U.S. President Donald Trump will impose levies totaling 104 percent across all Chinese imports starting 9 April, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.The 104 percent total is made up of the first 10 percent tariff in February, the second 10 percent tariff announced just a month later, the recent 34 percent tariff announced on 2 April
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Norwegian salmon farming giant SalMar has reported a 10,000 tonne drop, year on year, in its 2025 first quarter harvest. The total gutted weight figure, excluding the Scottish Sea Farms output, was 42,700 tonnes against 52,900 tonnes a year ago.SalMar saw reduced harvest numbers in central Norway and at its offshore and Iceland operations.
The regional breakdown was (Q1 2024 figures in brackets):- Farming Central Norway 21,100 tonnes (27,800 tonnes); Farming Northern Norway 19,300 tonnes (17,500 tonnes) SalMar Ocean 1,200 tonnes (4,800 tonnes) and Icelandic Salmon 1,100 tonnes ( 2,800 tonnes).
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"Tax-free tuna trade with Thailand could undermine the competitiveness of European fleets, especially in terms of price and market share," say Europêche shipowners, who emphasize that Thai tuna vessels are subject to fewer regulations compared to the European tuna fleet and may engage in practices such as transshipment.
The European Union and Thailand are in talks to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) that could allow the duty-free transit of Thai tuna, among other products, to the EU market.
The Lithuanian-based Viciunai group, with a commercial (VG Iberia) and production (Britor Systems) presence in Spain and one of the largest surimi producers in Europe, has begun construction of a new salmon processing complex in Plunge (Lithuania), with an investment of €100 million. With these facilities up and running, its salmon and salmonid processing capacity will increase from the current 18,000 tons per year to 50,000 tons, "positioning it among the top five European producers" in this category, it states in a statement. The subsidiary that will manage this plant, Viciunai and Partners (VIP), expects the new facilities to increase its sales from €150 million to €500 million.
Work on the construction of a £10m maritime facility in a seaside town is set to begin, a council has said.
The Whitby Maritime Training Hub will provide training facilities and accommodation for maritime businesses and service providers, North Yorkshire Council said.
The council said the hub, on Endeavour Wharf, would also have space for engineering workshops and office space for marine-based start-up businesses, with construction due to be completed in April 2026.
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Murmansk-based aquaculture producer Russian Salmon has suspended fish deliveries through the end of January following a sharp decline in production, citing disease outbreaks and adverse weather conditions.
The company began facing serious challenges in 2023, when salmon lice infestations caused mortality rates of 70–80 percent in pens holding an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 tonnes of Atlantic salmon, according to the Russian online newspaper KO.
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"It's a very useful tool, created by Conxemar and Ambical, and it applies to the entire value chain." Conxemar's president, Eloy García, is clear that sustainability is the way forward for the fish processing industry. For this reason, the Fish Nation Foundation, created by the Vigo association last year, presented the first Sustainability Guide for this sector yesterday at the Museo do Mar. In his opinion, this kind of manual of good practices will serve not only to comply with all regulatory requirements, but also to attract talent, investment, and to "open new markets" that, without this "sustainability" label, would not be possible.
Norwegian salmonid farmer Lerøy Seafood Group harvested 38,200 gutted weight tonnes of Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 44.7% compared to the 26,400 gwt harvested in the same period last year.
The figure does not include fish harvested by Scotland’s second largest salmon farmer, Scottish Sea Farms, which in owned 50-50 by Lerøy and fellow Norwegian salmon heavyweight SalMar.
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.-headquartered integrated food and beverage technology company JBT Marel has announced key organizational changes intended to strengthen its Fish Division.
Diego Lages, who formerly held the position of global sales director, has been named director of service for fish while Jón Birgir Gunnarsson has been named director of sales for fish.
Lages said that he was excited about the new appointment, saying that he thought the reorganization would put “our customers … at the center more than ever.”
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The Cooke Seafood group has expanded its aquaculture operations in the Mediterranean, with a new alevin hatchery on the Spanish island of Majorca for breeding sea bream and sea bass.
The move is designed to help the group to double its output of sea bass and sea bream.
Cooke said the development, Aquicultura Balear, is a significant milestone for the company and the aquaculture sector at a local, national and international levels.
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U.S. President Donald Trump will impose levies totaling 104 percent across all Chinese imports starting 9 April, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.
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"Tax-free tuna trade with Thailand could undermine the competitiveness of European fleets, especially in terms of price and market share," say Europêche shipowners, who emphasize that Thai tuna vessels are subject to fewer regulations compared to the European tuna fleet and may engage in practices such as transshipment.
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Work on the construction of a £10m maritime facility in a seaside town is set to begin, a council has said.
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Murmansk-based aquaculture producer Russian Salmon has suspended fish deliveries through the end of January following a sharp decline in production, citing disease outbreaks and adverse weather conditions.
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.-headquartered integrated food and beverage technology company JBT Marel has announced key organizational changes intended to strengthen its Fish Division. 
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