Latteno group closes Green-Cannabis, shifts focus to seafood branch Mekonza
Net earnings in the fourth quarter last year were $413,000 against only $7,000 in the same period the previous yearLatteno Foods’ 1,350 investors saw their holdings rise by 30% in one session after the...
View ArticleChilean algae plant invests in production increase, aiming to boost exports
With an investment of $180,000, the plant will produce from 200 kilograms of dry algae per day to 650kg to boost exports in Canada, the US, Spain and GermanyThe first Chilean algae processing plant...
View ArticleWal-Mart posts low forecast as grocery business struggles
World’s largest retailer, which gets more than half its sales from groceries, gave a disappointing full-year forecast for 2014 Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, which gets more than half its...
View ArticleUS coalition forms to push domestic aquaculture agenda
Group plans to lobby for the finalization of the Gulf of Mexico fishery management plan for offshore aquaculture, among other national aquaculture initiatives A new organization of aquaculture industry...
View ArticleHigh Liner’s US traditional grocery penetration jumps to 82% in 2013
High Liner increased its penetration of the traditional US grocery sector from 66% in 2012 to 82% last year, figure would be higher including Costco, company says High Liner Foods increased its...
View ArticleUS pollock catchers to move forward with second MSC reassessment
APA announces US pollock fisheries will move forward with the second reassessment of the fisheries under the MSC programThe At-sea Processors Association (APA), the client for the Bering Sea/Aleutian...
View ArticleNOAA: Gulf of Mexico aquaculture plan should be in place by year end
The plan for regulating offshore marine aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico is about ready after five years of work and could act as a model to other regions The fishery management plan for regulating...
View ArticleIFFO membership grows for fourth straight year
International fishmeal and fish oil organization saw 9.5% membership growth last yearThe International Fishmeal and Fish Oil (IFFO) organization grew for the fourth straight year least year as its...
View ArticleActivist investor dares Darden to a shareholder vote over Red Lobster...
The activist hedge fund fighting Darden Restaurants over its plan to spin off Red Lobster is trying a new tactic: a shareholder vote that could halt its planStarboard Value LP is launching a plan that...
View ArticleUS senator complains Chinese ban on Alaska’s shellfish unfair
Republican senator Lisa Murkowski questioned this week whether the Chinese ban on shellfish from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest might be about more than safetyRepublican senator Lisa Murkowski...
View ArticleArby’s telling Alaska pollock origin story promotion for Lent
Arby’s Lent promotion will go on for a month longer than normal this year, with commercials flagging up the use of once-frozen Alaska pollockArby’s Lent promotion will go on for a month longer than...
View ArticleIn pictures: The faces and landscapes of the Alaska fishing industry
The 2014 Fishing Families photo contest put on by the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute brought some incredible family photos out into the public domainThe 2014 Fishing Families photo contest put on...
View ArticleFast casual joints going all in on seafood innovation this Lent
Gone are the days when Lenten promotions hinge on a discount or two, with outlets upping the ante in 2014 Gone are the days when Lenten promotions hinge on a discount or two. Lent is now recognized as...
View ArticleNOAA to cover cost of onboard monitors in New England
Federal fisheries agency will once again cover the cost of the mandated onboard fishing monitors NOAA officials have said the federal fisheries agency will once again cover the cost of the mandated...
View ArticleLegal Sea Foods manager dies of carbon monoxide poisoning
A carbon monoxide leak in the water heater of the Walt Whitman Mall on Long Island claimed the life of manager Steve Nelson and sent 27 people to the hospitalA Legal Sea Foods manager has died of...
View ArticleGreen Groups file federal petition over inaction on Cohen Commission...
Fisheries biologist calls inaction on salmon protection on Canada’s west coast is ‘sadly reminiscent of the East Coast cod collapse’Conservation groups in Canada’s British Columbia are asking the...
View ArticleUS aquaculture industry expects breakthrough year
The appointment of Sean O’Scannlain to NFI chair shows the seafood industry is ready to embrace domestic farming, sources say The recent appointment of Sean O’Scannlain, a vocal supporter of the...
View ArticleClearwater sees European and American markets grow, Asian slow
The Canadian vertically-integrated company saw sales to North America and Europe soar, but China slowed and Japan declined in 2013; due to lack of supply, not diminished demand Canadian firm Clearwater...
View ArticleClearwater to use warchest for acquisitions in 2014, says analyst
Beacon Security analyst confident the Canadian firm, after a strong year and a record Q4, will look to acquire, with a deal size window of CAD 10-100m Beacon Security analyst Michael Mills has...
View ArticleClosure to affect Maine lobster harvesters and brand
Concerns arise after Maine department of marine resources closes the mouth of the Penobscot river to lobstering and crabbing because of mercury contamination Concerns have arisen after Maine department...
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