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Industry body Seafood New Zealand brings in diplomat as new CEO

Seafood New Zealand, the country's leading industry representative body, has welcomed diplomat and business leader Lisa Futschek as its new CEO

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

Customs data shows Norway accounted for just 40% -- or 9,083t -- of China's fresh salmon imports in the first quarter of 2024

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

Project Sea Dragon’s court case delayed again

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

Aussie yellowtail kingfish farmer Clean Seas names new CFO

Macquarie Point oxygenation project continues to look promising

Aussie lobster co-op goes into retail while it awaits Chinese green light

Papua New Guinea signs port state measures, joining efforts against IUU

Aussie retailer gets MSC across its tuna

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New Zealand’s Sanford confirms new CEO

Japan’s salmon supply likely to drop below 400,000t for first time in years

Welly boot manufacturing chief touted as likely new Sanford CEO

Japanese tuna longliner runs aground in NZ

Urchinomics appoints in-country lead for New Zealand

Editor’s choice: Barcelona blog; Wells Fargo puts Peter Pan into receivership

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

Sea Harvest adds vessels to harvest higher hake quota as cod cuts, geopolitical issues drive demand

Editor’s choice: Peter Pan, Silver Bay deal saga continues, King Cove future uncertain

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Canadian salmon tech firm speeds up global plans due to BC license doubts

Court decisions on huge Australian shrimp farm delayed until appeal can be heard

Fishermen rescued as tuna vessel sinks in Tuvalu waters

Editor’s choice: Alaska’s Sullivan to lobby in Europe for Russian ban; Black cod prices still in doldrums

Editor’s choice: Another frenetic week in Canadian snow crab, Alaska salmon M&A

FAO: Fisheries, aquaculture production hit new global record in 2022

EJF: Korea makes progress on protecting migrant crew, but more needed

Cook-owned Tassal receives over $3m from Aussie gov’t for barramundi expansion

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Editor’s choice: Floating processors to shake up Alaska salmon scene; Lively week for Canada snow crab

EMEA editor Neil Ramsden brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week  

NZ King Salmon CEO shares details of offshore farm plan

But CEO Carl Carrington emphasized the importance of a profitable core business in funding the expansion of salmon farming into the open ocean

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aquaculture

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

NZ King Salmon guides for up to 7,200t harvest after 2023 turnaround

Editor’s choice: Sysco drops Indian supplier amid abuse reports; Cod shortage in spotlight

prices

Australian shrimp prices soften ahead of Christmas

Vigo tuna conference 2023: Tri Marine sees Taiwanese consolidation coming

PNG authority endorses reduction in tuna vessel day scheme fees

companies

NZ’s Sealord pushes through higher prices as 2022 profit dives 92%

J.P. Klausen to bring high-end Kiwi fish to EU after trade deal, Sealord’s Independent buyout

Major global tuna fishery launches first electronic monitoring systems

people

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

Australia’s Seafarms names new CEO amid court battles

Aussie Greens propose worker transition plan for Tasmanian salmon farm closure

m&a

Cooke in talks for majority stake in Pescanova

Seafarms formally appeals case lost to giant shrimp project’s construction firm

Sea Harvest bullish on acquisitive move into pelagics, higher hake quota amid headwinds for Aussie shrimp

retail

Editor’s choice: Boston news-fest; Wheat, soy prices will drop further; Ocean Beauty distribution sale collapses

BAP, GAP content that Macquarie Harbour salmon producers can retain certifications

Editor’s choice: Trident close to deals on three Alaska plants; All the news from NASF

processing

Majestic cannery in PNG halts operations amid high tuna prices, cash flow issues

Vietnamese shrimp exporters eye Australia with demand on rise

Sealord completes acquisition of Independent Fisheries

fishing

US, Pacific Islands secure fishing access agreement in tuna treaty

Editor’s choice: More China processing woes; Mixed Newfoundland snow crab outlook

Japan’s Nissui, Maruha win MSC status for purse seine tuna fisheries