Europe, UK, and Norway Seafood and Aquaculture News: Industry Insights and Trends

Europe

The Kingfish Company's land-based farming site in Zeeland, Netherlands.

The Kingfish Company's search for funding continues

The land-based yellowtail kingfish farmer has provided an update on its financing discussions that began following the fourth quarter slowdown.

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Norway proposes aligning with EU on GM aquaculture feed ingredients

Norway proposes aligning with EU on GM aquaculture feed ingredients

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Line Ellingsen, Chair of Sjømat Norge.

Seafood Norway re-elects Line Ellingsen as chair

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Måsøval may be put up for sale, as Måsøval family investment firm undertakes strategic review of its 70% stake in the aquaculture company.

Måsøval CEO steps down, as owners consider sale of the company

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Arctic Seafarm facility construction September 2025.

Norwegian supplier Nordlo to deliver IT infrastructure for Arctic Seafarm

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Minister of Fisheries and the Oceans Marianne Sivertsen Næss pictured during the skrei fishing at Myre in Vesterålen.

Norway cuts market fees for pelagics and conventional seafood

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The wellboat 'Inter Alba' in the port of Ullapool, Scotland.

Naming ceremony for Scotland's largest wellboat

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Harmful algal blooms

Harmful algal bloom spreads west along southern Norway coast

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Mairi Gougeon, Scotland's Rural Affairs Secretary.

Scotland expands its Marine Fund by GBP 16 million

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The BlueNature centre will help Norway combine nature conservation and business development along the coast and in the sea, according to SINTEF Ocean.

Norway creates new BlueNature centre for sustainable marine and coastal management

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Irish Fisheries Minister Timmy Dooley with seafood professionals and fishmongers at the launch of the new schools programme.

Ireland expands seafood education initiatives with new schools programme and aquaculture outreach

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Fish counter in a supermarket in Angers, France, displaying Norwegian seafood products.

Norwegian seafood exports continued to fall in February

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The Aquaculture Stewardship Council's new ecolabel design.

ASC launches redesigned consumer label, as new EU labelling law comes into force

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SalMar farming site in Central Norway.

SalMar receives approval to convert Arctic Offshore Farming licences

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Olav Holst-Dyrnes, new CEO of Hofseth International.

Hofseth names new CEO as founder takes on commercial role

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Groundbreaking event of the new Cooke Scotland's RAS hatchery in Cairndow, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

Cooke Scotland's largest single-capital project gets underway

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Robert H. Eriksson, head of Sjømatbedriftene.

Norwegian seafood industry group seeks national standard for fish health and welfare

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Signing of the contract between Trident Aqua Services and Sletta Verft for the construction of a new service vessel.

New service vessel for Trident Aqua Services

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Editor of the Fish Health Report, Torfinn Möldal, and Director of the Department of Fish Health and Fish Welfare at the Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Ingunn Sommerset.

Warmer seas push fish diseases further north in Norway, says report

Elysia McCaffrey will take up her post on April 1, 2026.

New CEO appointed at UK Marine Management Organisation

A school of mackerel.

“Missed opportunity” as North-East Atlantic states fail to agree on mackerel sharing

AquaScale aims to support expansion of Irish aquatech.

AquaScale programme aims to scale up Irish aquatech

Bluefin tuna fishing in 2026.

Norway's quota for bluefin tuna increased by about 39%

Simon Ball, President UK & Ireland, Nomad Foods.

Nomad Foods appoints new President UK & Ireland

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