A US state of Louisana task force hopes to improve consumer knowledge, address food safety concerns and boost the local fishing industry

By Jason Huffman

'The US scallop industry is none too pleased with the US government buying Japanese scallops to feed US troops' -- Andrew Minkiewicz, Kelley Drye & Warren

While still focusing on its core work with chefs and restaurants, Smart Catch will expand its reach to include restaurant chains, food service institutions, retailers, seafood distributors and suppliers, and producers

By Lewis Hu

On Aug. 24, Japan initiated the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea; that same day, China suspended imports

By Sergei Blagov

Russian agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said the country had followed the 'temporary restrictive measures' that China had applied to imports of fish and seafood from Japan

Deal broadens company's cold storage capacity by 1.3 million square feet

FDA has issued a warning to Winson Prima Sejahtera, an Indonesian tuna processor, for serious violations of the HACCP regulation

By Matilde Mereghetti

Spain is experiencing the lowest per capita consumption of canned fish since 2008, according to Calvo CEO Mane Calvo, who also offered some potential solutions

Supermarkets in Germany and Switzerland have issued recalls for several smoked trout products due to concerns over listeria contamination

Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida announced on Sep. 5 that the government is taking further steps to help the struggling fisheries industry after China imposed a total ban on Japanese seafood products