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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December 2, 2025
Despite cost pressures, labor shortages, and shifting trade dynamics, the U.K. seafood sector is showing renewed strength and adaptability, with exports, imports, and domestic consumption all on the rise, according to a new report.
The latest edition of “UK Seafood in Numbers,” published recently by public body Seafish, found that U.K. seafood export value grew 13 percent in 2024, reaching GBP 1.98 billion (USD 2.6 billion, EUR 2.3 billion),… Read More
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December 1, 2025
A new report commissioned by Oceana Europe has cautioned that most bottom-trawling fleets operating in the Western Mediterranean Sea are either unprofitable or only marginally viable, despite for years being the beneficiaries of public subsidies and management measures intended to restore fish populations.
The NGO’s “Navigating Change” report – assessing French, Italian, and Spanish trawlers directly affected by the European Union’s… Read More
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November 24, 2025
The European Union is failing to keep illicit seafood products from entering its borders, despite having some of the strongest illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing restrictions on paper, according to the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).
The NGO – along with Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Nature Conservancy, and WWF EU, all of which comprise the E.U.’s IUU Fishing Coalition – has warned in a new report –… Read More
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November 20, 2025
Frøya, Norway-headquartered salmon-farming firm Måsøval has reported that it overcame biological challenges, including higher sea temperatures and sea lice pressure, to build biomass in the third quarter of 2025 and better position it for improved profitability in Q4.
Explaining the strategic decisions taken within the quarter, Måsøval informed the Euronext Growth (Oslo) stock exchange that following a high harvest volume in Q2, the firm… Read More
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November 19, 2025
After a difficult 2024, Reykjavik, Iceland-headquartered Iceland Seafood International (ISI) has reported positive performance across its operations through the first nine months of 2025, delivering higher profits and earnings year over year.
Over the first three quarters of the year, ISI recorded a pre-tax profit of EUR 4.1 million (USD 4.8 million) from regular operations, which was up from EUR 2.5 million (USD 2.9 million) in the same period… Read More
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November 14, 2025
Bergen, Norway-headquartered Grieg Seafood has received approval from Norwegian and U.S. competition authorities for the divestment of its operations in Canada, as well as Finnmark, Norway, and announced that the same process with Canadian authorities is progressing, according to CEO Nina Willumsen Grieg.
Delivering the firm’s Q3 2025 results, Willumsen Grieg said the expectation is that her firm will be able to close its NOK 10.2 billion (USD… Read More
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November 13, 2025
Bergen, Norway-headquartered Lerøy Seafood Group (LSG) has reported mixed results in Q3 2025, with low salmon prices and biological challenges dragging down the performance of its Farming segment, but its value-added processing, sales and distribution (VAPS&D) division delivering record earnings.
The company’s operational EBIT for the quarter was NOK 15 million (USD 1.5 million, EUR 1.3 million) – down from NOK 412 million (USD 41 million,… Read More
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November 10, 2025
Klepp, Norway-based aquaculture technology firm AKVA group has posted its best-ever Q3 results, achieving 19 percent higher revenues in the third quarter of this year compared to the same period last year.
According to the firm’s latest financial report, AKVA’s revenues exceeded NOK 1.1 billion (USD 107.8 million, EUR 93.3 million) in Q3, compared to NOK 936 million (USD 91.7 million, EUR 79.4 million) in the same period a year prior.
Its… Read More
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November 7, 2025
Frøya, Norway-headquartered salmon-farming firm SalMar has reported a harvest of 93,200 gutted weight tons (GWT) for the third quarter of this year – a substantial leap from the 60,300 GWT recorded in the corresponding period of last year and an all time high for the period in the company’s history.
However, with global salmon prices being lower in the quarter, the firm saw its profits dip.
In its Q3 2025 financial report, SalMar… Read More
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November 6, 2025
Bergen, Norway-headquartered salmon-farming firm Mowi recently reported a record Q3 harvest of 166,000 gutted weight tons (GWT), and with more fish in the sea than ever before for the firm, it has increased its full-year 2025 volume guidance by 9,000 GWT to 554,000 GWT, as well as to 605,000 GWT for 2026.
Mowi has largely attributed the guidance spikes to its acquisition of a controlling stake in fellow Norwegian aquaculture firm Nova Sea.
The… Read More
