Chris Chase

Just a handful of years ago, surveys in the U.S. showed cod, haddock, and species like hake showing up on restaurant menus and in the consumer consciousness, but pollock was an afterthought with barely any acknowledgement of its existence.  According to Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers (GAPP) CEO Craig Morris, pollock recently surpassed haddock in terms of brand awareness for the first time in the U.S. “I think there’s been a sea change at… Read More

Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.-based Bay Hill Seafood Sales is planning to launch its first line of retail products after over a decade of serving wholesale customers. Bay Hill Seafood Sales President and CEO Justin Conrad told SeafoodSource during the 2026 Global Seafood Market Conference, which took place 18 to 22 January in Hollywood, Florida, U.S.A., that the company is currently working to complete a full line of products that can be… Read More

Seafood sales at retail rose slightly in 2025, and a panel of experts at the 2026 Global Seafood Market Conference, which took place 18 to 22 January in Hollywood, Florida, U.S.A., has urged the category to move beyond the seafood section to realize even more growth.  210 Analytics Principal Anne-Marie Roerink, during a panel on retail seafood sales at the conference, said the current shifts in shopping behavior presents big opportunities for… Read More

Chef, sustainability advocate, and self-described seafood evangelist Barton Seaver has a mission for the seafood industry: Demand a presence at the table as culinary trends shift. Seaver, who delivered the keynote at the Global Seafood Market Conference in Hollywood, Florida, U.S.A. said his current mission in life is to make sure seafood is a part of the shifting trends in restaurants and get more people across all demographics eating… Read More

A panel of salmon industry experts at the Global Seafood Market Conference in Hollywood, Florida, U.S.A., are predicting supplies of farmed salmon could be constrained due to relatively flat production. Salmon supplies in 2025 were marked by an increase in volume out of Norway, with data shared during the panel indicating the Norwegian Atlantic salmon harvest increased by roughly 11 percent in 2025. Hofseth Chief Sales Officer Trond Valderhaug… Read More

The U.S. has evolved into one of Norway’s largest growth markets for its seafood exports, but the industry is keeping a close eye on whether U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his latest tariff threats. Norway’s seafood exports increased in 2025, and its exports to the U.S. grew 19 percent by value despite exports waning in the latter half of the year due to the implementation of a 15 percent tariff on Norwegian goods. Norwegian… Read More

A new project co-founded by Preferred Freezer Service Founder and former CEO John Galiher and long-time temperature-controlled logistics leader Dan DiDonato is working to create a new model of cold storage they say will target a client that has been overlooked in the modern market.  The new company, called Unitcold, is developing a smaller-scale temperature-controlled warehouse that can cater to customers with lower volumes that have been left… Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened a new set of tariffs on eight European countries, potentially impacting the seafood industry and a prior trade deal with the European Union. In a post on his social media site Truth Social, Trump threatened 10 percent tariffs on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the U.K., the Netherlands, and Finland starting 1 February over those countries’ decision to station personnel in Greenland. He… Read More

NGOs are celebrating the entry into force of the United Nations Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), also widely known as the High Seas Treaty, after decades of work. The High Seas Treaty officially entered into force on 17 January 2026 after crossing the ratification threshold in September 2025. The Pew Charitable Trusts said the new treaty will finally create a mechanism for the… Read More

A new report from the Canada Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) indicates the country’s imports of farmed salmon surged as the country began the process of closing down salmon farms in British Columbia.  The report found that aquaculture production in the country has dropped since 2016 and farmed salmon production in B.C. has dropped by 40 percent since 2015. Over that same period of time, imports of salmon have more than doubled to over… Read More