China’s H1 seafood imports surge to $7bn
China’s direct seafood imports grew 32% to $7.03 billion in the first six months of 2019 underling the Asian giant’s seemingly irrepressible appetite for imported seafood
New Zealand-China trade body awards Fiordland Lobster in ceremony
Victory at 'New Zealand’s most important acknowledgment of the deepening trade and investment relationship between China and New Zealand'
Australian seafood body welcomes new ministers
Senator Bridget McKenzie of the National Party becomes the first woman to hold the role of minister of agriculture, following federal elections on May 18
Western Australia’s rock lobster sector snubs deal that would set aside supply for locals
Rock lobster harvesters in Western Australia have rejected a deal that would have set aside some of the state's rock lobster output for local consumption
More bad news for seafood expected from frontlines of US-China trade war
Seafood industry execs fear the 15% tariff increase might deal a lethal blow to some imports from China and the new list of items to be tariffed will eliminate exemptions
Trade insights: China-Australia FTA kills off seafood smuggling
In 2018, Australia's seafood exports to China increased by 120% to AUD 807 million, amid a crackdown on seafood smuggling through Vietnam and a reduction in Chinese tariffs
Blue Star Foods quietly goes public via reverse merger, sets stage for acquisitions
'We are not interested in acquiring companies just for the sake of getting on the trend of consolidation, facing all of the integration challenges, and then not being successful' -- Carlos Faria
Sapmer sees key species prices start 2019 below last year’s levels
Prices for Patagonian toothfish, tuna, and rock lobster have begun the year at lower price levels, when in 2018 the first two were already low enough to impact results
Strong Chinese demand for Aussie rock lobster despite economy jitters
Demand at the top end of the Chinese market remains good despite downgrades in China's growth forecasts
Western Australian gov’t shelves plans to nationalize 17% of rock lobster industry
The gov't of Western Australia shelves plans to increase western rock lobster quota and nationalize 17% of the industry, a move welcomed by the largest fishermen's organization