Nicki Holmyard

At the end of April, U.K. supermarket chain Waitrose removed fresh, chilled, and frozen mackerel sourced from the Northeast Atlantic Ocean from its shelves, following an announcement in February stating its intention to do so. In the February announcement, the retailer said it made the decision to no longer source mackerel from the Northeast Atlantic fishery because the stock doesn’t meet the company’s responsible sourcing… Read More

After retail chain Aldi Süd recently 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, all 11 of the U.K.’s major supermarkets have now set time-bound commitments on shrimp welfare. To ensure those commitments can become a reality, U.K. nonprofit Shrimp Welfare Project (SWP), via its Humane Slaughter Initiative, recently… Read More

Eight cities in France have decided to take tuna off of school menus due to concerns about high levels of mercury.

A release recently signed by the deputy mayors of such cities as Paris, Lille, Lyon, and more stated that tuna will remain off their municipalities’ school menus until nationwide and/or bloc-wide regulations on mercury levels in tuna prioritize better protection of human health.

The municipalities urged the French government

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The U.K.’s Department of Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced its intention to issue government guidance for England on the landing and preparation of live crustaceans, with similar guidance for Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland regarding crustacean welfare likely to follow in the near future.

Catchers, processors, wholesalers, fishmongers, and restaurateurs across the country have expressed concern over the exact

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If the global aquaculture industry is to meet growing demand for healthy food and remain resilient enough to play a key role in ensuring food security, there are several steps it needs to take to scale up sustainably. One of those steps is ensuring that aquaculture is proactive instead of reactive… Read More

The two keys to building demand for sustainable seafood are greater global collaboration and consumer education, according to panelists at the 2025 Blue Food Innovation summit, which took place 8 to 9 April in London, U.K.

In a session titled “From Catch to Consumer: Building the Future Demand for Sustainable Seafood,” the panelists said consumers around the world claim to prefer sustainable seafood and are willing to pay more for

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A joint fish-farming venture has submitted a proposal to the Falkland Islands government to produce up to 50,000 metric tons of Atlantic salmon per year off the waters of the remote South Atlantic archipelago.

Unity Marine, a joint venture between Danish consultancy F-land ApS and Falklands Islands-based seafood brand Fortuna, is now awaiting government approval of its plans.

“We are asking the Falkland Islands government to introduce

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Aure, Norway-based aquaculture company Salfjord has signed a NOK 100 million (USD 9 million, EUR 8.6 million) deal for initial construction on its first land-based Atlantic salmon farm, which will be located in the Tjeldbergodden Industrial Park in Aure.

Salfjord’s initial plans for the farm include a modular grow-out operation, with the exact number and design of its tanks remaining a work in progress. The company has a permit to grow a

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Amsterdam, Netherlands-headquartered land-based aquaculture firm AquaFounders Capital has taken major steps forward with its strategy to build two new companies from the ground up. The firm, set up by Ohad Maiman – founder and former CEO of Dutch yellowtail-farming firm The Kingfish Company – and Thue Holm – founder and former CTO of Norwegian salmon-farming company Atlantic Sapphire – has now delved into plug-and-play aquaculture… Read More

Dordrecht, Netherlands-based aquaculture technology firm Pan Ocean Aquaculture (POA) is in talks with authorities in Malta to construct a 4,000-metric-ton seriola farm using its semi-submersible fish farm (SSFF) design.

POA Co-Founder and Director Philip Schreven told SeafoodSource that since its inception, his company has given considerable thought and time toward developing a cost-effective fish farm and mooring design suitable for high-energy

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