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
Tesco becomes first UK retailer to stock MSC, purse-seine tuna
Beginning at the start of 2022, retailer Tesco started buying MSC-certified canned tuna from suppliers that were not exclusively pole-and-line for the first time
China suspends imports from three Ecuadorian shrimp packers
China's General Administration of Customs said eight samples from five batches of frozen vannamei shrimp tested positive for the coronavirus
Vietnam’s Omicron outbreak hits pangasius exports to China
China's General Administration of Customs of China has suspended four Vietnamese exporters from shipping seafood to China due to positive COVID-19 on packages
Shrimp farm-gate prices in China bouyed by festivals, low supply
Shrimp farm-gate prices across China have risen steadily since mid-February through into March, amid low seasonal supply and higher demand
Thai vannamei shrimp prices continue to drop in week 10
Ex-farm vannamei shrimp prices in Thailand kept on falling across all main sizes in week 10 as shown in data from the Talay Thai wholesale shrimp market
Thai Union, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership team up
Thai Union Group has entered a partnership with US non-profit group Sustainable Fisheries Partnership to further improve transparency in its supply chains
Pelagics sector sees markets shift, but volumes diverted from Ukraine being absorbed
Ukraine and its neighbors are key markets for capelin and quite important for herring too, but sources say that for now, sales are being diverted without any impact on pricing
Editor’s choice: Fallout as UK retailers, US president say no to Russian seafood
Neil Ramsden, EMEA editor of Undercurrent, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week