Erin Spampinato

Bíldudalur, Iceland-based aquaculture firm Arnarlax has signed an agreement with aquaculture technology company Wisefish to implement the company's logisitics platform into its fish-farming operations.  The Wisefish platform is intended to unite the sales and logistics teams of an aquaculture operation, allowing team members to communicate instantly and transparently, as well as to make efficient use of automation.  The agreement was made,… Read More

The Sitagri Salmon Index (SISALMONI) has reported that prices for Norwegian farmed salmon fell again in Week 3 of 2026, to an average per kilogram price for all sized salmon of NOK 79.60 (USD 7.90, EUR 6.75), marking the third week of decline since a holiday boost saw headed, gutted, fresh Atlantic salmon rising to NOK 98.93 (USD 9.82, EUR 8.39) during the last week of 2025.

One salmon distributor working out of the Southeast United States told

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A Juneau, Alaska, man with a long history of wildlife violations has been convicted on eight charges of commercial fishing fraud. According to the Juneau Independent, Michael Patrick Duby’s record of hunting and fishing violations dates back to 2002, when he was convicted of illegally hunting birds in the U.S. state of Washington. In 2010, he was the subject of a two-year investigation by the Fish and Wildlife Service, which led to a 2012… Read More

Norwegian farmed salmon prices dropped again in Week 2 of 2026, which occurred from 5 to 11 January, according to the Sitagri Salmon Index (SISALMONI).

The average price of salmon in Week 2 was NOK 87.64 (USD 8.71, EUR 7.49), marking an 8.2 percent decline from the previous week’s rate for all sizes of

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U.S. shrimp imports declined for the third straight month in October 2025, according to ShrimpInsight’s Willem van der Pijl.

 Van der Pijl said that the continued contraction indicated that reciprocal tariffs between the U.S. and many shrimp-supplying nations had caused importers to reduce their inventories in order to manage tariff burdens, not that Americans were less interested in eating shrimp grown in other nations.

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A 5 January tractor-trailer accident in Trøndelag, Norway, left 19 tons of salmon, reportedly from Norwegian Seafood, blocking a local highway.  The news was reported by local publication Namdalsavisa, as well as ILaks and Vegvesen. Additionally, the Norwegian Public Roads Authority said on X that a truck was blocking the route between Foldereid and Kongsmoen and that approximately “19 tons of fish [were] lying in the roadway.”  An… Read More

Norwegian farmed salmon prices dropped slightly in Week 1 of 2026, which occurred from 28 December 2025 to 4 January 2026, according to the Sitagri Salmon Index (SISALMONI). Due to fewer processing and slaughter days and many market stakeholders taking time off to start the year, exports were still relatively low to start the year. Week 1 saw Norway export 13,496 metric tons (MT) of salmon, up 969 MT, or 7.7 percent, from the previous week and… Read More

Norwegian farmed salmon prices increased in the final week of 2025, especially for large fish. 

 According to the Sitagri Salmon Index (SISALMONI), Week 52 of 2025, which occurred from 21 to 27 December, saw average salmon prices jumping 16.7 percent week over week to NOK 98.93 (USD 9.85, EUR 8.42). Fish weighing more than 5 kilograms fetched the highest prices in the market, which contracted by volume to 12,527 metric tons (MT) of

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A coalition of nonprofits, fishing organizations, and tribal groups are criticizing the recertification of the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska flatfish fishery, which includes the Amendment 80 trawling fleet, to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard claiming the process lacked transparency and amounts to “greenwashing.” The Amendment 80 fleet targets Akta mackerel, Pacific cod, rock sole, yellowfin sole, flathead sole… Read More

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA), which operates the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification program, has announced a new marketing campaign in response to the results of an independent survey into the decision-making of consumers around sustainability certifications.  The study surveyed over 1,000 seafood-buying consumers from Canada, France, Spain, the U.K., and the U.S. It found that many seafood consumers are concerned about the way… Read More