Fish Factor: Alaska fishing activity picks up; BOF nominees unclear; Fish waste in your nylons
Undercurrent News is featuring 'Fish Factor', a weekly column featuring the reporting and perspective of Alaska seafood journalist Laine Welch
Georgia working to grow fledgling oyster industry
Oyster farmers will be closely watching an experimental off-season harvest this summer that could open the door for year-round oyster harvesting
Sackton: Tons of snow crab still in storage as Canadian seasons set to kick off
Snow crab sales are 'really slow' in the US due to higher prices, and the crab in inventory will have to be sold before anyone wants to buy more -- John Sackton
Chile salmon farmers eye strong prices, while mussel farmers weigh Russia losses
'If we are not hit with more algal blooms, things are looking good. Prices are going to be strong for at least two more quarters' -- a Chilean salmon farming executive
Espersen faces massive pollock price inflation for Russian McDonald’s plant
'When we are buying for B season, in the second half of the year or even before that, there would be a huge price increase if the ruble is where it is today,' says Klaus Nielsen, CEO
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
Premium tipped for CAD 450m-plus crab, lobster deal after upping bid on C&E to meet Novacap
Canadian food group Premium is the favorite to acquire Champlain Financial's lobster and snow crab processing assets over Novacap, its final rival left in the sale process
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
Ukraine crisis set to increase cost of aquafeed ingredients
Russia's invasion of Ukraine will push up already high prices for aquafeed ingredients for feed manufacturers, according to an industry expert