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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To illustrate the importance of small-scale fishing and to highlight the damage that lost and abandoned fishing gear can have on coastal communities, Turkish supermarket chain CarrefourSA, a subsidiary of Sabancı Holding and Carrefour Group, recently launched a campaign titled, “If fishing dies, Ocaklar dies.”
Ocaklar, a Turkish coastal town in the Balıkesir Erdek district, is one of many Turkish villages to be affected by
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Billingsgate fish market – which is the oldest fish market in the U.K. capital of London and what was once the world’s largest fish market – is set to close in 2028 after the City of London Corporation recently decided to withdraw its support.
However, thanks to “a historic agreement” reached to relocate the operations, the 25,000 metric tons (MT) of fish and shellfish that are still sold annually from the iconic
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Norwegian cod has long been a firm favorite in the United Kingdom, but dramatically reduced quotas have lessened the product’s availability and made it much more expensive for the British buying public.
Not wanting to lose revenues from one of its most important seafood markets, Norway’s seafood industry is stepping up its promotion of some abundant alternatives.
At the 2025 Norway-U.K. Seafood Summit, held in London’s
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The global seafood industry is currently grappling with uncertainties in trade, environmental changes, and more, but one thing it can focus on moving forward that is fully within its control is how to better connect with customers, according to Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) Consumer Behavior Analyst Lars Moksness.
Launching a new NSC report titled “Top Seafood Consumer Trends 2025” at the Norway-U.K. Seafood Summit, the latest
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Bergen, Norway-headquartered Lerøy Seafood Group (LSG) reported increased revenue and operational EBIT, as well as a larger harvest year over year, in the last quarter of 2024.
According to the group’s Q4 2024 report, LSG reported a consolidated operational EBIT of NOK 799 million (USD 70.9 million, EUR 68.2 million) in the period, representing an increase of NOK 35 million (USD 3.1 million, EUR 3 million) on the corresponding
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Following a difficult year in 2023 that featured price fluctuations, uncertainty in key markets, and decreased purchasing power for consumers, Iceland Seafood International (ISI) turned around its financial performance in 2024, with all divisions in the group returning to profit, according to CEO Ægir Páll Friðbertsson.
In a statement accompanying Reykjavik-headquartered ISI’s fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results,
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With regulatory and global trade uncertainties affecting the Canadian operations of Bergen, Norway-headquartered Grieg Seafood, the firm has announced plans to scale back in North America and, instead, hone in on growth in Norway.
In Grieg’s financial report for the fourth quarter of 2024, CEO Andreas Kvame acknowledged the “need for action” and confirmed the group would now focus its efforts on sustainable and profitable
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Scottish salmon achieved a new record high export value of GBP 844 million (USD 1.1 billion, EUR 1 billion) in 2024, according to new figures published by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), eclipsing its previous best export value of GBP 618 million (USD 777.9 million, EUR 746.5 million) that the industry set in 2019.
Scottish salmon achieved this record through a 45 percent increase in international sales year over year, including a 60 percent rise
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Bildudalur, Iceland-based salmon-farming firm Icelandic Salmon struggled with biological issues throughout 2024, but the company was able to stabilize conditions and improve its harvest volumes and weights during the year’s closing quarter, according to CEO Bjørn Hembre.
While announcing the firm’s Q4 2024 results, Hembre said the group, which is the sole owner and parent company of farming and processing company Arnarlax and
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