Bycatch symposium underway in Alaska
Fisheries scientists and industry stakeholders are discussing how to define and manage bycatch of salmon at the Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium this weekFisheries scientists and industry...
View ArticleDock prices in Alaska up for halibut, salmon
Dock prices for Alaska’s most popular species of finfish are at the top of their historical range, partly due to a supply shortage and partly due to increasing popularityAlaska’s most popular species...
View ArticleAquachile sales to US up by 230% in Q1, but Asia top market
Asia continued being the top export market for the Chilean company, although sales to the US rose 230%, and sales to Latin America doubled, while Atlantic salmon sales doubledThe value of salmon and...
View ArticleNamgis’ land-grown salmon demand outstripping supply in Canada
The land-based Atlantic salmon, branded under the name Kuterra, is being distributed by Albion Fisheries and sold at 140 Safeway stores in B.C. and AlbertaAlbion Fisheries is seeing demand outstrip...
View ArticleNichirei sees sales, profits surge from marine products division
Sales rise and profit drop in processed foods, but Nichirei’s marine products division reports strong yearJapanese food producer Nichirei Corporation reported a strong surge in profits from its marine...
View ArticleNissui: End of unprofitable overseas operation in sight
Nissui posted a strong growth in revenues and profits in the business year ended March 31, 2014, citing ‘definite prospects of an end to its unprofitable overseas operations’By Masahiko Takeuchi,...
View ArticleSilver Bay heading up MSC Alaska clientship with ex-Trident manager on board
Silver Bay has created an organization to take over the MSC client relationship for Alaska Salmon for the coming season and is ready for a ‘shootout’ in Bristol Bay By John Sackton, Seafood News As we...
View ArticleAquamar blog: Mexico’s tilapia farming growth driven by local demand
Alicia Villegas is reporting live from Veracruz, Mexico on Aquamar International, which aims to create a meeting point for industry players in Mexican seafood The city of Veracruz in Mexico is hosting...
View ArticleTilapia fresh fillets to US hit record volumes in 2013, with prices high
Despite high demand, average prices remained flat to stronger last year at $4.15 per pound, due to pre-arranged sales to same clients at similar prices and Ecuador’s shift from tilapia to shrimp...
View ArticleUS pollock producers’ push for PBO price rise under threat from low China...
US fishing companies are pushing for higher PBO block prices for B season, but this is under threat from the low prices being offered out of China, despite rising Russian H&G pricesUS fishing...
View ArticleDarden sells Red Lobster for $2.1bn cash
Private equity Golden Gate Capital agrees to take over seafood restaurant chain for $2.1 billion in cashUS restaurant group Darden Restaurants announced on Friday it has agreed to sell its seafood...
View ArticleSources: Dongwon in talks for 40% of Silver Bay
Korean seafood giant Dongwon is looking to buy a 40% share in Silver Bay Seafoods, sources told Undercurrent News this weekKorean seafood and fishing conglomerate Dongwon is looking to buy a 40% share...
View ArticleUS Foods head of seafood departs for new role
Director of seafood category management for US Foods, Jeff Franzblau, is leaving the company after three years, with sources saying he is joining Yum! Brands The director of seafood category management...
View ArticleNFI: Greenpeace just took 20 minutes of my time I will never get back
‘Decimal points make everything more official’ NFI director of media relations Gavin Gibbons says sarcastically in his letter to the editor regarding Greenpeace’s ‘Carting Away the Oceans’...
View ArticleWashington shellfish firm glad China ban is over
Geoducks from the Puget Sound should be headed back to China soon, according to one of the state's top Shellfish exporters
View ArticleLouisiana’s brown shrimp season starts with high prices
The brown shrimp season officially began in some Louisiana's inland waters on May 26, a late start due to an unusually cold winter
View ArticleSeafarers pioneers industry sustainability push on Suriname, Mexico FIPs
'Nobody knows' if Seafarers’ investments in fisheries in Mexico and Suriname will result in larger returns for the Miami-based seafood distributor, but the company is moving forward aggressively with...
View ArticleSilver Bay expands into squid with deal to buy California plant
Alaskan salmon processor to spend $20 million on facility, reported local news website
View ArticleClearwater named Nova Scotia exporter of the year
Canadian fishing group awarded Canadian region's exporter of the year at 30th exports achievement awards on May 29
View ArticleBlue crab prices through the roof as perfect storm hits Asia
Heavy rain in Indonesia, drought in Thailand and effects of last year’s typhoon in the Philippines are impacting blue swimmer crab supply this year, sending prices higher than seen in recent history.
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