Global aquaculture players unite to launch new farmed shrimp event
The Global Shrimp Forum has been launched by an independent not-for-profit foundation set up by the ASC, Willem van der Pijl's 'Shrimp Insights', and Contango
Vietnamese shrimp prices flatten in week 10
Spot prices for farmed vannamei plateaued in week 10 of 2022 after week nine saw prices fall from a short-lived rise
Ecuador’s shrimp farmers under pressure as prices stay flat in face of rising costs
Ecuadorian shrimp prices have shown little change in February and so far in March despite hikes in costs derived from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, sources said
Russia ban request spotlights creation of new US seafood association
'We are proud to do our small part in combating evil and aggression and to stand with Ukraine' -- the Massachusetts Seafood Collaborative
British Columbia premier warns Trudeau against letting farm licenses expire
'Regrettably there is widespread concern in coastal communities that your government is poised to make a decision in coming days that will eliminate many if not all salmon farming licenses' -- British Columbia premier John Horgan
Scottish salmon exports continue post-COVID recovery in January
UK government figures show a 95% rise from £19m in January 2021, meaning in the 12 months to January, £632m worth of Scottish salmon was exported
Seafood sector veterans launch ‘science-based communications initiative’ at SXSW
Aquaculture consultant Jennifer Bushman, former Corbion exec Jill Kauffman Johnson, and BioMar's Katherine Bryar hope to change perceptions of marine industries
Norway’s Blue Ocean Technology enters MoU with Puerto Rican aquaponics firm
Norway's Blue Ocean Technology, a firm providing systems for handling sludge in aquaculture, has entered an MoU with Puerto Rico's Fusion Farms
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
Vietnam’s Omicron outbreak hits pangasius exports to China
China's General Administration of Customs of China has suspended four Vietnamese exporters from shipping seafood to China due to positive COVID-19 on packages