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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Bergen, Norway-headquartered Lerøy Seafood Group’s integrated value chain and robust business model helped it weather industry headwinds in the second quarter of 2025, according to CEO Henning Beltestad.
Delivering the group’s Q2 results on 20 August, Beltestad said the three-month period featured solid operations across all three of Lerøy’s business segments – Farming, Wild Catch, and VAP, Sales, and
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Bergen, Norway-headquartered salmon-farming firm Mowi has increased its harvest guidance for the full year of 2025 after recording yet another record harvest in the second quarter of the year.
Delivering Mowi’s Q2 results on 20 August, Mowi CEO Ivan Vindheim said the firm has increased its harvest guidance for the year by 15,000 gutted weight tons (GWT) to 545,000 GWT. Beyond that, the target for 2026 is a harvest of 600,000 GWT, and the
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Despite its reputation as one of the most sustainable sources of tuna globally, pole-and-line fisheries are falling short when it comes to animal welfare, according to Carefish/catch, a research initiative backed by an international consortium of fishery stakeholders and research groups that focuses on studying animal welfare issues in fisheries around the world.
A new Carefish/catch report titled “Welfare assessment in pole and line
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The U.S. started out 2025 as the top buyer of Norwegian seafood but fell to third place behind Poland and China in July, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC).
NSC Communications Director Martin Skaug told SeafoodSource that while the new tariffs levied by the U.S. on all Norwegian goods might have contributed a bit to July’s shakeup, the NSC is primarily attributing it to the massive volume growth of
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A new Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) report has posited that budget-conscious U.K. shoppers are increasingly considering purchasing lesser-known species of seafood, citing cost as the main barrier to eating traditionally popular options like cod.
Dramatically reduced quotas have lessened cod’s availability in markets like the U.K. and, therefore, have made it much more expensive for the buying public. Recent Kantar analysis backed up
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Icelandic seafood firm Samherji recently released its financial report for 2024, which featured profit decreases that the company attributed to regulatory burdens and a canceled fishing season.
Samherji reported an operating profit of EUR 42.4 million (USD 49.4 million) for 2024, representing a year-over-year decrease of EUR 12 million (USD 14 million). Its net profit for the year, including its share of profit from associated companies and
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Land-based aquaculture company The Kingfish Company said it had a “strong commercial performance” in Q2 2025 as the company posted a record increase in sales volume.
In its latest Business Update, the Kats, Netherlands-headquartered company confirmed that it sold 723 metric tons (MT) of yellowtail kingfish harvested from its Kingfish Zeeland recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) in Q2 2025, marking an increase of 41 percent over the
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Andreas Mintsios has assumed the position of managing director for the Mediterranean at aquaculture solutions company Innovasea and is already looking toward providing the region’s seafood industry stakeholders, including fish farms, universities, and research groups, with novel solutions that enhance their operations.
Mintsios, who will be based out of the firm’s office in Greece, told SeafoodSource he will use his new role to
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Stavanger, Norway-headquartered feed producer Skretting has introduced a new sustainability proposition titled “ACT,” which stands for Action, Connection, and Transparency.
The company revealed ACT in its recently released 2024 Impact Report, which highlighted key achievements the firm made last year, including a 26 percent reduction in its carbon feed footprint since 2018, an increase in the use of certified marine ingredients
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Like many seafood sectors across the globe, Scotland’s salmon producers and exporters are looking to diversify the markets to which they sell amid trade disruptions, and a new free trade agreement (FTA) between the United Kingdom and India that is set to come into effect in 2026 is likely to help them accomplish just that.
Formally agreed between the two countries on 6 May, the FTA is expected to significantly boost bilateral trade, with
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