Chilean fisheries export value grows 15% in 2021 thanks to record sales
Chilean fish and seafood exports amounted to around $7.1 billion in 2021, up by 15% y-o-y mainly thanks to record sales of salmon and trout, horse mackerel and mussels
Report advocates for $15m to bolster Maine aquaculture over next decade
A report provides a 10-year road map that advocates for the support needed to accomplish 23 action items and hire 24-full-time employees
US mussel grower seeks more acreage to overcome green crab problem
'In essence, we can no longer count on historical patterns for seed recruitment, so we have to look to catch the seed in the water column where the green crab can't reach it ...' -- Alex de Koning
Delaware suspends shellfish harvesting after sewage spill
The sewage spill occurred after a plumbing contractor mistakenly cut a sewer line at a mobile home park in the community of Long Neck
UK shellfish producers hit out at CEFAS over water classification impasse
UK shellfish producers told Undercurrent News their proposed changes to the water classification system would help recover exports to the EU
Chile’s November exports up 47% thanks to greater salmonid, fishmeal sales
Chilean fish and seafood exports increased to $681 million in November, up by 47% year-on-year, thanks to a rise in sales of salmon and trout, fishmeal, spider crab and algae
Large Canadian mussel farmer loses 117t of product in fire
Atlantic Aqua Farms is out about 117 metric tons of product, worth about CAD 250,000, as well as about CAD 100,000 worth of packaging
Fire hits mussel farmer backed by Canadian investment giant
Atlantic Aqua Farms, a seller of mussels, oysters and clams based in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, has suffered significant fire damage
Camanchaca boasts solid Q3 fishing results despite lack of frozen processing plant
Chile's Camanchaca Group saw a remarkable 60% improvement in performance at its fishing division, with its new plant expected to be operational by the end of the year
New Zealand’s Sanford sees profits eroded by supply chain costs
Net profit after tax decreased by 16% to NZD 16.2m in the 12 months to Sept. 30, despite sales revenue growing 4% to NZD 490m