Fishing quota talks for Kuril Islands stalled again amid Japan-Russia tensions
Negotiations between Moscow and Tokyo over fishing quotas near the Kuril Islands or the Northern Territories remain stalled for a third consecutive year
Major Japanese surimi manufacturers announce price hikes on soaring raw material costs
Major surimi-based product manufacturers in Japan have announced price increases -- one after another this week -- citing escalating costs across raw materials, packaging, labor, logistics and energy
US leans heavy on Japanese, Peruvian scallops to hit two-year import high, fill domestic void
The US imported 2,725 metric tons of scallops worth $45.6 million in October 2024, the most volume in a single month since March 2022
Maersk to cut services from Alaska’s Dutch Harbor, disrupting US pollock supply chains
The global shipping giant has informed that it will cease its services from Dutch Harbor, one of the critical fishery ports in the US, to Europe and Asia, starting with the 2025 pollock A season
Canada cuts offshore scallop quota 39%, contributes further to coming world shortage
Though a formal memorandum has yet to be received, a list of the quotas for the eight harvest regions provided by a reliable source shows Georges Bank A to be suffering the biggest blow
Kyokuyo targets 300% growth in US surimi stick production amid global expansion
The Japanese seafood giant plans to ramp up its surimi-based imitation crab production in the US state of Washington to 12,000t annually
Nissui CEO targets global growth, innovation ahead of new business plan
The Japanese seafood giant outlines a strategic focus on global expansion, innovation, and sustainability to drive growth under its new medium-term management plan, which starts next year
Hokkaido spat shortage threatens Japan’s scallop future, global supply chain
A prefecture-wide collection shortage of spat this year in Hokkaido, Japan, is raising alarms over potential long-term impacts on the regional scallop harvests and global supply chains
Japan’s Hokkaido Okhotsk scallop harvest declines 4% to 303,000t for 2024
Hokkaido's Okhotsk scallop harvest tops 300,000t for the sixth consecutive year despite falling short of the initial target
Japanese retail giant launches nationwide campaign for Alaskan Tanner crab
Japan's Aeon Retail, in partnership with ASMI, has launched a nationwide campaign promoting Alaskan Tanner crab, branded as "Alaskan Queen Crab"