Russian fishing firm warns sanctions ‘would be devastating for both sides’
Business as usual, for now, say sources close to Norebo Holding, Russia's largest quota holder and major exporter of cod, haddock, pollock and pelagic fish
Russia-Ukraine fallout: Japan panel advises law change to revoke Russian MFN trading status
Keep clicking back to this blog for updates on how the evolving crisis is impacting the seafood sector
Tunacor subsidiary Namsov opens $20m solar-powered processing plant
Namibia-based Namsov has built the country's first solar-powered horse mackerel processing plant at Walvis Bay
Australian seafood body cheers findings of gov’t meat-labeling inquiry
Seafood Industry Australia has long held a position that there should be stricter regulation on the naming of alternative protein products
Iceland the focus of NRS’ planned $88m capex spend for 2022
NRS expects to phase out its use of triploid salmon, release the first big smolt from its new facility, and open a new Icelandic processing facility this year
Vietnam pangasius exports to China dive in January
The country's exports were down for the first time in four months, mainly thanks to the fact that sales to China fell by more than 50%
Nomad prepared for fish supply chain disruption as Ukraine invasion loomed
'We have some exposure. What we’re hearing so far along with anybody else is that the measures are more of a financial nature' -- Nomad Foods CEO Sefan Descheemaeker
Shrimp Insights: Ecuador carved out top spot for US shell-on imports in 2021
Although it continues to lag behind India in terms of total sales volumes, Ecuador's shrimp exporters supplied 37% of all the US' shell-on shrimp last year
Norcod initiates third cycle, on track to meet 5,000t harvest target by April
The Norwegian cod farmer said it will harvest 3,500t of cod over the first four months of 2022, completing its first production cycle
EU prepares sanctions on Russia after invasion of Ukraine begins
EU president von der Leyen will outline a sanctions package being finalized by the European Commission, and which the Council will swiftly adopt, on Feb. 24
