Japanese giant to market 57,000t of salmon, trout products this year
As a leading marketer of salmon and trout products in Japan, Kyokuyo intends to increase sashimi-grade product sales during 2024
Japan’s salmon supply likely to drop below 400,000t for first time in years
The total supply of salmon and trout -- both domestic production and imports -- should reach just over 385,000t for the 2023/24 season (from May to April)
Maruha Nichiro plans to market 7,000t of Chilean farmed coho this year
Those 7,000t of farmed coho salmon from Chile will be imported alongside some 2,000t-3,000t of trout from Chile, Turkey, and other regions
Investor group calls on Japan’s Toyo Suisan to withdraw from seafood
An investor group led by Nihon Global Growth Partners Management wants Toyo Suisan Kaisha to withdraw from the seafood trading business and concentrate on its ramen operations
Norwegian land-based trout player targets Q3 2025 for US groundbreaking
Hima Seafood, which should harvest its first trout from its Norwegian land-based site in May or June 2025, is moving closer to finalizing plans for its US expansion
Norway’s DNV assumes full ownership of UK-based Ocean Ecology
The Norwegian risk management provider said Ocean Ecology will bolster its ambitions in the aquaculture sector
Canadian NGOs challenge Alaskan salmon fishery’s MSC re-certification
'Labeling these as sustainable fisheries misleads consumers,' -- Greg Knox, SkeenaWild Conservation Trust
Maine approves $60m storm relief bill, aid to coastal businesses to begin flowing in 90 days
'The funding... provides a much-needed lifeline and a path forward for fishermen, aquaculturists, dealers, co-ops and dock owners,' -- Pat Keliher, commissioner of Maine's Department of Marine Resources
Ukraine’s seafood imports saw sharp rebound in 2023 despite war
A report from the USDA notes that Ukraine's imports of fish and seafood rebounded by 28% in 2023 after an initial war-impacted drop in 2022
Official data shows Americans are eating less canned seafood, TikTok says otherwise
NOAA data reveal that despite the shift, overall seafood consumption per capita has drifted higher over the past three decades