April skipjack raw material prices rocket to nine-year highs
Skipjack tuna raw material prices are surging up in processing hubs in Asia and Latin America, with fuel prices rising and fishing slow, sources told Undercurrent News
Former Fishin’ execs re-join Hudson at US arm of Africa vessel owner
Brad Hudson, former board member of US Walmart supplier The Fishin' Company, has brought in three executives who left during a restructure of the latter to his latest employer
Amid East Coast sale talks, Forum has ‘no intention’ of divesting Fishin’ note
Forum has 'no intention' of divesting its loan position in Walmart supplier Fishin', with negotiations underway to sell the private equity's other sector stake, East Coast Seafood
Maine salmon RAS project moves forward while lawsuit mediation attempted
'This is a pivotal moment for Whole Oceans and it’s exciting to see our thoughtful planning moving forward with PR Aqua as our partner' -- Shayne De Lima, Whole Oceans
Fortune acquires ‘farm-to-table’ supplier D’Artagnan
US seafood processor and distributor Fortune International is furthering its plans to expand coast-to-coast with the acquisition of D'Artagnan
Canada increases quota 32% in biggest snow crab fishery, sets opening date of April 4
In combination, the two big Canadian snow crab fisheries could produce as much as 82,989t in 2022, 33% more than the 62,447t allowed in 2021
Lucrative king crab sector faces Russia sanctions upheaval
With western sanctions targeting Russian seafood, Russian producers are expected to reconfigure some frozen production volumes into live for China and South Korea
Ex-MLB pitcher Stottlemyre to open two poke restaurants in St. Louis
'This expansion is a natural fit because of my roots of playing with [St. Louis] and our relationship with the area developer.' -- Koibito Poke co-founder Todd Stottlemyre
Newfoundland processor group leader fires back at call for resignation over crab quality comments
'It's a different product. No barnacles, redder crab, bigger crab, better yields and closer to market ...' -- Derek Butler, Association of Seafood Producers, on crab caught in the southern Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Lobbying effort underway for wharf improvements in southwest Nova Scotia
'[T]here needs to be a major capital investment in the area for our wharves being fit for the vessels that we have' -- Lucian LeBlanc, Wedgeport Harbor Authority