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
Upper Cook Inlet 2015 sockeye harvest estimated at 3.7m fish
The 2015 Upper Cook Inlet sockeye run could come in a 5.8m fish, with a harvest of 3.7m
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
Bumper 2015 Bristol Bay salmon run could spark issue of foreign processing boats
Allowing foreign processing boats may be an issue for 2015 Bristol Bay salmon season, but political considerations and lack of applicants appear likely to preclude such a move
Controversial Bristol Bay salmon permit buyback program support falters at PME
Bristol Bay fishermen’s 81% support of studying dconomic impact of drift gillnet buyback program in Bristol Bay broke down in general sense of opposition at PME last week