Blumar posts 32% Q1 earnings hike due to greater sales, higher salmon prices
Chilean firm Blumar's Q1 revenues rose 23% year-on-year to $182.4 million, while its Q1 EBITDA rose 32% to $439.5m
NOAA designates Alaska as promising region for aquaculture, but with unique challenges
Though the opportunity for aquaculture in Alaska is promising, it may not be as attractive as the other two AOAs -- California and the Gulf of Mexico -- due to restrictions on finfish farming
Canada creates CAD 8.75 million fund to battle aquatic invasive species
'Aquatic invasive species can wreak havoc on our waters, which is why it is critical that we collectively prevent their introduction and further spread in our waters' -- Joyce Murray, minister of fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Drop in salmon, deep-sea cod, hake sales drive Chile’s exports down 5%
Chilean fish and seafood exports fell to $686 million in April, down by 5% year-on-year
China offers ‘huge potential’ for Chilean mussel exporters
'We have reached cooperation intentions with some chain restaurants, such as Haidilao, and they are very interested in our products' -- Juan Francisco, China manager of AMICHILE
Welsh mussel production plummets 98% after EU market loss
Wales has witnessed a 98% drop in farmed mussel output since Brexit after new red tape forced producers to mothball farms in the Menai Straits, according to the head of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain
Chile’s Q1 sales up over 10% thanks to greater salmonid, horse mackerel, fishmeal exports
Chilean seafood exports rose to $2.32bn in the first quarter of the year, up by 11.3% y-o-y thanks to an increase in sales of salmonids, horse mackerel, fishmeal, mussels and algae
Alaskan mayor sounds the alarm on invasive green crabs
The mayor of the Metlakatla Indian Community is asking residents of southeast Alaska to be on the watch for invasive European green crabs
€390m-turnover French group inks deal for Spanish shellfish specialist
By joining forces with Mariscos Wildomar, the French family-owned group Mericq aims to continue its rapid growth
NZ’s Talley’s strikes deal for Maori group’s greenshell mussel farms
Already New Zealand's largest producer of greenshell mussels, the deal will grow Talley's existing annual output by a further 8,000t when it closes in May