Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.-headquartered integrated food and beverage technology company JBT Marel has announced key organizational changes intended to strengthen its Fish Division.
Diego Lages, who formerly held the position of global sales director, has been named director of service for fish while Jón Birgir Gunnarsson has been named director of sales for fish.
Lages said that he was excited about the new appointment, saying that he thought the reorganization would put “our customers … at the center more than ever.”
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The Cooke Seafood group has expanded its aquaculture operations in the Mediterranean, with a new alevin hatchery on the Spanish island of Majorca for breeding sea bream and sea bass.
The move is designed to help the group to double its output of sea bass and sea bream.
Cooke said the development, Aquicultura Balear, is a significant milestone for the company and the aquaculture sector at a local, national and international levels.
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One Ocean Week kicks off next week, and Norway’sInstitute of Marine Research (HI), is very much present at several events. This year, it will be mostly about these Fs: fish, feed, research and film.
A ready-to-slaughter salmon eats about 30 grams of feed per day, which amounts to 2 million tons of feed per year. Today, a pellet consists of eight percent Norwegian ingredients and 92 percent imported. The government has set a goal of increasing the Norwegian share in fish feed to 25 percent. This corresponds to an increase of over 300,000 tons of ingredients.
The Institute of Marine Research invites you to a discussion about how we can manage this. State Secretary Even Tronstad Sagebakken will be representing the government.Time: Monday 7 April at 3:30-4:45 PM - Location: Havrommet on Skoltegrunnskaien
Scientists from the St. Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine have developed a technology for processing dead fish into mineral fertilizers and feed additives
The rector of the university, Kirill Plemyashov, spoke about this at the international conference “Leaders of the AIC”.
The rector shared the university's experience of interaction with a trout farm in Karelia. During a visit to the enterprise, the company's owner complained that the loss of livestock for various reasons could be 1-3%. The disposal of biowaste costs the company 42 rubles per head. He asked whether the university had a technology that could turn losses into income.
"We decided to take bioreactors that are used in medicine. Products are loaded into them, and after 24 hours we get a mass that is clean in terms of microbial contamination, rich in microelements, which can be used as a mineral fertilizer or animal feed,"said Kirill Plemyashov.
The university staff tested the capabilities of such a reactor during the summer. As a result, the university certified the technology, and a company from Karelia implemented it and uses biomass as a mineral fertilizer.
Scientists from the St. Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine continue their research to obtain permission to use the product as a feed additive in Russia.
Grieg Seafood announced on Friday a total harvest of 20,800 tonnes (gutted weight) in the first quarter of 2025.
This represents an increase from the 19,200 tonnes harvested during the same period last year.
Regional Breakdown:
Rogaland: 7,400 tons
Finnmark: 8,100 tons
Newfoundland: 5,100 tons
In British Columbia, the company harvested 100 tonnes of broodstock during the quarter. Regular harvesting in this region is scheduled to commence in the second quarter.
Grieg Seafood's complete Q1 2025 quarterly report will be published on May 22 at 06:00.
Donald Trump's threat to world trade with export tariffs is causing "concern" in Anfaco-Cecopesca, a seafood industry organization made up of more than 250 companies that generate more than 26,000 jobs and have a turnover of more than 14 billion euros annually. After attending the meeting convened by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Moncloa, the organization, whose secretary general is Roberto Alonso, warned that applying the 20% tax on EU exports to the North American market would result in a tax of approximately 58 million euros. This is the result of applying the 20% tax to the 290 million euros invoiced by Spanish seafood industries in the US last year.
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The Peruvian anchovy fishing industry has been recognized as one of the most efficient globally in terms of environmental sustainability. A study using the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology conducted by the Austral Group in conjunction with the Peruvian Life Cycle and Industrial Ecology Network (PELCAN), and published in Aquaculture under the title "Identification of current trends in environmental impacts linked to fishmeal and fish oil production in Peru," provides new data on the industry.
The signed study is the first of its kind in terms of the depth of the analysis of the entire production chain, from fishing to export.
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Fishing industry leaders have said they are concerned defence negotiations with the EU could lead to the bloc's fishing vessels having increased access to UK waters.
The issue was raised by MPs at an Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee meeting which heard the fishing industry was not "a bargaining chip" that could be "traded against defence".
A key trade agreement between the UK and the EU is due to be reviewed in 2026.
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Norwegian trout exports up 33% in strong first quarter.
Norway exported 19,164 tonnes of trout worth NOK 1.8 billion ($174.6 million) in the first quarter of 2025, representing a 33 percent increase in value and a 39 percent rise in volume compared to the same period last year, according to data from the Norwegian Seafood Council.
Ukraine, the United States, and Thailand were the largest markets by volume, while Poland showed the strongest growth in value. Exports to Poland rose to 1,770 tonnes, up 139 percent, with the total value reaching NOK 84 million ($8.15 million) — an increase of 142 percent year-on-year.
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Scotland’s salmon farmers say they are confident consumers in the United States will continue to buy their fish despite a 10% import tariff announced by US president Donald Trump on Wednesday.
“Around a quarter of the salmon exported from Scotland is for the American market, where our premium product is increasingly popular,” said Tavish Scott, chief executive of trade body Salmon Scotland.
In 2024, exports of salmon to the US were valued at £225 million, an increase of £85.4m (61%) compared to 2023. That makes the US the second most valuable export market for Scottish salmon, after France.
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.-headquartered integrated food and beverage technology company JBT Marel has announced key organizational changes intended to strengthen its Fish Division. 
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NORWAY
A ready-to-slaughter salmon eats about 30 grams of feed per day, which amounts to 2 million tons of feed per year. Today, a pellet consists of eight percent Norwegian ingredients and 92 percent imported. The government has set a goal of increasing the Norwegian share in fish feed to 25 percent. This corresponds to an increase of over 300,000 tons of ingredients. 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
This represents an increase from the 19,200 tonnes harvested during the same period last year.
Donald Trump's threat to world trade with export tariffs is causing "concern" in 
PERU
The Peruvian anchovy fishing industry has been recognized as one of the most efficient globally in terms of environmental sustainability. A study using the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology conducted by the Austral Group in conjunction with the Peruvian Life Cycle and Industrial Ecology Network (PELCAN), and published in Aquaculture under the title "Identification of current trends in environmental impacts linked to fishmeal and fish oil production in Peru," provides new data on the industry.
UNITED KINGDOM
Fishing industry leaders have said they are concerned defence negotiations with the EU could lead to the bloc's fishing vessels having increased access to UK waters..png)
Norway exported 19,164 tonnes of trout worth NOK 1.8 billion ($174.6 million) in the first quarter of 2025, representing a 33 percent increase in value and a 39 percent rise in volume compared to the same period last year, according to data from the Norwegian Seafood Council..png)
“Around a quarter of the salmon exported from Scotland is for the American market, where our premium product is increasingly popular,” said Tavish Scott, chief executive of trade body Salmon Scotland.
