Flight limits spoil big Chinese New Year lobster opportunity for US, Canada exporters
'We diversified pretty well, and we have other clients in other areas of the world, but China is always a big customer' -- Bill Bruns, the Lobster Co.
Namibia cuts hake TAC by 4%, rock lobster sees no changes
Namibia's hake fishery has seen a slight reduction in its total allowable catch for the 2021/2022 season, while the rock lobster TAC remains unchanged
Hong Kong customs chief vows to curb Aussie rock lobster trade
Australia’s AUD 80-million-a-month lobster trade with Hong Kong is on the hook after authorities declared it a national security risk
UK shellfish exports hammered by Brexit, COVID
'It's an absolute s***show' -- Mark Moore, manager at Brixham-based Dartmouth Crab Company, one of the UK's biggest exporters of live brown crab
New Zealand gov’t raids eight homes in effort to shutdown illegal rock lobster ring
'We believe this was a highly organized black market ring which took in excess of 4,300 crayfish with a commercial value of over NZD 300,000' -- Gary Orr, NZ Ministry for Primary Industries
Aussie rock lobster smuggling nothing to do with us, says firm
Exports to Hong Kong rose 2,000% in May compared with the same month of last year, according to trade data, amid reports of smuggling to the Chinese mainland
SIA awarded $590,000 gov’t grant to grow Aussie seafood exports
The grant comes as China still officially remains closed to Australia's rock lobster exports, hitting producers dependent on the huge market
Harvest of ‘Boston lobster’ threatens endangered whale species, Hong Kong WWF warns
WWF's Hong Kong branch has urged consumers in the city to avoid eating 'Boston lobster' as its harvest could hasten the demise of North Atlantic whale species
Australia launches $3.7m lobster aquaculture research hub
The new research hub based at the University of Tasmania aims to establish sustainable onshore systems for lobster aquaculture in the coming five years
Australian lobsters returning to China via ‘grey trade’ despite import ban
Australian lobster exports to Hong Kong have surged since October, with trade experts believing the city is being used as a port to reroute stock into mainland China