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

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SPAROS launches a new microdiet developed for Atlantic cod larvae

According to the Portuguese company, WINCod tackles key challenges in cod hatcheries such as high mortality, skeletal deformities, and inconsistent juvenile quality.

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Northern lights (aurora borealis) seen over an aquaculture facility in Norway.

Big cities, not coast, capture most value from Norway’s seafood industry, says report

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Big Akwa co-founders, Elena Petukhovskaya and Hugo Wikström.

Big Akwa secures a further €1 million as ambitious Swedish trout project takes another step forward

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This monitoring vessel is used to protect the La Graciosa Island and Northern Islets of Lanzarote marine reserve (Canary Islands)

EU highlights fishing as a pillar of cohesion in island regions

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New sales leads Kamilla Svindseth and Åsmund Håvik, pictured at Aquabyte headquarters in Bergen.

Aquabyte expands sales leadership with new North Atlantic and Norway appointments

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Ingunn Sommerset, Department Director for Fish Health and Welfare at the Norwegian Veterinary Institute.

Norway's salmon mortality drops below 15% for first time in several years, institute reports

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Can blue mussels be an ingredient in salmon feed?

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Denmark’s largest fishing port plugs pelagic vessels into green power

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Food industry by-products could replace fishmeal in seabass diets, study suggests

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Hima Seafood land-based trout farm in Rjukan, Norway.

Green Mountain's data center heat reuse by Hima Seafood is up and running

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Nueva Pescanova, first fishing company in the Ocean Benchmark 2026

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Therese Rist joins as senior advisor at WWF in northern Norway, at a time of growing pressure on Arctic marine ecosystems.

WWF boosts Arctic marine protection work in northern Norway

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Norway plans new animal welfare rules for aquaculture from 2027

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Aerial view of SalMar's RAS facility at Senja, which is designed to supply smolt to all of the company's sea farming sites in northern Norway.

SalMar smolt facility has culled 2 million fish, according to local reports

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New data-driven feeding tool targets growth planning in fish farming

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Ode acquires three Vesterålen Havbruk's sites in Vestland

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Aerial view of Mowi's closed containment sea facilities at Slåttenes in Vestland.

Mowi to "almost double" closed containment sea facilities in Norway

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Kaldvík's announcement at the start of its Nasdaq listing.

Kaldvík appoints interim CFO after warning of financial issues risk

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Europe

Europe

SPAROS launches a new microdiet developed for Atlantic cod larvae

Big cities, not coast, capture most value from Norway’s seafood industry, says report

Big Akwa secures a further €1 million as ambitious Swedish trout project takes another step forward

EU highlights fishing as a pillar of cohesion in island regions

Aquabyte expands sales leadership with new North Atlantic and Norway appointments

Norway's salmon mortality drops below 15% for first time in several years, institute reports

Can blue mussels be an ingredient in salmon feed?

Denmark’s largest fishing port plugs pelagic vessels into green power

Food industry by-products could replace fishmeal in seabass diets, study suggests

Green Mountain's data center heat reuse by Hima Seafood is up and running

Nueva Pescanova, first fishing company in the Ocean Benchmark 2026

WWF boosts Arctic marine protection work in northern Norway

Norway plans new animal welfare rules for aquaculture from 2027

SalMar smolt facility has culled 2 million fish, according to local reports

New data-driven feeding tool targets growth planning in fish farming

Ode acquires three Vesterålen Havbruk's sites in Vestland

Mowi to "almost double" closed containment sea facilities in Norway

Kaldvík appoints interim CFO after warning of financial issues risk

Norwegian aquaculture data specialist AquaCloud to file for bankruptcy

BioMar finishes 2025 on target

New Nordic Blue accelerator targets early-stage blue economy innovators

Norcod considers new financing as it cuts 2026 harvest outlook

Irish aquaculture industry calls for licencing reform as "national priority"

A farming company was Norway's largest supplier of cod in 2025