Just one winner in Maryland visa ‘lottery’, leaving other crab processors worried
In January, 10 crab plants applied for permission to bring mostly Mexican women across the border to pick the crab meat sold in restaurants and supermarkets
Boston day one recap: US ban on Russian imports dominates
Undercurrent News is reporting live from the Seafood Expo North America trade show in Boson, Massachusetts
NFI: Russian fish processed in China shouldn’t be subject to import ban
US seafood companies should still be able to import Russian fish processed in China after ban goes into place, according to a note from NFI seen by Undercurrent News
Finnish firm looks to revitalise port with $5m fishmeal factory purchase
At a time when Finland is said to be verging on desperate for fishmeal production, two vessel owners and entrepreneurs have acquired a new, 150-metric-ton-per day facility
Pelagic activities, including capelin, take Iceland’s SVN to significant profits
The company earned -- and spent -- big in its first year of being listed on the Nasdaq Iceland stock exchange
Thai Union, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership team up
Thai Union Group has entered a partnership with US non-profit group Sustainable Fisheries Partnership to further improve transparency in its supply chains
Pelagics sector sees markets shift, but volumes diverted from Ukraine being absorbed
Ukraine and its neighbors are key markets for capelin and quite important for herring too, but sources say that for now, sales are being diverted without any impact on pricing
Greenland Seafood launches new range of fish burgers
The range includes burgers of Alaska pollock, cod provencale and salmon with green vegetables
Editor’s choice: Fallout as UK retailers, US president say no to Russian seafood
Neil Ramsden, EMEA editor of Undercurrent, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
Expect shrimp prices to decline due to coming glut, Sedacca says
Much of the shrimp that will help drive down prices is literally out to sea, on cargo ships, ordered when demand was high and shipping uncertain