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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June 30, 2026
Environmental law charity ClientEarth has warned that weak transparency rules around fishing vessel ownership are creating “systemic blind spots” in U.K. fisheries governance.
In its new report “Whose Boat Is This?” ClientEarth argues that the U.K. government doesn’t require a sufficient amount of disclosure regarding the ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) behind many commercial fishing vessels operating in U.K. waters.
The… Read More
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June 29, 2026
Seafood buying habits in the Netherlands are undergoing a “quiet but profound transformation” as structural constraints in wild capture fisheries, among other factors, are accelerating a rise in the consumption of aquaculture products, according to new analysis from Rabobank.
In its latest report, “Shifting Tides: How supply constraints in wild seafood are reshaping Dutch consumption,” the financial services firm found that aquaculture… Read More
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June 25, 2026
Vastly improved fisheries and aquaculture yields, together with soaring consumer demand, have powered substantial growth in global seafood trade over the past 50 years, but that growth will steadily ease over the next decade, according to the latest “State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture” (SOFIA) report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
FAO’s latest edition of SOFIA, which the organization releases… Read More
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June 25, 2026
Worldwide fisheries and aquaculture production climbed to a record 235 million metric tons (MT) in 2024, comprising 195 million MT of fish and shellfish and 40 million MT of algae, according to the latest estimates from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
FAO’s newly published 2026 edition of its biennial publication, “The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture” (SOFIA), states that this latest total… Read More
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June 22, 2026
Environmental organizations and small-scale fishing representatives have urged European Union officials not to reopen the bloc’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) for potential revisions, warning that Europe’s fisheries framework is “not broken” but, rather, is suffering from years of weak implementation and political backsliding.
The groups, including the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana, Seas At Risk, and Low Impact Fishers… Read More
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June 18, 2026
Retailers and other buyers that heavily rely on certifications, such as the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) credential, to support seafood sustainability claims face growing legal, regulatory, and investor risks unless they adopt far broader due diligence systems, according to a new industry report.
Commissioned by marine conservation coalition Make Stewardship Count, the report, titled “Beyond Certification: The shift to corporate due… Read More
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June 16, 2026
U.K. non-departmental public body Seafish has launched a new annual plan for 2026-27, targeting areas where it can have the greatest impact on the nation’s seafood industry while also seeking to strengthen its relationship with stakeholders and helping businesses navigate an increasingly complex operating environment.
Titled “Delivering Impact Together,” the plan is centered on three strategic outcomes: developing a safe and skilled… Read More
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June 15, 2026
Scotland's salmon sector is not being held back by demand, environmental limits, or a lack of innovation but by complex regulations and slow-moving bureaucratic processes, according to a new paper published by Prosper, the trading name of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI).
The paper, titled “Net Gains: Supporting Scotland’s Salmon Farming Sector,” highlighted that Scottish salmon farming has delivered more than GBP 6… Read More
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June 11, 2026
With raw material supply becoming increasingly constrained across several important species, the seafood sector has been progressively stepping up its pursuit of 100 percent fish utilization and transforming processing side streams into strategic sources of value.
As that movement gains momentum, there have been growing calls to turn the dial further toward full biomass optimization.
At the recently held Blue Food Innovation Summit in London,… Read More
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June 9, 2026
The United Kingdom’s seafood sector recorded total trade worth GBP 6.09 billion (USD 8.2 billion, EUR 7.1 billion) in 2025, with higher prices, shifting global supply chains, and growing demand in Asia reshaping both import and export patterns, according to Seafish’s latest End of Year Trade Report.
While that trade value represented a 4.5 percent increase year over year, Seafish’s “U.K. Seafood Trade 2025” report highlights an… Read More
