New Zealand gov’t to invest in mussel spat hatchery
New Zealand's government is partnering with the community to help develop a mussel spat hatchery in the Bay of Plenty, in Te Moana-a-Toi, on the northern coast of the North Island
Dutch shellfish industry on the hunt for lucrative new US trade
Members of the Dutch shellfish export trade were after new business at the Boston expo last week, as the US is once again available for exports after a 12-year hiatus
Cut in Chilean mussel output to offset lost sales to Russia, Ukraine
Chile's mussel sector expects output to drop between 15% and 20% in 2022 due to reduced growth and mussel yield. This is set to offset sales lost by Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Chile salmon farmers eye strong prices, while mussel farmers weigh Russia losses
'If we are not hit with more algal blooms, things are looking good. Prices are going to be strong for at least two more quarters' -- a Chilean salmon farming executive
Dutch mussel processor calls on UK gov’t to reduce regulatory ‘mountain’
Krijn Verwijs Yerseke, a Netherlands-based processor, buys 20% of the 15-20m kilograms of mussels the company cleans and processes each year from Britain, but could buy more
Rope-grown mussels ‘the future’ of marine farming, says processor
In recent years Krijn Verwijs Yerseke, a Dutch processor of live bivalve shellfish, has been buying more rope-grown mussels that are suspended from the surface
New Zealand’s Sanford warns of Omicron impacts on supply chain
Q1 saw market demand, and prices, improve as some regions emerged from under COVID-19 lockdowns, but the fishing and aquaculture firm warned of new impacts to come
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
Chilean fisheries export value grows 15% in 2021 thanks to record sales
Chilean fish and seafood exports amounted to around $7.1 billion in 2021, up by 15% y-o-y mainly thanks to record sales of salmon and trout, horse mackerel and mussels
Report advocates for $15m to bolster Maine aquaculture over next decade
A report provides a 10-year road map that advocates for the support needed to accomplish 23 action items and hire 24-full-time employees