El Niño

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Kevin McCay, COO of Safe Catch, talks to World Fishing & Aquaculture about how warming oceans and shifting El Niño conditions could raise mercury levels in seafood

11th September 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Warming oceans raise mercury concerns

11th September 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

El Niño is significantly affecting global marine ingredient production, with reduced raw material availability in Peru and Chile contributing to weaker output during the first half of 2026, according to the IFFO.

20th August 2026

El Niño disrupts global marine ingredients

20th August 2026

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

The aquaculture industry is experiencing a surge in demand for fishmeal and fish oil, driven by the expansion of high-value species and more intensive farming practices, cautions a new RaboResearch report from…

17th September 2025

Rabobank: Aquaculture struggling with shortages of fishmeal and fish oil shortages amid growing demand

17th September 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Peru’s second fishing season of 2024 in the North-Centre of the country ended with a catch 2.42 million tonnes of anchoveta, while fishing operations continue in the south, according to IFFO, The…

5th February 2025

New fishmeal, fish oil production estimates

5th February 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The global aquaculture sector is poised for growth in the first-half of 2025 despite facing uncertainties, according to Rabobank’s latest RaboResearch report. Published by Rabobank’s Global Animal Protein Sector team, the “Global…

22nd January 2025

Cautiously optimistic outlook for aquaculture in first-half of 2025

22nd January 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Global fisheries and aquaculture production is projected to increase by 2.2% to nearly 192 million tonnes in 2024, with wild catch volumes recovering by 1.1% after a poor 2023 influenced by El…

10th December 2024

FAO: Global fish consumption stagnating

10th December 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Some positive trends are starting to be seen in the global aquaculture industry, including increased demand for farmed salmon and shrimp in the second-half of 2024, according to a new RaboResearch report…

17th July 2024

Report: Aquaculture’s challenging conditions starting to ease

17th July 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bergen, Norway, -headquartered Mowi ASA has reported first-quarter 2024 revenues of €1.33 billion, compared with €1.36 billion generated in the corresponding quarter of last year. Its Q1 2024 operational profit was €201…

8th May 2024

Challenging opening quarter for Mowi Norway

8th May 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Overall cumulative fishmeal production for the countries analysed in reports compiled by IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation, is estimated at around 1.738 million tonnes in 2023, around 23% less than in 2022. 

14th February 2024

Fishmeal, fish oil production falls

14th February 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

A more positive production outlook is expected across the shrimp and fin-fish aquaculture sectors next year, according to the findings of the latest seafood industry survey conducted by Rabobank and the Global Seafood…

28th November 2023

Less turbulence, more optimism for aquaculture in 2024

28th November 2023

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

With demand softening and El Niño driving up fishmeal prices, the second-half of 2023 is expected to be the most challenging period for global aquaculture since the peak of the Covid pandemic…

31st July 2023

Falling demand and El Niño to challenge global aquaculture

31st July 2023