Tradex reports Alaska’s Pacific cod, pollock A seasons slow out of gate
Just 9,000 metric tons of pollock has been harvested in Alaska so far, compared to 35,000t by the same point last year and 99,000t by this time in 2020
Long-time New Bedford ship supply store to be replaced by seafood restaurant
Kruger Brothers Ship Supply was mainly a purveyor for commercial fishing boats, including those going on long scallop trips, before it closed in 2019
NOAA raids North Carolina market, hauls away seafood
Federal officials have declined to comment on whether an investigation is ongoing, but a B & J employee said agents told everyone they were serving a warrant
Fish Factor: Alaska lawmakers want action on US seafood trade inequities
Undercurrent News is featuring 'Fish Factor', a weekly column featuring the reporting and perspective of Alaska seafood journalist Laine Welch
SPRFMO fails to agree on new squid rules
Among the rejected proposals: having ships carry observers and unload only in ports instead of at sea to giant refrigerated vessels
Amended boundary at Cooke Nova Scotia salmon farm protects 80% of production
The ruling addresses an aquaculture site that had been operating outside of its earlier boundaries for at least 18 years without penalty
Sale process underway for $500m Canadian shellfish supplier
The company, which has a turnover of around $500 million and is highly profitable, has tasked Antarctica Advisors with running a sale process, sources told Undercurrent News
Espersen CEO says customers won’t take non-MSC cod, price premium inevitable
Espersen will not take non-MSC certified cod and haddock, which means a price differential is likely in 2022, the company's CEO told Undercurrent News
Fimex expects Vietnam shrimp picture to begin smooth flow once more
The company's chair sees shrimp harvesting starting the year off well, and notes more processing capacity should 'reduce the problem of shrimp product stagnation'
Sky-high valuations make organic growth more tempting than M&A for Royal Greenland
'The way we do our spreadsheets, we have not been able to match, in any way, some of the prices which have been obtained in the M&A market recently' -- Mikael Thinghuus