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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The Council of the European Union has adopted updated rules strengthening the bloc’s ability to act against non-sustainable fishing practices conducted by countries outside of the union.
The move updates E.U. Regulation 1026/2012, which governs E.U. measures against countries that allow unsustainable fishing of shared stocks. It aims to protect the long-term sustainability of common fish stocks, ensure fair competition for E.U. fleets, and
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Half of the United Kingdom’s 10 most valuable fish stocks have critically low population levels, are overexploited, or both, according to a new report from Oceana UK.
The exposé, titled “Deep Decline,” also flags that one in six of all U.K. stocks are in “critical condition” yet continue to be fished beyond safe limits, thereby risking their total collapse.
Arguing that overfishing is “a political
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In its latest trading update, Bergen, Norway-headquartered Grieg Seafood announced it harvested approximately 6,800 gutted weight tons (GWT) of Atlantic salmon in the third quarter of 2025, which equated to a 1,200-GWT deficit on the firm’s previous guidance for the period.
Grieg attributed the shortfall to elevated seawater temperatures and advised that long-term fish welfare and optimization of its biomass remain its priorities. The
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Kaiseraugst, Switzerland-headquartered DSM-Firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health (ANH) has found that its essential oil solution for farm animals, Digestarom PEP MGE, can reduce sea lice attachment on Atlantic salmon by 68 percent, offering a natural alternative to traditional chemical treatments.
Louise Buttle, the aqua lead for DSM-Firmenich ANH’s sustainability service Sustell and a global key account manager at the firm, told
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The Scottish Ocean Cluster – a pioneering initiative to unlock greater value from Scotland’s seafood industry – has marked its first six months with fresh funding, more than 70 partnership enquiries, and new research highlighting significant commercial opportunities.
Officially launched in early 2025 and spearheaded by national trade and marketing body Seafood Scotland – with partners including the Industrial
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New research from the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Research (Nofima) has found freezing haddock before rigor mortis sets in can cause yellow discoloration and higher liquid loss during thawing, leading to potential financial and reputational risks for supply chains.
The study, “Effect of rigor state before freezing of cod and haddock raw material,” found that fillets frozen pre-rigor turned visibly yellow
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U.K. retailer Iceland Foods has become the first frozen food retailer worldwide to ensure that all of its own-label wild-caught fish and seafood products come from Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified fisheries.
By January 2026, British shoppers will see the blue MSC ecolabel rolled out across Iceland’s full own-label seafood range – spanning frozen, chilled, and ready-to-eat meals – in a step the company said reinforces
… Read MoreBlue Lice’s innovative early sea lice interception tech reduces infestations before they reach farms
Norwegian aquatech company Blue Lice has developed a preventive technology that captures up to 80,000 sea lice parasites a day before they reach fish in a net pen – an innovation the company said is responsible for extending production cycles, improving animal welfare, and boosting commercial returns across salmon farms.
Unlike conventional treatments that tackle infestations after they’ve taken hold, Nærbø, Norway-based
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The global aquaculture sector is heading toward a critical feed supply shortage, with shortages of fishmeal projected as early as 2028 and fish oil scarcity expected to intensify throughout the decade, according to a new RaboResearch report from Rabobank.
Compiled by RaboResearch Seafood Analyst Novel Sharma, the study, titled “Hooked on scarcity: Navigating aquafeed nutrition amid looming marine ingredients shortages,” warns that
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