Chris Chase

Norwegian seafood exporters Polar Quality and Fram Seafood announced their intention to merge, creating a new seafood export company with sales revenue of roughly NOK 7.7 million (USD 826 million, EUR 708 million). The two companies announced their intention to merge in a press release, stating the boards and owners of both companies agreed to continue to work on a planned merger, which is still subject to the completion of a formal process.… Read More

Dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health has launched an update to its “Digital SalmoFan” designed specifically for trout fillet color. The company’s Digital SalmoFan is a portable device that measures the color of salmon and trout, based on the widely used SalmoFan color management tools developed by the company. The SalmoFan gives the ability to rate the color of a salmon fillet on a numeric scale and has been widely used by the… Read More

The government of Canada has announced a sweeping set of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, including 25 percent duties on fish and seafood. The U.S. and Canada had been undergoing trade talks after U.S. President Donald Trump continuously threatened Canada with tariffs since taking office in January 2025, including threats of 100 percent tariffs in February 2026 after Canada and China finalized a trade deal. Those trade talks had become… Read More

Paisley, Scotland-headquartered Biotechnology firm WellFish Tech has successfully completed an interim financing round, which it said was oversubscribed. WellFish Tech has developed a technology that allows it to perform non-lethal blood sampling of Atlantic salmon in aquaculture operations and use information it gains to provide salmon farmers with a range of forecasts on mortality and other health concerns. The company recently secured… Read More

Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) announced a CAD 106.5 million (USD 77.4 million, EUR 66.2 million) fund for the seafood sector in British Columbia. The funding, to be distributed over five years, will come from a joint Canada-British Columbia investment and will build on the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund, DFO said. Dubbed the Brish Columbia Fisheries Fund (BCFF), the money will go toward supporting… Read More

BioMar Norway has entered a long-term partnership to construct a new feed vessel it said will strengthen the company’s capacity.  The company said the new vessel marks a new long-term collaboration between BioMar and freight transportation firm Egil Ulvan Rederi, which will own and operate the new vessel. The vessel itself is being designed in close cooperation between Egil Ulvan Rederi and The Norwegian Ship Design Company and will be built… Read More

Peru’s Production Ministry (PRODUCE) has canceled the North-Central anchovy fishery for the season, leaving over 1 million metric tons (MT) of available quota uncaught.  Peru set a lower quota for the North-Central season of 1.9 million MT, which was down from the 3 million MT total allowable catch set for the same fishery in 2025. Despite the season kicking off in early April, fishers had only caught 471,000 MT, according to official data,… Read More

Businesses and environmental NGOs are both working to push the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) into adopting its first-ever management procedures for tuna at its next meeting, which starts on 24 August. Groups have been pushing the regional fishery management organization (RFMO) to adopt management procedures for multiple species it governs. Management procedures, also called harvest strategies, are a means of setting… Read More

A study conducted by the James Hutton Institute has identified several ways that Scotland is missing out on potential sources of value within its seafood supply chain.  According to the study, waste within Scotland’s seafood supply chain is resulting in lost value due to the industry not tapping into emerging revenue streams, like using byproducts as a means of additional revenue. The study also found that improving coordination among seafood… Read More

Smoked salmon producer Suempol is planning a new facility to be located in Pełczyce, Poland. The company said it is planning to invest in a modern fish processing facility, incorporating modern technology and more advanced safety and environmental considerations. The company said the new investment is part of its long-term strategy to strengthen its position in both the Polish and international markets. “The new facility will increase the… Read More