Scotland opens consultations on mandatory REM in fisheries
The Scottish government is taking opinions on proposals including remote electronic monitoring and 'additional technical and spatial management measures'
Qingdao steps up seafood import protocols amid Omicron outbreak
Since March 4, the Chinese port city Qingdao, Shandong province has experienced another outbreak of COVID-19, resulting in tighter protocols for frozen food imports
EU cod fleet calls on Commission to stand up for fishing rights in Norway
The EU cod fleet represented by Europeche and ENAFA has denounced once again the decision taken by Norway to cut the EU's cod quota in Svalbard
Argentina’s exports hit by Ukraine crisis as Russian importers reject shipments
Sanctions on Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine have also hit Argentina's seafood exports, with Russian importers rejecting shipments in the wake of the ruble's significant devaluation
US ban on Russian-origin seafood from China could hit $342m worth of imports
A ban on Russian-caught seafood processed in China would affect an additional $342m worth of US seafood imports on top of $1.2bn worth directly imported from Russia
Boston day two recap: NFI counters Alaskan view on Russian ban’s impact on supply from China
Undercurrent News is reporting live from the Seafood Expo North America trade show in Boson, Massachusetts
UK gov’t issues sanctions against Russian whitefish imports
Under the new sanctions, there will be an additional 35% tariff applied to many products imported from Russia, including whitefish
Iceland’s whitefish prices go on rising, annual drop delayed
Typically, fish prices on Iceland's whitefish auctions drop to their lowest level from February to May at the height of the catching season -- that has not been the case this year
American Aquafarms’ sister bids to be first firm raising cod in closed pens
New player Purecod has received a permit to farm Atlantic cod in closed pens with a maximum standing biomass allowance of 3,120t in Roneset, in Storfjorden
Seafood still seeing y-o-y value declines at UK retail, despite inflation
Meat, fish, and poultry continue to see value decline when compared with the strong household purchasing seen last year during much stricter lockdown restrictions