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Farmed salmon of various origins, as sold by Visscher Seafood at SEG 2024. Credit: UCN

Norway salmon spot prices heading back up post-Barcelona, Chilean flat

Spot prices for farmed Norwegian salmon look to be lifting again after the Barcelona show, though the extent is unclear; Chile is stable, and the latest data supports continued high prices

Canadian challengers to Alaska salmon MSC status to get review

Chilean shipments of farmed trim-C coho to Japan decline 30%

Thousands of young Chinook salmon poisoned at Oregon hatchery

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Alaskan fishermen struggle shifting halibut

Funding boost announced for Gulf of Alaska climate change research projects

Seals gobbling up coho salmon near BC hatchery’s release points, study finds

Alaska’s overall commercial salmon harvest likely to shrink this year

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Norwegian, global salmon supply growth turns positive after two years of negatives

That means Q3 and Q4 will see a spot price drop, but with little change in demand and still barely any increase in supply, long-term they are expected to stay high, according to DNB

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aquaculture

Nordic Aquafarms blindsided: $500m Maine salmon project in jeopardy

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

Norway names new fisheries minister

prices

Skills: Chilean salmon prices for US remain stable, Brazil jumps up again after Easter

Norway, Scottish, Chile salmon prices fall back pre-Barcelona

Nasdaq: Norway salmon price index creeps up again

companies

Captain Fresh inks deal for US shrimp importer CenSea

Trident Seafoods Japan launches marketing promotion for Alaskan pollock crab sticks

Arnarlax’s ISK 120m fine for fish farming violations confirmed

people

Alaska’s Peter Pan confirms departure of top exec

Canadian NGOs challenge Alaskan salmon fishery’s MSC re-certification

Billund Aquaculture replaces founder with new group CEO

m&a

High Liner in talks to buy EU salmon smoker with strong US position

Marquee investors back €40m fundraise for Icelandic flow-through salmon project

Stable expenses, increased sales with Mercadona drive Profand’s 2023 earnings

retail

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

Playing right song at right time helped Chile grow US Atlantic salmon market dominance

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

processing

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

Aquatech firm partners with startup to find homes for Scotland’s smallest salmon

Peter Pan’s departure leaves King Cove, local fleet with uncertain timeline

fishing

As forecasts come in, Alaska harvesters look to a busy 2023

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

NOAA rejects emergency request to stop Chinook salmon bycatch in Bering Sea pollock fishery