Russian frozen fish prices firm but value of ruble dips
Frozen fish prices firmed across each of Russia's geographic regions in week eight of 2022 but, in dollar terms, prices were down as the ruble was hit by economic sanctions
US’ largest tilapia farmer Blue Ridge promotes Gardner to president
Martin Gardner has been with the Martinsville, Virginia-based company for nearly 15 years, serving previously as business development director and VP of strategic development
Trident confirms plan for scaled down booth at Boston show
'While we will not have our full culinary and demonstration booth, we will have a geographical location on the show floor ...' -- Melody Conner, Trident Seafoods
High Liner able to pass on most cost hikes but more on way
'In terms of the cost and price piece, we've been very pleased at how we have been able to pass on price when necessary to cover our cost increases' -- Paul Jewer, High Liner Foods
Maine legislature asked to limit menhaden licenses
Regulators in the US state want to limit licenses because they feel too many fishermen are harvesting menhaden, and that has raised the possibility of overfishing
Then there were two: PE vies with Premium for $600m crab, lobster supplier
A PE firm looking to get into the seafood sector is competing with Canadian food group Premium Brands as sale process for Champlain's C&E Seafood nears a conclusion
Bakkafrost halts sales to Russia over military aggression
Bakkafrost's CEO Regin Jacobsen told Undercurrent News his company was 'in shock' over Russia's actions, and felt it had to halt its supplies there
France’s Ocealliance snaps up family-owned Boulogne-based fish trader
The major French distributor has acquired FFG Maree and associated trader J-Trade, together based in the key Channel port of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Sanctions could hit EU, US ability to pay for pollock fillets, but H&G sales to China going strong
Buyers in Europe and the US will be limited in their ability to pay Russian fishing companies after the latest sanctions, an executive with a major supplier told Undercurrent News
EJF claims Chinese trawlers granted licenses in Madagascar have history of illegal fishing
A fleet of Chinese vessels which was previously caught fishing illegally in West Africa has been approved for trawling by the Malagasy authorities, it wrote