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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New research from the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Research (Nofima) has found freezing haddock before rigor mortis sets in can cause yellow discoloration and higher liquid loss during thawing, leading to potential financial and reputational risks for supply chains.
The study, “Effect of rigor state before freezing of cod and haddock raw material,” found that fillets frozen pre-rigor turned visibly yellow
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U.K. retailer Iceland Foods has become the first frozen food retailer worldwide to ensure that all of its own-label wild-caught fish and seafood products come from Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified fisheries.
By January 2026, British shoppers will see the blue MSC ecolabel rolled out across Iceland’s full own-label seafood range – spanning frozen, chilled, and ready-to-eat meals – in a step the company said reinforces
… Read MoreBlue Lice’s innovative early sea lice interception tech reduces infestations before they reach farms
Norwegian aquatech company Blue Lice has developed a preventive technology that captures up to 80,000 sea lice parasites a day before they reach fish in a net pen – an innovation the company said is responsible for extending production cycles, improving animal welfare, and boosting commercial returns across salmon farms.
Unlike conventional treatments that tackle infestations after they’ve taken hold, Nærbø, Norway-based
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The global aquaculture sector is heading toward a critical feed supply shortage, with shortages of fishmeal projected as early as 2028 and fish oil scarcity expected to intensify throughout the decade, according to a new RaboResearch report from Rabobank.
Compiled by RaboResearch Seafood Analyst Novel Sharma, the study, titled “Hooked on scarcity: Navigating aquafeed nutrition amid looming marine ingredients shortages,” warns that
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With a new round of negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the E.U. and Thailand slated for 29 September, Europe’s fishing industry is again warning of severe risks it would incur if tuna is included in the deal.
Thailand is the world’s leading producer and exporter of canned and preserved tuna – accounting for over 22 percent of global production and more than 29 percent of global exports. Between 2020 and 2023,
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Swedish researchers and aquaculture stakeholders have worked together to launch the world’s first commercially available fish product raised on a feed made from mycoprotein, which are fermented proteins grown from fungi.
Farmed rainbow trout from aquaculture firm Älvdalslax raised on this new diet, which also includes mussels and insects, has arrived on the shelves of Hemköp and Urban Deli stores and is also being offered by
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According to a recent YouGov poll, there is overwhelming public support in France for reforming the nation’s fisheries quota system, with 86 percent of French citizens calling for more fishing opportunities to go toward small-scale and low-impact fishers and 85 percent favoring fewer quotas being allocated to industrial-sized vessels.
NGO Oceana, which commissioned the poll, said the findings should put pressure on policymakers
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The Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) has named Bjørn-Erik Stabell its new U.K. director, who is planning on using his two decades of seafood experience to further strengthen seafood ties between the two countries.
Stabell served most recently at the industry trade body – which is owned by the Norwegian government and financed by the Norwegian seafood industry through an export levy – as its head of strategy and sustainability,
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At increasingly alarming rates, U.K. seafood consumers may be unknowingly buying seafood linked to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and severe human rights abuses, according to a new report from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and Open Seas.
The NGOs’ report, titled “Criminal Catches: How to stop the supply of illegal seafood to the U.K.,” warns that the reason for this is that the U.K. has poorly
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According to new research from Dutch banking and financial services firm Rabobank, escalating trade disputes and geopolitical tensions are battering the global seafood industry, and the long-established supply chains for shrimp, salmon, tilapia, pangasius, and groundfish are facing unprecedented disruption.
The Rabobank report, “Caught in the Current: Geopolitics Threaten the Global Seafood Industry,” advises that some seafood
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