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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January 22, 2026
Norwegian salmon-farming firm Mowi harvested approximately 152,000 gutted weight tons (GWT) of farmed Atlantic salmon in the fourth quarter of 2025, around 18,500 GWT more than in the corresponding period of the previous year and an all-time high for the year-end reporting period.
The Q4 volume contributed to a record full-year harvest of 559,000 GWT, surpassing 2024’s 502,000 GWT.
According to the Bergen, Norway-headquartered group’s latest… Read More
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January 15, 2026
Even though lower cod quotas continue to shape whitefish supply dynamics in the Barents Sea, Norway’s skrei-fishing season is projected to be excellent this season.
Skrei, a migratory Arctic cod that travels several hundred miles from the Barents Sea to spawn off of Northern Norway between January and April, is prized by chefs for its lean, firm flesh and delicate flavor. Industry quality assurance controls recorded “excellent” skrei… Read More
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January 13, 2026
In its latest trading update, Bergen, Norway-headquartered salmon-farming firm Lerøy Seafood Group (LSG) reported that it harvested approximately 49,300 gutted weight tons (GWT) of salmon and trout in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking a 7,500-GWT decrease compared to the corresponding period of 2024.
By region, the firm’s Lerøy Sjøtroll operations harvested 16,800 GWT, of which 7,900 GWT was trout; Lerøy Aurora harvested 16,400 GWT in Q4… Read More
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December 22, 2025
Stavanger, Norway-headquartered feed producer Skretting has expanded its functional feed portfolio with three new product launches – Necto for fish health and Optiline and Lorica for shrimp growth and health – all formulated with the aquafeed company’s new proprietary phytocomplex platform.
Built on blends of targeted plants, the company’s phytocomplex technology is already driving measurable gains in robustness, growth efficiency, and… Read More
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December 18, 2025
The United Kingdom and South Korea have struck a new trade deal.
The latest deal represents an extension of a previous agreement between the two countries that was set to expire in January 2026. The U.K. government said it expects the new package to protect GBP 2 billion (USD 2.7 billion, EUR 2.3 billion) of U.K. exports from an increase in tariffs.
According to the nation’s Department for Business and Trade, the country’s trading… Read More
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December 16, 2025
Effective 8 January 2026, the U.K. will require the nation’s seafood export firms to provide additional information through the nation’s Fish Export Service (FES) before shipping their products to the E.U.
The stricter conditions go live two days before the E.U. is set to implement more stringent illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing regulations, which include mandated catch certificates and processing statements on any seafood… Read More
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December 15, 2025
A coalition of European fishers, scientists, fishmongers, and NGOs has launched a new vision for implementing “fair, low-impact fisheries” in the bloc, urging E.U. institutions to overhaul how fishing rights are allocated and accelerate the transition away from destructive fishing practices.
The initiative, “Rethink Fisheries,” was unveiled and presented to the European Parliament on 11 December as E.U. ministers gathered to set 2026… Read More
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December 11, 2025
The European Union’s seafood trade with foreign nations decreased in 2024, according to the latest edition of the “EU Fish Market Report,” which is prepared for the European Commission by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA).
According to the report, E.U. member nations imported 5.9 million metric tons (MT) of fisheries and aquaculture products in 2024 valued at EUR 29.9 billion (USD 34.8 billion)… Read More
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December 10, 2025
Norway, the European Union, and the United Kingdom recently agreed to 2026 quotas on jointly managed stocks in the North Sea, and during the negotiations, the parties also agreed on a long-term management plan for North Sea herring, marking the first shared management plan agreed upon by these three governments on a jointly managed stock.
In addition to being the first management plan agreed upon by Norway, the E.U., and the U.K., it also… Read More
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December 9, 2025
Consumers in the European Union spent more money on seafood last year, but the actual volume of products bought and consumed decreased.
According to the newest edition of the European Commission’s “EU Fish Market Report,” prepared by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA), E.U. consumer spending on fishery and aquaculture products grew by 4 percent in 2024, or EUR 2.7 billion (USD 3.1 billion),… Read More
