China’s 2021 seafood imports rebound 12% to $14.2bn
Consumer confidence in imports showed signs of recovery last year; meanwhile, China's seafood exports rose 15% y-o-y to $21bn, the second-highest level on record
Watch: Does Ecuador’s shrimp sector have room to grow in 2022?
'When you divide Ecuador's total shrimp production by the number of hectares the country has, the average production rate per farm is still very low' -- Gabriel Luna
Argentina’s inshore red shrimp season could end by mid-February
Argentina's red shrimp harvesters foresee lower catches in the provincial waters fishery this year due to bad weather and a season that could end in the first fortnight of February
Maine bill would allow lobster harvesters earlier starts in September
The legislation would let harvesters start hauling their traps as early as 4 a.m.
US commerce secretary: NOAA doesn’t have power to delay lobster gear compliance
'NOAA is not permitted on its own to change the date from May 1st to July 1st' -- Gina Raimondo, secretary of commerce
Washington to take $11m swing at protecting Dungeness harvests from green crab invasion
A few harvesters are out now trapping green crabs, but the really intense efforts won't begin until the major assault on crabs starts in mid-March and runs to late April
Aker Biomarine establishes Tokyo office amid krill oil push
Norwegian krill company Aker BioMarine has established an office in Tokyo, Japan, as it looks to expand sales of nutraceutical ingredients in Asia
Royal Greenland CEO upbeat over strong post-COVID markets
'I think foodservice will always be a very strong source of demand; hopefully retail will become stronger, but as an industry, we need to educate consumers to understand that seafood is easy'
Recap Undercurrent’s coverage of the Global Seafood Market Conference
Undercurrent reporters were on the ground in force at the US National Fisheries Institute's GSMC held recently in the US city of Orlando, Florida
RAS shrimp grower NaturalShrimp sees success in trial runs
NaturalShrimp earlier inked deals in Florida in October and in August to expand its assets and distribution network
