Aussie gov’t expects dip in salmon prices before sector returns to medium-term growth
Australian fisheries and aquaculture production value is forecast to rise by 10% in 2021-2022, driven by strong growth in production value for salmonids, shrimp and oysters
Russian fisheries in danger of losing MSC label over auditor group’s decision
'While respecting our contractual obligations with [conformity assessment bodies] and scheme owners, ASI will limit its activities in Russia where possible'
Its sales, earnings shoot up in 2021, but Premium stays mum on C&E talks
Premium Brands Holdings has acquired three companies selling everything from pizzas to sandwiches. But the seafood-hungry company announced no deals in the sector this time
Blue Harvest, Channel Fish divvy up $25m USDA groundfish purchase
The USDA is awarding $25 million in contracts for some 100,800 combined cases of Atlantic pollock and other groundfish
Spain’s Profand acquires Greek seabass, seabream farmer
Profand said the acquisition of Kefalonia Fisheries 'boosts the group's presence in aquaculture production, specifically in seabream and seabass'
UK whitefish processors prepare for ‘recalibration’ away from Russian supply
Russian industry supplies roughly 30% of UK's whitefish, but as retailers move to drop fish from the country, processors expect they will have to lean more on Iceland and Norway
Mercamadrid prices for small, large European bass hit highest level in years
Prices of large and small European seabass from Greece, Turkey and Spain, as traded in Spain, kept on rising during week nine and hit their highest levels in years
Espersen plans farmed cod move as wild prices rocket
Denmark's A. Espersen is planning to start selling farmed cod, having tested a small run in one of its processing plants, its CEO told Undercurrent News
UK launches new fisheries management group for non-quota finfish species
The UK has launched the Finfish Industry Advisory Group, a new fisheries management group for non-quota finfish species around the country
Bregal to sell Blue Harvest’s last dozen scallopers after deals for three others close
With scallop vessels and licenses commanding a value of between $5 million and $7m, the 12 could net between $60m and $84m