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Nueva Pescanova exec optimistic on seafood consumption as Q1 sales rise

Seafood consumption in European markets such as Spain, France, and Italy is lifting again after some challenging years, according to one top Nueva Pescanova exec

Tim Brown sells Santa Barbara Smokehouse to PE-backed US food player

UK-born smoked salmon entrepreneur Tim Brown has sold California, US-based Santa Barbara Smokehouse to Panos Brands, a PE-backed food firm 

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Norway H&G cod prices continue to set new records

Masoval’s Ice Fish to carry out dual listing by end of May

Leroy posts solid Q1 earnings, reduces 2025 harvest guidance

Peru anchovy oil yield recovery ‘bodes well’ for Austevoll

Norway smolt supplier BioFish reduces losses, aims to hike output in 2024

Norway fresh salmon exports decline as sales to EU, most Asian markets fall

Fresh Atlantic salmon. Credit: bitt24/Shutterstock.com

Spanish tuna firm Atunlo files for bankruptcy amid internal strife

Extreme weather, jellyfish hit SalMar’s Q1, but Scotland a bright spot

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Icelandic Salmon slips into red after another quarter of biological issues

Coldwater shrimp prices headed up in Europe with potential Greenland reform on horizon

Philosofish seabass seabream

Mercamadrid prices for small bass drop as medium, large remain unchanged

Cargill to collaborate with Skretting on new feed vessels in Norway

Norwegian salmon loses China market share to Chile, Canada in Q1

Nissui hits record revenue of $5.5bn on processed food expansion

Prices for European plaice drop, common sole rebound on Pefa auctions

plaice fish

NGO blasts Chinese proposal to limit stakeholder interactions at IOTC

Tuna buyers call for 30% cut in yellowfin catches as IOTC meeting kicks off

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Camanchaca expects surge in sales to Europe, expand reach with coho salmon

Turkish bass, bream farmer Sursan aims to almost double output by 2030

Spanish body optimistic over canned tuna sector despite spate of insolvencies

Global fishmeal output down 27% before Peru’s good anchovy fishing

Dutch algal oil producer Veramaris’ production volume jumps 50% in record 2023

Editor’s choice: Canada snow crab fishery sees bidding war, potential strike looming

Norway, Scottish salmon spot prices set stable, Chilean up a little

Sand eel still hard to find in week 18, as Norway mackerel hits record export price in April

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Alibaba’s Hema inks salmon supply deal with Mowi, Cermaq

Under the deal, Hema will source more than 700,000 salmon annually from the Norwegian seafood companies to meet growing Chinese consumer demand

Norwegian frozen cod values plateau at last as haddock continues to rise

Values of frozen cod sold on Norway's Norges Rafisklag auction are holding at NOK 65/kg on average in the latest week, although the largest fish are selling at NOK 72+

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SalMar slashes Norwegian harvest forecast amid jellyfish attacks

Scottish Sea Farms receives planning approval to merge four sites in Shetland

Nasdaq: Norway salmon spot prices back up as fresh, whole exports slip again

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China, US pull up Vietnam shrimp exports again, but prices ease

Tesco to cut Russian fish from frozen supply chain as cod price pressure increases

Lower exports to EU, UK, most Asian markets drive Norway fresh salmon sales down again

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Norne bullish on land-based salmon prospects in make-or-break year

Sykes, Klaas Puul parent passes $400m turnover in ‘challenging’ year

US West Coast coho salmon stock restored to healthy levels, NOAA reports

people

Avramar appoints former Amerra, Cargill exec as new CEO, replacing Thor Talseth

Pew urges IOTC to reignite stalled tuna harvest control rule talks

John West names new commercial director as Doherty becomes MD

m&a

Captain Fresh looks to build EU shrimp cooking platform, eyes other species

Espersen forecasts healthy rise in profits for 2024 after best result in 10 years

Mowi spends €6m on license growth under ‘traffic lights’ but ‘red’ signal means a net loss

retail

Even Portugal’s legendary cod consumption may not withstand soaring prices, fears Riberalves

Editor’s choice: Alaska, Canadian shellfish news dominate headlines

Surge in Russian H&G Atlantic cod prices sees gap with Norwegian drop under $2,000/t

processing

Trident’s Pickenpack back in market for Russian pollock

Thai Union’s profit jumps in Q1 without Red Lobster thanks to ambient product sales

Royal Greenland enacts cost controls following $38m loss in 2023

fishing

UK marine heatwave puts CEFAS, Seafish on ‘high alert’

Prices for large European place rebound, smaller sizes take a dip on Pefa auctions

Polar Seafood warns of potential legal action with Greenland fisheries reform set to up-end sector