Japan’s sockeye green roe imports from Alaska to halve amidst smaller sizes, soaring prices
Japan's frozen sockeye salmon green roe imports from Alaska are expected to fall from 1,700t in 2023 to just 800t in 2024, driven by a sharp price rise and smaller fish sizes
US seafood trade imbalance continues to grow in 2024
The total value of US seafood exports was 16% of the total value of US seafood imports during the first half of 2024, down from the 20% ratio seen in 2023
Northwest Alaska reports worst chum salmon harvest in more than 60 years
'It's pretty much a disaster' -- Mike Scott, Arctic Circle Wild Seafood
Alaska salmon harvest update: Week 36 brings YTD total harvest to 70% of pre-season forecast
Alaska salmon harvesters have landed 95,181 fish so far this season
Chilean coho exports to Japan may fall to 70,000t; Russian salmon roe prices surge to $100/kg
Japan's Hokkaido Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations held a trade meeting on Aug. 27 in Tokyo, with insights shared among sales representatives from across the country
Russia’s salmon fishing slows, but Pacific sardine landings remain strong
Russian salmon catches still lag behind the comparative figures in 2022, with 209,400 metric tons landed as of Sept. 3
Hokkaido chum sets record at $612/kg in season’s first auction
Hokkaido's famed autumn chum salmon set a new record at the season's first auction in Sapporo, fetching an unprecedented JPY 88,888 ($612)/kg
Russia reports strong Far Eastern salmon, Pacific sardine catches
By Aug. 21, the catch of Pacific salmon in the Far East amounted to 192,00t or 4% up in comparison with 2022, Rosrybolovstvo said in a statement
Tokyo 2024: Nichimo eyes 800t of Kuji coho, trout salmon harvest in 2025
Undercurrent News is reporting from this year's Japan International Seafood and Technology Expo, running Wednesday-Friday (Aug. 21-23)
Japanese industry mulls Hokkaido chum market position with sockeye, coho prices set high
Around 250 market insiders gathered at a conference on Aug. 6 in Hokkaido to exchange opinions on salmon and roe products