US seafood retail sales drop nearly 4% amid shifting consumer behavior
While more consumers are preparing meals at home and increasingly opting for grocery deli-prepared foods, the overall seafood market has seen a decrease in sales across fresh and frozen categories -- 210 Analytics
Norwegian aquaculture firm loses 200,000 fish to oxygen failure
Arctic char producer Sigerfjord Fisk lost the fish when a pressurized oxygen cone exploded; the failure could have been much more costly, though
US seafood retail sales slide despite price cuts
Even with lower seafood prices, retail sales have stagnated due to ongoing economic concerns, particularly about the labor market and persistent inflation, 201 Analytics reports
Fresh finfish, shellfish lead drop in US seafood retail prices in May
Consumers remained cautious in spending due to worries over the lingering and cumulative impact of inflation, says a market research firm
Land-based salmon production to almost double in 2024, new report advises
Europe and Asia, especially Japan, lead in land-based aquaculture development, while North America faces more challenges, says a soon-to-be-released report
Roerink: Shrimp drove big overall drop in US frozen seafood retail prices
Shrimp was the primary culprit behind an overall 4.3% drop in the average price per unit of frozen seafood at retail during April -- Anne-Marie Roerink, 210 Analytics
Acquisition puts prized arctic char strain in Canadian land-based farmer’s hands, igniting growth prospects
Sapphire Springs believes it could be the world's largest arctic char producer even without its recent acquisition of Icy Waters, but the deal secures exclusive ownership of a prized strain of the fish
Earthquakes kill 10% of Matorka’s standing biomass, drive it to new processing site
The Arctic charr farmer has been forced to relocate its processing house from Grindavik, where the threat of seismic activity continues, to Hafnarfjordur
Canadian RAS Arctic char firms unite: Sapphire Springs acquires Icy Waters
Sapphire Springs is constructing a CAD 140 million recirculating aquaculture systems facility designed to yield 5,000t of Arctic char
Canada, Greenland sign agreement to protect Arctic polynya
The Pikialasorsuaq ecosystem, which is a vital habitat for many migratory species, is under threat from climate change and increased human activity