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Dutch Harbor, New Bedford named 2022’s top commercial fishing ports by NOAA
The commercial fishing ports, in the US state of Alaska and Massachusetts, led all others in commercial seafood landings by volume and value
US gov’t to manage salmon fishery in Alaska’s Cook Inlet EEZ
Amendment 16 establishes federal management for the Cook Inlet Economic Exclusive Zone for the upcoming salmon season
Wind warnings delay lobster season in one Canadian fishing zone
The Environment Canada weather service has a strong wind warning in effect for an area off the coast of Prince Edward Island
FDA warns US importer, processor about HACCP violations
Euro USA's infractions have compromised the integrity of fish and fishery products, rendering them adulterated, the federal agency has advised
Steve Gwozdz leaves Fortune Fish for BJ’s
Gwozdz is leaving Fortune to become senior director of perishables at BJ's Wholesale Club, based in Massachusetts
Japan’s salmon supply likely to drop below 400,000t for first time in years
The total supply of salmon and trout -- both domestic production and imports -- should reach just over 385,000t for the 2023/24 season (from May to April)
New snow crab buyer says NL harvesters worried about processor backlash
'They are afraid processors are going to use other species as a threat' -- Matthew O'Leary, Rough Water Traps
Canada budgets more than CAD $400 million to repair harbors
The federal budget announced in April set aside CAD 463.3 million ($338.61m) for small craft harbor repairs over the next three years
China’s Joyvio suffers another $12.1m loss in Q1; risk of delisting still looms
China-listed seafood company Joyvio Food remains at risk of delisting due to its inability to address all inquiries from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Trident, Channel Fish win big again with USDA contracts for pollock nuggets, other items, worth combined $21m
The USDA has now paid $62.8 million for 26.5m lbs of Alaska pollock since the beginning of the current fiscal year on Oct. 1, 2023
Live lobster prices cut in half at Canadian docks; tail prices frozen at wholesale
The same thing happens every year. 'As new seasons kick in and the international marketplace knows the new seasons are kicking in, they insist on lower prices' -- Stewart Lamont, Tangier Lobster
Prices for small Thai vannamei shrimp drop as 60-counts rebound
Prices for 60-count shrimp in the country rose to THB 132.50/kg in week 17
Spanish cannery Nauterra hits record turnover of over €700m in 2023
Nauterra -- formerly Grupo Calvo -- has expanded its operations across Latin America, particularly in Brazil, which accounted for nearly half of the company's total sales in 2023
China, US pull up Vietnam shrimp exports again, but prices ease
Vietnam's export volumes are up quarter-on-quarter, but despite a strong proportion of those being value-added, export prices are still down
Viciunai to construct new salmon processing plant in Lithuania
Plans are underway to renew and plan development projects both in Lithuania and in the Baltic and Western European countries, the company said
Mercamadrid prices for European bass, bream continue flat
Prices for European seabass and seabream from Turkey, Greece and Spain, as traded in Mercamadrid, Spain, continued with no changes between April 22 and 28
Europe faces listeria outbreaks with infections linked to smoked salmon
A new report detailed a prolonged cluster of 20 human listeria infections across Europe since 2019, with cases identified in Denmark, Germany and Italy
Profand promotes new CEO to replace Dalsager at Stavis
US firm Stavis Seafoods has announced the promotion of Juan Lopez, vice president of purchasing, to the role of CEO
Prices for European plaice, common sole drop across all sizes on Pefa auctions
Prices for gutted, iced European plaice -- the most significant volume going through the Pefa system -- drop across all sizes, as did prices for common sole from Dutch vessels between April 22 and 28
Signs that skipjack tuna prices have bottomed out
Retailers are taking advantage of relatively low prices; brands are trying to regain the market share points they lost last year when prices went over $2,000/t
Welly boot manufacturing chief touted as likely new Sanford CEO
'Informed speculation' has David Mair, former CEO of Skellerup Holdings, as the frontrunner to be named the new boss of New Zealand fishing giant Sanford this week
Nordic Aqua’s salmon debuts in the Shanghai market at discounted prices
Nordic Aqua's salmon debuted on the wholesale market in Shanghai at prices higher than for Chilean salmon but lower than fish imported from Norway and the Faroe Islands
Maruha Nichiro plans to market 7,000t of Chilean farmed coho this year
Those 7,000t of farmed coho salmon from Chile will be imported alongside some 2,000t-3,000t of trout from Chile, Turkey, and other regions
Daily recap: Captain Fresh building EU shrimp cooking platform; H&G pollock a hit in US
Undercurrent News presents a recap of the top daily seafood stories from Monday, April 29
Skills: Chilean salmon prices for US, Brazil soften further
A combination of smaller sizes and low coho prices are pushing Chilean Atlantic salmon prices downward at a time when low supply normally boosts prices
H&G pollock is ‘winning product’ for US amid lower fillet prices, surimi woes
Whereas prices for US PBO pollock fillets are down and the surimi market 'dire,' H&G prices of $1,700-$1,800/t were being discussed at SEG
Alaska in court battle against NOAA over seal habitat
The US state of Alaska continues to fight a federal government decision to allocate thousands of square miles of coastal area for the protection of ringed and bearded seals
Environmental group asks judge to halt work on US windfarm over whale concerns
Offshore wind developers agreed to pay $3.5 million to seafood harvesters in Rhode Island in late 2022 to offset any potential harm that might be caused by cable connecting their turbines to land-based stations
Russian pollock surimi price dives 20%, torturing Asian producers
Industry sources at Seafood Expo Global warned that Japan could eventually lose supply sources
‘Turnkey’ US lobster company, property head to auction seeking $1.4m minimum bid
The two wharves have handled an average of 786,499 pounds of lobster annually based on a record of landings kept between 2015 and 2023