SPRFMO fails to agree on new squid rules
Among the rejected proposals: having ships carry observers and unload only in ports instead of at sea to giant refrigerated vessels
Russian frozen fish prices firm up in week four
Though spot prices in the Far Eastern, North-Western and Central regions moved down in US dollar terms due to the latest weakness in the Russian currency
Pacific tuna IUU falls below 2016 levels
A study has found illegal fishing in the Pacific has fallen below levels in 2016 thanks to effective fisheries monitoring and surveillance, among other factors
Sky-high valuations make organic growth more tempting than M&A for Royal Greenland
'The way we do our spreadsheets, we have not been able to match, in any way, some of the prices which have been obtained in the M&A market recently' -- Mikael Thinghuus
Japanese tuna fisheries dealt blow by serious catch reporting failure
A Japanese official said the uncovering of a systemic underreporting of catches late last year was just the tip of the iceberg
Norwegian fresh cod, haddock prices approaching pre-COVID levels at year’s start
The average fresh price for both species at the start of 2022 is up as much as NOK 10/kg y-o-y, while frozen prices have been buoyed by the return of China
Editor’s choice: Boston show exhibitors ‘blindsided’; Mowi moves for NTS
Neil Ramsden, EMEA editor of Undercurrent News, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
New York harvester faces expanded charges from federal sting operation
The charges resulted from Operation One-Way Chandelier, a multi-year, ongoing investigation into fisheries fraud on Long Island
Warming waters lead squid to proliferate in Canada’s Gulf of Saint Lawrence
'Can we eat our squid caught in our own waters, by our own fishermen, processed in our own factories?' -- Sandra Gauthier, the Exploramer Museum
Oregon’s Port of Garibaldi slotted for $62m upgrade
The improvements to the jetty will help harvesters navigate what some call the state of Oregon's most prime fishing grounds