Mowi to cull 2.26m salmon at Newfoundland hatchery after ISA finding
The detection occurred at a Mowi hatchery in the community of Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
First Nations earn $39.71m from salmon net-pen farms, group says
The emergence of First Nations for Finfish Stewardship puts at least two First Nation groups in opposition over the pending Canadian government ban
Tradex CEO Reierson: Move fast on North American product
'[S]ource as much North American product as possible - and sooner than later' -- Robert Reierson, CEO and president, Tradex Foods
China slaps five-month ban on shrimp imports from Omarsa plant
China has slapped five-month bans on imports from an Omarsa Group shrimp plant in Duran, Ecuador, as well as a plant operated by Exportadora Total Seafood
Massachusetts seafood processors to get $1.1m COVID relief
Seafood processors and wholesale dealers in the US state of Massachusetts will be eligible for $1.m in federal COVID relief funding
BioMar to pay ‘SuperSmolt’ patent holder $4m after legal wrangle
A Norwegian appeals court ruled that BioMar had developed its smolt product 'in a way that was not widely accepted in the industry', the firm STIM said
US shrimp import party continues in 2022 with high volume, values, prices
The US imported 78,716 metric tons of shrimp worth $744.9 million in January 2022, a 13% increase in volume and a 24% increase in value
Cod farmer ramps up Norway project even as US salmon effort pushes ahead
'When I started Norcod, nobody believed in cod. There were no other players. Today there are dozens of players trying to get licenses for cod' -- Purecod CEO Mikael Rones
Quebec snow crab harvesters bemoan high fuel costs
Harvesters in Canadian snow crab fishing zone 16 are likely to reduce their trips as a result of the added cost of fuel, said Paolo Gionet, president of the local harvesters association
Study affirms possibility of third bluefin tuna spawning ground
The prospect that younger tuna are reproducing in an area not surveyed is a 'game changer' -- Troy Atkinson, Saint Margaret's Bay Tuna Fishermen's Association