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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October 2, 2026
According to new statistics from the Scottish government, the nation’s salmon-farming firms achieved improvements in both fish production and survival rates last year.
The recently published “Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2025” found that Atlantic salmon production increased 3 percent, or 5,836 metric tons (MT), in 2025 to 197,836 MT. At the same time, survival-to-harvest rates for the 2023 Atlantic salmon year class increased to… Read More
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September 28, 2026
By helping European fishers avoid unwanted catch, expanding digital monitoring, and making enforcement more transparent, fisheries can tackle persistent discarding across the bloc without needing to readjust the E.U.’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), according to a new report from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and Oceana.
The joint analysis, “Making the Landing Obligation Work: Tackling Europe’s Bycatch Crisis through Fisheries… Read More
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September 23, 2026
A scheme that rewards Western Mediterranean trawlers with extra days at sea in return for adopting more selective gear needs a fundamental simplification if fish stocks are to recover in the region, according to a new assessment from ocean conservation NGO Oceana.
In a recently released report, Oceana scrutinized the E.U.'s "compensation mechanism," which was introduced by the European Council in 2022 as part of the Western Mediterranean… Read More
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September 22, 2026
Norway is anticipating a significant increase in halibut production, with the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) forecasting annual output of more than 20,000 metric tons (MT) by 2030, compared with 2,500 MT currently, as the industry targets growing demand for premium seafood in markets such as the United Kingdom.
According to the NSC, increased production could potentially make farmed halibut one of Norway’s fastest-growing seafood… Read More
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September 22, 2026
Stakeholders have launched a consultation on proposed management measures for inshore marine protected areas (MPA) and proposed priority marine feature (PMF) management areas in Scottish waters.
Confirming the consultation, the Scottish government said it is seeking feedback on proposed measures that will be put in place for inshore MPAs and the 11 PMFs most sensitive to bottom-contacting fishing gear.
Development of these proposals comes after… Read More
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September 21, 2026
China’s rapidly expanding salmon market is being fueled by more than rising consumer affluence, as a developing ecosystem of sashimi processors, fresh-cut stores, e-commerce retail, and rapid delivery is making premium products increasingly accessible to consumers beyond China’s biggest cities, according to new analysis from the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC).
China’s salmon imports grew by 50 percent in 2025 and increased by 43 percent… Read More
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September 17, 2026
The longstanding seafood trade relationship between Iceland and the United Kingdom is taking on renewed importance as rising fish prices put pressure on the British fish and chip sector.
Speaking at a Taste of Iceland event in London recently, National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF) President Andrew Crook said U.K. fish and chip businesses need Icelandic seafood supply, drawing a direct parallel with the role the sector played in maintaining… Read More
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September 16, 2026
A coalition of seafood businesses, NGOs, consumer groups, chefs, and other stakeholders is calling on the European Commission to extend mandatory consumer information requirements to all seafood products, arguing that consumers can lose access to key information when fish ends up in processed products.
The Follow the Fish movement made the call during a recent meeting with European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis, where it… Read More
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September 15, 2026
The E.U. fishing fleet could make an ambitious transition away from fossil fuels without increasing existing fleet-capacity ceilings, according to a study commissioned by environmental group Seas At Risk.
Under the bloc's Common Fisheries Policy, the European Union maintains capacity ceilings for member states’ commercial fishing fleets. The total size of fishing fleets is capped based on gross tonnage (GT) and engine power (kW), and the… Read More
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September 15, 2026
Scotland has the marine resources, scientific expertise, and growing investment ecosystem to build new businesses around seafood byproducts and other blue economy opportunities; however, a panel at the Scottish Ocean Cluster’s inaugural summit warned that turning such promising ideas into commercially viable, scalable businesses remains a much harder challenge.
The problem isn’t necessarily a shortage of innovation, according to the… Read More
