Jason Holland

Grieg Seafood has eventual hopes of harvesting between 120,000 and 135,000 metric tons (MT) of Atlantic salmon annually, but after missing its initial 2023 harvest guidance of 87,000 gutted-weight tons (GWT) by some margin, the Bergen, Norway-headquartered producer has gone back to the drawing board to get its harvest goals back on track.

The group’s newly published 2023 annual report confirmed it harvested just 72,015 GWT in 2023; that

Marine conservation NGO Blue Marine Foundation has taken legal action against the U.K. government, claiming it has breached its own laws by repeatedly setting fishing quotas for more than half of U.K. stocks at levels higher than those guided by scientific advice.

The London, U.K.-based NGO is arguing that the government’s mismanagement of fish stocks is an irresponsible use of national assets and runs counter to the interests of the

Faroe Islands-headquartered salmon farmer Bakkafrost Group has had to contend with several issues in its bid to turn its Scottish operations around, and while these operations are still “in red numbers,” there are strong indications that the future is bright in Scotland, Bakkafrost CFO Høgni Dahl Jacobsen recently said at the 2024 North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) in Bergen, Norway.

“In the Faroes, we have a very

Though 2024 is unlikely to see large spikes in salmon production, an additional 1 million metric tons (MT) of the fish could be produced on an annual basis by 2030, according to Pareto Securities Analyst Sander Lie.

Speaking at the 2024 North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) in Bergen, Norway, Lie said new technology will play an increasingly important role in achieving that production benchmark, citing “quite significant growth” likely

The farming of salmon on land – from egg to market-size fish – is becoming increasingly feasible and reliable, according to Kontali Lead Salmonids Analyst Lars Daniel Garshol.

Garshol said Kontali is becoming “more and more optimistic” about the land-based salmon-farming sector given the number of production facilities and large-scale operations that will soon come onstream.

“This is an important stepping stone from

Reykjavik, Iceland-headquartered Iceland Seafood International (ISI)’s performance in 2023 was marred by price fluctuations, uncertainty in key markets, and decreased purchasing power driven by inflation that negatively impacted demand, leading some consumers to switch to less-expensive proteins, ISI Chair Birna Einarsdóttir said at the group’s annual general meeting on 21 March.

Now, with ISI’s sale of Iceland

Tucked away in the northwest Scottish lochs, Wester Ross Fisheries is a company and brand that has been built on the foundation of doing things carefully and as naturally as possible, with its hand-fed fish reared slowly without medicine and with minimum handling.

Under the three-decade stewardship of recently retired Gilpin Bradley and a committed management team, the business has thrived; Wester Ross’s salmon is not only prized among

AIPCE-CEP is turning its attention toward addressing consumers' misconceptions around seafood.

The representative body for E.U. fish processors and traders has outlined plans for a seafood sustainability manifesto identifying the association's goals for getting more information about seafood to European consumers.

“I have been [in the] sustainability [sector] for almost 16 years, and I strongly believe that sustainability is a big

Norwegian salmon feed prices have exploded over the past decade, and if the problem has any chance of abating, self-imposed restrictions around marine ingredient replacements need to be removed, according to Skretting CEO Therese Log Bergjord.

Speaking at the North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) 2024 in Bergen, Norway, Bergjord urged the entire supply chain to work together to “break the curve” and take action to both control

British consumers are more worried about sustainability in seafood than in any other food category, and with many wanting more information related to their seafood purchases, the industry has a responsibility to do more to educate consumers, according to Marks & Spencer (M&S) Aquaculture and Fisheries Manager Linda Wood.

Speaking at the 2024 Norway-U.K. Seafood Summit, held at Fishmongers’ Hall in London, England, on 27