Surge in illegal abalone trade linked to Chinese New Year
A spike in illegal trafficking of South African abalone is thought to be linked to demand related to Chinese New Year
Catalina Sea Ranch’s Cruver ‘chomping at the bit’ to expand mussel farm on federal waters
Now that the federal government shutdown is at least temporarily ended, founder Phil Cruver is ready to get rolling again on plans to expand his mussel operation 30-fold
Western Australia’s fisheries in good condition, status report says
Rising water temperatures have threatened populations of crabs, scallops and abalone on the coast of the Australian state
Ocean Choice voices concern over possible sea cucumber quota in Canadian province
The possible introduction of a quota for sea cucumber is worrying Ocean Choice, which processes the product in Newfoundland and Labrador province
Strike action threatened at newly-launched Namibian abalone farm
An abalone farm which launched recently in Luderitz, Namibia, has had its employees brief local media during the launch event that they may take strike action
Southern hemisphere’s largest abalone farmer plans $52m expansion
Yumbah Aquaculture has also just opened its new feed factory, which supply both its farms and others worldwide
Tasmania rock lobster, abalone quota capitalization worth over AUD 1.5bn
Abalone and rock lobster are the giants of Tasmania's commercial fisheries with the market capitalization of private quota holdings in 2016 exceeding AUD 1.5bn combined
Namibia’s Hangana targets 300t of abalone production
A crowd gathered for the launch of Hangana Abalone Farming late last week
Diversification could reduce Australia seafood sector’s reliance on China
Australian rock lobster and abalone sellers have benefitted from China's growing seafood demand
Korean aquaculture output drops in first half of 2018
South Korea's aquaculture output dropped year-on-year in the first half of 2018, but showed satisfactory results compared with those logged over the past several years