Seafood Expo Global / Seafood Processing Global

Edmonds, Washington, U.S.A.-based fishing company Alaskan Leader Seafood is pushing to expand its Wild Alaska Black Cod with Hikari Miso Marinade product to European retailers. “Our initiative is to continue that success story that we’ve had in the United States,” Alaskan Leader Seafood President Scott Sandvig told SeafoodSource at the 2026 Seafood Expo Global, taking place in Barcelona, Spain, from 21 to 23 April. “We’ve had some… Read More

Despite ongoing trade difficulties, rising costs such as fuel, and other challenges facing seafood sectors around the globe, Canadian seafood producers remain optimistic in the long-term viability of their sector, according to Canadian Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson. “The world wants Canadian seafood. I saw it when I was in Boston [at the 2026 Seafood Expo North America], and I see it here. There’s huge potential to diversify and expand… Read More

In 1986, Dayseaday Group got its start in a 40-square-meter space as a small seafood company, with founders Henk van Veen and Jelle van Veen hand-filleting products for a small array of customers. Forty years later, the Urk, Netherlands-based business is expanding its existing space by thousands of square meters as demand for its products outstripped its ability to provide them. “We kept on growing and growing, and now the company has 250… Read More

Lithuania-based Vičiūnai Group and France-based Frais Embal have been awarded the top honors at the 2026 Seafood Excellence Global Awards, which took place at Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global (SEG/SPG) in Barcelona, Spain, on 21 April.

Vičiūnai Group won the

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In the wake of a looming fishmeal shortage, the aquaculture industry is being forced to rethink traditional fish feed.

According to a Rabobank study published in September 2025, critical fishmeal shortages could come as soon as 2028, with aquaculture already using up around 90 percent of the world’s fishmeal supply.

At the same time, the report, compiled by seafood analyst Novel Sharma, notes that production of fed species is projected to

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Finland-based Spectral Blue is presenting a new way of sanitizing surfaces inside seafood-processing facilities at the 2026 Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global, running from 21 through 23 April in Barcelona, Spain. Spectral Blue has created a patented multi-wavelength high-intensity (MWHI) antimicrobial blue light that the company said is designed to keep processing environments sanitized in a non-chemical way. The technology can run… Read More

Norway’s seafood export market trended positively in 2025 for every region in the world – except for the U.S.  “The E.U., U.K., and China all grew 6 or 7 percent last year. The U.S. is the only big market with a decrease in the import value, and we can imagine what is going on there,” Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) Analyst Eivind Hestvik Brækkan said ahead of the 2026 Seafood Expo Global, which runs from 21 to 23 April in Barcelona,… Read More

The global seafood industry is charting a smoother sail in 2026 compared to last year, according to several economic and sector experts.

While geopolitical pressures served to redirect seafood trade flows last year, prompting buyers to reconfigure sourcing strategies, RaboResearch Seafood Analyst Novel Sharma noted in February 2026 that those tensions did not suppress demand – especially for several key farmed species.

“What was

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