US gov’t adds owner of Russian Fishery, crab sister firm to sanctions list
The US government added Gleb Frank, the owner of Russian Fishery Company and a sister crab firm, to its sanctions list on March 24
Russian fish spot prices keep rising in week 12
Prices for salmon, whitefish and pelagics rose both in rubles and in US dollars as the Russia currency strengthened
New study names Chinese firms as responsible for large share of global fishing offenses
The study claims a relative handful of companies are responsible for a large share of fishing-related offenses, including human rights violations, and punishments are often inadequate
US Treasury extends arrival deadline for Russian seafood by nearly three months
The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control has moved the deadline for the arrival of Russian seafood shipments from March 25 to June 23
Huffman pauses further work on MSA until Alaska can replace Young
It's 'important all voices be heard in this MSA reauthorization process – and so, we will be pausing further committee consideration ...' -- representative Jared Huffman
Procedural move in US Congress sets up SIMP expansion showdown with Russia twist
'If you truly want to get to the Russian seafood, you need to have traceability requirements' -- Beth Lowell, Oceana
US reinstates tariff exclusions for haddock, sole, crabmeat imported from China
The tariff exclusion extensions will continue through Dec. 31, 2022, and be backwards-dated to apply as of Oct. 12, 2021
Walmart supplier Fishin’ Company plans $130m India tilapia project
According to Undercurrent News sources familiar with Fishin', the project will offer vertically integrated supply for the likes of Walmart, in the North American market
Western buyers increasingly ask Chinese processors to avoid Russian fish
Though requests have not reached a critical mass, Chinese processors worry it forewarns widening western sanctions and boycotts
Norwegian fresh cod, haddock prices drop amid peak catches, but frozen still rising
Whitefish catch volumes were considerable in week 11, resulting in a drop in prices out of Norway for the week, but still at an unseasonably high level