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The first land-based salmon farm in South Korea has stocked its first eggs and set the fourth quarter of 2026 as the planned date of its inaugural harvest, one of the main equipment suppliers to the project said on Monday.

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South Korea advances its first land-based salmon farm
AKVA Group said it is supplying RAS technology for the project, which plans its first harvest in Q4 2026.
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April 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The United States has become a bigger focus for the company with Japan's population decreasing, which in turn, has led to noticeable declines in seafood consumption. www.intrafish.com/whitefish/a-...
A Japanese giant's shiny, new surimi plant targets a booming US customer base
It's just the start, according to Sam Ohba, a sales manager with Kyokuyo subsidiary Ocean's Kitchen, who gave IntraFish an exclusive tour of the new facility.
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April 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to "restore American seafood competitiveness" by calling for reduced regulatory burdens on fishing and aquaculture and cutting back on "unfair trade practices." www.intrafish.com/legal/trump-...
Trump signs executive order aiming to 'restore American seafood competitiveness'
The new order follows a similar one signed in his first administration.
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April 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Nordic Aqua Partners said Thursday it will focus production at its Chinese land-based facility on larger-sized fish, a strategy that will allow it to target the higher end of the local market.
Land-based salmon farmer switches focus to larger fish
The transition will require the company to hold back some fish in 2025 to increase the overall biomass size.
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April 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The CEOs of the country's largest fishing and aquaculture companies have plans in place for any fallout. www.intrafish.com/trade/why-ne...
Why New Zealand's biggest seafood companies are not losing sleep over US tariff
The CEOs of the country's largest fishing and aquaculture companies have plans in place for any fallout.
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April 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"It is a premium market that pays well. A strong dollar and a weak Norwegian krone also help," said one of the country's most reliant exporters. What happens now is uncertain. www.intrafish.com/trade/the-us...
The US just became Norway's largest salmon market. Now it has to deal with Trump's tariffs.
"It is a premium market that pays well. A strong dollar and a weak Norwegian krone also help," said one of the country's most reliant exporters. What happens now is uncertain.
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April 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A China-based offshore aquaculture vessel currently under construction in Zhuhai City in the southern part of the country is scheduled to set sail in June.

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Floating fish farming vessel expected to set sail in June
The ship has an annual production capacity of up to 5,000 metric tons.
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April 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The Alaska sockeye market has been red hot for months; suppliers and buyers are hopeful the approaching season will ease supply shortages.

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'In reality, there’s no fish': Elevated sockeye prices persist as 2025 Bristol Bay season nears
The sockeye market has been red hot for months; suppliers and buyers are hopeful the approaching season will ease supply shortages.
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April 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
It appears Russia's pollock producers are looking to adopt a strategy similar to that of their competitors in Alaska in order to boost domestic sales of the fish.

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Russia seeks to boost domestic pollock sales with Alaska-inspired strategy
Hampered by import restrictions, Russian fishing firms want government to expand purchases of pollock fillets for food assistance programs.
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April 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The appointment of Nina Willumsen Grieg as interim chief executive officer of salmon farming group Grieg Seafood marks a significant generational shift, bringing top management of the company back to the founding family for the first time in 17 years.

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'I know the organization well': After 17 years, a new generation of the Grieg family is in the driver's seat again
The executive takes over at a particularly troubling time for the group.
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April 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
After representing his country, this teenage protégé of a Manchester United legend chose a different goal: to start a company at the forefront of a major push in aquaculture.

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Meet the CEO who swapped soccer for seafood
After representing his country, this teenage protégé of a Manchester United legend chose a different goal: to start a company at the forefront of a major push in aquaculture.
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April 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The renaming of the world's largest seafood company last week was no PR exercise.

It is a manifestation of a barrage of challenges faced by Japan's seafood behemoths and their attempt to shape a new future.

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Japan's seafood leviathans are changing, and not just in name
The renaming of the world's largest seafood company last week was no PR exercise. It is a manifestation of a barrage of challenges faced by Japan's seafood behemoths and their attempt to shape a new f...
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April 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Ecuadorian government removed tariffs on shrimp imports from the United States in an effort to prevent similar tariffs from being imposed on its shrimp exports to the United States in the latest round of the Trump Administration's trade war.

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Ecuador cuts 30% tariff on US shrimp imports in hopes it can avoid Trump retaliation
Ecuador is the second-largest exporter of shrimp to the US.
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April 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Cody Mills, CEO of Fathom Seafood, is working to build a business he hopes will eventually serve the US seafood and food industry in much the same way Amazon serves third-party sellers.

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With a $280 million facility, US business aims to become the Amazon of seafood
'We think that this massive scale is the only way to do it and if my company's industry is going to be successful,' said Fathom's CEO.
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April 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Last year, no fatalities were reported among divers working on Chilean salmon farms, marking the first time in 20 years that this has occurred. Additionally, the total number of injuries sustained by divers was the lowest since 2011, according to official data.

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How did salmon farmers achieve this historic milestone?
Chile's salmon farming industry has responded in recent years by implementing a wide range of measures and initiatives aimed at protecting these workers.
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April 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
US President Donald Trump's tariff war continues this week, with April 2 marking what the president has dubbed "Liberation Day" for US trade.

Stay up to date on the latest through our live coverage of responses from the global seafood industry.

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LIVE UPDATES: Stock markets in limbo waiting for Trump tariff action
The impact on seafood remains unclear.
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March 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM