Hokkaido chum return expected to hit record low at 17.03m salmon
Largely due to reduced returns of four-year-old salmon, the primary targeting age, the fall chum salmon return to Japan's Hokkaido for the upcoming season is projected to see a 25% reduction year-on-year
US gov’t allocates $12m for Alaska salmon fishery disasters
The US secretary of commerce previously approved the requests for fishery disaster designations in April
Nissui-backed Sasaya Syouten regains top spot as Hokkaido’s largest seafood processor
According to the revenue rankings for Hokkaido's seafood processing industry by Japan's Teikoku Databank, combined net sales of the top 100 companies reached a record high of JPY 544.6bn
NESI parent set for 2024 sales, profit growth as big UK whitefish retail wins bed in
The parent company of UK's New England Seafood is on track to hit around £250m in turnover in 2024, having grown both top and bottom line in its last reported results
Chilean coho farmers seek over $1/kg price hike in Japanese H&G markets
Following an anticipated harvest reduction of coho salmon for the upcoming season in Chile, farmers are looking to set their fixed cost-and-freight prices at over $7/kg or JPY 1,150/kg for Japan-bound H&G products
APICDA, Silver Bay in deal talks for Trident False Pass plant
US processing giant Silver Bay and APICDA are reportedly in deal talks to acquire Trident plant in False Pass, Alaska, sources told Undercurrent News
Russia starts Far Eastern salmon season, grants Japan quotas after two-year break
The salmon fishing season in the Far East has officially started, and the total wild catch is expected to reach 320,000t in 2024
Canadian wild salmon conservation group contributes CAD 1.45M to 113 community projects
The program's primary funding source is the salmon conservation stamp, purchased by anglers with a saltwater fishing license
US lawmakers’ bottom trawl bill has implications beyond pollock, opponents warn
Harvesters of Atlantic scallops, groundfish in NewEngland and on the West Coast, and shrimp on both coasts and in the Gulf of Mexico also should be concerned, opponents warn
Japan’s Nichirei focuses on eco-labeled seafood for higher profits
The food giant has set a negative growth target for the seafood unit's revenue of JPY 50bn for the year 2024 in an effort to reduce the handling of low-profitability products