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
US study: Seafood workers twice as likely to catch COVID
There were 65 positive cases per 1,000 workers in seafood during the timeframe of the research, compared to 31 cases per 1,000 in the overall food system
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
Four crew missing after Japanese tuna vessel fire
The fire was reported on a vessel off the Japanese coast on March 21, and was crewed by two Japanese and six Indonesian fishers
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
Scotland’s Organic Sea Harvest brings in experienced hires
The Visscher Seafood and Villa Seafood-owned Scottish aquaculture firm has brought in two experienced names in business development and finance
RAS veterans, Billund partner up for ‘world’s smartest salmon farm’
A former exec with experience in helping to launch Swiss Lachs has now founded Switzerland's latest land-based salmon farm, which will aim to produce 3,400t
Norway fresh salmon export volume rises further as price dips again in week 11
Weekly export prices for Norway's fresh salmon fell further to NOK 78.29/kg while the export volume followed the contrary trend and rose to 17,314t in week 11