Drop in salmon, fishmeal sales push Chile’s seafood exports down in October
Chilean seafood exports total $766 million, marking a decline of 3.4% year-on-year mainly due to a drop in the sales value of salmon and trout and fishmeal
Aussie seafood giant goes under amidst internal disputes
Huonville, Tasmania-based Huon Valley Seafoods has gone into liquidation following a dispute between its founders and mainland investor who recently gained control of the firm
Chilean salmon, fishmeal, oil exports keep on rising, boost total sales up 15% in July
Chilean fish and seafood exports increased to $788m in July, up by 15% year-on-year
Rise in Chile’s seafood sales to Brazil, China, Russia offset drop to US, Japan in H1
The US and Japan still ranked first and second, respectively, during the period, with sales totaling $1.6bn and $531m
Urchinomics names new CEO to ‘turbocharge’ business growth
The sea urchin ranching business has moved seaweed and food supply chain veteran Perry Bevin to the role of CEO, leaving Brian Tsuyoshi Takeda the mantle of 'founder'
Japan imports of Russian fishery products remain high despite Ukraine war
Despite the ongoing economic sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war, Japan continues to import a significant amount of fishery imports from Russia
NOAA designates Alaska as promising region for aquaculture, but with unique challenges
Though the opportunity for aquaculture in Alaska is promising, it may not be as attractive as the other two AOAs -- California and the Gulf of Mexico -- due to restrictions on finfish farming
Canadian sea cucumber firm ordered to pay Chinese processor nearly $1m
When Atlantic Sea Cucumber complained that the product was too salty, Weihai Taiwei Haiyang Aquatic Food Co. offered to take back the shipment and pay the cost of the return, but ASC declined
Owner of North America’s largest urchin site buys into Urchinomics
Cadman Capital Group owns Quoddy Savour Seafoods, which is expected to become Urchinomics' center of operations for the East Coast of North America and service New York and other markets
Chile’s seafood exports grew 25% in 2022 with sales to US, China, Japan soaring
Chilean fish and seafood exports amounted to over $8.8bn in 2022, up by 24.7% y-o-y