Tradex CEO Reierson: Move fast on North American product
'[S]ource as much North American product as possible - and sooner than later' -- Robert Reierson, CEO and president, Tradex Foods
Massachusetts seafood processors to get $1.1m COVID relief
Seafood processors and wholesale dealers in the US state of Massachusetts will be eligible for $1.m in federal COVID relief funding
US shrimp import party continues in 2022 with high volume, values, prices
The US imported 78,716 metric tons of shrimp worth $744.9 million in January 2022, a 13% increase in volume and a 24% increase in value
Cod farmer ramps up Norway project even as US salmon effort pushes ahead
'When I started Norcod, nobody believed in cod. There were no other players. Today there are dozens of players trying to get licenses for cod' -- Purecod CEO Mikael Rones
Quebec snow crab harvesters bemoan high fuel costs
Harvesters in Canadian snow crab fishing zone 16 are likely to reduce their trips as a result of the added cost of fuel, said Paolo Gionet, president of the local harvesters association
Study affirms possibility of third bluefin tuna spawning ground
The prospect that younger tuna are reproducing in an area not surveyed is a 'game changer' -- Troy Atkinson, Saint Margaret's Bay Tuna Fishermen's Association
DataSalmon: Chilean salmon prices rise in all markets
Prices for Chilean farmed salmon on the US, Brazilian and Chinese markets all rose sharply in week 10 of 2022
February sees Vietnam pangasius prices to EU leap
Price levels for pangasius shipped to the EU are up by a third since November 2021; levels to other countries continued their rise, apart from Mexico, which saw a drop in February
Ocean Choice set to open $16m Canadian value-added plant in Q4, eyes EU move
The company plans to use the plant to launch value-added products from 15 species, including scallops, coldwater shrimp, redfish and Greenland halibut
Four firms hit hardest by US ban on Russian crab, out hundreds of millions in future sales
One seafood importer, who could lose at least $232m in annual Russian crab sales, was started by a former Ukrainian, who says, 'We're 100% against the war'