Chinese processing plants have dramatically upped purchases of frozen pink and sockeye salmon, at the expense of chum

Japanese fishery joins Alaska salmon in decision to cut ties with increasingly controversial global sustainability standard

By Tom Seaman

Although close to $3bn larger in overall turnover, Maruha Nichiro lags behind Nissui in international sales. It is making plans to catch up, however, as Nissui’s global links businesses contribute more profits to the group

Strong performance from Maruha Nichiro’s plants in Thailand and its North America division see double-digit growth in Q1 operating income, with profits in Japan soft

Statewide sockeye catch exceeds 2013 total by 10 million fish, as much anticipated Fraser River fishery kicks off in Canada

Vessels in the Bering Sea have pulled up about 1,100 metric tons of pink squid so far this summer, representing more than four times the catch limit

By Tom Seaman

CEO Philippe Barbe says company is off for an even better 2014, as sources say acquisition talks between Japanese trading giant and French salmon supplier could run into next year 

Catches had reached over 34,000t by July 8, a 10,000t increase from 2012, the last comparable catch year

By Jeanine Stewart

It is certainly too early to make any conclusions about pink’s surprise harvest influx, but as the sockeye harvest hits 29.1m fish as of Wednesday, it is well on its way to meet or exceed the forecast of 33.6m fish while chum harvest starts weak

Salmon run is still definitely ahead of schedule in terms of both escapement and harvest