China ‘breaks’ multi-million dollar seafood smuggling rings
The General Administration of Customs of China has arrested 18 individuals accused of smuggling a total of 183,700t of frozen seafood worth CNY 2.46bn
NZ Coastal losses deepen in second half of 2021
The New Zealand-based exporter of shellfish by-products suffered a net loss of just over $1m in the last six months of 2021, flat y-o-y
NGO says EU a ‘major player’ in global shark trade
The International Fund for Animal Welfare claims the EU plays a key role as a supplier and trader in the global shark trade, which is 'driving many species towards extinction'
UK foodservice supplier Bidfresh halves losses on respite from lockdowns
UK seafood wholesaler Bidfresh, part of the Bidfresh Holdings group and owner of Direct Seafoods, almost halved its losses in its second financial year of the pandemic
Mercamadrid prices for large European bass, bream keep on rising in week eight
Prices for large-sized European seabass and seabream traded in Mercamadrid, in Spain, continued to rise during week eight of 2022
Zoneco ownership at stake as shares slated for auction
Chinese seafood company Zoneco Group will no longer be controlled by its major shareholder, as the latter's shares are auctioned off to pay defaulted debts
NOAA: Cooke steelhead farming plans won’t threaten native fish, whales
Cooke subsidiary Cooke Aquaculture Pacific was granted a five-year permit to farm sterile, female triploid, and rainbow trout in January 2020
OCI’s CFO hire leads to resignation of Newfoundland price panel chair
'I also believe my position as chair will be publicly challenged when parties are disappointed with future pricing decisions ... ' -- Wayne Follett
Canadian lobster exports have biggest year ever, topping CAD 3.2bn in 2021
The big change was in US frozen and processed lobster sales, which were up CAD 240m and CAD 300m, respectively, from 2019
Murphy retiring after five decades in tuna sector
Joe Murphy has worked closely with senior leadership of many Pacific island countries to strategically plan and develop higher industry standards