Oregon seeks fishery disaster relief for 2024 salmon season
'The economic impact of the 2024 season, which follows several consecutive poor fishing seasons, has been devastating to the state's coastal communities' -- Governor Tina Kotek, US state of Oregon
Japan’s Miyagi farmed coho prices hit record $11/kg
The season's opening sale at the Ishinomaki Fish Market stunned auction participants, with some calling the prices 'unbelievable' and 'possibly the highest ever recorded'
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
Chile’s coho farmers eye markets beyond Japan with output increase forecast
Chilean coho salmon producers are forecasting a 6% increase in output for the 2025-26 season, with a shift toward larger fish sizes prompting expansion into markets outside Japan
Salmon RAS investor pullback is real, but smart money is still circling
'Investor appetite has definitely cooled, but not because the thesis is broken. It's just that investors are demanding more grounded assumptions – less about vision and more about execution' -- Taylor Holshouser, former investment associate at Walton-backed investment platform Builders Vision
Nissui targets $6.6bn sales by 2027 with global expansion, aquaculture at core
'We are strengthening our business portfolio by expanding the international business, advancing the aquaculture business, and achieving a return to growth in the fine chemicals business' -- Nissui Corp.
Pacific Seafood closes deal for plant to expand in US Southeast
Pacific Seafood has closed a deal to acquire the assets of a defunct former skin-pack plant in Doral, Florida, an acquisition Undercurrent first reported the prospect of during SENA in March
Chilean farmer Invermar invests in RAS expansion, value-added salmon production
Invermar is planning to build an RAS fattening center to grow out its smolt to 540 grams in Aucha, Chile, as part of a larger expansion there
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
Blumar CEO looks forward to rebound year as political change, trade worries circle
Blumar CEO Gerardo Balbontin said he is not welcoming of the news of potential US tariffs, even if they provide Chile with an advantage