Largest Vietnamese shrimp fall in price in week 13
Spot prices for most sizes of Vietnamese farmed vannamei remained steady in week 13, but the largest sizes eased slightly once again
Texas oyster bed closures hitting harvesters hard
Only five of the state's 34 oyster or shellfish areas are open. While the season runs from Nov. 1 to April 30, many areas have been closed since mid-December
Aqua-Spark’s latest investment goes to algal astaxanthin firm
The sustainable aquaculture fund's latest investment is in Hawaii-based Kuehnle AgroSystems, which produces natural coloring for the sector from microalgae
Imports of Russian whitefish possibly excluded from EU ban
On Tuesday European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced a 'fifth package' of sanctions which target, among other things, imports of Russian seafood
Hatch launches €50m investment plan for ‘regenerative’ aquaculture
The group boasts venture partners including Kingfish Zeeland chair Hans den Biemen and Delta Blue CEO Jeff Fort, plus advisors like Einar Wathne, Darian McBain, and Magdalena Wallhoff Lamprecht
Despite fishing sector recovery, Peru’s imports remained high in 2021
Peru's fishery imports have grown by around 6% in volume and 3% in value annually from 135,300 metric tons worth $254.6 million in 2017 to 162,300t worth $304.6m in 2021
DTC darling Wild Alaskan ends holdout, boosts subscription rates 11%
Subscribers will now be required to pay $145 per month to keep receiving 12 packs containing a selected mix of frozen wild-caught salmon, whitefish or shellfish products
New US scallop season to resemble 2014’s with low landings, lots of imports
The US market saw an overall supply of 39,916t of scallops in 2021, 13% more than the 35,380t of scallops it had in 2020, even in spite of reduced domestic landings
Maine’s Belle to head National Aquaculture Association board
Sebastian Belle has served at MAA since 1984 and previously was the Maine Department of Marine Resources' aquaculture coordinator
Latest EU sanctions on Russia to ban €5.5bn worth of imports, including seafood
The EU's fifth package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine has six pillars, one of which is a ban on imports 'to cut the money stream of Russia and its oligarchs'