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Peruvian aquaculture far from full potential as investors await new law

Peru’s shrimp, tilapia exports, production plummet, but scallop boom sparks hope

Peru's aquaculture sector faced a challenging year in 2024, with a decline in production attributed to adverse climatic conditions

Trump’s Panama Canal tiff seen as having minimal impact on seafood

US secretary of state Marco Rubio visited Panama following president Donald Trump's request to have it return control of the Panama Canal

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US wholesale: 2024 Ecuador shrimp exports to US grow, flat overall

Trade insights: Ecuador’s shrimp exports stall in 2024 as China demand weakens

Camanchaca shuts down abalone ops after years of losses, market decline

Record salmon imports push Brazil’s aquaculture trade deficit to nearly $1bn

Week 6 farm-gate shrimp roundup: Chinese prices stage late holiday lift

Watch: Inside Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China

Skills: Chile salmon prices to US, Brazil continue to climb in week 4

Brazilian farmed tilapia exports soar to new heights as US leads global demand

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Trump pauses tariffs on Mexico

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Editor’s choice: Trump confirms tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China; Indian shrimp giant acquires US lobster supplier

Pirates assault shrimp sector vessel in Ecuador’s Gulf of Guayaquil

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Norway salmon spot prices drop again with supply plentiful, Chile, Scots flat

Nordlaks salmon farms Norway

Limited supply puts Atlantic salmon in interesting spot as Trump tariff date approaches

Mysterious ‘Canadian’ investor behind Argentine shrimp deal is Spanish businessman

Declining fishmeal, frozen exports hit Peru’s seafood sales, but canned tuna booms

Brazil’s farmed tilapia market sees price decline as exports hit historic peak

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US lobster prices driven up by retail demand on short supplies
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US wholesale: Surprise sentiment on North American tails despite limited inventory

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US shellfish dealers need to be ‘boxers and ballerinas,’ GSMC panel advises

Shrimp, anchovy shortages contribute to steep decline in Peru’s fishery landings

Trump’s tariffs could’ve cost US importers of Colombia tilapia more than $69m annually

Peru former congressman accused of selling out tuna fishing rules

Ecuador tuna canning sector eyes stable sales in 2025 after record year

Major Ecuador shrimp supplier sees late Chinese live volumes impact prices

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Argentina breaks fishing export records with China, Spain leading strong demand

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US wholesale: Amendment to proposed weekly Chilean salmon price reporting

US wholesale: Amendment to proposed weekly Chilean salmon price reporting

This addition seeks to provide a more comprehensive overview of the Chilean salmon market within the US

Trade insights: China’s strong December shrimp imports soften full-year drop

China's imports of frozen warmwater shrimp reached 90,236t in December 2024, softening the drop in full-year imports to 915,778t, down 7% year-on-year

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Feed costs a crucial challenge for all shrimp farming nations

Skills: Chile salmon prices to US, Brazil continue to climb in week 3

Salmon industry veteran Arturo Clement to step down from SalmonChile at end of 2025

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Vietnamese shrimp sector hopeful for continued market recovery after 2024 improvement

free read US wholesale: Shrimp prices in week 4 mixed, but gains continue in peeled, deveined

Norway salmon spot prices continue to ease, Chilean lift again, storm likely to impact Scots

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US shellfish M&A: Direct Source ups foodservice sales after deal for Amende & Schultz

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New squid trawler for Falkland Islands headed for home port

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Atlantic Sapphire names Chilean aquaculture veteran as new CEO

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AquaFoods enters bankruptcy process four years after deal for AquaChile tilapia arm

Omarsa sees Ecuador shrimp farm, processing M&A accelerating with constrained supply 

Ecuador’s Omarsa eyes downstream shrimp M&A in Europe, hopes to benefit from Venezuela’s Lamar takeover

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Long-awaited report concludes US, health focus best start for shrimp campaign

Ecuador tuna industry rejects Spanish proposal to increase EU ATQ

Chilean coho prices hit new highs in Japan amid global supply crunch

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Chinese squid processors face losses amid volatile prices

Growth in non-salmon sectors helps offset decline in Chile’s 2024 seafood sales

Spanish body Anfaco urges EU to increase duty-free import quotas for tuna, red shrimp

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Europeche calls for elimination of duty-free tuna loin import quotas

Argentina’s inshore shrimp fishery nears final MSC sign-off

Peru wraps up second 2024 anchovy fishing season