Erin Spampinato

Export prices for Atlantic salmon from Norway increased in the 46th week of 2025, which took place 10 to 16 November, according to the Sitagri Salmon Index (SISALMONI) and the Norwegian Salmon Council (NSC).

The Sitagri Salmon Index produces a weekly spot price and anticipated salmon future prices for fresh, headed, gutted Atlantic salmon from Norway, which it draws from information shared by a panel of participating companies.  Week 46 saw

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Now that Houthi rebels have pledged to halt their attacks on the Red Sea shipping route, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is working hard to encourage container traffic.  In a bid to demonstrate the passage’s safety, Canal Authority Chairman Ossama Rabiee has personally visited container ships passing through the route and spoken with crew members about conditions.   “The Suez Canal is ready to receive mega container ships,” Rabiee said… Read More

European Union imports of shrimp are still up year over year but have slowed in comparison to the very strong growth seen earlier in the year, ShrimpInsights recently reported.

Ecuador remained the top supplier of shrimp to the E.U. in September,  bringing its exports from January through September to 181,777 metric tons (MT), a 36 percent year-over-year increase.  In September, Ecuadorian shrimp exports to the E.U. totaled 21,206 MT,

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Shipping companies are considering returning to the Suez Canal now that Yemen’s Houthi rebels have said they will stop attacking Red Sea shipping vessels.  According to the Associated Press, the declaration came in an undated letter from Houthi military leader Yusuf Hassan al-Madani, shared by Hamas leaders online, in which al-Mandani said the group is pausing its attacks on the Red Sea transit route in light of the ceasefire between Israel… Read More

The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has released its 2024 profitability survey for the nation's salmon- and rainbow trout-farming sector. The survey showed that companies which produce salmon and rainbow trout, including hatcheries, saw a reduction in profitability between 2023 and 2024.  According to the report, companies in Norway's salmon and rainbow trout supply chain achieved a total ordinary profit before taxes of NOK 14.3 billion (USD… Read More

Shareholders allied with activist groups criticized Australian supermarket chain Coles at its 10 November Annual General Meeting for sourcing salmon farmed in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbor.  Macquarie Harbor has been at the center of disputes about salmon farming in Australia due to the presence in the harbor of the Maugean skate, a ray-like fish that is endemic to the area.  Environmental groups and scientists alike have linked  the… Read More

Three die-off events at Cermaq salmon farms in the Canadian province of British Columbia went unreported in September, according to the Canadian government. The mortality events, which took place at farms in the Clayoquot Sound, were confirmed by Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) after Tofino, British Columbia-based environmental group Clayoquot Action sought clarification from the government following the group noticing steel… Read More

Most ocean carriers have cut capacity on most global shipping routes, causing prices for 40-foot equivalent units (FEUs) to increase, shipping service Xeneta reported.  One exception to this pattern was on routes between the Far East and the U.S. West Coast, where carriers increased capacity and rates still increased.  In a weekly newsletter, Xeneta Chief Analyst Peter Sand said that the increased capacity was likely explained by “the truce… Read More

The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has announced that its Aquaculture Fund will pay towns and counties with aquaculture activities over NOK 1.4 billion (USD 138 million, EUR 120 million) this year.  The Aquaculture Fund, founded in 2015, equitably distributes income from the aquaculture industry to the areas of the country that host it. The fund operates in two year cycles, drawing its proceeds from sales of new aquaculture permits, which… Read More

The High Seas Treaty has won the 2025 Earthshot Prize, an annual award founded by the U.K.'s Prince William which celebrates innovative environmental programs. The High Seas Treaty, also known as the United Nations Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), was ratified in September 2025 and will come into force in January 2026.  Its goal is to preserve marine biodiversity as an asset… Read More