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Bergen, Norway-based Lerøy Seafood harvested 29,700 metric tons (MT) of farmed salmon and trout in the second quarter of 2023, down 10 percent from Q2 2022’s 33,083 MT total.

The total excludes volumes from Scottish Sea Farms, a joint venture between Lerøy and Salmar.

Its Q1 2023 slaughter volumes of salmon and trout also decreased 11 percent gutted-weight tonnage (GWT) from Q1 2022 to 28,602 GWT. Nevertheless, for the full

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A government plan to designate at least 10 percent of Scotland’s seas as highly protected marine areas (HPMAs) by 2026 will not be implemented – for now.

On 29 June, Scotland Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero, and Just Transition Màiri McAllan announced that as part of a power-sharing deal with the Scottish National Party (SNP), McAllan’s Scottish Green Party would drop its push to make 10 percent of

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U.K. food prices rose 14.6 percent in June 2023, down from 15.4 percent in May and 15.7 percent in April, according to new data from the British Retail Consortium.

Average prices in U.K supermarkets and retail chains rose 8.4 percent in June, down from 9 percent in May, the highest-ever figure recorded by the BRC, which based its calculations on data collected 1 to 7 June.

"If the current situation continues, food inflation should drop to single

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Three-quarters of those planning celebrations for U.S. Independence Day on 4 July are looking for ways to save money, dampening hopes for robust holiday seafood sales.

Food will figure in celebrations around the country, with 83 percent of celebrators planning to make a purchase for the holiday, but 17 percent of that group expects inflation to have a significant impact on their shopping. An additional 23 percent said it will have a moderate

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Iceland recorded 51,350 metric tons of total aquaculture production in 2022, down slightly from the record high of 53,136 MT it achieved in 2021. Iceland’s aquaculture production has ramped up significant over the past decade. In 2013, Iceland had just 7,053 MT of total aquaculture production. By 2017, the total surpassed 20,000 MT for the first time, and it reached 40,000 MT in 2020. Of the 2022 total, 44,934 MT was Atlantic salmon, down from… Read More

Oman’s government has committed to revamping its seafood industry via significant investments in its aquaculture, commercial fishing, processing, infrastructure , and services sectors through Fisheries Development Oman. Oman Pelagics CEO Dawood Al Wahaibi, who is also an FDO board member, provided an inside perspective on this effort to SeafoodSource at the 2023 Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, Spain.

SeafoodSource: What is the impetus

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Oman has marshalled both government and private resources into an ambitious overhaul of its fisheries and aquaculture sectors, embarking on a mission to grow itself into a global seafood power.

Led by Fisheries Development Oman (FDO), which was founded in 2019 as a joint commitment between Oman’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Oman Investment Authority, the effort is a comprehensive reimagining of the country’s

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Ecuadorian shrimp is continuing to pour into China despite a downturn in demand, causing a glut that is squeezing Chinese importers.

In May 2023, Ecaudor sent 150 million pounds of shrimp to China, up 40 percent from 107 million pounds sent in May 2022. However, sales by value were up only 15 percent to USD 340.7 million (EUR ). Year-to-date, Ecuador’s shrimp exports to China are up 43 percent by volume to 698 million pounds, while its

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