Left out of 2022 budget, US seafood marketing campaign champions begin rally for 2023
'In order for policy makers to know that we're serious, we need to grow our voice. And this is the time to do it' -- Linda Lai Cornish, Seafood Nutrition Partnership
Canadian crabbing rights dispute leaves fishers concerned for livelihood
The Tofino fishery on the west coast of Vancouver Island is the subject of a legal dispute after a government ruling on rights allocations where neither party claims to have been consulted
Arctic multinational governing council suspended due to Russia conflict
Seven of the Arctic Council's eight members have agreed to boycott future meetings, except for Russia, which holds the council's rotating chairmanship
US ban on Russian-origin seafood from China could hit $342m worth of imports
A ban on Russian-caught seafood processed in China would affect an additional $342m worth of US seafood imports on top of $1.2bn worth directly imported from Russia
Boston day two recap: NFI counters Alaskan view on Russian ban’s impact on supply from China
Undercurrent News is reporting live from the Seafood Expo North America trade show in Boson, Massachusetts
‘Alternative’ seafood investments hit $175m in 2021 as cell-cultivated interest grew
Investment in plant-based, cell-cultivated and fermented seafood alternatives has reached $313m since 2013
Cooke invests $40m in value-added expansions for Canadian salmon, Spanish bass
Around $35m has been invested in the plant in Canada, with the expansion in Spain likely to cost around $5m, executives with the company told Undercurrent News
Trident adds more CPG big hitters to lead marketing, R&D
One new hire comes from Simplot, the other from KFC after a long spell at Hershey, where Trident's chief commercial officer worked
Fingers crossed for another banner year of Atlantic Canada snow crab
The snow crab fishery is gearing up in hopes of another banner season in 2022, buoyed by expectations of more quota, high prices and less competition from rival nations
Just one winner in Maryland visa ‘lottery’, leaving other crab processors worried
In January, 10 crab plants applied for permission to bring mostly Mexican women across the border to pick the crab meat sold in restaurants and supermarkets