Recap UCN’s top seafood scoops from holiday period
Undercurrent News' team was busy producing scoops while readers around the world were on their Christmas and New Year breaks
Russian Fishery aims to drop H&G pollock with PBO prices tipped to hit $4,500/t
Russian Fishery aims to stop H&G pollock production later this year with prices for PBO fillets expected to soar to $4,500/t and surimi demand also strong
Editor’s choice: McIntosh talks shrimp; Maruha, CDQs in talks to buy Icicle assets
Neil Ramsden, EMEA editor with Undercurrent News, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
‘It’s fun for a change’: Washington state crabbers start Dungeness season big
'It's an exciting time to be a shellfish biologist with all these species doing well. It's fun for a change.' -- Daniel Ayres, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
More criminal charges likely in 2020 attack on Canadian lobster pound
Canadian prosecutor Robert Kennedy said the government is willing to discuss 'resolutions' for 'at least some' of the accused, which would avoid further court proceedings.
Leroy ups Q4 farmed salmon, wild whitefish production
The company harvested 51,300 metric tons of salmon and trout in Q4, up 6% year-on-year, with the total for 2021 at 186,600t, up 9% y-o-y
FDA entry-line refusals seen as ‘incredibly low’ despite record shrimp imports
'We have our rules and regulations that other folks don't follow' -- John Williams, Southern Shrimp Alliance
North American lobster prices high but constant in December, January
'People want to buy the lobster more so than they're concerned about making a profit doing it. So, it's a self-inflicted wound' -- Stewart Lamont, Tangier lobster
Norebo diversifies with investments in shipyard, processing equipment firm
The Russian fishing giant has spent $59m on buying the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Shipyard, and an undisclosed amount into a 54.5% stake in Iceland's Velfag
Norway smashes export record in 2021 despite pandemic
Bjornar Skjaeran, Norway's minister of fisheries, said the Norwegian government would stand behind the industry to set 'further impressive records in the future'