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
UK, Greenland formally begin FTA talks
The UK government said cutting tariffs of up to 20% would benefit UK supermarkets and catering businesses, and ultimately consumers
Japanese tuna fisheries dealt blow by serious catch reporting failure
A Japanese official said the uncovering of a systemic underreporting of catches late last year was just the tip of the iceberg
Warming waters lead squid to proliferate in Canada’s Gulf of Saint Lawrence
'Can we eat our squid caught in our own waters, by our own fishermen, processed in our own factories?' -- Sandra Gauthier, the Exploramer Museum
Oregon sets Dungeness catch record, but green crab invasion looms
The poundage total of Metacarcinus magister surpasses the 2020-21 season, but Oregon could be facing a green crab infestation like nearby Washington state
US forced labor case against Taiwanese tuna vessel ripens into rare ‘finding’
Unlike a withhold release order, a finding by CBP means the goods can be seized upon arrival in the US, not just detained -- customs and trade attorney Jessica Rifkin
Flight limits spoil big Chinese New Year lobster opportunity for US, Canada exporters
'We diversified pretty well, and we have other clients in other areas of the world, but China is always a big customer' -- Bill Bruns, the Lobster Co.
Report advocates for $15m to bolster Maine aquaculture over next decade
A report provides a 10-year road map that advocates for the support needed to accomplish 23 action items and hire 24-full-time employees
West African nations sign anti-IUU pact, combine resources
Benin, Ghana and Togo have pledged to work together to reduce illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the Gulf of Guinea