By Jacob Resneck

The outlook for Pacific halibut in 2005 remains challenged as the 2024 biomass shrank by 17% and harvesters struggled to land three-quarters of their quota

By Barb Dean-Simmons

'We've taken three companies -- one in Newfoundland, one in Prince Edward Island and one in Quebec -- and merged them into what we now call Amar Seafood Group' - executive chairman Paul Antle

Norwegian aquaculture company Amar Seafood has secured licenses to farm Atlantic halibut in Froya, western Norway, marking its first major expansion into the region

By Suisan Keizai

The North Atlantic seafood player plans to establish a sales company in Qingdao, China, to tap into the growing demand for seafood in one of the world's largest markets

The Norwegian farmed halibut producer said it would use the funds to help pay for its production facility in Tingvoll and cover increased operating costs

Donald Trump's ambition to acquire Greenland from Denmark -- an idea rejected by the European country -- could run into some major obstacles

By Jacob Resneck

'We implemented abundance-based management of halibut bycatch in the non-pollock groundfish trawl fishery in 2024 and we are pleased to have this litigation behind us" -- Jon Kurland, Alaska Regional Administrator for NOAA Fisheries

'What we can anticipate is that this year will be another year of lower Pacific Halibut supply, which will more than likely translate to higher prices' -- Tradex

The changes align regulatory language with current practices, tools, and standards without altering stakeholder interactions or operational requirements

By María Feijóo

The new tariff quotas allow a wide variety of Icelandic fish and seafood products, including frozen herring, redfish fillets, and Norway lobsters, to be imported into the EU without customs duties