Revised ‘sustainability cookbook’ touts MSC catches
Ocean Cookbook 2022 is a collaboration between 17 award-winning chefs and the harvesters -- also the centerpiece of an MSC marketing campaign for the new year
US shrimp imports beat 2020 pace with room to spare
The US imported 807,865 metric tons of shrimp worth $7.2 billion in the first 11 months of 2021, more than the volume and value imported throughout 2020
Fish Factor: Alaska seasons kick off; IPHC meeting looms; Rosy outlook for seafood
Undercurrent News is featuring 'Fish Factor', a weekly column featuring the reporting and perspective of Alaska seafood journalist Laine Welch
Bangkok skipjack prices hit three-year high, Manta also on rise
Prices for skipjack tuna for delivery in January 2022 to Bangkok, Thailand are up over $100/t from December, with the level in Manta, Ecuador also on the rise
UN backs Urchinomics as Japanese farm begins full-scale ops
The UN has named Urchinomics as one of only three commercial ventures in the world at this time to be formally endorsed as an 'Ocean Decade action'
Recap UCN’s top seafood scoops from holiday period
Undercurrent News' team was busy producing scoops while readers around the world were on their Christmas and New Year breaks
Russian Fishery aims to drop H&G pollock with PBO prices tipped to hit $4,500/t
Russian Fishery aims to stop H&G pollock production later this year with prices for PBO fillets expected to soar to $4,500/t and surimi demand also strong
Editor’s choice: McIntosh talks shrimp; Maruha, CDQs in talks to buy Icicle assets
Neil Ramsden, EMEA editor with Undercurrent News, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
China’s Dongxing port set to reopen on Jan. 10
Products requiring cold storage, including fruit and seafood, will be prioritized for unloading
Vietnam targets near-50% growth in shrimp export values by 2025
VASEP believes the country can hit $5.6bn in export turnover, growing at 9% annually; a target Fimex's chair thinks is achievable