastrophic climate change.It is as much about taking advantage of innovative technology as building resilient infrastructure for sustainable power and food supply, while maintaining and developing services Läs mer

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circular bio-economy

Industrial symbiosis and optimisation of resources

International fisheries and aquaculture conference – Ways to a Circular Economy The Eurofish conference explored the potential within fisheries and aquaculture to adopt circular economy practices. The topics: Decarbonisation of the fishing fleet; Side- and waste streams within aquaculture; and Side- and waste streams within fisheries. Experts from several countries addressed new ideas, good practices, and solutions for the future. Here is a short presentation of some of the very interesting and relevant presentations. I Läs mer

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Project meeting in Slovenia. Local food production and short supply chains

Local food production and short supply chains

International conferenceRefarm Linné had the privilege of visiting Slovenia in June as part of an International Leader project.Sweden has been represented by Refarm Linne and Leader Linné Småland together with LAG boards from Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Finland and Italy.The final conference was held in Kamnik, Slovenia with a focus on Local Food Production and how to achieve short supply chains.Initially, each participant presented good examples from their region and then we made a number Läs mer

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Public procurement and sustainable food supply chains – experiences and good examples in Europe

Within the framework of the projects ”Organic food and sustainable food supply chains” and ”Towards a self-sufficient territory”. Refarm Linné is the representative from Sweden of Leader – LAG cooperation in Europe. The Conference toke place in Aizkraukle, Latvia, Leader – LAG’s action groups from Latvia, Slovenia, Poland, Sweden, Finland, Italy and Lithuania shared challenges with Public procurement and best practice in short food supply chains. The focus was on European experiences and good examples Läs mer

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Everything was not better in the past, but in the future it can be – it’s up to us

As a co-owner of Stigfjorden’s mussel farming, I had the privilege of being invited when the association Omställning Tjörn (Adjustment/transition Tjörn) invited to talks about the future of seafood.Adjustment – Haven’t we heard it before and what does it mean – what should we switch from and where are we going? Klädesholmen on Tjörn is beautiful, I have previously been here on holiday and enjoyed nature, views and good food, during sweet summer weeks. It Läs mer

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