ASMI to roll out family photo marketing campaign
ASMI plans to ‘share the story of Alaska’s hardworking fishermen and thriving seafood industry’ with photos from the winners of its 2014 Fishing Families photo contestThe Alaska Seafood Marketing...
View ArticleUS pollock fleet seeing stronger A season roe recovery
It looks like the US pollock fleet, both the catcher processors and shoreside producers, are really getting good roe recoveries this yearBy John Sackton, Seafood.com It looks like the US pollock fleet...
View ArticleRoyal Greenland hopes for fishing access in Canada, Russia
Doubling Asian markets, growing further Russia and UK and buying more fish from indigenous people across the north Atlantic were among aims laid out at general meetingRoyal Greenland hopes to obtain...
View ArticleMajor Latin American quota holder upping US restaurant sector penetration on...
Alfa Gamma Group, a major holder of quotas in Latin America, is making more and more inroads with restaurants due to the increasing interest in traceabilityAlfa Gamma Group, a major holder of quotas in...
View ArticleHigh Liner admits defeat on $150m by 2015 earnings target
High Liner is now targeting ebitda of $150m by 2016 and not 2015, as it was previously aiming forHigh Liner Foods is now aiming to hit $150 million in earnings in 2016 and not 2015, as the Lunenburg,...
View ArticleHigh Liner Q4 earnings hit by lower throughput in US plants
Lower sales in ex-American Pride operations and increased costs from lower throughput in US plants after the Danvers closure hits High Liner’s Q4, the end of a record year in sales and profits for the...
View ArticleNOAA tightens halibut bycatch limits for Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries
GOA groundfish vessels using hook-and-line gear and vessels using trawl gear will be directly affected by Amendment 95, set to take as early as this year for someUS federal fisheries agency, NOAA...
View ArticlePebble threat to Bristol Bay salmon ‘very real’
Opinion piece in Anchorage Daily News warns mining plans in the Alaskan region hold a serious threat to wild salmon Plans for a Pebble mine are “not imaginary and risks to Bristol Bay salmon are real,”...
View ArticleJoe’s Crab Shack parent announces employee ownership plan
Ignite Restaurant Group unveils a new ownership plan called ‘I LEAD’, giving management ownership through restricted stock CEO Ray Blanchette unveiled Ignite Restaurant Group’s new employee ownership...
View ArticleMazzetta: Catfish inspection program fight is not over
A bill to abolish a program the US Government Accountability Office identified as wasteful and duplicative is now making its way through congress despite its recent survival in the Farm BillMazzetta is...
View ArticleFDA demands India to meet quality standards
FDA’s main concern on growing exports of food from India is related to quality issuesAfter the 9-day visit to India, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Margaret Hamburg has put a...
View ArticleSafeway confirms sale talks
Although discussions are ongoing, the company has not reached an agreement on a transaction, says the US retailerThe US retailer Safeway has confirmed to be in discussions over a possible sale of the...
View ArticleChilean Atlantic salmon prices to US go down; coho prices to Japan increase
Chile Atlantic salmon fillets decreased to $5.09 per pound, while coho prices went up to JPY 765/kiloPrices of Chilean Atlantic salmon fillets exported to the US showed a considerable decrease in the...
View ArticleCanadian farmers welcome $54m commitment to aquaculture development
The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) welcomed the federal government’s renewed commitment to its sustainable aquaculture program The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) welcomed...
View ArticleRevealed: research finds how crude oil spills kill fish
Scientists have cracked a cellular biology mystery underlying a harmful effect oil spills have on fish: irregular heartbeats that can lead to cardiac arrestScientists have cracked a cellular biology...
View ArticleChina’s frozen tilapia prices: high or low?
Continued strong US demand for this ‘value fish’ suggests US buyers still see it as a good deal — yet prices are higher than they’ve been in yearsDemand has not decreased on frozen tilapia despite the...
View ArticleIndian shrimp supplier expanding on huge demand growth
Shrimp exporter and feed supplier Avanti Feeds saw heightened investor interest over the past few months, and it is responding with plans to expandShrimp exporter and feed supplier Avanti Feeds saw...
View ArticleLow pollock prices in Europe see US catchers drop PBO production
US production of pin-bone out blocks is down 21.81% so far this A season, with low prices in Europe and solid demand in the US sited as the reasonUS Alaska pollock catchers are dropping production of...
View ArticleMazzetta plans $7.5m US processing expansion with former Good Harbor plant
US importer planning to further expand processing footprint by using the former Good Harbor Fillet plant in Gloucester, Massachusetts, according to reportsMazzetta Company is planning an processing...
View ArticleRhode Island dishes out $200k in seafood grants
Officials of the US state of Rhode Island say they want to help local farmers and fishermen market their products, and they’re putting their money where their mouth isOfficials of the US state of Rhode...
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