Australian rock lobster exporters turn to domestic, Southeast Asian markets
Exporters are looking to Southeast Asia to plug the gap left by the collapse of the Chinese market following escalating political tensions
USDA changes course, makes disaster relief available to redfish farmers, others
Winter storm Uri wiped out more than 200 million farmed redfish in the US state of Texas in February but producers were previously unable to qualify for disaster relief
USDA plans to buy 8.3m pounds of pollock products, its third-largest buy ever
The order includes five different product forms of pollock
February freeze nearly wiped out US redfish supply, led to scramble for relief
'[I]n five or six months, you're going to see a major hit to some of the restaurants and their ability to get fresh fish' -- Shane Nicaud, Gulf States Aquaculture
Atlantic Canada provinces join forces to launch seafood website
'The new Seafood from Canada website will help connect Canadian seafood suppliers with buyers in key export markets worldwide' -- Taste of Nova Scotia
COVID delays Newfoundland election of consequence to seafood
Undercurrent News reported last week how several Canadian seafood stakeholder groups were using the NL election to lobby party leaders for policy changes
National Geographic highlights New Bedford seafood industry’s success at fighting COVID
'The fear was that New Bedford might suffer the same superspreading events that ravaged cities linked to meat processing in the Midwest. Strikingly, that fate did not come to pass'
Quinlan family to retain stake in Canadian processor after Royal Greenland sale
'Robin Quinlan, company president, has decided to remain an owner and invest further by facilitating the retirement of his father, Wayne'
Groundfish Forum forecasts 4.3% lift in global whitefish supply for 2021
Forecasts from the Groundfish Forum project global whitefish catches will rise by 4.3% to 7.569 million metric tons in 2021