USDA to buy another $70m worth of US-sourced seafood in third quarter
More purchases are likely coming. USDA said it plans to spend a total $4.89 billion in support of American producers and people in need
US harvesters press NOAA for CARES Act details, distribution of $300m
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has 'shed no light on what they are even thinking' -- Leigh Habegger, executive director, Seafood Harvesters of America
Easing of US label rule could help divert pangasius from restaurants to retail
The 60-day exemption could benefit some seafood wholesalers looking to sell their pangasius or catfish to retail instead of restaurants
US tariffs on Chinese seafood not going away soon, cost $309.5m to date
US importers of Chinese tilapia, squid and shrimp got hit the hardest, data shows
USDA report shows US aquaculture sector shrinking in number, but growing sales
The US finished 2018 with 2,932 aquaculture-related firms, 5% fewer than in 2017, but saw sales of $1.5 billion, a 10.5% increase over the past five years
US court approves catfish farmer’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy
On Dec. 23, Federal bankruptcy court judge Jennifer Henderson approved a plan put forth by the Tuscaloosa, Alabama-based catfish farmer SouthFresh Aquaculture to exit bankruptcy
Swedish foodservice supplier aims to push Norwegian salmon from plastic to paper
Cardboard packs, sea squirt soy sauce and imported African catfish were among the novel ideas shown off by top Swedish foodservice supplier Martin & Servera
Vietnamese shrimp giant Viet-Uc looks for investor
The company that supplies one in every three postlarvae to Vietnam’s huge industry, and is now moving into farming itself, is looking for an investor
GOAL survey expects major farmed finfish species to smash 40m metric tons in 2020
Almost all major farmed species saw production gains of 2-5% in 2019, GOAL's survey showed, while billions of dollars went into land-based and offshore projects
US rescinds all Thai GSP benefits for seafood, cites worker rights issues
Thai Union said the decision would not affect its business, since none of its products sold to the US are covered by the tariff-reduction scheme