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US scallop landings continue in small numbers, sizes before holidays

'Rising replacement costs have also elevated inventory expenses, prompting market price adjustments' -- Lorin Castiglione, UCN's head of price reporting for the Americas

US leans heavy on Japanese, Peruvian scallops to hit two-year import high, fill domestic void

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US seafood poised for strong holiday demand at retail after November growth

Canada cuts offshore scallop quota 39%, contributes further to coming world shortage

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Channel Fish aims to hit 1m lbs in annual skin pack production within year

Re-opening of closed US scallop area didn’t bring expected price relief

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UCN launches US seafood wholesale pricing platform with close to 300 benchmarks

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US scallop landings scant though re-opened Closed Area II starting to contribute again

Last week was one of the weakest of the 2024-25 US scallop season, accounting for just 13,397 lbs landed at the New Bedford auction

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Peru anchovy landings aimed at fishmeal production rise, but overall catches drop

Hokkaido’s Funka Bay Iburi region targets 8,100t of scallops amid rising prices

US offshore aquaculture advocates seize lame duck opportunity

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Gap paper thin between large, mid-sized US scallop prices

Shrimp gains ground in US retail market amid lower prices

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companies

Spending on Nova Scotia plant prompts rift between OCI’s Sullivan brothers

US scallop landings continue to under-impress, keep prices high

US aquaculture sector hopes for boost from Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda

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Furtado named CEO of Eastern Fisheries after 27 years as part of management shuffle

US seafood firm rebrands to take bigger bite of New York’s gourmet market

free read US New England Fishery Management Council introduces new officers

m&a

PE-backed shellfish group won’t open one of its Canadian lobster plants

Japan’s major scallop processor to acquire Yamayo amid catch declines

Hanwa acquires 80% of Hokkaido scallop supplier to boost global ops

retail

US packaged seafood category sees growth in September amid hurricanes, port strikes

NFI names new board members, executive officers

US seafood champions blame 3.4% consumption dip on artificial pandemic high

processing

Premium Brands sees Q3 sales value hike, volume drop from higher-priced lobster

Canadian initiative aims to develop portable testing kit for deadly shellfish toxins

US wholesale updates: Price spikes, supply shortfalls shape turbulent scallop season

fishing

US scallop landings weak in week 44 but better than before

Polluters to pay $10m to restore Washington state bay, boost seafood species

Peru fisheries see dramatic landings drop while frozen product demand rises