Bakkafrost harvests 21,400t of salmon in Q1
Faroese salmon farmer Bakkafrost harvested 21,400 metric tons of fish, up 400t compared to its Q1 2021 harvests
Ocean Beauty working to build on Findus US distribution partnership
'We're off to a good start. We've got a good customer base. And now that we have that established, let's determine what the next steps are' -- Ron Christianson, Ocean Beauty
Ecuador shrimp farmers see prices dive as production costs escalate
Ecuador shrimp farmers worry about their businesses due to high costs driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, China is facing its largest COVID outbreak in months
Changed approach to dealmaking has Nowaco seeking seafood M&A
Nowaco's approach to making acquisitions is no longer focused strictly on finding deals for 51%-100% of firms, and it is willing to look at options throughout the value chain
Aquascot operations director departs amid management restructure
The UK employee-owned firm which supplies salmon and trout to major retailer Waitrose said it is 're-evaluating its organization structure' at present
Editor’s choice: Viciunai on the defensive; Canada crab price talks tricky
Neil Ramsden, EMEA editor of Undercurrent, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
Nicovita launches $80m Ecuador shrimp feed plant plans
The planned plant, which will be built near Guayaquil, Ecuador, builds on the $35m that the company, owned by Peru's Alicorp, spent on investments in 2021
Police conclude ‘no evidence of arson’ in Atlantic Sapphire fire
Police have found no conclusive cause of the fire, which ended the land-based salmon firm's steelhead trout trials in Denmark last year
Norway salmon prices push NOK 100/kg, with Scottish, Chilean still high
Spot prices for Norwegian farmed salmon are pushing the NOK 100/kg level once more, while Scottish are either flat or up, and the dip in Chilean prices could flatten or even rebound
Norwegian vessels turn to blue whiting with capelin season done
Week 12 of 2022 saw Norway's fleet enjoy the best week of the year so far for blue whiting, with fishing taking place west of Ireland in EU waters
