British Columbia roe herring seine catches up 36%, Alaska’s TAC doubles
Herring roe harvesting for the 2024 season got underway, with a quota for the seine fishery in BC fully taken by March 12, while Alaska's Sitka seiners are expected to see an opening late this month
Chilean seafood exports surge to $825m, fueled by salmon, trout sales
In a promising start to the new year, Chilean fish and seafood exports reached a total $825m in January, up 12.6% y-o-y
Maruha claims MSC Alaskan pollock product’s CO2 emissions 17% less than ‘regular’
The Tokyo-based seafood giant says the CO2 emissions of its eco-labeled, coated product throughout the supply chain are around 17% lower than when 'using regular pollock raw materials'
Russian Fishery ‘gradually’ convinces Chinese buyers to substitute pollock surimi for warmwater
Russian Fishery, which is forecasting an increase in its surimi production of around 37% to 41,000t in 2024, is 'gradually' converting buyers in China to switch from warmwater
Boston 2024: Regal Springs asked to ‘nearshore’ Alaska processing; Canada lobster exports to China flip script
Recap our blog for all the news from Seafood Expo North America 2024, the largest trade show for the North American seafood sector
Japan’s Hokkaido scallop fishery enters peak harvesting season with prices down 50%, outlook uncertain
The harvesting of scallops in Funka Bay, Hokkaido, is getting underway with landing prices depressed by nearly 50% year-on-year, while local processors are looking to expand cooked production to replace shipments of frozen raw materials
Imported bluefin tuna prices plummet 20% in Japan due to high inventories, low demand
Imported bluefin tuna, one of the highest grade species for sashimi, is seeing price falls at wholesale and retail markets in Japan because of sluggish demand across East Asia
Chilean farmed salmon, trout exports witness coho production rise in 2023
Export volumes for Chilean farmed salmon and trout rose by 3.1% y-o-y in 2023 to 774,531t. The export value, however, saw a 2.1% decrease due to an estimated annual average drop of 5% in prices
Farmed Canadian sablefish finds upscale niche in Japan
A Japanese seafood importer is finding success marketing fresh, farm-raised sablefish from British Columbia to upscale restaurants and markets
Bigeye tuna prices edge up in Japan as ranched bluefin softens
The wholesale prices of frozen bigeye are edging up at the Misaki Fish Market in Miura, a Japanese tuna processing cluster, following a short supply in January and February