North Pacific Fishery Management Council names new chairman
John Jensen, a fisherman out of Petersburg, Alaska, also joined the council
UK salmon smokehouse upbeat about growth prospects
Profits increased to £3.9m in the twelve months to Dec. 31, 2017, up from £2.9m the year prior, despite a slip in turnover
Thai Union plans to sell or close UK smoked salmon ops
Thai Union announced on Thursday it plans to sell or close its UK smoked salmon processing operation, the Edinburgh Salmon Company
Chinese salmon processor using Marel line targets $15m in sales in first calendar year
Shanghai-based Hi-Chain is processing 7-8 metric tons of fresh salmon daily and aims to hit CNY 100m in domestic sales in 2018, its first full calendar year of operation
M&S told politician Young’s Pinneys closure was on cards almost a year before announcement
A Scottish Conservative Party politician says M&S told him plans were underfoot for Young's to close its Pinneys plant close to a year before the decision was announced
Dutch competition authority approves Foppen, Klaas Puul deal
According to a statement from the Autoriteit Consument & Markt, sufficient competition remains after the deal, which will create a group with around €300m in turnover
PE house inks deal to merge EU shrimp firm with Costco salmon supplier
After Undercurrent broke the story, a statement confirms the deal to create a large EU shrimp and smoked salmon group named 'Dutch Seafood Company’
Whole Foods salmon supplier hires seafood veteran to head EU ops
A US-based firm specializing in supplying sustainable seafood into Whole Foods, now owned by Amazon, has hired a former Vega, Skagerak Salmon and Royal Greenland exec
Cooke taps Chang to push smoked salmon, skin-pack products in China
Jerry Chang's Ocean Gala distributing smoked salmon and skin-pack salmon and scallops from True North Seafood, the sales and marketing arm of Cooke, in China
Dawnfresh, Blue Earth, 2 Sisters in line for M&S wins from Pinneys closure
Dawnfresh, Blue Earth and 2 Sisters factories will take on 'deli and 'meals' processing for M&S if closure plan for Young’s Pinneys plant in Annan goes through