21 August, 2012 - By Nicki Holmyard, SeafoodSource contributing editor
A new poll shows that 20 percent of UK households never serve seafood, despite the retail market for fish rising to GBP 2.89 billion last year, compared to GBP 2.76 million in 2010.
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20 August, 2012 - By Mike Urch, SeafoodSource contributing editor
Following on from Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee celebrations earlier in the year, the UK’s National Federation of Fishmongers is holding its diamond jubilee annual British Fish Craft Championships next month.
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10 August, 2012 - By Jason Holland, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from London
UK consumer resistance to underutilized species is starting to wane thanks to celebrity chefs, fishing documentaries and social networking. And according to Sainsbury’s, the leaning toward such fish will grow over the next two decades.
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07 August, 2012 - By SeafoodSource staff
Frank Green, head of seafood for the Morrison's, the UK's fourth largest supermarket chain, talks about the company's plan to expand its seafood business.
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06 August, 2012 - By Mike Urch, SeafoodSource contributing editor
Results of research carried out by Norwegian universities and institutions will be presented at Nor-Fishing, but in Norwegian only. If the event wants to attract more foreign visitors, that needs to change.
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27 July, 2012 - By Jason Holland, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from London
Seafood labeling is again a hot topic in European retail, thanks to a new survey by a consumer watchdog. But incoming legislation has the potential to overwhelm and put off consumers.
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24 July, 2012 - By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
Building a media brand from the ground up — establishing a voice within the industry globally and gaining your trust and loyalty as readers — has been my most rewarding accomplishment here at SeafoodSource.
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24 July, 2012 - By Nicki Holmyard, SeafoodSource contributing editor
UK trout sales are slipping, but Dawnfresh Seafoods’ Alastair Salvesen is working hard to reverse that trend and “make trout the new salmon.”
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24 July, 2012 - By SeafoodSource staff
Per-capita seafood consumption has changed little over the last couple of years and the explanation is simple; you’re asking the wrong people for answers and targeting the wrong people to buy seafood.
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17 July, 2012 - By April Forristall, SeafoodSource assistant editor
It wasn’t 10 years ago that social media was just a buzz word, MySpace was the No. 1 social-networking site and Facebook was limited to college students. But these days social media is an influential tool in U.S. politics, and now even seafood is involved.
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