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Norwegian Minister of defence Tore O. Sandvik brought the Nordic defence ministers to the Ocean Basin at SINTEF Ocean. From left: Peter Melgaard – Denmark, Pål H. Jonson – Sweden, Tore O. Sandvik – Norway, Alexandra Bech Gjørv – SINTEF, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir – Iceland, Antti Häkkänen – Finland, Vegar Johansen – SINTEF Ocean.

Norway joins the European Defence Fund to advance subsea and maritime technologies

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One of the funded projects involving SINTEF develops technology to monitor seabed infrastructure at depths of up to 6,000 metres.

Norway's Institute of Marine Research launches annual sea lice monitoring drive

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Nofima leads research to boost large smolt performance in the marine phase

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EU and Mediterranean countries pledge fresh action on fish stock recovery

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Aerial view of Sighaug land-based facility in Vanylven, Norway.

Ode to convert Mowi's cleaner fish facility to juvenile and broodstock cod production

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The Norwegian cod producer will take over operations and staff after the summer, once the application to change the authorized species is completed.
Trine Vatle, Director of Strategy and Operations, Kristine Hartmann, Managing Director Salmon Living Lab, Bernt Martinsen, Senior Vice President PHARMAQ part of Zoetis, and Simen Kristoffersen, Director of Research, pictured after signing the partnership agreement.

Pharmaq joins Salmon Living Lab research initiative

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The aquaculture vaccine and fish health company is the seventh partner to join the SalMar-backed collaboration, which focuses on salmon welfare, disease prevention and full-scale testing at sea.

Fishmeal production fell 38% year-on-year in March 2026

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Cumulative Q1 2026 fishmeal output also decreased by 28% compared to 2025, while fish oil production showed greater resilience, with a 12% decline.

Former Pelagia CIO Frode Norman Vatne joins Ode

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Norway and Portugal unite to preserve "bacalhau" heritage

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Hawaiʻi’s Pacific Hybreed raises $1m to expand shellfish hatchery work

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AKVA group sale still on the cards, as revenue and order intake rise

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Aquaculture

Aerial view of Sighaug land-based facility in Vanylven, Norway.

Ode to convert Mowi's cleaner fish facility to juvenile and broodstock cod production

The Norwegian cod producer will take over operations and staff after the summer, once the application to change the authorized species is completed.
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Trine Vatle, Director of Strategy and Operations, Kristine Hartmann, Managing Director Salmon Living Lab, Bernt Martinsen, Senior Vice President PHARMAQ part of Zoetis, and Simen Kristoffersen, Director of Research, pictured after signing the partnership agreement.
This project is funded by the Norwegian Seafood Research Fund (FHF).
Frode Norman Vatne.
Pacific Hybreed CEO Melissa DellaTorre.
AKVA group sale still on the cards, as revenue and order intake rise

Seafood

Nueva Pescanova's headquarters in Chapela-Redondela, Galicia, Spain. Spanish seafood company.

Spain's Nueva Pescanova plans €283m capital increase

The Spanish seafood group says the move will reduce its debt burden and support a new phase of investment after returning to profit in 2025.
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Profand Group booth at the Seafood Expo Global 2025, at Fira Barcelona Gran Via.
Research also shows that snacking has become an established eating habit.
Karine Rød Haraldsson, the Norwegian Seafood Council's envoy to the U.S.
Ólafur Karl Sigurðarson, Hallgrímur Steinsson, Valþór Hermannsson, Lárus Ásgeirsson and Daði Pálsson at the signing of the agreement in Barcelona.
Exhibit Hall 3 of the Gran Via venue of Fira de Barcelona during Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global 2026.

Fisheries

MedFish4Ever Ministerial Conference

EU and Mediterranean countries pledge fresh action on fish stock recovery

European fisheries ministers agreed to prepare a new MedFish4Ever declaration in 2027, as many assessed Mediterranean stocks remain overfished.
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On 05/05 in Nicosia, during the Informal Council of EU Fisheries Ministers.
Peruvian bonito (Sarda chiliensis chiliensis).
EU fishing fleet
A still from documentary 'Marineros', by Pesca España.
Anchovies from Peru.

Environment

Salmon smolt

Norway's Institute of Marine Research launches annual sea lice monitoring drive

Data on the amount of lice on migrating young salmon, sea trout and sea char contributes to the decision-making process as part of the country's "traffic light" system for aquaculture regulation.
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EU fishing fleet
Restorae co-founders, CEO Brian Tsuyoshi Takeda, and CTO Leif Rune Solås.
Imágenes tomadas mediante microscopía óptica (DIC = contraste de interferencia diferencial), capturadas a 100× y 400×.
Les Terres de l’Ebre has 167 active mussel farms, with an annual production of more than 2,900 tonnes and first-sale revenues of around €7M.
The results of AcuAdapt will be translated into thematic maps and GIS layers.

Feed

Fishmeal factory on the Pacific Ocean coast of Peru, early in the morning.

Fishmeal production fell 38% year-on-year in March 2026

Cumulative Q1 2026 fishmeal output also decreased by 28% compared to 2025, while fish oil production showed greater resilience, with a 12% decline.
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Opening of the new feed mill in Iloilo, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.
On the evening of April 28, at the VINAFIS AWARD ceremony within the VinaFIS Expo 2026, an SGS representative awarded the MarinTrust 3.0 certification to Mr. Nguyen Thanh Loc, Director of Phuc Loc Vung Tau Co., Ltd., and Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Fisheries Association.
Donald McDonald will join BioMar UK in September 2026 as its new Managing Director.
Hamlet Protein will continue operating under its own name.
Carlos Diaz, CEO of BioMar.
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