Here's a recap of the daily seafood news from Tuesday, March 29:

Viciunai insists it is winding down Russia plant, will take no more raw material

Lithuanian surimi company Viciunai Group has again insisted it is in the process of winding down its plant in Kaliningrad, Russia, amid claims in its home country that it is doing nothing of the sort. Regarding the plant, it said: "Viciunai Group has suspended the supply of raw materials, we are also negotiating a complete cessation of operations with raw material and financial business partners from Western Europe."

US surimi maker's innovation push continues

The US second-largest surimi seafood maker was diversifying its fish supplies long before Russia invaded Ukraine in February, spurring pollock supply concerns and inflation fears. But having flexibility in that mix of fish inputs is even more important than it used to be, Daryl Gormley, the CEO of Rancho Cucamonga, California-based Aquamar Holdings told Undercurrent News [...]