SM Fish recalls herring, salmon products after ingredient-labeling snafu
SM Fish has recalled eight-ounce containers of Ossie’s Herring in Sourcream, Ossie’s Pickled Lox Dairy and Ossie's Pickled Lox & Cream because of undeclared milk, eggs
View ArticleGulf of Maine cod quota cut 75%
The stricter quota on cod taken from the Gulf of Maine will also affect the catch of other similar fish, meaning New England fishermen and seafood dealers expect a year of meager supply and high prices...
View ArticleNew Bedford named richest US fishing port
US seaport landed $379m worth of seafood in 2013, mostly scallops, making it the leading U.S. fishing port in terms of dollar amount of fish and seafood landed
View ArticleThailand cleared of US shrimp anti-dumping accusations
The US Court of International Trade has dismissed charges against Thailand for dumping shrimp on the US market
View ArticleVasep warns exporters to limit antibiotics seafood, find new markets
The Vietnam association of seafood exporters and producers has asked local seafood exporters to keep antibiotic residues in their exports within limits, and try to find new markets for their products...
View ArticleJeff Davis: Peabody deal is ‘platform’ for more scallop vessel buy-outs
As Bregal Partners reveals Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski is on board of new scallop venture, CEO Jeff Davis says acquisition of eight vessels will be platform for more deals
View ArticleChile salmon industry assessing volcano losses; no hit to supply seen until 2016
Along with thousands of people evacuated from near Chile's volcano Calbuco, millions of young salmon were also being moved as producers assessed losses
View ArticleLegislation would give US customs more authority to stop seafood imports
A bill passed a US House of Representatives committee last week that would give the US Customs and Border Protection agency more authority to stop seafood imports
View ArticleNova Scotia promises changes to aquaculture regulation
Nova Scotia’s government has announced more transparency in aquaculture oversight, but said veterinary records would remain off limits to freedom of information requests
View ArticleGeorges bank building moratorium boost to fishers
An extension to the Georges Bank moratorium on oil and gas activity has added to a string of recent good news for fishermen there
View ArticleCopper River forecast one of largest on record
The US wild salmon season kicks off with Copper River in mid-May, and continues throughout the summer
View ArticleAquasense Panama starts work on its open-ocean tilapia farm
Group starts preparation on its planned saltwater tilapia farm in Gulf of Panama
View ArticleCanada aboriginal fund approves seven projects
CAD 400,000 fund set up last fall reportedly approves funding for seven projects in Canada
View ArticleMinimal price dip expected as coldwater shrimp fishing kicks off
Greenland and Canada begin fishing, but sky-high prices are barely expected to ease given the strength of demand
View ArticleTasa launches fish oil subsidiary with new $60m plant
Fish oil capsules expected to end up in Costco, Walgreens, says Tasa director Humberto Speziani
View ArticleUS surimi prices going up despite increasing supply
Total surimi production this year is expected to be almost 200,000t and the production ratio between surimi and fillet is almost same as a year before
View ArticleTampa Maid hires sales exec from Slade Gorton
Heather Goral named business development manager for Florida-based shrimp and seafood supplier
View ArticleCanadian fishing, processing industries collaborate on labor shortage lobbying
Canadian fishing and processing industries are banding together to call for changes in labor policy, forming a group called the Maritime Seafood Coalition
View ArticleAquaGen CEO downplays Chile volcano industry impact despite company’s loss of...
Norwegian breeding company AquaGen lost all its coho in a Chilean hatchery in Rio Sur during the eruption of the volcano Calbuco, CEO downplays impact on overall industry
View ArticleADF&G closing record Norton Sound red king crab season at month’s end
ADF&G is closing this year’s record Norton Sound red king crab winter commercial season at the end of this month to minimize pot loss and ghost fishing
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