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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September 14, 2026
Waste capture could be a major enabler of growth for Scotland's aquaculture sector while creating new market opportunities around the collection, processing, and valorization of seafood side-streams, and the Scottish Ocean Cluster’s inaugural summit highlighted how it is already enabling greater production.
Loch Long Salmon Project Director Mark Shotter, during a panel discussing side-stream opportunities, said capturing waste from salmon… Read More
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September 14, 2026
Scotland’s salmon sector is well positioned to capitalize on strong domestic and international demand, but regulatory barriers are increasingly constraining its ability to expand production, according to Salmon Scotland Chief Executive Tavish Scott.
Scott said a more streamlined regulatory system – rather than simply less regulation – was needed to allow the industry to respond to growing market opportunities while maintaining robust… Read More
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September 11, 2026
Ocean clusters must demonstrate tangible commercial opportunities if they are to build industry engagement and deliver greater value from seafood resources, according to Iceland Ocean Cluster founder Thor Sigfusson.
Delivering the keynote presentation at the inaugural Scottish Ocean Cluster Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Sigfusson said collaboration between industry, entrepreneurs, and researchers is critical to developing new businesses from… Read More
Scottish Ocean Cluster announces Victor West as first board member and chair during inaugural summit
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September 11, 2026
The Scottish Ocean Cluster has appointed former Associated Seafoods CEO Victor West as its new chair as the organization moves into a new phase focused on accelerating commercial opportunities from seafood by-products.
West was announced as the first member of the cluster’s board at its inaugural summit, held at the University of Strathclyde’s Sir Jim McDonald Technology and Innovation Centre in Glasgow on 9 September 2026. The cluster said… Read More
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September 3, 2026
According to the Global Salmon Initiative’s (GSI) latest Sustainability Report, the worldwide salmon-farming industry has made substantial progress on reducing the use of antibiotics, medicinal sea lice treatments, and fishmeal and fish oil.
According to the report, which covered the operations of 11 GSI farming members across Canada, Chile, Norway, and Tasmania, average antibiotic use among these producers has fallen by 68 percent since 2013,… Read More
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September 2, 2026
Strong biological performance and a 67 percent increase in Faroese harvest volumes drove sharp improvement in salmon-farming firm Bakkafrost’s results for the second quarter of this year.
Bakkafrost reported operational EBIT of DKK 273 million (USD 42.3 million, EUR 36.5 million) in Q2 2026, which was more than four times the DKK 65 million (USD 10.1 million, EUR 8.7 million) recorded in the same period last year.
According to its latest Q2… Read More
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September 1, 2026
Land-based salmon-farming firm Andfjord Salmon reported that in the second quarter of this year it generated meaningful commercial revenue for the first time since Q3 2023.
The company generated NOK 51.3 million (USD 5.5 million, EUR 4.7 million) in revenue in Q2 2026, compared to NOK 100,000 (USD 10,717, EUR 9,194) in the same period last year. This was largely due to its first post-smolt sale, completed in June, to regional farmer Eidsfjord… Read More
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August 31, 2026
Frøya, Norway-headquartered salmon-farming firm Måsøval recently reported a best-ever second-quarter harvest volume of 9,350 gutted weight tons (GWT), with the total representing an 812-GWT increase on the corresponding three-month period of last year.
This latest harvest total included growth across all primary Måsøval operating sites but a drop in harvest volumes harvested under co-location agreements, dipping to 2,960 GWT from 3,577 GWT… Read More
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August 28, 2026
The Grieg family unveiled plans to divide ownership of its business interests between two active family companies, in a move it said is designed to create more focused ownership of its shipping and seafood assets.
The restructuring of the company follows a generational transition that left the family with 17 shareholders from the fourth and fifth generations. In a statement, the family said the division of the businesses reflects differing… Read More
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August 28, 2026
Bergen, Norway-based salmon-farming firm Grieg Seafood (GSF) experienced a difficult first half of 2026, with weaker than anticipated market conditions and biological challenges resulting in “unsatisfactory” financial performance, according to CEO Nina Willumsen Grieg.
GSF harvested 13,788 gutted weight tons (GWT) of salmon from its Rogaland, Norway-based operations in H1 2026, which was down 15 percent from the 16,269 GWT reported for H1… Read More
