Former Metro China, Unilever manager joins Clearwater as Asia-Pacific VP
John Gu, currently head of sales force at Metro Cash and Carry in China, will be based in Shanghai as he joins Clearwater in mid December
UK coldwater shrimp sales down 10% over past year
Nielsen data shows that retailers in the key cooked and peeled market sold 2,000t less over the past twelve months; but warmwater shrimp has not gained market share
Christmas key in deciding 2016 coldwater shrimp market
Several sources, including Royal Greenland, believe UK retailers are preparing to push cooked and peeled shrimp over holidays; big sales could secure high prices for next year
Newfound Resources hopes to enter surf clam fishery, orders new shrimp vessel
Newfound Resources expects new Rolls Royce designed trawler to be ready in 2016 as it considers using existing vessel to enter Arctic surf clam fishery
‘Optimistic time’ for coldwater shrimp likely to see fleet modernization
Head of specialized at-sea processing equipment firm believes the next five to ten years will see a raft of replacements to a global, aging shrimp fleet
ICES increases advice on North Sea coldwater shrimp landings
ICES has recommended flat landings in the Barents Sea shrimp fishery, at catches of no more than 70,000t; Norwegian Deep, Skagerrak advice doubles
MSC: 45% of global whitefish catch now certified
The MSC released its annual report on Tuesday, marking 15 years since the launch of the program
Clearwater’s ‘transformative’ Macduff deal will take turnover close to $500m
Canadian shellfish firm’s turnover for 2016 will increase 27% and earnings by 34%, according to analyst’s assessment of Clearwater deal
US shrimp import value, volume dive in August
Overall value down 27% in August with volumes down 10%, as only India upping volumes of main suppliers
Seafood’s largest operators in rough waters
US tuna's big three in legal trouble; Pacific Andes under regulators' scrutiny; High Liner's shares in free-fall; Young's on ropes: the last 12 months have been turbulent for some of seafood’s largest companies, with the outlook for the next year not looking much different