Greenpeace warns of threat to ecosystems from squid fleets
Greenpeace says an increase in global squid fishing is 'jeopardizing marine ecosystems around the world', after a 10-fold increase in catches since 1950
Editor’s choice: UK’s Dawnfresh goes under; Russia-Ukraine conflict impacts industry
Neil Ramsden, EMEA editor of Undercurrent, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
Chilean salmon price still on rise, as Norway, Scots flat or down
Norwegian salmon spot prices are looking fairly flat for week 10, while Scots are dipping again; but 'somehow' Chilean are still creeping up -- though for how much longer is unknown
US imported 8% more Atlantic salmon in 2021, paid 16% more for it
The US imported 410,219 metric tons of Atlantic salmon worth $4.5 billion in 2021, an 8% increase in volume and a 33% increase in value over 2020
Rising freight costs crimped Ecuador seafood exports by as much as $410m
At the end of 2021, ocean freight costs for Ecuadorian goods had increased by up to 117% compared to 2019, according to the Ecuadorian federation of exporters, Fedexpor
Chinese, Peruvian fishmeal trade surges on strong demand, supply
China's fishmeal imports surged to a record 1.84m metric tons in 2021, up 28%; Meanwhie, Peru's fishmeal exports increased by 44% to their highest level since 2012
Nova Austral endures tough Q4 but sees hope amid higher harvests
Nova Austral predicts that it will stock 6.5m to 7.5m smolts and will harvest 15,500t to 16,500t in 2022
Chile salmon firms keep up exports as Ukraine invasion hits fuel, logistics costs
Chile's salmon sector keeps a watchful eye on the Russia-Ukraine conflict as it impacts logistics linked to salmon sales, but it does not believe it will affect the country's total exports
Camanchaca to spend $74m on farms, anti-algae bloom tech over next two years
The expenditures come after the company made capital expenditures of $15m in 2021 and $23m in 2020 due to the pandemic
Vietnam’s tuna export value up 108% in January on greater sales to US, EU
Vietnam's tuna exports saw a strong increase in January, amounting to $88m, up by 108% compared to the same month a year before