US frozen tilapia fillet imports continue y-o-y gains through August
US imports of frozen tilapia fillets are continuing to eclipse 2013's pace even as imports in other major categories of the whitefish keep declining
View ArticleSealord caves to New Zealand TV viewer criticism, re-tools ad
New Zealand seafood giant Sealord cut US reality TV star Heidi Montag out of a recent ad that aired in New Zealand after Facebook users slammed the company for using a 'plastic' celebrity
View ArticleNFI Crab Council welcomes new APRI executive director
Fisheries scientist to lead supplier association aiming to improve blue swimming crab fisheries in Indonesia
View ArticleUndercurrent celebrates two years in business as seafood’s most global news site
It’s now two years since we founded Undercurrent News, and we’re proud to say our global coverage means we're the fastest-growing seafood news site
View ArticleBuyers see zonal management as next step in shrimp disease fight
Based on talk at GOAL 2014 in Vietnam, zonal management is set to become the 'fifth star' in the BAP scheme, with the marketplace in favor of the cluster system being trialled by Pacific Andes
View ArticleMitsubishi, Post, Thai Union reportedly place first-round bids for Bumble Bee
Mitsubishi Corp., Post Holdings and Thai Union Frozen Products reportedly place first-round bids for Bumble Bee Seafoods
View ArticlePangea Shellfish welcomes oyster supply back after tough summer
Growing Boston-based oyster distributor Pangea Shellfish is being careful not to buy too much as supply comes on strong on the East Coast
View ArticleAlaska Bering Sea snow crab TAC raised nearly 26%; other quotas also raised
Authorities have raised the Bering Sea snow crab total allowable catch (TAC) by nearly 26% and boosted quotas for other crab fisheries for the 2014-2015 season, which begins Wednesday
View ArticlePacific whiting mothership fishing closes over ‘lightning strike’ bycatch...
Sudden closure comes after surprise accidental haul of dark blotched rockfish on Saturday; impacts unknown as NMFS mulls bycatch allowance expansion
View ArticleAlltech names innovation director
Animal health and nutrition group names Aidan Connolly as chief innovation officer
View ArticleRussian cod buyers competing hard with Chinese processors
Russian buyers are paying ever higher prices to secure cod H&G and fillets from the country’s own vessels, competing hard with the level being paid by processors in China, with one selling source...
View ArticleUS Pacific whiting fishery faces early end over Chinook bycatch
Uncertainty grips already-stressed industry as NMFS mulls Chinook salmon bycatch issue with biologist, but one source says less supply could benefit this year's shaky whiting market
View ArticleMcDonald’s launches transparency website to tackle questions about its food
McDonald's US is launching a transparency drive setting out to answer questions about its food
View ArticleUS lobster exports to China continue surge through August
Year-on-year exports to China continued surging in the first eight months of the year while exports to Canada dropped markedly
View ArticleCooke Aquaculture, EWOS, receive government funding for research
Atlantic Canada teams receive $7.6m from the Canadian government to enhance aquaculture industry
View ArticleMariculture conference slated for Mexico in June 2015
The Offshore Mariculture Conference Mexico is scheduled for June 2015
View ArticleMaryland crab prices declining as catch increases
Crab prices in Maryland are on the decline as the number of crustaceans caught increases and demand dips
View ArticleHigh Liner’s ‘Simply Fish’ range gives re-fresh option to retailers with no...
High Liner’s new ‘Simply Fish’ range uses re-fresh cod, salmon and tilapia to give retailers with no fish counter a packaged, chilled option
View ArticleSysco in discussions with FTC to save US Foods deal
Sysco is in talks with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in an attempt to salvage its planned $3.5 billion purchase of US Foods
View ArticlePrices decline for Chilean salmon to US, Brazil, Japan
Prices for Chilean salmon sold to the US, Brazilian and Japanese markets fell during week 41
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