Jason Holland

3 weeks ago | seafoodsource.com | Jason Holland

The FAIRR Initiative’s latest analysis determined seven of the world’s largest salmon-farming companies are facing a “critical constraint,” as overreliance on declining wild-caught sources for fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO) are hampering growth, making it imperative that producers diversify feed sources and product portfolios.

1 month ago | seafoodsource.com | Jason Holland

Bergen, Norway-headquartered salmon-farming firm Grieg Seafood made some progress in the first quarter of 2025 with the transformation program it launched earlier this year, but the firm still had a difficult period financially, according to interim CEO Nina Willumsen Grieg. Willumsen Grieg delivered the firm’s Q1 2025 results after just eight weeks in the CEO role following the company’s announcement at the end of March that then-CEO Andreas Kvame would be stepping down.

1 month ago | seafoodsource.com | Jason Holland

The Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) has made it a recent focus to ensure that as many parts of fish caught and farmed in Norway are put to good use as possible, rather than wasted, according to Communications Director Martin Skaug.

1 month ago | seafoodsource.com | Jason Holland

After wrapping up a “demanding 2024” that featured environmental challenges such as jellyfish and sea lice, Frøya, Norway-headquartered salmon-farming firm SalMar prioritized building biomass in this year’s opening quarter. The move resulted in the firm harvesting late in the period when spot prices were at their lowest, thereby affecting price achievement and the company’s Q1 results as a whole, according to CEO Frode Arntsen.

1 month ago | seafoodsource.com | Jason Holland

Failure to fully implement the European Union’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) as intended has led large-scale industrial fisheries to benefit at the expense of small-scale and low-impact fisheries, according to Seas At Risk.