Fish Factor: Alaska seasons kick off; IPHC meeting looms; Rosy outlook for seafood
Undercurrent News is featuring 'Fish Factor', a weekly column featuring the reporting and perspective of Alaska seafood journalist Laine Welch
Masoval falls just shy of 2021 salmon volume target
The Norwegian farmer reported harvests of 4,813t in the fourth quarter of the year, bringing total annual harvest volumes to 16,888t
Russian frozen fish prices start 2022 stable
Russian frozen fish spot prices remained steady in the Far Eastern, North-Western and Central regions during the first week of 2022
Recap UCN’s top seafood scoops from holiday period
Undercurrent News' team was busy producing scoops while readers around the world were on their Christmas and New Year breaks
Norwegian fresh salmon exports end 2021 up 2% in week 52
The export volumes of fresh Norwegian salmon amounted to 14,501 metric tons in week 52, up 2.3% year-on-year, according to the latest data published by the NSC
Norway, Chile, Scottish salmon prices all firm up
Norwegian salmon prices are taking a jump, while Chilean are flat or rising going into week two of 2022; Scottish vary depending on size, but are stronger than expected
Alsaker Fjordbruk applies for 100,000t land-based salmon farm
Norwegian salmon farmer has applied for a flexible license to raise up to 100,000t of harvest-size salmon, or to produce as much as half of that as fish to supply for at-sea grow-out
Leroy ups Q4 farmed salmon, wild whitefish production
The company harvested 51,300 metric tons of salmon and trout in Q4, up 6% year-on-year, with the total for 2021 at 186,600t, up 9% y-o-y
Russia ups frozen fillet output 23% in 2021
The country claimed the production figure of 204,000t of fillets for the first 11 months of 2021 shows producers are upping their output of value-added goods
SalMar’s volumes rise 13% in 2021, surpassing guidance
For the full year, harvests came to 182,000 metric tons, up 13% year-on-year and 19,000t above SalMar's harvest guidance