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 16, 2025
Effective 8 January 2026, the U.K. will require the nation’s seafood export firms to provide additional information through the nation’s Fish Export Service (FES) before shipping their products to the E.U.
The stricter conditions go live two days before the E.U. is set to implement more stringent illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing regulations, which include mandated catch certificates and processing statements on any seafood… Read More
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December 15, 2025
A coalition of European fishers, scientists, fishmongers, and NGOs has launched a new vision for implementing “fair, low-impact fisheries” in the bloc, urging E.U. institutions to overhaul how fishing rights are allocated and accelerate the transition away from destructive fishing practices.
The initiative, “Rethink Fisheries,” was unveiled and presented to the European Parliament on 11 December as E.U. ministers gathered to set 2026… Read More
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December 11, 2025
The European Union’s seafood trade with foreign nations decreased in 2024, according to the latest edition of the “EU Fish Market Report,” which is prepared for the European Commission by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA).
According to the report, E.U. member nations imported 5.9 million metric tons (MT) of fisheries and aquaculture products in 2024 valued at EUR 29.9 billion (USD 34.8 billion)… Read More
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December 10, 2025
Norway, the European Union, and the United Kingdom recently agreed to 2026 quotas on jointly managed stocks in the North Sea, and during the negotiations, the parties also agreed on a long-term management plan for North Sea herring, marking the first shared management plan agreed upon by these three governments on a jointly managed stock.
In addition to being the first management plan agreed upon by Norway, the E.U., and the U.K., it also… Read More
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December 9, 2025
Consumers in the European Union spent more money on seafood last year, but the actual volume of products bought and consumed decreased.
According to the newest edition of the European Commission’s “EU Fish Market Report,” prepared by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA), E.U. consumer spending on fishery and aquaculture products grew by 4 percent in 2024, or EUR 2.7 billion (USD 3.1 billion),… Read More
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December 4, 2025
A new report from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has found that overfishing in the Mediterranean and Black seas has dropped to its lowest level in a decade, with several key stocks showing clear signs of recovery.
FAO’s “State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries” (SoMFi) report, the most recent edition of which comprised contributions from more than 700 experts and assessments of 120 stocks, showed that… Read More
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December 3, 2025
The Billingsgate Fish Market, which is the U.K.’s largest inland seafood market, could relocate to London’s Royal Docks after the City of London Corporation and Greater London Authority (GLA) confirmed Albert Island in the borough of Newham as the preferred new site for both Billingsgate and the nearly 900-year-old Smithfield meat market.
The announcement marks a major milestone in efforts to secure a modern, expanded home for Billingsgate… Read More
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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
