London-based seafood writer and communications consultant Jason Holland has been a contributing editor to SeafoodSource.com since January 2010. Jason has more than 25 years of experience as a B2B journalist and editor – a career that has taken him all over the world. He believes he found his true professional calling in 2004 when he started documenting the many facets of the international seafood industry and he’s particularly proud of the strong, collaborative relationships he has formed at all stages of the supply chain.
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The U.K. Seafood Federation (UKSF), which launched in January of this year and aims to promote initiatives that encourage the British public to eat more fish and shellfish, recently held its inaugural conference, which focused on addressing drops in national seafood consumption.
The conference, “How to turn the dial on U.K. seafood consumption,” emphasized the importance of consistent, industry-wide messaging in establishing a
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On behalf of the European Union’s fishing industry, representative body Europêche has issued an urgent plea for fair funding, balanced fisheries management, and sustainable trade rules as critical decisions loom regarding the bloc’s next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and negotiations over upcoming catch limits.
The organization’s calls follow a recent meeting it had with E.U. Fisheries Commissioner Costas Kadis
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Bergen, Norway-headquartered salmon-farming firm Mowi harvested approximately 166,000 gutted weight tons (GWT) of Atlantic salmon in the third quarter of this year, which was around 5,000 GWT more than in the corresponding period of 2024 and an all-time record for the reporting period.
According to the group’s latest trading update, in Q3 2025, the firm’s Farming Norway region harvested 99,500 GWT, which was down from 106,000 GWT in
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Many of the U.K.’s leading seafood companies are pre-competitively banding together to push for stronger policies and initiatives that encourage the British public to eat more fish and shellfish.
To discuss how best to promote this goal, the U.K. Seafood Federation (UKSF), which launched in January of this year, recently held its inaugural conference, “How to turn the dial on U.K. seafood consumption,” in London.
The event
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The Council of the European Union has adopted updated rules strengthening the bloc’s ability to act against non-sustainable fishing practices conducted by countries outside of the union.
The move updates E.U. Regulation 1026/2012, which governs E.U. measures against countries that allow unsustainable fishing of shared stocks. It aims to protect the long-term sustainability of common fish stocks, ensure fair competition for E.U. fleets, and
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Half of the United Kingdom’s 10 most valuable fish stocks have critically low population levels, are overexploited, or both, according to a new report from Oceana UK.
The exposé, titled “Deep Decline,” also flags that one in six of all U.K. stocks are in “critical condition” yet continue to be fished beyond safe limits, thereby risking their total collapse.
Arguing that overfishing is “a political
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In its latest trading update, Bergen, Norway-headquartered Grieg Seafood announced it harvested approximately 6,800 gutted weight tons (GWT) of Atlantic salmon in the third quarter of 2025, which equated to a 1,200-GWT deficit on the firm’s previous guidance for the period.
Grieg attributed the shortfall to elevated seawater temperatures and advised that long-term fish welfare and optimization of its biomass remain its priorities. The
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Kaiseraugst, Switzerland-headquartered DSM-Firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health (ANH) has found that its essential oil solution for farm animals, Digestarom PEP MGE, can reduce sea lice attachment on Atlantic salmon by 68 percent, offering a natural alternative to traditional chemical treatments.
Louise Buttle, the aqua lead for DSM-Firmenich ANH’s sustainability service Sustell and a global key account manager at the firm, told
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