Full Boston recap: US ban on Russia dominates buzzing comeback show
Show news agenda was dominated by discussions around the upcoming US ban on Russian seafood and the ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
ASC promoting sustainability at 22 US universities
The spring 2022 'Is Your Seafood Certified?' promotion features environmentally and socially responsible seafood with more than 1,600 certified farm sites worldwide
After passing $600m sales, Southwind looks to organic growth with M&A valuations high
Further growth more likely to come from organic initiatives due to the high valuations from a strong 2021 for the sector as a whole, said president Sam Galletti
USDA taps Trident for $4.7m pollock purchase, High Liner for $1m
In total, USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service has agreed to pay $5.7m for 707t of frozen pollock products to supply child nutrition programs across 16 US states
China slaps five-month ban on shrimp imports from Omarsa plant
China has slapped five-month bans on imports from an Omarsa Group shrimp plant in Duran, Ecuador, as well as a plant operated by Exportadora Total Seafood
Shenzhen’s restaurants reopen at 50% capacity as Omicron outbreak slows
Authorities in the Chinese city reported 33 new cases on March 20 after city-wide testing in the past week
Ocean Choice set to open $16m Canadian value-added plant in Q4, eyes EU move
The company plans to use the plant to launch value-added products from 15 species, including scallops, coldwater shrimp, redfish and Greenland halibut
Minh Phu puts $2m into domestic sales subsidiary
The Vietnamese shrimp firm has upped the charter capital of Minh Phu Green Food by VND 48bn, in an effort to boost domestic sales
Editor’s choice: US ban on Russian seafood the talk of Boston
Neil Ramsden, EMEA editor of Undercurrent, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
Judge finds for AquaChile in 2019 dispute, orders Santa Barbara smokehouse to pay $550k
A US court has found against Santa Barbara Smokehouse and ordered it to pay over $550,000 to former salmon vendor AquaChile in a case relating to a 2019 dispute