Tesco becomes first UK retailer to stock MSC, purse-seine tuna
Beginning at the start of 2022, retailer Tesco started buying MSC-certified canned tuna from suppliers that were not exclusively pole-and-line for the first time
‘Alternative’ seafood investments hit $175m in 2021 as cell-cultivated interest grew
Investment in plant-based, cell-cultivated and fermented seafood alternatives has reached $313m since 2013
UK gov’t issues sanctions against Russian whitefish imports
Under the new sanctions, there will be an additional 35% tariff applied to many products imported from Russia, including whitefish
Iceland’s whitefish prices go on rising, annual drop delayed
Typically, fish prices on Iceland's whitefish auctions drop to their lowest level from February to May at the height of the catching season -- that has not been the case this year
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
Denmark’s CM Aqua appoints former AKVA exec as CEO
Denmark's water treatment firm CM Aqua appointed Mikael Denhardt as its new CEO; Kurt Carlsen, the former CEO, will continue focusing on sales and technical improvements
EU fleet faces stoppages, collapse as fuel price rises to record high
Spanish and European industry groups are eyeing strike action if they do not receive the aid they say is urgent, as fuel and logistics costs rocket
Shrimp farm-gate prices in China bouyed by festivals, low supply
Shrimp farm-gate prices across China have risen steadily since mid-February through into March, amid low seasonal supply and higher demand
Thai vannamei shrimp prices continue to drop in week 10
Ex-farm vannamei shrimp prices in Thailand kept on falling across all main sizes in week 10 as shown in data from the Talay Thai wholesale shrimp market