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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A new Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) report has posited that budget-conscious U.K. shoppers are increasingly considering purchasing lesser-known species of seafood, citing cost as the main barrier to eating traditionally popular options like cod.
Dramatically reduced quotas have lessened cod’s availability in markets like the U.K. and, therefore, have made it much more expensive for the buying public. Recent Kantar analysis backed up
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Icelandic seafood firm Samherji recently released its financial report for 2024, which featured profit decreases that the company attributed to regulatory burdens and a canceled fishing season.
Samherji reported an operating profit of EUR 42.4 million (USD 49.4 million) for 2024, representing a year-over-year decrease of EUR 12 million (USD 14 million). Its net profit for the year, including its share of profit from associated companies and
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Land-based aquaculture company The Kingfish Company said it had a “strong commercial performance” in Q2 2025 as the company posted a record increase in sales volume.
In its latest Business Update, the Kats, Netherlands-headquartered company confirmed that it sold 723 metric tons (MT) of yellowtail kingfish harvested from its Kingfish Zeeland recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) in Q2 2025, marking an increase of 41 percent over the
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Andreas Mintsios has assumed the position of managing director for the Mediterranean at aquaculture solutions company Innovasea and is already looking toward providing the region’s seafood industry stakeholders, including fish farms, universities, and research groups, with novel solutions that enhance their operations.
Mintsios, who will be based out of the firm’s office in Greece, told SeafoodSource he will use his new role to
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Stavanger, Norway-headquartered feed producer Skretting has introduced a new sustainability proposition titled “ACT,” which stands for Action, Connection, and Transparency.
The company revealed ACT in its recently released 2024 Impact Report, which highlighted key achievements the firm made last year, including a 26 percent reduction in its carbon feed footprint since 2018, an increase in the use of certified marine ingredients
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Like many seafood sectors across the globe, Scotland’s salmon producers and exporters are looking to diversify the markets to which they sell amid trade disruptions, and a new free trade agreement (FTA) between the United Kingdom and India that is set to come into effect in 2026 is likely to help them accomplish just that.
Formally agreed between the two countries on 6 May, the FTA is expected to significantly boost bilateral trade, with
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Norway-based Cermaq Group has purchased fellow salmon-farming firm Grieg’s operations in British Columbia and Newfoundland, Canada, as well as in Finnmark, Norway, for NOK 10.2 billion (USD 988.3 million, EUR 853 million).
The acquisition, which is still dependent on approval by relevant competition authorities, will see Cermaq take over Grieg’s North American sales organization and its entire North American operations. The sale
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Bergen, Norway-headquartered salmon-farming firm Mowi harvested approximately 133,000 gutted weight tons (GWT) of farmed salmon in the second quarter of this year, roughly 19,500 GWT more than in the corresponding period of 2024 and exceeding the producer’s previous guidance for the period by 3,000 GWT.
According to the group’s latest trading update for Q2 2025, its Farming Norway operations harvested 72,500 GWT, which was up from
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Bergen, Norway-headquartered salmon-farming firm Lerøy Seafood Group (LSG) harvested approximately 48,900 gutted weight tons (GWT) of Atlantic salmon and trout in the second quarter of this year, which was an increase of 12,200 GWT compared to the corresponding period of 2024.
According to the company’s latest trading update, its operations at its Lerøy Sjøtroll location harvested 20,900 GWT, of which 9,800 GWT
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A new report from a group of environmental NGOs said that transparency failures and limited public access to critical data are just a few of several reasons why it is essential to reform the European Union’s sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPAs).
It is further urging the European Commission to use its new Ocean Pact to become a leader on establishing ethical and sustainable fisheries.
The E.U. IUU Fishing Coalition,
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