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Japan’s Funka Bay scallop landings predicted to decline by 7-9%

Scallop landings in Japan's Funka Bay, the second-largest growing area in Hokkaido, are forecast to drop 7–9% to 52,100–53,100 metric tons during the 2025 season

Another slow Atlantic scallop landings week contributes to ‘significant turmoil’ in US market

US wholesale: Week 4 ‘Market pulse’ updates available on key seafood commodities

US wholesale: Week 4 ‘Market pulse’ updates available on key seafood commodities

US Coast Guard suspends search for missing Maine fishermen

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Trump executive order to halt US offshore wind already in works

Canada’s provincial premiers meet with Trudeau for update on US tariff threat

US wholesale: Week 3 seafood price assessments live

US wholesale: Week 3 seafood price assessments live

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Seared sea scallops with orzo and vegetables. Credit: Northern Wind

Jeff Bolton named president of $500m PE-backed shellfish platform after Atlantic Capes deal closes

US PE Acon has named industry veteran Jeff Bolton president of its shellfish platform, having closed the long-awaited deal for the processing and sales divisions of Atlantic Capes

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aquaculture

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

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

Nissui CEO targets global growth, innovation ahead of new business plan

prices

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

Small scallops get cheaper at US docks, while price tag grows for all others

US scallop landings continue in small numbers, sizes before holidays

companies

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

free read Week 52 US wholesale price ‘market pulse’ updates available on key seafood commodities

free read Week 51 US wholesale seafood price assessments live

people

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

Johnston replaces Hawkins as head of offshore wind fishing coalition

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

m&a

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

China’s Zoneco to sell aquaculture assets to state-owned controlling shareholder

Red Lobster sees increased sales after new menu launch

retail

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

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

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

processing

Hokkaido spat shortage threatens Japan’s scallop future, global supply chain

New Brunswick cold storage, processing sector win big in latest Canadian funding round

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

fishing

Japan’s Hokkaido Okhotsk scallop harvest declines 4% to 303,000t for 2024

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

free read Florida shellfish farmers push back against proposed oil drilling in river basin