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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European frozen food company Nomad Foods has signed new contracts to secure increased supplies of Aquaculture Stewardship Council-certified farmed pangasius from Vinh Hoan, VDTG, and Godaco Seafood starting next year.
Nomad, which purports to be the world’s largest branded purchaser of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fish, said the contracts mark a significant milestone in its journey to source 100 percent of all its seafood
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Overcoming the inflationary squeeze on consumers’ pockets, Norway once again achieved its best-ever month for seafood export earnings in October.
In total, the Scandinavian country sold NOK 15.4 billion (USD 1.5 billion, EUR 1.5 billion) worth of fisheries and aquaculture products to overseas markets last month, a new record total and up 27 percent, or NOK 3.3 billion (USD 310.9 million, EUR 319 million), compared with October 2021. The
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Trondheim, Norway-based aquaculture venture Norcod has entered into a NOK 75 million (USD 7.1 million, EUR 7.3 million) overdraft facility with DNB. The GlobalG.A.P.-certified producer is planning to use the facility to further invest in its production at sea and to build up biomass. In a Euronext Growth Oslo filing, Norcod said the credit agreement with Norway’s largest bank secures the financing of its operations for the upcoming 12
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Icelandic fishing firm Vinnslustaðirinn (VSV) has confirmed intention to buy Ós and Leo Seafood.
Ós owns and operates fishing vessel Þórunna Sveinsdóttir VE-401, while Leo Seafood operates a fish-processing plant and exports products to Europe and North America. The current owner of the two companies is Sigurjón Óskarsson and his family.
“The board of
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Salmon farmers in Scotland harvested 205,393 metric tons (MT) of fish in 2021, a new record, representing a 7 percent increase on the previous year, according to a new report from the Scottish Government.
Marine Scotland Science’s “Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2021" found that, in addition to producing 13,264 MT more Atlantic salmon in 2021 than the prior year, the total number of smolts produced increased 1 percent to 51.2
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A sharp increase in energy costs and inflation in 2022 will result in E.U. fisheries struggling to maintain profits, and the fleet could end 2022 in a loss-making position, according to the “2022 Annual Economic Report on the E.U. Fishing Fleet” published by the European Commission Scientific, Technical, and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF).
STECF’s projection doesn’t consider E.U. financial support
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Europeans are likely to be eating cultured meat before they eat cultured seafood, with regulatory approval for the former not expected for another three or four years, according to alternative protein experts.
While regulatory approval for cultured food is eventually anticipated to be approved by European authorities, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has not yet defined the approval process for cultivated proteins, and once that process
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Sistranda, Norway-based salmon-farming company Måsøval has announced the appointment of Helge Kvalvik as its new managing director.
“The board is satisfied that Helge has accepted the task of leading Måsøval further. His leadership experience and background will be of great use to Måsøval in an exciting phase. I look forward to working with Helge in the further development of
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Plans to introduce Scotland’s first semi-closed containment salmon farm to Loch Long have been rejected by the Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park, with the developers behind the proposed project calling the decision a “missed opportunity.”
Scottish producer Loch Long Salmon confirmed that the Park Board voted to reject its plans for the Benn Reithe farm in a press release. The joint-venture company said that the
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Bergen, Norway-headquartered Mowi has entered a share purchase agreement to acquire 51.28 percent of the shares in Arctic Fish, one of the leading salmon farmers in Iceland.
According to a filing with Euronext Growth Oslo, the acquisition price is NOK 115 (USD 11.06, EUR 11.19) per share, amounting to NOK 1.88 billion (USD 180.8 million, EUR 182.9 million).
Situated in the country’s West Fjords region, Arctic Fish is listed on Euronext
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