Here's a recap of the daily seafood news from Thursday, March 4:

Chinese seafood sector urges Beijing to ease COVID port control measures

The Chinese seafood sector is urging the country's central government to ease coronavirus restrictions and resume normal port operation as processing businesses face collapse in the port cities of Dalian and Qingdao. 

Undercurrent News has seen a draft internal document written by the China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance (CAPPMA) titled "Feedback on the damage of imported cold chain aquatic products", which elaborates on the difficulties faced by the sector due to the coronavirus restrictions. Read the full story here

Lighthouse turns attention to shrimp investments as COVID batters sector

The seafood finance specialist has brought in Rahul Kulkarni, formerly director of shrimp firm West Coast, to help it find opportunities in a changing Indian industry. Read the full story here

NMFS swimming in comments on right whale rules with little time to act

The US National Marine Fisheries Service has received at least 171,000 comments on its proposed new lobster trap rules designed to reduce whale entanglements. Read the full story here

Thanks to squid, Argentina’s seafood exports ended 2020 up 4%

Argentina's exports grew by 4% y-o-y in 2020, with an outstanding performance in squid exports. However, this didn't offset a crash in shrimp and hake sales. Read this in full here

ISI brings in new commercial director as UK ops shift for retail sales

'He has experience both in retail and the foodservice business; we have plans for growth in both those distributions'; ISI CEO Bjarni Armannsson. Read the full story here [...]