Russia’s aquaculture output hit almost 357,000t in 2021
Russia's aquaculture production increased by 8.5% year-on-year to 356,600 metric tons in 2021, with salmon accounting for 38% of the total during this period
Bangkok skipjack prices tumble as Manta holds firm
Prices for skipjack tuna raw material are tanking for delivery to Bangkok, Thailand, while the level in Manta, Ecuador, is still firming
Russia’s Far East pollock catch up 27%
Russia's pollock season in the country's Far East fisheries got off to a good start with 265,000t caught since the beginning of the year
Japanese demand takes Norway mackerel prices to four-year high
Spot prices for frozen mackerel spiked to their highest levels since at least the start of 2018 in week five of 2022, while herring volumes and prices rebounded
Trade insights: South Korean H&G pollock exports to China jump by 100,000t
Replenishment stocks through South Korea kept Chinese processors from running out of raw material; but how much still sits in the country awaiting onward shipment?
Vietnamese shrimp prices expected to remain firm through Q1
Prices peaked in the final weeks of 2021, and though they have eased slightly in 2022, sources expect levels to now remain firm and gradually rise until the next main harvest
India wins gold, Ecuador silver in 2021 US shrimp import olympics
But the really big winners were consumers and seafood importers as the US imported 20% more shrimp and paid 24% more for them in 2021
Grieg to deploy ‘semi-closed’ BC salmon farms despite net-pen phaseout
Grieg might see some wiggle room in the statements made by the administration of prime minister Justin Trudeau regarding the eventual ban
Herring harvester appeals to stop industry-funded at-sea observer rule
While judge William Smith found in favor of NOAA in September 2021, Seafreeze Fleet has appealed, arguing that the cost of observers would render fishing unprofitable
Price gap growing between large- and mid-sized US sea scallops
A total of 24,564 lbs of sea scallops sold Monday for $654,149 at the seafood auction in New Bedford, Massachusetts, an average of $26.63/lb