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Signed agreement: Luísa Melo from AIB (left) and seafood correspondent Gudfinna Traustadottir signed a collaboration agreement from the stage during O Futuro do Bacalhau.

Norway and Portugal unite to preserve "bacalhau" heritage

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Norwegian State Secretary Kristina Sigurdsdottir Hansen attended the seminar 'O Futuro do Bacalhau' in Lisbon, organized by the Norwegian Seafood Council.

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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Spain, France, and Italy call for balanced EU fishing quotas for 2027

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

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.
Frode Norman Vatne.

Former Pelagia CIO Frode Norman Vatne joins Ode

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After leading the digital transformation of the pelagic fish company for nearly a decade, Vatne took over as CTO of the Norwegian cod farming company on May 1.

Frøy names new head of fish health and analysis, in bid for more data-led operations

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The Norwegian wellboat operator has appointed former Måsøval fish health specialist, Andreas Skagøy, together with two other new hires.

New President and CEO for Cooke's subsidiary Bioriginal

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Survival rate of Scottish salmon hits an all-time high in Q1 2026

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Salmon Evolution reports record Q1 harvest, but prices fall short of expectations

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Aquaculture supplier Redox to acquire water and air purification company

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Frode Norman Vatne.

Former Pelagia CIO Frode Norman Vatne joins Ode

After leading the digital transformation of the pelagic fish company for nearly a decade, Vatne took over as CTO of the Norwegian cod farming company on May 1.
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Pacific Hybreed CEO Melissa DellaTorre.
AKVA group sale still on the cards, as revenue and order intake rise
Andreas Skagøy, new head of fish health and analysis at Frøy.
Scottish salmon meal.
Salmon Evolution's land-based farmed salmon.

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

On 05/05 in Nicosia, during the Informal Council of EU Fisheries Ministers.

Spain, France, and Italy call for balanced EU fishing quotas for 2027

Los ministros de los tres países confían en que la Comisión aborde lo antes posible la reforma del reglamento de pesca en el Mediterráneo Occidental
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Peruvian bonito (Sarda chiliensis chiliensis).
EU fishing fleet
A still from documentary 'Marineros', by Pesca España.
Anchovies from Peru.
Attendees at the Northern Cod 'Fishery Improvement Project' update meeting, Barcelona 2026.

Environment

EU fishing fleet

EU report warns fish stock recovery remains too slow

The European Commission said uneven enforcement by member states has limited the impact of reforms introduced under the Common Fisheries Policy.
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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.
Iceland's Minister of Industry, Hanna Katrín Friðriksson and EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas Kadis.

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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