Apr 11, 2025 06:29pm

Most of the fisheries service functions would be transferred to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which sits under the US Department of the Interior

By Barb Dean-Simmons

'If sanctions on Russian seafood were lifted, limited volumes of crab could begin arriving within six to nine months'-- US seafood analyst Les Hodges

A banner plane flew by Red Lobster's headquarters in Orlando, Florida

By Neil Ramsden

Spot prices for Norwegian farmed salmon are primed for a big step up for week 16, while Chilean fresh salmon fillet prices to the US also firmed in week 15, and Scottish too are on the rise

By Gary Morrison

Importers are allocating across volumes, and customers trying to protect their tariff-free inventory

By Cliff White

Innovsea has hired Miguel Martin to work on recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) projects in Chile

By Liza Mayer

'Investor appetite has definitely cooled, but not because the thesis is broken. It's just that investors are demanding more grounded assumptions – less about vision and more about execution' -- Taylor Holshouser, former investment associate at Walton-backed investment platform Builders Vision

By Tom Seaman and Lewis Hu

US orders are grinding to a halt amid mounting uncertainty caused by the trade war with China, even impacting products using Alaskan raw material

By Jacob Resneck

'The (Alaska) seafood industry is currently operating in a very challenging time due to poor market conditions' -- Sinclair Wilt, Westward Seafood

By Jacob Resneck

'The NOAA probationary employees who were fired and then reinstated and put on admin leave have just been re-fired' -- unnamed US government scientist

The Pacific Islands Forum fisheries agency has wrapped up its monitoring, control and surveillance working group meeting in the Solomon Islands

The early closure, due to delays at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, would be the first in 15 years

By Neil Ramsden

Whole mackerel prices had eased for four weeks but have turned up slightly in week 14; herring fillet prices are coming down from a peak

By Amanda Buckle

Suffering from tariff trauma? 'Be cool' and listen to our support group

Meanwhile, the ISSF is emphasizing the need for science-based fisheries management, and the IPNLF urges the IOTC to adopt precautionary catch limits for skipjack tuna

By Matilde Mereghetti and Neil Ramsden

New regulations will change how aquaculture permits work and punish poor practices, but Sjomat Norge believes the reforms are a gamble when the global picture is uncertain

Caroline Lunde Ellingsen will represent the Norwegian industry in crucial coastal state negotiations on blue whiting, mackerel, and Norwegian spring-spawning herring

By Matilde Mereghetti

The company attributed the growth to solid performance across its fishing operations, manufacturing facilities, and commercial arms

By Neil Ramsden

If there's one thing investors hate, it's uncertainty, but there will be opportunities for businesses looking to improve efficiency and agility in supply chains

By Louis Harkell

India’s shrimp exports grew by double-digits last year to nearly 600,000 metric tons, as the country overtook Ecuador as the fastest-growing major shrimp exporter according to Indian trade figures

By Dan Gibson

Mowi's first quarter EBIT was 10% short of analysts' consensus, while its 108,000t harvest came in line with guidance

By Masahiko Takeuchi

The Japanese seafood giant has launched a $1.3m factory in Kagoshima Prefecture to produce 200t of neribushi, a dried skipjack tuna paste, for the domestic and overseas broth market

Russian fish feed production reached an estimated 100,000t in 2024, more than doubling from 48,300t in 2023, according to Alexei Nikolayev

'This is a win for Maine and the US with regard to seafood production. The Kingfish Company's Maine facility will specifically address US reliance on imports for protein-rich food sources' -- Kingfish Company CEO Vincent Erenst

Swiss aquaculture developer Novaton is evaluating a potential acquisition of Swiss Shrimp, which entered court-approved debt restructuring proceedings this week

By Matilde Mereghetti

Blumar attributed the downturn primarily to lower fishmeal production in the central-southern zone of Chile

'I have had an incredibly rewarding journey in Akerbla, but Watermoon represents something completely new -- the most exciting aquaculture project I have seen in my career,' Sorensen said

Undercurrent News presents a recap of the top daily seafood stories from Thursday, April 10

By Barb Dean-Simmons Apr 10, 2025 09:31pm

The first snow crab from the species' largest fishery will soon land on the processing lines in factories in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador and it'll come with the price tag that harvesters picked

By Matilde Mereghetti

This acquisition marks a significant move for Exalmar as it continues to grow its position within the Peruvian fishing and seafood processing industry