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Ahmed family’s UK shrimp businesses report close to £5m combined loss

A pair of UK seafood sister firms, Seamark and IBCO Limited, each posted a substantial loss for 2023 and narrowly escaped being struck off the UK's Companies House

Christmas demand boosts Chilean salmon prices to all key markets

'Prices in the US or Brazil are rising but not at the same pace as in Russia and China,' one executive said, referring to the recent weeks' trend

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Oysters linked to norovirus outbreak sickens more than 80 people at LA Times food event

Mississippi seafood labeling bill to be reintroduced after controversial restaurant findings

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Editor’s choice: Maersk to cancel Alaska service; Canadian snow crab processors, union agree final prices

Weaker seafood prices weigh on Italian MARR’s Q3 revenue, margins

free read Dongwon launches new ‘tuna beef’ sashimi

Major Japanese surimi manufacturers announce price hikes on soaring raw material costs

Ecuador tuna firm Eurofish strengthens ties in Italy, Spain

US seafood poised for strong holiday demand at retail after November growth

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Norovirus-related recall expanded to include Canadian oysters

Kyokuyo targets 300% growth in US surimi stick production amid global expansion

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Norwegian body selects Italy for salmon promotional boost

Skills: Chilean salmon prices to US, China continue to rise in week 49, fall to Brazil

free read Editor’s choice: AquaBounty shuts down; Espersen fleshes out plan to mitigate cod supply ‘crisis’

China’s shrimp industry eyes holiday season market recovery

Ecuador trade group seeks retaliation against Brazil over shrimp import ban

Prison time for sales manager in US seafood mislabeling scheme

Germany, Spain strengthen as pangasius import markets

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UCN launches US seafood wholesale pricing platform with close to 300 benchmarks  

Kyokuyo launches $24m surimi stick plant in US with 3,000t annual capacity

New Espersen CEO fleshes out plan to mitigate 2025 Atlantic cod price, supply ‘crisis’

A Red Lobster restaurant in New York, US. Red Lobster is owned by Thai Union Group. Credit: pisaphotography/Shutterstock.com

Thai Union court filing denies company owes Red Lobster $65m

Australia’s Yumbah takes over rock oyster specialist

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Mississippi restaurant seeks dismissal of seafood mislabeling civil suit

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Genetic testing detects shrimp mislabeling in US Gulf Coast restaurants

Skills: Chilean salmon prices to Brazil, US, China continue to rise in week 48

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Editor’s choice: Live from Alaska conference; US, Russian pollock quota updates; Venezuela cancels Lamar export licenses

Editorial director Tom Seaman brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week  

Storm Seafood ends 27-year exclusive US partnership with Ocean Garden

Storm Seafood announced Tuesday (Dec. 3) that it has ended its exclusive US contract with Ocean Garden Products to promote its Norwegian salmon products

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aquaculture

Norway’s salmon limitations prompt record rise in fjord trout exports

Maruha Nichiro to accelerate global expansion with new regional headquarters

Skills: Chilean salmon prices to Brazil, US, China continue to rise in week 47

prices

Skills: Chile salmon prices for US, Brazil, China soften in week 36

Nissui to hike frozen, shelf-stable prices by up to 30% amid rising cost

Japanese surimi industry calls for retail support as 2025 A season price set to rise

companies

Nissui’s Nordic invests to diversify Danish fresh firm to frozen after 2023 investment

UK chippie supplier Henry Colbeck posts record sales despite profit drop

Espersen makes more layoffs in UK with no end in sight for losses

people

Rosenberg steps down as Thai Union North America CEO

UK salmon smoker faces closure after running into financial difficulties

US city’s sushi restaurants, grocers mislabel salmon, overcharge diners $8.85/lb

m&a

LA’s ‘largest salmon processor’ adds to distribution arm with acquisition

Captain Fresh prepares to raise another $100m on path to IPO

Red Lobster soon to have Hollywood moment

retail

US packaged seafood category sees growth in September amid hurricanes, port strikes

free read London’s historic Billingsgate market to close

free read Editor’s choice: Canada industry wants marine sanctuary plan scrapped; Trump tariff threat would cost importers $1.2bn

processing

Scottish seafood collaboration creates new whitefish processor

Ecuador shrimp farmers move downstream with large new plant

ISI sees South Europe strengthen in Q3, but UK Espersen deal cost rises

fishing

free read Editor’s choice: Winds delay major lobster fisheries; Canada processor joins crowd in search of buyer

Surging Atlantic cod prices prompt China to seek alternatives

free read Editor’s choice: Which major Canadian shellfish processor is up for sale?; Coldwater shrimp markets, supply outlook