Vaccine in development to battle oyster-killing POMS virus
New Zealand's Cawthron Institute is pioneering the initiative with a NZD 1-million grant
Sapmer secures €20m cash injection with Chateauvieux back in as owner
French tuna, toothfish and lobster fishing business Sapmer has secured a €20m cash injection as part of an ownership restructuring that tightens its ties to Reunion Island and brings back Jacques de Chateauvieux as owner
Canadian snow crab processor invests $7.4m to double daily production
With an upgrade of its power supply and the addition of more cold storage space, Fruits de Mer Madelina believes it will be able to roughly double its production capacity
Marine Stewardship Council to rework new standard
MSC said it will introduce an updated standard in July and then conduct an independent review of new requirements for evidence, the most contentious element
NEOM signs MoU with Pure Salmon for RAS in Saudi Arabia
NEOM-owned Topian has also signed agreements with NAQUA to help promote the latter's products across the Kingdom, and with a government aquaculture research body
Prices for large vannamei shrimp rising throughout Indonesia
Weekly data reveals that ex-farm prices for large-sized vannamei shrimp in Indonesia's farming regions of West, Central and East Java continued on the rise between Jan. 29 and Feb. 4
Daily recap: Young’s wins Asda contracts from Hilton; Merck buys Elanco’s aqua business
Undercurrent News presents a recap of the top daily seafood stories from Monday, Feb.5
No plan for shrimp license buyout in Canada, fisheries minister asserts
'License buybacks won't solve everything. Some fishermen want to keep their license' --Diane Lebouthillier, Canada's fisheries minister
Processing in Mexico among Japan’s strategies to salvage scallop exports
Japan exported 67,327 metric tons of scallops worth $411.2 million in 2023, 40% less volume and 25% less value than in 2022, reveals the latest seafood trade data from Japan's Ministry of Finance
PanaPesca USA adds Buckner from Ren as chief commercial officer
'What I'm excited about is obviously coming into the PanaPesca team to help lead their sales and marketing efforts and really to support our customers and the growth plans for the company' -- Eric Buckner, PanaPesca