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 Union member nations must ensure that trade and fisheries agreements established with Norway do not impede on the competitiveness of E.U. processing services and fishery products, according to the Brussels, Belgium-based Market Advisory Council (MAC).
Co-funded by the E.U. and comprising organizations representing the seafood value chain, as well as other interest groups, MAC provides advice to the European Commission concerning fishery
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Loch Duart recently posted declines in annual turnover and profit for the 12 months ending 31 March 2024.
The Scourie, Scotland-based salmon-farming firm said the decreases were anticipated due to ongoing updates at its farming sites and in its operations in support of future growth.
Loch Duart, owned by U.S. investment fund SAF II Master Fund, achieved a turnover of GBP 43.1 million (USD 55 million, EUR 50.3 million) in its latest fiscal
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“100% Fish” – a movement which champions the full utilization of fisheries and aquaculture products – is experiencing rapid expansion and garnering attention from both inside and outside the seafood sector, according to Alexandra Leeper, the CEO of the Iceland Ocean Cluster (IOC).
The IOC was established in 2011 with the aim of strengthening relations between various parts of Iceland’s seafood industry. The
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Global salmon and shrimp farmers continue to face several challenges, but a normalization in worldwide fishmeal and fish oil supply is likely to ease some of their costs, according to the latest industry report from Utrecht, Netherlands-based financial services company Rabobank.
Compiled by Rabobank Senior Global Seafood Specialist Gorjan Nikolik, the “Global Aquaculture Update 2H 2024” report, subtitled “A silver lining
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Despite recording a larger year-over-year harvest in Q2 2024, Bergen, Norway-headquartered salmon-farming firm Mowi posted an operational EBIT of EUR 230 million (USD 250.9 million) in the period, a decrease of almost EUR 70 million (USD 76.4 million) compared to the corresponding quarter of 2023.
Mowi harvested 110,500 metric tons (MT) of gutted-weight equivalent salmon during Q2 2024, which was 500 MT ahead of the company’s forecast for
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In the recent European elections, Ursula von der Leyen won a second term as European Commission president.
With her reelection, the E.U. fisheries sector, including fisheries trade body Europêche, is greatly hoping she fulfills her pre-election commitment to appoint a full-time fisheries commissioner who could elicit a better balance between conservation, sustainable use of natural resources, financial viability, and food
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