US shrimp imports’ late sprint to finish not enough to salvage 2023
US shrimp imports continued their mad dash in the final month of 2023, but it wasn't enough to make up for all of the ground lost earlier in the year
No plan for shrimp license buyout in Canada, fisheries minister asserts
'License buybacks won't solve everything. Some fishermen want to keep their license' --Diane Lebouthillier, Canada's fisheries minister
Sykes likely to explore M&A again in 2024 as UK ops hike sales
Sykes Seafood -- which now owns Ruskim and The Big Prawn Company in the UK, plus Klaas Puul Beheer in the Netherlands -- saw inflation cut into its profits in 2022-23
Ryan Cleary steps down from SEA-NL leadership role to focus on co-op
Ryan Cleary has resigned as executive director of Seaward Enterprises Association of Newfoundland and Labrador to devote his attention to forming a co-operative
Valve failure on Canadian shrimp trawler prompts investigation
MV Osprey Ltd. CEO Jeff Simms asserts that his 260-foot trawler was never in peril, but what concerns him most is an emergency valve that failed to work as expected
US sees fifth-straight month of shrimp import volume increases
The US imported 70,835 metric tons of shrimp in November 2023, 11% more than the 63,833t imported in November 2022
Clearwater debt restructure sees First Nations put in CAD 100m more; Premium take same amount out
The First Nations coalition that owns 50% of Clearwater, Canada's largest shellfish harvester, has put CAD 100m more into the company's debt structure
Norwegian Seafood Council earmarks $45.5m for promotions in 2024
Some 56% of that will be spent on marketing salmon and trout, while 17% will go on whitefish and 10% on pelagics
Canadian offshore harvesting group advises caution on redfish re-opening
Science shows the redfish stock on Canada's east coast growing, but an organization that represents offshore fishing fleets says the re-opening of a commercial fishery in fishing zones that have been under moratorium must be done carefully
Canadian minister commits to opening commercial redfish fishery ‘as early as 2024’
'What I can assure you right now is that there will be a redfish fishery as early as 2024' - Canadian fisheries minister Diane Lebouthillier