Massachusetts seafood processors to get $1.1m COVID relief
Seafood processors and wholesale dealers in the US state of Massachusetts will be eligible for $1.m in federal COVID relief funding
US shrimp import party continues in 2022 with high volume, values, prices
The US imported 78,716 metric tons of shrimp worth $744.9 million in January 2022, a 13% increase in volume and a 24% increase in value
Study affirms possibility of third bluefin tuna spawning ground
The prospect that younger tuna are reproducing in an area not surveyed is a 'game changer' -- Troy Atkinson, Saint Margaret's Bay Tuna Fishermen's Association
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
Japan’s revoking of Russian tariff preferences could hit $1.24bn worth of imports
Japan's decision to revoke Russia's 'most favored nation' status would hit imports of roe, crab, sockeye salmon and sea urchin, likely driving up sushi prices
February sees Vietnam pangasius prices to EU leap
Price levels for pangasius shipped to the EU are up by a third since November 2021; levels to other countries continued their rise, apart from Mexico, which saw a drop in February
New Icelandic salmon licenses issued for Arctic Fish, Ice Fish Farm
NRS' subsidiary Arctic Fish has received an additional 4,000t of licensed capacity, while Ice Fish Farm on the east side of the country has gained a license for a further 7,000t
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
Four firms hit hardest by US ban on Russian crab, out hundreds of millions in future sales
One seafood importer, who could lose at least $232m in annual Russian crab sales, was started by a former Ukrainian, who says, 'We're 100% against the war'
Alaska seafood industry mourns loss of legislative friend, giant Don Young
'His delivery and dialogue were often called colorful, but his passion and commitment were never questioned' -- John Connelly, National Fisheries Institute