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
Tesco becomes first UK retailer to stock MSC, purse-seine tuna
Beginning at the start of 2022, retailer Tesco started buying MSC-certified canned tuna from suppliers that were not exclusively pole-and-line for the first time
‘Alternative’ seafood investments hit $175m in 2021 as cell-cultivated interest grew
Investment in plant-based, cell-cultivated and fermented seafood alternatives has reached $313m since 2013
Young’s parent Sofina launches plant-based seafoods
Greenland Seafood has launched a rice protein-based range of frozen 'seafoods', for both retail and foodservice
Russian actions cast doubt on chances of NE Atlantic pelagics quota sharing deal
Russia is no longer invited to the meeting on March 14-15, which means Atlanto-Scandian herring and blue whiting -- for which Russia is a 'fishing state' -- will not be discussed
Thai Union, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership team up
Thai Union Group has entered a partnership with US non-profit group Sustainable Fisheries Partnership to further improve transparency in its supply chains
Pure Salmon Kaldnes recruits Nofima director amid hiring spree
The land-based aquaculture manufacturing company has hired 35 new employees in the space of just three months
With Sedacca at the helm, Sterling Caviar plans series of US aquaculture acquisitions
Sterling Caviar is looking at a series of acquisitions and is exploring the purchase of US striped bass, tilapia, black bass and catfish farmers, among other possibilities
Galletti: Seafood firms need to embrace plant, cell-based protein products
Sam Galletti, president of US importer and processor Southwind Foods, sees only downsides from the seafood sector ignoring the demand for plant and cell-based alternatives
Former Mowi CEO Aarskog joins InnovaFeed board
'He is a highly experienced figure in the aquaculture and wider food industries, and his insights will be extremely valuable for our future expansion' -- CEO Clement Ray