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Norway mackerel export prices continue to climb, herring fillets reach ceiling?

Export prices for mackerel in kroner are still rising, and are high even in dollars, while herring prices have ticked up from week 16's dip in week 17

Chilean seafood exports hit almost $2.3bn in Q1, yet see 1.6% dip

The decline can be attributed to several subsectors experiencing setbacks, including salmon and trout, fish oil, horse mackerel, mussels and algae

Fishmeal sales surge amidst Peru’s fisheries export slump

Norway’s blue whiting still rolling in, but no sand eel yet

New version of the MarinTrust factory standard enters into force

Peru fishery sector began 2024 with sharp decline in anchovy landings

Pelagia profits fall amid fishmeal, fish oil price volatility

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New Zealand’s Sanford confirms new CEO

Russian pollock surimi price dives 20%, torturing Asian producers

Captain Fresh looks to build EU shrimp cooking platform, eyes other species

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Now-€450m French distributor eyes export boost, more sales through app

Currency woes impact Africa’s pelagic imports

Icelandic capelin roe prices unchanged even after zero catch for 2024 season

free read Recap UCN’s SEG Barcelona 2024 coverage

US judge says NOAA’s sardine analysis was flawed, agrees with Oceana

Tough times intensify in California wetfish industry

Predators, including seals, eat twice as many mackerel as Canada lands, study finds

Russia eyes increased seafood exports to new markets

Fishmeal prices fall in China on Peru’s anchovy quota announcement

Sea Harvest eyes more overseas M&A, set for ‘different league’ after Terrasan deal

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Weak Japanese yen sees Alaska Sitka roe herring prices fall by 25%

Barcelona 2024: Smaller sizes, low coho prices pressure Chilean salmon in US; JP Klausen to process Kiwi H&G in Peru for Europe

The icy Barents sea. Credit: Vladimir Lugai/Shutterstock.com

What climate change could mean for Northeast Atlantic fish stocks

Norway names new fisheries minister

Russian seafood rail freight from Far East up 10% in 2024

Peruvian fishermen question irregular entry of Chinese vessel into national waters

North Pacific commission agrees to cut high seas saury quota to 135,000t

Maine approves $60m storm relief bill, aid to coastal businesses to begin flowing in 90 days

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10% of Norway’s blue whiting quota left to catch, prices up

There remain 38,974t of the total Norwegian quota of 372,641t left to catch as of April 19

IFFO Miami: Initial Peruvian landings, yields offer fish oil price relief

Undercurrent News is reporting live from Miami, Florida, for the International Marine Ingredients Organisation's first annual members-only session

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aquaculture

Peruvian fishmeal, oil prices hitting highs amid fishing season concern

$400m-turnover Chilean group targets EU, US commercial expansion

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prices

Peruvian fishmeal prices ‘down psychologically’ after quota announcement, says trader

Norway mackerel, herring fillet export prices stay firm, whole herring dip

Norway herring, mackerel export prices kick off April with rise

companies

Jordan Mazzetta’s Eddie M’s snaps up American Fish & Seafood

Austevoll subsidiary sells pair of pelagic trawlers in $177m deal

EU wants formal talks with UK over sand eel fishing ban

people

Andrew Marr parts ways with MD of Fastnet brought in from Young’s

Storm relief bill aimed at helping Maine’s coastal community sidetracked

Peruvian seafood industry association reappoints Miranda as president

m&a

Chile’s Orizon acquires crab, toothfish exporter with $20m investment

Silver Bay confirms Peter Pan’s King Cove plant won’t open for salmon season

Mitsubishi replaces top Princes exec as sale process drags on

retail

2023 retail inflation sees most UK key seafoods hike in price, volumes drop

Official data shows Americans are eating less canned seafood, TikTok says otherwise

Argentina’s Pesquera Veraz launches new shrimp vessel

processing

Santa Monica plans market share grab with new plants, restructured foodservice team; M&A on backburner

Norway’s capelin season wraps with first-hand values almost double 2023’s

Russian spring pollock season ends with surimi output up 40%

fishing

World’s largest fishing country tests catch quotas as alternative to annual ban

France challenges UK fishing ban, sparks post-Brexit diplomatic tension

Peru anchovy quota news sparks optimism from fishmeal, oil sector