Neil Ramsden

Spot prices for Norwegian farmed salmon look to be dropping back as expected in week three, while Scottish follow suit but Chilean edge up

The largest-sized raw material have lifted in price more sharply, with 1.2kg+ fish making up only 5% of the fish in the water as of the end of December

EMEA editor Neil Ramsden brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week

Norwegian seafood entrepreneur Roger Hofseth has purchased a decommissioned mine where he hopes to produce over 100,000t of salmon in a flow-through aquaculture system

AKVA said the contract was subject to Laxey ‘obtaining the necessary financing,’ suggesting it has scheduled its planned fund-raising for March 2025

The 2024 mortality rate for salmon was over 16%; the government has also said it will not set an ‘upper limit for unacceptable mortality’ but will set clear requirements for continuous improvement

Export prices for Norwegian mackerel and herring fillets declined in the second week of 2025, while whole herring stayed essentially flat

The slow rate of progress in improving the regulation and enforcement of the Scottish salmon farming industry needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency, according to Holyrood’s Rural Affairs & Islands Committee

Norwegian vessels are focused on meeting strong demand for spring-spawning herring, while non-Norwegian vessels are bringing plenty of mackerel to its ports

Spot prices for Norwegian farmed salmon are continuing to fall in week four of 2025, while Scottish are following suit but Chilean have climbed steeply