Here's a recap of the top daily seafood stories from Monday, July 24: 

Low Alaskan sockeye prices frustrate harvesters, processors alike

Lots of answers and few questions are swirling around the low announced base prices for sockeye salmon in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Harvesters have taken to their boats -- and their keyboards -- to try to explain the hefty year-on-year drop to a dry $0.50 per pound, while processors maintain that market forces this year were beyond their control. 

Tight margins, sustainability pledges drive Thai Union's 2023 R&D efforts

Each year, Thai Union Group's Global Innovation Center acts as something of a weather gauge for the rest of the Thai seafood sector, reflecting the mood and direction of local industry. For 2023, those priorities are clear: getting more value from the firm's tuna and shrimp products in a profoundly challenging global market while simultaneously meeting deadlines on long-term sustainability pledges [...]