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Tom Seaman, editorial director of Undercurrent News, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
Norwegian salmon prices flat or down, Scots, Chilean lift
Spot prices for salmon farmed in Norway look set to remain flat or ease for week four of 2022, while those in Chile and Scotland are still strengthening, sources said
Blumar expects $40m salmon sales boost in Asia after New World Currents crumbles
After Yadran and Marine Farm left the New World Currents sales venture in China, Blumar decided to take over its operations and expects a sales boost in 2022
GSMC panel predicts 5m metric ton global shrimp output in 2022
The panelists said that the 2022 output is projected at 5.011m metric tons
Oil spill caused by Tonga volcano ‘an ecological disaster’, says Peru
An oil spill on the Peruvian coast caused by waves from a volcanic eruption in Tonga is considered the worst ecological disaster to hit Peru in recent history
Chile algae bloom mortalities reach 3,500t
According to the affected companies, over 3,500 metric tons of dead salmon have been killed by a harmful algae bloom, of which 100% have been totally removed
Chile salmon, trout exports soar to pre-COVID levels after strong 2021
Chilean salmon exports amounted to a total of $5.18 billion in 2021, representing a significant increase of 18.2% compared to 2020, data published by the Chilean Salmon Council shows
DataSalmon: Chilean salmon prices start 2022 at high levels
Spot prices for salmon farmed in Chile rose on the US, Brazilian and Chinese markets in the first week of 2022
US to ban Mexican vessels fishing in Gulf from entering its ports
The US' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared port restrictions on all Mexican-flagged fishing vessels operating in the Gulf of Mexico starting Feb. 7
US imported blue swimming crab prices hit plateau after steep 19-month ascent
There's more swimming crab inventory in the US than there was even just a few months ago -- Troy Turkin, Supreme Crab & Seafood