Chief Analyst Stein Alexander Aukner at DNB Carnegie, and one of the most prominent seafood analysts in the Norwegian capital market, looks back on the past aquaculture year and looks towards 2026. 2025 was a paradoxical year, with record-breaking biology and high productivity, while increased supply pushed prices down. The conversation touches on the interaction between biology and the market, global demand drivers, cost developments and framework conditions. What does this mean for seafood players in the coming year?

In this episode of BlueTalk, Mowi CEO Ivan Vindheim describes how he would regulate Norwegian aquaculture if he were in charge. He believes the key lies in modernizing the site structure and expanding the concept of sustainability from a narrow lice focus to also address local environmental conditions and mortality.

This BlueTalk episode dives into digitalisation as the next big leap for global aquaculture, with Aquabyte CEO Steve Tucker. He discusses transparent digital lice counts, faster decision-making, and how real-time pen data can boost welfare, cut costs, and strengthen sustainability claims.

HI webinar: Non-medicinal delousing methods (IMM) on rainbow trout and salmon.

Kosuke Suzuki provides a concise look at Japan's emerging salmon aquaculture sector, from national fisheries trends to the development of large-scale sea farming and new RAS projects. Using Japan Salmon Farm Inc. as an example, he illustrates the industry's fragmented value chain, growing production ambitions, and the strong potential for further expansion despite bottlenecks such as smolt supply and limited farming infrastructure.

Chief Scientist and Statistician Magne Aldrin provides a review of the research status for methods such as lice skirts, cleaner fish, lasers, submerged cages, lice traps and large smolts. Aldrin also refers to ongoing FHF projects that will provide more knowledge about the impact of preventive measures.