New England council reduces overall groundfish quota nearly 5%
The biggest quota drop is for Georges Bank haddock, which would get just 1,515.4 metric tons in fishing year 2025, 77% less than the 6,570.9t allowed in FY 2024
Circle Seafoods pays premium for Alaska pink salmon, looks ahead to expansion in 2025
'We're not selling this into farmers' markets. We're selling this into huge grocery stores, huge distributors. So that's how we were able to pay more' -- Eren Shultz, Circle Seafoods
Judges block merger between major US seafood retailers Kroger, Albertsons
The deal between Kroger and Albertsons has promised to create a mega-chain of 5,000 stores
Alaska fisheries board weighs trawl ban in Prince William Sound
'The number of proposals and the diversity of proposal authors should serve as a clear message to the Board of Fish that the issue of whether bottom trawling should be allowed in Prince William Sound is a high priority for Alaskans' -- Tim Bristol, SalmonState
Japan likely to maintain current pollock surimi import quota levels despite record Russian shipments
Japan appears unlikely to adjust its import quotas for pollock surimi, as domestic demand remains well within the allocated limits despite record-high shipments from Russia
Top execs depart tuna giant Tri Marine as integration with Bolton continues
Two senior executives left US tuna fishing firm Tri Marine earlier this year, before the summer season, Bolton Food confirmed
AquaBounty closes down remaining operations, lets go of top execs
'AquaBounty will immediately begin to wind down its Bay Fortune operation, its only remaining operating farm, including the culling of all remaining fish and a reduction of substantially all personnel over the course of the next several weeks' -- interim CEO David Frank
Kyokuyo launches $24m surimi stick plant in US with 3,000t annual capacity
The new 83,717-square-foot plant in the US state of Washington represents another step taken by the Japanese seafood giant toward fulfilling its global expansion plan
New Espersen CEO fleshes out plan to mitigate 2025 Atlantic cod price, supply ‘crisis’
Rocketing prices for Atlantic cod, which look set to continue into 2025 with a further 25% reduction in Barents Sea supply, mean Espersen must change strategy, its new CEO said
Russian canned seafood products begin digital ‘honest labels’ scheme
The new system, which covers a wide range of foods beyond seafood too, is intended to provide consumers with full information about the contents of canned goods