UCN adds to US wholesale price reporting team with hire from Fastmarkets
Senior price reporter Ben Fisher will assist in broadening the scope of UCN's pricing platform
OBI won’t run Egegik salmon cannery in Bristol Bay following Silver Bay deal
'This is a big development and we are still in the process of working through all the details' -- Chris Pugmire, OBI Seafoods, said of the US state of Alaska-related news
Silver Bay confirms deal for Cooke’s stake in OBI
Silver Bay on Tuesday confirmed a deal to acquire the stake held by Cooke's Icicle Seafoods in OBI Seafoods, after Undercurrent News reported the deal was close on Monday
Japan secures unchanged quota for Russia-spawning salmon
The agreement includes catch limits of up to 1,550t for chinook, sockeye, coho, and pink salmon combined, unchanged from the year 2024
China retaliates against US with extra 10% tariffs on seafood
China is imposing a 10% tariff on all US seafood imports, effective March 10, 2025
Maruha Nichiro merges Alaska pollock subsidiaries amid market challenges
The merger of Westward Seafoods and Alyeska Seafoods comes amid challenges in the Alaskan pollock sector, including last year's collapse in surimi prices and rising labor and operational cost
Russia’s Sakhalin region eyes 62,000t wild salmon haul in 2025
Scientists have warned that pink salmon catches, the most abundant species, may fall below expectations in Russia's Far Eastern region this year
MSC reaffirms sustainability of Alaska hatchery-raised salmon
The audit comes at a time when hatchery-raised salmon are under increased scrutiny over concerns they out-compete chinook and other wild species in the Pacific
Silver Bay deal to snap up rival OBI’s plants could happen ‘any day’
Silver Bay has been on an acquisition and expansion spree over the last few years, with deals for Alaskan plants from Peter Pan Seafoods and Trident inked in 2024
US efforts advance to curtail chum salmon bycatch in Alaska pollock fishery
'The analysis is clear that an overall cap is going to produce unintended consequences' -- Trent Hartill, American Seafoods