Whitefish

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norway’s seafood exports totalled NOK 18.3 billion in October 2025, down 1% year-on-year, despite a record performance from the country’s flagship product, salmon. The decline was driven largely by lower exports of mackerel and herring, according to the Norwegian Seafood…

6th November 2025

Norwegian seafood exports dip despite record-breaking salmon sales

6th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

More than three-quarters of the world’s whitefish catch is now certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), according to the newly released 2025 Sustainable Whitefish Yearbook.

10th September 2025

Whitefish sustainability reaches major milestone

10th September 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

As rising food costs continue to strain household budgets, new research from the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) shows growing consumer interest in affordable, protein-rich alternatives to popular whitefish like cod, with saithe…

14th August 2025

Saithe leaps on to UK menus as consumer costs rise

14th August 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Launched last year, Marel’s FleXicut Jet is designed to get small-scale, upcoming processors onboard with the same sophisticated technologies that are at the heart of much bigger operations.

1st April 2025

A pathway to smarter fish processing

1st April 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Whitefish fisheries – including pollock, cod, haddock and hake – remain at the forefront of the sustainable seafood market, with almost three quarters of the global whitefish catch engaged with the Marine…

8th October 2024

MSC: Whitefish is the vanguard of the sustainable seafood market

8th October 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norwegian white fish trading company Normarine has hired Bjørnar Klokk to fill its new Head of Trading role and to help grow the company’s relationships with customers worldwide.

16th September 2024

Normarine brings in head of trading

16th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Three major players in the Scottish seafood sector are joining forces to establish a new business in Peterhead processing Scottish whitefish.

17th April 2024

New sustainable whitefish processor for Scotland

17th April 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Running for four years through to September 2025, a key research project is looking to develop healthy and nutritious foods through novel upcycling and extrusion technology. Called “HybridFoods”, the project is being…

23rd January 2024

Upcycling to expand the food mix

23rd January 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The Karstensen yard in Skagen has delivered the new pelagic trawler to Sille Marie AS, a relatively young venture between Carl Aamodt and the Salthaug family from Sogne.

21st December 2023

Sille Marie joins Norwegian enterprise

21st December 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Statt Torsk ASA has entered into a merger agreement with whitefish company Vesterålen Havbruk.

18th September 2023

Cod farmer enters into merger agreement

18th September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Despite the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and new COVID-19 outbreaks affecting the Chinese market, Norway exported NOK 34 billion worth of seafood in the first quarter of this year – its highest…

7th April 2022

Record quarter for Norway

7th April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Russian whitefish features among £900 million worth of key products that the UK government has placed significantly higher import tariffs on in addition to existing tariffs as part of its response to…

15th March 2022

UK sanctions Russian fish

15th March 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Reykjavík, Iceland-headquartered processing machinery and technology firm Marel has reached an agreement to acquire the remaining 50% stake in Curio, giving it full ownership of the whitefish processing equipment provider.

3rd February 2022

Marel expands network

3rd February 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The seafood sector looks set to benefit as the UK starts trade talks with Greenland.

1st February 2022

UK-Greenland talk trade

1st February 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Olga Naumova has taken up the position of General Director at the Russian Fishery Company (RFC) with immediate effect.

18th January 2022

New boss at Russian Fishery Company

18th January 2022