China launches world’s largest ‘aquaculture vessel’
There are nevertheless doubts about the actual purpose of the ship which has a gross tonnage of 100,000t, measures 250 meters, and closely resembles a bulk carrier
Indian excitement grows around breakthrough year for black tiger shrimp
As much as 20% of national shrimp production could be black tiger by the year's end, with major packer Royale Marine forming a new 10,000t JV for black tiger production
Rabobank: Farmed seafood prices to climb in H1 as demand emerges from under COVID
The latest report from Rabobank expects good demand to support high prices with salmon supply set to be tight and shrimp supply increasing in the first half of 2022
SPRFMO fails to agree on new squid rules
Among the rejected proposals: having ships carry observers and unload only in ports instead of at sea to giant refrigerated vessels
Sale process underway for $500m Canadian shellfish supplier
The company, which has a turnover of around $500 million and is highly profitable, has tasked Antarctica Advisors with running a sale process, sources told Undercurrent News
Espersen CEO says customers won’t take non-MSC cod, price premium inevitable
Espersen will not take non-MSC certified cod and haddock, which means a price differential is likely in 2022, the company's CEO told Undercurrent News
Fimex expects Vietnam shrimp picture to begin smooth flow once more
The company's chair sees shrimp harvesting starting the year off well, and notes more processing capacity should 'reduce the problem of shrimp product stagnation'
Pacific tuna IUU falls below 2016 levels
A study has found illegal fishing in the Pacific has fallen below levels in 2016 thanks to effective fisheries monitoring and surveillance, among other factors
Japanese tuna fisheries dealt blow by serious catch reporting failure
A Japanese official said the uncovering of a systemic underreporting of catches late last year was just the tip of the iceberg
Editor’s choice: Boston show exhibitors ‘blindsided’; Mowi moves for NTS
Neil Ramsden, EMEA editor of Undercurrent News, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week