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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April 13, 2026
Retail chain Aldi Süd has announced a global policy to end eyestalk ablation in its shrimp supply chain by 2030 and implement electrical stunning for all of the farmed shrimp it sources by 2035.
With this move, all 11 of the U.K.’s major supermarkets have now set time-bound commitments on shrimp welfare.
Amid growing regulatory and public scrutiny, Aldi Süd’s shrimp pledge completes a shift that began with Sainsbury’s, M&S, and Tesco in… Read More
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April 10, 2026
Multiple global ventures led by land-based aquaculture technology firm Pure Salmon Technology are moving from concept to execution, with significant progress particularly reported across two flagship projects in Europe and Asia.
In France, Pure Salmon recently cleared an important regulatory hurdle for its planned recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility in Le Verdon-sur-Mer, receiving a favorable opinion from the relevant public inquiry… Read More
Increased salmon volumes for SalMar in Q1; Grieg warns biological challenges will cost USD 7 million
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April 9, 2026
Frøya, Norway-headquartered salmon-farming firm SalMar saw increased salmon production in Q1 2026, while Bergen-based Grieg Seafood warned sea lice pressure reduced survival rates, forcing it to revise its EBIT predictions downward.
SalMar harvested 60,300 gutted weight tons (GWT) of Atlantic salmon in Q1 2026, an increase of 17,600 GWT compared with the harvest reported in Q1 2025.
According to its latest trading update, this latest volume… Read More
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April 9, 2026
Several salmon-farming firms have released trading updates on their Q1 2026 results.
According to Bergen, Norway-headquartered Lerøy Seafood Group’s (LSG) latest trading update, the firm harvested approximately 39,900 gutted weight tons (GWT) of Atlantic salmon and trout in the first quarter of this year, marking a 1,700-GWT increase on the corresponding period of 2025. The total excludes the harvest from LSG’s 50 percent stake in Scottish… Read More
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April 7, 2026
One of the world’s most important squid fisheries is approaching a critical tipping point, according to an investigation by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), with the NGO warning that weak governance, opaque supply chains, and an expanding distant-water fleet are pushing the Southeast Pacific jumbo flying squid fishery toward ecological and social crisis.
The report, “Unseen and unaccountable: The growing threat of China’s… Read More
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March 31, 2026
Oyster consumption rates are on the rise among the British public, but farmers are still navigating turbulent waters, as they have had to continually deal with, among other issues, negative consumer perceptions.
“When people hear that water companies are dumping sewage into rivers, they assume it ends up in the oyster,” Colchester Oyster Fishery CEO Paul Harding told SeafoodSource. “Even though oysters filter and clean the water,… Read More
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March 13, 2026
Norwegian salmon-farming firm Lødingen Fisk’s decision to rethink its plans for expansion in Northern Norway has become a showcase project for Pure Salmon Technology and its approach to designing site-specific, scalable land-based facilities.
The two companies recently signed an agreement that will result in Pure Salmon Technology delivering a new recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility at Vestbygda in Lødingen, integrating… Read More
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March 12, 2026
Salmon-farming executives at Norwegian aquaculture firms warned attendees at the 2026 North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) that their industry faces growing regulatory uncertainty and the sector must be more involved in policy debates if it wants to secure long-term growth.
Speaking during a panel discussion at the event, which was held 3 to 5 March in Bergen, Norway, Mowi CEO Ivan Vindheim cautioned that dialogue shaping the country’s current… Read More
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March 12, 2026
Three cod farming companies predict the sector is fast emerging as a year-round, high-quality alternative to wild cod, with the potential to steady the market and expand global consumption.
Speaking at the North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF), Ode CEO Ola Kvalheim outlined Ode’s vision for scaling the farmed cod industry, highlighting its long-term growth potential, technological innovations, and the need for stable supply chains to build… Read More
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March 12, 2026
The surging whitefish prices and inflation that have unsettled the cod, haddock, and other markets could be reframed into an opportunity, according to New England Seafood International CEO Dan Aherne.
Speaking at the North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) in Bergen, Norway, Aherne acknowledged that “whitefish inflation is real, painful, and not going away,” but added that if the industry accepts this new reality and focuses on how it… Read More
