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Seafood M&A stories that will define 2025’s consolidation landscape, part 2

In the second part of UCN's outlook/retrospective on seafood M&A, the focus turns to Canadian shellfish, Ecuadorian shrimp, Japanese players buying abroad and smoked salmon

Southern Australian rock lobster caught in Tasmania. Credit: crbellette / Shutterstock https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/large-freshly-caught-southern-rock-lobster-1329551102?src=gh8bYIP0MYjfPZEV3A9dNQ-1-8

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South Australia flies first live lobsters to China as trade ties normalize

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US Coast Guard rescues injured fishing crew member in Hawaii

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Aussie live lobster exports to China officially resume before end of year

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

Fishing vessels moored near Auckland, New Zealand. Credit: Dmitri Ogleznev/Shutterstock.com

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NZ seafood industry eyes record export year

Trawler vessel at sea near Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia. Credit: Anne Powell/Shutterstock

Australia’s storm-hit Gulf yields bumper barramundi, shrimp haul

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Tasmanian salmon industry urges review of decision to allow Chilean imports

The first shipment of farmed salmon from Chile is expected to arrive in Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 26

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aquaculture

NZ King Salmon gets 10,000t approval for ‘world first’ offshore farm

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

Inland Aussie kingfish farm to tap saline groundwater reserves

prices

US East Coast wholesaler on port standoff: ‘This strike is going to really wreak havoc’

Typhoon dampens Mid-Autumn salmon demand, prices in China

Chinese salmon prices fall back in week 37 after jump

companies

Sea Harvest eyes more overseas M&A, set for ‘different league’ after Terrasan deal

free read Aussie aquaculture sector set for growth with introduction of new whitefish species

EU importer looks for investor to ‘accelerate growth’

people

CEO of NZ’s largest seafood firm follows top sales exec out door

Subway tuna supplier RD revives US cannery plans with focus on private label

Infofish Tuna 2024: New canneries for Maldives, Oman; Ecuadorian canneries, software provider test ‘transformative potential’ of AI in tuna processing

m&a

RAS technology provider Pure Salmon acquires Billund’s assets

free read Google’s aquaculture AI spin-off to expand to Australia, Chile with new funding

Papua New Guinea plans JV with Filipino firm as first step in tuna sector overhaul

retail

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

free read Editor’s choice: Second Trump presidency’s possible seafood impact; Cooke beats P&P for Copeinca

free read NGO produces first Aussie tuna brand sustainability ranking

processing

PNG posts record tuna catches as it expands MSC certification

Losses worsen as Australia’s Seafarms awaits liquidation judgment

PNG’s new maritime industrial zone set to begin operations soon

fishing

free read Australia intercepts 14 foreign fishing boats, prosecutes Indonesian crew

New Zealand’s Sanford doubles profit, flags China headwinds

ISSF urges stronger monitoring, conservation measures at WCPFC annual meeting