Alaska processor UniSea names new chief operating officer
The Nissui subsidary announced its hire in an email to employees earlier this month
Maruha claims MSC Alaskan pollock product’s CO2 emissions 17% less than ‘regular’
The Tokyo-based seafood giant says the CO2 emissions of its eco-labeled, coated product throughout the supply chain are around 17% lower than when 'using regular pollock raw materials'
Russian Fishery ‘gradually’ convinces Chinese buyers to substitute pollock surimi for warmwater
Russian Fishery, which is forecasting an increase in its surimi production of around 37% to 41,000t in 2024, is 'gradually' converting buyers in China to switch from warmwater
UCN inks content partnership with Suisan Keizai as part of Japan data, news expansion
Undercurrent has signed a partnership with one of Japan's leading news sites as part of a news and data expansion in the country, one of the world's major importers
Alaska’s pollock roe auction begins in Seattle with 10% larger output
Alaskan fleets have already harvested 48% of the allocated quota in Alaska's Bering Sea, while 40% of the TAC was taken in Russia's Sea of Okhotsk
Japan’s scallop exports soar to US, offsetting zero shipments to China
Japan’s export of marine products in January totaled 17,926t valued at JPY 20.4bn down 7% by volume and up 3% by value
NFI sushi council formed to improve quality, safety of products
The industry group said the move was prompted by sushi's popularity in the US
Russia ban, USDA purchases offer opportunity for Alaska market, according to ASMI chair
Both are chances to broaden the state's seafood consumer base, according to Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute board chairman Allen Kimball
Alaska pollock producers prioritizing PBO over surimi so far in A season
US Alaskan pollock packers have focused more on fillet production than surimi over the first five weeks of the current A season in the Bering Sea
US sees overall seafood import values drop 15%, trade imbalance tighten
'The market basically ground to a halt around April, and prices began dropping. Everyone had to find ways to get inventory moving, and everybody was chasing the market down' -- Todd Clark, Endeavor Seafoods