Direct Ocean’s Barbe: We want to be part of a larger group
French salmon supplier will re-start efforts to find an investor that can increase integration and access to capital next year, after Marubeni talks ended in July
Trident planning new freezer plant alongside Westward purchase
Trident's agreement to buy Western Alaska Fisheries assets means group will be able to process salmon from Gulf of Alaska, which until now has been tendered to Akutan
Thai Union vies with Mitsubishi for Bumble Bee, courts US investors
With announcement on sale expected before Christmas and Thai Union’s management just on a US investor tour, process is seen as being down to Thai firm and its minority shareholder, Japan's Mitsubishi
Seafood Connection to sell Peter Pan products in Europe
Maruha Nichiro-owned companies to work together to grow sales of US-caught salmon and other seafood from Peter Pan in Europe
SFP cites IUU, hatchery fish, as major problems in Pacific wild salmon sustainability
Russia's illegal fishing trade and Alaska's hatcheries are the major issues cropping up to cause 48% of the world's Pacific salmon to fall under the 'area of concern' category in SFP's latest study
SFP: Half wild salmon fisheries in need of ‘significant improvements’
48% of Pacific salmon's total volume comes from fisheries in need of significant improvements, according to Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Alaska salmon harvest value down 19% year-on-year
Preliminary 2014 Alaska salmon harvest totals 157 million fish with a dockside value of nearly $577 million, down 19.5% from $690m in 2013
M&J deal has Fresh Direct CEO looking beyond sales target of £500m
Fresh Direct will be around £400m in turnover with addition of M&J and two other former Brakes companies, meaning CEO of enlarged group is looking to up five-year-plan turnover target
2015 pink salmon run to hit ‘excellent’ range, says ADF&G
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game forecasts the 2015 pink salmon harvest in southeast Alaska to be in the excellent range
US port congestion rattles West Coast seafood exporters
Stores of Pacific whiting and pink salmon are at risk of piling up as labor dispute causes congestion at the ports along the US West Coast