Tuna fishing banned in parts of expanded Galapagos Island reserve
In one part of the new reserve, all fishing activity will be banned, while another part will only prohibit longline fishing
Washington state issues emergency order to eradicate green crabs
Green crabs are a chronic US problem that has decimated the soft-shell clam industry in the Gulf of Maine and caused a 70% mortality rate on scallop beds in Connecticut
US state of Louisiana confronts blue crabmeat prices near $70/lb at retail
'It's like the new caviar' -- Louisiana resident Cathey Landry when confronted with a $67.99/lb price for a pound of jumbo lump blue crabmeat
Vietnam’s tuna exports to the US up 14% for 2021
As of November, Vietnam had shipped $297m of tuna to the US market; in November, exports were up 48% y-o-y
Vegetable oil prices remain a strain for Vietnam tuna canners
The FAO's vegetable oil price index might have come down in December, but it remains only slightly below record highs -- an additional stress when skipjack prices are high too
Thai shrimp prices’ upward trend continues in week three
After a drop in the first week of the year, vannamei shrimp prices in Thailand rebounded across all sizes in the following week, a trend that continued also in week three
Indonesian vannamei prices continue to rise across main areas, drop in Central Java
Prices for HOSO shrimp from Indonesia rose further across the country's main farming regions of West and East Java and West Nusa Tenggara during week three
Mowi’s NTS deal could give company 22% share of global salmon production
If its bid worth $1.5bn for NTS' growing salmon farming operation in Norway and Iceland is accepted, Mowi stands to effectively double its production in the north of Norway
Thai Union to install solar panels on Seychelles tuna plant
Thai Union Group will spend €300,000 on solar panels at its Indian Ocean Tuna plant, one of the world's largest tuna canneries
Benchmark strengthens genetics team with two new hires
UK-headquartered aquaculture services firm Benchmark Genetics has announced the hire of Grazyella Yoshida and Hans Ekvall as senior and junior geneticists
