Editor’s choice: Conxemar recap; More twists in Peter Pan auction; CapVest lines up US smoker deal; Japan M&A
Editorial and managing director Tom Seaman brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
US East Coast wholesaler on port standoff: ‘This strike is going to really wreak havoc’
The US imports as much as 260,000 metric tons of seafood worth $21.1 billion monthly, much of it arriving in the more than 14 ports that have shut down
Editor’s choice: US fishery closure leaves 50,000t pollock uncaught
EMEA editor Neil Ramsden brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
Editor’s choice: Live from Iceland’s 100% fish utilization conference; Bristol Bay crab trawl season likely to reopen
EMEA editor Neil Ramsden brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
Pew report calls for stricter oversight on transhipment, says value of tuna exceeds $10bn
Transhipment, which increases fishing operation efficiency, occurs out of the sight of regulatory authorities, making it a vulnerable point in the seafood supply chain where IUU fishing could slip through, according to a new study
Editor’s choice: Canadian lobster leader warns of violence in major fishery; Northwest Alaska’s dismal chum salmon harvest
Editorial and managing director Tom Seaman brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
IATTC approves 50% quota increase in eastern Pacific bluefin tuna
The IATTC has agreed to lift Mexico's bluefin tuna catch limits from 6,973t to 10,763t for 2025 and 2026, with the US quota rising from 1,017t to1,822t
Editor’s choice: Recap the Global Shrimp Forum; Canada lobster’s crime problem
EMEA editor Neil Ramsden brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
US adds Indian shrimp to forced labor list
Shrimp from India can still enter the US, but US importers now will face increased scrutiny and reputational risks
McIntosh sees 2024 global shrimp output dipping below 5m metric tons, with Ecuador down
Falling production from three largest shrimp farming countries will see global output come down around 5% y-o-y to 4.89m metric tons, says Robins McIntosh