East Coast sells lobster pound to Mazzetta, buoyed by new product sales at Costco
'In hindsight, this prior shift in the companies’ operation footprint has helped to strengthen the organization in this new COVID-19 environment' -- Brad Hudson, CEO
Chile’s Salmones Aysen hopes customers will see frozen as ‘the new fresh’
Amid the sector's complications shipping fresh fish, Chile's Salmones Aysen is touting the quality of its frozen coho, emphasizing its longer shelf life
Salmon prices drop even as Chile travel restrictions limit export capacity to the US
Chile's new coronavirus prevention measures have restricted the country's export capacity to the US even as a drop in foodservice demand has caused salmon prices to fall
Trump rejects idea of reducing tariffs against China during pandemic
President Donald Trump on a request to reduce tariffs on Chinese goods: 'There’s no reason to do that. China is paying us billions and billions of dollars in tariffs.'
Truck drivers crossing Canadian-US border struggle to find COVID-19 coverage
'There’s no way for insurance companies to handle that burden, they’d go bankrupt' -- Canadian insurance broker
US aquaculture group brings attention to SBA disaster loan availability
The program was made available by the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, recently passed by the US Congress
Aussie cannery company pushing ahead despite coronavirus threat
West Australia's Albany Seafoods is pushing ahead with plans to construct a new AUD 1m cannery for salmon and sardines, making it the only regional seafood canner in the country
Icelandic fresh fish exports stall as foodservice demand plummets
With the sharp decline in foodservice demand from outlets in Europe and the US from the pandemic, the market for freshly caught whitefish has disappeared almost overnight
Travel bans in the Philippines disrupt tuna trade
A key route to transport tuna within the Philippines is cut with the cancellation of flights to Metro Manila as part of the community quarantine imposed by the authorities
Canadian seafood, ag groups to ask for temporary worker exception to traveler ban
'I think the group is thinking objectively and deeply about what needs to be done to facilitate this happening...' Paul Lansbergen, Fisheries Council of Canada