Peter Pan’s new owner sees chance to make ‘the perfect vertically integrated company’
The deal will result in a shift for commodity-focused Peter Pan to sell more 'single-frozen, value-added, Alaskan seafood'
Rodger May, McKinley Capital close deal for Peter Pan
US seafood entrepreneur Rodger May and Alaskan private equity McKinley Capital have closed a deal for salmon and whitefish processor Peter Pan from Japan's Maruha Nichiro
Russia calls on China to speed up coronavirus port checks on fish
Russian officials told their Chinese counterparts that port checks on seafood for coronavirus are taking too long, according to a summary of a Dec. 4 meeting
Washington state submits plan for distributing $50m in COVID relief
'Submitting this plan for federal review brings us one step closer to getting this funding into the hands of commercial fishing and shellfish industry members who need it most' -- Ron Warren, Washington Fish and Wildlife
US pollock leader recounts harrowing encounters with Russian warships, planes to Congress
'We fear being caught in the crossfire of Russia's effort to establish a more assertive military and economic presence' -- Stephanie Madsen, At-sea Processors Association
Tradex: Raw material prices rise as pollock, salmon, Pacific cod sit in Chinese port
Large packers have been waiting for salmon for more than two months and will be out of pollock in a few weeks
Trump’s best seafood trade move MIA in administration’s final days
'In short, federal trade policy is spectacularly and consistently failing our industry' -- Stephanie Madsen, At-Sea Processors Association
Global farmed, wild whitefish production set for rebound after 2020 drop
Despite the expected drop in production for 2020, the prospects for global wild and farmed whitefish supply are positive and show stronger growth in 2021
‘Window of opportunity’ behind aquaculture’s 2020 stock placement boom
Private equities and stock market investors have been behind 36% of all completed deals within the seafood sector so far in 2020, Undercurrent News' data shows
The Winding Glass: Don’t fear expansion of native seafood rights
The Winding Glass is a commentary and opinion column by John Sackton, founder of SeafoodNews