Russian gov’t mulls starting second phase of investment quota scheme
The national fisheries agency Rosrybolovstvo has held meetings with the industry and shipyard owners to determine available capacity for more newbuild projects
Big Prawn shrimp products replace Hilton in some Tesco stores
Big Prawn has started supplying Tesco with six chilled warmwater shrimp products
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
Champlain closed deal for US lobster supplier as sale process ramped up
Canadian private equity Champlain Financial closed a deal for a US live lobster specialist last year, as the ongoing sale process for its seafood platform ramped up
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay to avoid lobster roll controversy at Boston eatery
Ramsay's Kitchen, which opened Jan. 24, is serving both the Maine lobster roll and the Connecticut lobster roll
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
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
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
Trade deal could propel Ecuador’s shrimp exports to China even higher
The signing of a free trade agreement between China and Ecuador scheduled for late 2022 could bring great benefits to Ecuador's shrimp sector, including zero tariffs for its exports