Bipartisan bills would help US lobster harvesters pay for gear change
'While the funding authorized in this bill is far from a comprehensive solution, it would begin to help lobstermen cover the cost of complying with these misguided regulations' -- representative Jared Golden
US pollock sector has top-10 burger joint bragging rights
Alaska pollock is now the fish of choice in sandwiches offered by nine of the world's 10 largest burger chains, GAPP confirmed
Cut in Chilean mussel output to offset lost sales to Russia, Ukraine
Chile's mussel sector expects output to drop between 15% and 20% in 2022 due to reduced growth and mussel yield. This is set to offset sales lost by Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Norwegian H&G cod prices rocket to record levels with Russian seen as ‘risky’
Prices for H&G Norwegian cod are rocketing ahead of Russian raw material to record levels amid concern in the market over buying the latter in light of the invasion of Ukraine
Norwegian cod, haddock prices up across the board in week nine
Prices for both fresh and frozen whitefish products out of Norway rose notably in week nine, unseasonal for a time of year when catches are traditionally at their peak
India seafood platform doubles valuation to $500m in three months
Utham Gowda, a former investment banker, spent years tracking the seafood industry before launching Captain Fresh
Indonesian vannamei shrimp prices up, stable across main farming regions in week nine
Farm-gate prices for head-on, shell-on vannamei shrimp from Indonesia mostly rose in the country's main farming regions in week nine
McDonald’s is shuttering its Russia locations with impacts on Espersen plant likely
Espersen, which processes Russian pollock for McDonald's fish sandwiches, employs around 100 people at its plant in Veliky Novgorod, Russia
‘WSI Watch 2021’ highlights women’s progress, problems in seafood industry
More than 200 stories of women in 60 countries are included in the 110-page publication, which was released this week
Boston show exhibit numbers solidify days before event
A positive experience at the Fancy Food Show last month in Las Vegas, Nevada, has Fortune CEO Sean O'Scannlain thinking positively about the Boston seafood show