BC salmon farmers group leader Fraser exits as planned net-pen sunset nears
John Paul Fraser has been one of the most vocal advocates for the preservation of the salmon net-pen industry in British Columbia
Diversified tries calming Boston exhibitors with list of 73 pre-registered buyers
'Wakefern staff will not be attending in any capacity' -- Thomas Domenico, procurement manager
Fish Factor: Alaska crab seasons kick off; ASMI’s ‘fish hacks’; Symphony of Seafood
Undercurrent News is featuring 'Fish Factor', a weekly column featuring the reporting and perspective of Alaska seafood journalist Laine Welch
Bregal quietly netted $20m from Blue Harvest plant sale
As Bregal closes in on sale of three scallop vessels from fleet of 15, it's also emerged the PE firm netted over $20m in 2019 from divesting plant in likely sale and leaseback deal
Whitefish consumer product prices must find ‘new level’
The rising costs for whitefish raw materials such as cod and pollock mean finished product prices will rise considerably in 2022, said the CEO of A. Espersen
Editor’s choice: Fisher King initiates sale process; Maruha, CDQs buy Icicle assets
Neil Ramsden, EMEA editor of Undercurrent, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
Bornstein expands into Alaska processing with lease takeover
The plant in the city of Seward, Alaska, a community of 2,700 people on the Kenai Peninsula, will process salmon, halibut, black cod, cod and pollock, Bornstein Seafoods said
US House passes trade competitiveness bill with SIMP expansion provisions
The US House of Representatives has voted, 222-210, to pass HR 4521, the America Competes Act, including a provision that would expand SIMP to cover all species
Alaska bill would continue, expand seafood production tax credit
Alaska Senate Bill 33 would renew the program again through the end of 2025 and extend it to include the pollock and cod fisheries, two of the largest fisheries in the US state
Washington state to implement safeguards following steelhead escapes
The cause: a 1.5-inch gap between a pond outlet, screen system and rubber gasket that allowed smolts to escape