Global farmed, wild whitefish supply on course to grow near 4% in 2021
Kontali has forecast for pangasius and tilapia to be the large gains from the farmed segment, while global supply of cod, hake, and Alaskan pollock are still all expected to grow y-o-y
US slave-labor seafood provision could make it into massive China trade bill
'The COMPETES Act strikes right at the heart of China's anti-competitive and morally abhorrent labor, environmental and digital practices' -- US senator Ron Wyden
ASMI seafood confidence-boost, Virginia soft-shell clam efforts among NOAA grant recommendations
NOAA has recommended 43 projects be awarded a combined $11 million in grants
Samherji’s live whitefish storage vessel overhaul to cost $1.6m
The Icelandic fishing giant has signed a contract with manufacturer Slippinn at a cost of ISK 200m to adapt an acquired pelagic vessel so it can store live groundfish
USDA plans to buy 8.3m pounds of pollock products, its third-largest buy ever
The order includes five different product forms of pollock
Bumble Bee, PAFCO among seafood giants to sue over US-China trade war
At least 20 seafood companies have sued the US government, seeking to recover tariffs, including also Hilo Fish, Seattle Shrimp & Seafood, and Sunnyvale Seafood
21 US aquaculture groups ask for immediate increase to USDA veterinary budget
The groups say the extra money is needed to battle foreign animal pathogens
USDA picks winners to help solve domestic catfish off-flavor problem
Catfish is one of the largest sectors in the US domestic, land-based seafood industry, accounting for about 186 million pounds of fish and generating sales of $371m in 2020
Oceana reveals seafood fraud and substitution in four major Mexican cities
Oceana revealed that 44% of the fish sold in retailers and restaurants four major Mexican cities are replaced by other cheaper species
As much as 36% of global seafood mislabeled, analysis shows
An analysis by The Guardian of 44 separate studies of over 9,000 seafood samples in restaurants, supermarkets and fishmarkets discovered rampant global mislabeling fraud