STELLENDAM/DEN HELDER – The squid also swims across the northern head. A dozen Eurokotters (EU trawlers) were there this week in the zone off the North Holland coast, trawling.
The same goes for the OD 3, which fished with boards for the first time last week after the shrimp season. On Friday 18 October, the switch was made in front of the door in the home port of Stellendam near Westvoorn. Last spring, the Eurokotter got a net roller on the back again and skipper Jan Pieter Luime fished for squid for the first time for a few weeks.
"We just steamed over to the fleet of colleagues. For us this is unknown fishing territory. Previous"It was a bit difficult to get into it last week, but now it's going well," said Luime from the sea.
Source:VisserijNieuws (translated from original in Dutch)
Belize partners with Satlink to strengthen global fisheries traceability through electronic monitoring
The Belize High Seas Fisheries Unit (BHSFU) has taken a strategic step toward strengthening fisheries oversight and marine conservation by selecting technology company Satlink as the official Electronic Monitoring (EM) provider for its high-seas fleet. This partnership is part of Belize’s broader plan to deploy an Electronic Monitoring Program (EMP) across its distant-water industrial fishing fleet by 2027, enhancing the country’s monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) capabilities while improving traceability and alignment with international fisheries standards.
Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times has highlighted Erling Haaland’s role in promoting Norwegian salmon, reporting that the footballer’s advertising campaign has become a social media talking point among Chinese consumers.
The article said Haaland’s endorsement for the Norwegian Seafood Council has generated photos, memes and online discussion across Chinese social media platforms, with users sharing images of promotional displays in supermarkets and asking where the products are available.The campaign, launched in Shanghai on 3 June, features Haaland as an ambassador for Norwegian salmon. Promotional material has been placed in more than 750 retail stores across China through the end of July.
Source: SalmonBusiness | Read the full article here
Salmon farming giant writes off £74m in deal to focus on 'core farming geographies'
Mowi is to sell its salmon farming operations in Atlantic Canada to New Brunswick-headquartered Cooke Inc. for CAD 225 million (£119.4m / NOK 1.573 billion), the companies have announced.
Mowi has operations in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador, including freshwater hatchery facilities, sea farming sites and two processing plants. Standing salmon biomass was 9,000 tonnes as of this week.
Source: fishfarmingexpert | Read the full article here
Ahead of the event scheduled for November 30 to December 2, 2026, the XI Congreso Nacional de Acuicultura continues to garner support from companies and institutions linked to the sector's development, cementing its status as a key meeting point for science, innovation, and the national aquaculture industry.
The event, which will take place at the Diego Rivera Theater in Puerto Montt, already has the backing of major players across the aquaculture value chain who have signed on as sponsors in various categories.
SalmoFood is participating in the Diamond category, while the Platinum category includes Veterquímica, STIM, QLF Labs, Sudvet, Benchmark Genetics, Cermaq, Salmones Antártica, Yadran, and Imenco.
Source: MundoAcuicola | Read the full article here
The South Korean government has announced new supply expansion measures to stabilise prices of key seafood items, including mackerel, hairtail and squid, as part of its broader plan to ease the burden of living costs in the second half of the year.
As part of the latest inflation control measures, the government plans to inject a total of KRW 1 trillion in fiscal support to stabilise consumer prices. For seafood, the government said it will directly import 2,000 tons of Norwegian mackerel and redirect part of domestic export-bound mackerel supply to the local market, offering it at around half price.
Hofseth International has increased its holding in Hofseth BioCare above 20% following the company’s NOK 144.5 million (€12.7 million) private placement.
The investment vehicle received 30.4 million new shares at NOK 1.30 each. Subject to shareholder approval of the second tranche, it will own 106.0 million ordinary shares and 16 million non-voting Class B preference shares, representing 20.30% of the company’s share capital and 17.78% of the voting rights.
Source: SalmonBusiness | Read the full article here
Norway’s fish farming industry is set to be one of the beneficiaries of a major ship tunnel project, for which a key contract has now been awarded.
The Oslo-based civil engineering giant AF Gruppen has been awarded a billion kroner (£80m) contract to build the Stad Ship Tunnel, one of Norway’s biggest transport projects.
The Stad Ship Tunnel is a planned 1.7-kilometre (just over one mile) underground passage in Norway designed to allow ships to bypass the highly unpredictable and dangerous Stadhavet Sea, an area in the west of the country which marks the dividing point between the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea.
Author: Vince McDonagh / Fish Farmer | Read the full article here
Recent advances in fishing operations largely aim to make the work easier for fishing professionals. AZTI and the University of Vigo stand out in this field with two projects focused on monitoring purse seine nets and reducing the effort involved in the albacore tuna season, respectively.
Every time a purse seiner heads out to fish, it risks returning to port with damaged gear because it lacks a system to monitor the entire net with sensors; the consequences can be even worse if that damage leads to an accident on board. To address this technological gap, AZTI has developed a new real-time monitoring system that reconstructs the geometry of purse seine nets as they are deployed in the water.
Source: Industrias Pesqueras | Read the full article here
Many Americans have been cautious as to where and what they spend their money on this year, but despite those economic concerns, sushi has maintained an impressive growth path.
“Like most food categories, we've navigated challenges related to inflation, shifting consumer spending patterns, and broader economic uncertainty, but sushi has remained remarkably resilient
That’s what Hissho Sushi, which operates 3,000 sushi locations nationwide in grocery stores, college campuses, hospitals, airports, and other foodservice environments, aims to offer.
Author: Christine Blank / SeafoodSource | Read the full article here
Alaska Groundfish Harvest Summary, June 2026 United States
Alaska groundfish harvest volume reaches 929,500 metric tons through May 2026
Year-over-year stability in the state's fishing industry is maintained thanks to the rebound of Pacific cod and rockfish,...
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The Belize High Seas Fisheries Unit (BHSFU) has taken a strategic step toward strengthening fisheries oversight and marine conservation by selecting technology company Satlink as the official Electronic Monitoring (EM) provider for its high-seas fleet. This partnership is part of Belize’s broader plan to deploy an Electronic Monitoring Program (EMP) across its distant-water industrial fishing fleet by 2027, enhancing the country’s monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) capabilities while improving traceability and alignment with international fisheries standards.
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Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times has highlighted Erling Haaland’s role in promoting Norwegian salmon, reporting that the footballer’s advertising campaign has become a social media talking point among Chinese consumers.
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Salmon farming giant writes off £74m in deal to focus on 'core farming geographies' 
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Ahead of the event scheduled for November 30 to December 2, 2026, the 
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The South Korean government has announced new supply expansion measures to stabilise prices of key seafood items, including mackerel, hairtail and squid, as part of its broader plan to ease the burden of living costs in the second half of the year.
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Norway’s fish farming industry is set to be one of the beneficiaries of a major ship tunnel project, for which a key contract has now been awarded.
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Many Americans have been cautious as to where and what they spend their money on this year, but despite those economic concerns, sushi has maintained an impressive growth path.
