Maine legislature asked to limit menhaden licenses
Regulators in the US state want to limit licenses because they feel too many fishermen are harvesting menhaden, and that has raised the possibility of overfishing
Then there were two: PE vies with Premium for $600m crab, lobster supplier
A PE firm looking to get into the seafood sector is competing with Canadian food group Premium Brands as sale process for Champlain's C&E Seafood nears a conclusion
Bakkafrost halts sales to Russia over military aggression
Bakkafrost's CEO Regin Jacobsen told Undercurrent News his company was 'in shock' over Russia's actions, and felt it had to halt its supplies there
France’s Ocealliance snaps up family-owned Boulogne-based fish trader
The major French distributor has acquired FFG Maree and associated trader J-Trade, together based in the key Channel port of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Sanctions could hit EU, US ability to pay for pollock fillets, but H&G sales to China going strong
Buyers in Europe and the US will be limited in their ability to pay Russian fishing companies after the latest sanctions, an executive with a major supplier told Undercurrent News
Clean Seas’ sales boom 40% to pre-pandemic levels
Earnings also saw a significant rebound, breaking even as the firm was able to cut its cost of production 3%
Vietnam pangasius shortage begins to bite, expected to last until summer
Analysts in Vietnam expect raw material prices to keep rising for a month or two, and then stay firm for the summer; processors said to be concerned, with contracts to fulfill
2021 was ‘strong year’ for EU bass, bream production with up to 9% growth
2021 looks to have been 'a stronger year' in terms of EU farmed seabass and bream production, with a growth rate expected for the entire year of between 4% and 9%
NSC head resigns after six years
After six years as CEO of the Norwegian Seafood Council, Renate Larsen has made the decision to resign
Vietnam’s tuna export value up 108% in January on greater sales to US, EU
Vietnam's tuna exports saw a strong increase in January, amounting to $88m, up by 108% compared to the same month a year before