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State of the South-West’s Seas 2025 report highlights warming waters and octopus boom. Marine heatwaves, rising sea temperatures and a boom in Common Octopus populations are among the standout findings […]
After the storm, comes the calm. Bjørn-Erik Stabell, UK Director at the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC), explains that despite record-low Norwegian quotas and a challenging first half of the year, […]
Norway’s World Cup team tops up 500kg seafood supply ahead of England quarter-final. Additional seafood shipment sent to the team camp as Norway’s World Cup nutrition strategy continues to attract […]
Norwegian seafood has gone viral during the World Cup. The news that the Norwegian national football team brought 500 kilos of seafood from Norway to the World Cup in the […]
Norwegian seafood powers national team’s performance at World Cup. Team chef Aron Espeland brings 500kg of fresh Norwegian seafood to US to ensure players are at the top of their […]
Fishery council can close trawl loophole. Trawlers are currently allowed to drag the ocean bottom, including in protected areas — because they are not defined as dragging the bottom. The […]
The Norwegian Seafood Council’s latest consumer trends report outlines the key drivers shaping China’s growing appetite for seafood The annual seafood consumer trends report from the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) […]
More than 5K Alaskans tell Rep. Begich to ban bottom trawling. Alaskans delivered to Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, a letter signed by more than 5,000 state residents urging him to work […]
Foraging Iceland’s wild larder with Gísli Matt of Vestmannaeyjar. Fish Focus’ latest feature follows our trip to the Icelandic archipelago, Vestmannaeyjar. It was a great pleasure to meet Gísli Matthías Auðunsson, […]
Annual fisheries negotiations concluded. Annual fisheries negotiations with Coastal States partners have concluded, with agreement on 2026 fishing opportunities worth approximately £540 million to Scotland in 2026. The Total Allowable […]
Record value for Norwegian seafood exports in 2025, thanks to price growth for wild fish and increased salmon volume. Norway exported a total of 2.8 million tonnes of seafood worth […]
Unlocking poké’s potential – NSC research signals major growth opportunity as consumers inspired to prepare raw fish at home. 42% of UK consumers opt for poké out of the home, […]
Fish from the Barents Sea has fewer environmental toxins than fish from the Norwegian Sea. Author: Øystein Rygg Haanæs, Insitute of Marine Research The researchers have analysed the content of […]
Norwegian farmed fish continues to be a safe choice, annual monitoring confirms Once again, the fresh annual monitoring report from the IMR for farmed fish shows no exceedance of the […]
EU control in the box for farmed fish. This year’s monitoring report for farmed fish shows no exceedances of the EU’s limit values for illegal and undesirable substances. Author: Øystein […]
Record for Norwegian seafood exports in July Norway exported seafood worth NOK 13.9 billion in July. This is an increase of NOK 1.1 billion, or 8 per cent, compared with […]
Alaskans to Rep. Begich: banning bottom trawling should be a top priority. In a recent survey of more than 1,000 Alaskans, most named banning bottom trawling as their top priority when […]
Seismic vs. fisheries – better information can lead to less conflict. And we need to do more research on how seismicity affects pelagic fisheries. Author: Øystein Rygg Haanæs, Institute of Marine […]
Alaskan frustrations mount as NPFMC Council discards concerns raised and continues pro-trawl policies at meeting held in Oregon. A headline in Under Current News published June 9th read: “North Pacific Council Bucks Critics, Preserves […]
Chip-shop fish among key seabed engineers. Many of the fish we eat play a key role in maintaining the seabed — and therefore our climate, new research shows. Convex Seascape Survey […]
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