China dominates as Peru’s main seafood importer despite slump in fishmeal exports
In October 2023, Peru's fishery and aquaculture sector experienced a significant downturn, with exports totaling 60,900t worth $152.2m, down 43.2% and 45.9% y-o-y
Mexico temporarily bans Central American shrimp imports over smuggling concerns
Mexico has temporarily shut its borders to farmed shrimp imports from Central America over concerns about irregularities and the smuggling of Ecuadorian shrimp
Calysta’s FeedKind given approval for use in aquafeeds in China
The approvals come as the company's joint venture with Adisseo, Calysseo, prepares to deliver its first product to customers through Adisseo's sales network in China
BASF, Merck join Sustainable Shrimp Partnership
The Sustainable Shrimp Partnership has announced the incorporation of two new members, BASF and Merck
Undercurrent unlocks seafood trade secrets with new data portal
Undercurrent News has developed and launched a new online portal allowing users to access and analyze global seafood import and export data going back to 2001
Daily recap: 2023 hangover goes on for US shellfish sector; Vietnam hopes for return of pangasius demand
Undercurrent News presents a recap of the top daily seafood stories from Thursday, Feb. 1
CP seeks top chefs to champion ‘homegrown’ US shrimp amid low prices
Thailand's CP is seeking US chefs to champion the fresh shrimp from its RAS farm in Florida as low prices for imported products are making life hard for the start-up
Seafood importers anticipate higher costs as drought continues to impact Panama Canal
With an extended drought continuing to impact water levels in the Panama Canal, a major shipping route for North American exporters and importers, the seafood industry is bracing for higher costs, executives said during the recent GSMC
Other fishermen, politicians rally to help burned out Northwest US Dungy crab harvesters
Fire investigators on Saturday wrapped up their investigation into the cause of a blaze that destroyed thousands of crab pots but have not yet publicly announced their findings
US domestic shrimp sector petitions to stop imports of Argentinian reds
'While our boats are tied up, seafood importers are scouring the globe to find the most vulnerable populations to make a buck off of. This is morally wrong, and it is against the law' -- John Williams, Southern Shrimp Alliance