Alaska seafood producers call for ban on Russian seafood imports
Companies including Trident, Ocean Beauty, Unisea ask US government to stop Russian seafood imports in retaliation for Russia's ban on exports from the US
US canned salmon exports to UK rise overall, but sockeye still lags
A jump in canned salmon to UK has been a big contributor to roughly 18% rise in US exports of the packaged seafood this year through June, even though canned sockeye exports to the European nation continue to struggle
Seafood entrepreneur: Orca Bay CEO’s humble beginnings in the plant
Orca Bay Seafoods and its CEO Ryan Mackey are no strangers to small beginnings, and the executive says humility is one of the biggest lessons he’s learned in more than two decades in the seafood industry
China ramps up Alaska pink, sockeye salmon buying
Chinese processing plants have dramatically upped purchases of frozen pink and sockeye salmon, at the expense of chum
Hokkaido chum fishery withdraws from MSC
Japanese fishery joins Alaska salmon in decision to cut ties with increasingly controversial global sustainability standard
Nissui sees strong outlook on ‘global links’ as Maruha Nichiro plays catch-up
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 Q1 for Maruha Nichiro’s international ops offsets softness in Japan
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
Alaska salmon harvest tops 82m fish
Statewide sockeye catch exceeds 2013 total by 10 million fish, as much anticipated Fraser River fishery kicks off in Canada
Alaska’s pollock fleet sees spike in squid bycatch
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
Direct Ocean reports strong 2013 as Marubeni talks ongoing
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