DTC darling Wild Alaskan ends holdout, boosts subscription rates 11%
Subscribers will now be required to pay $145 per month to keep receiving 12 packs containing a selected mix of frozen wild-caught salmon, whitefish or shellfish products
New US scallop season to resemble 2014’s with low landings, lots of imports
The US market saw an overall supply of 39,916t of scallops in 2021, 13% more than the 35,380t of scallops it had in 2020, even in spite of reduced domestic landings
Singapore wants to be the world’s aquaculture startup capital
Seafood farming produces more than half of all seafood consumed globally and is the world’s fastest-growing food-producing sector
Maine’s Belle to head National Aquaculture Association board
Sebastian Belle has served at MAA since 1984 and previously was the Maine Department of Marine Resources' aquaculture coordinator
Benelux PE takes majority stake in hatchery aquafeed firm
Torqx Capital Partners has entered into a partnership with the former owners to acquire Ocean Nutrition
Nissui-backed giant Australian shrimp farm deemed unviable, put on hold
A project review by executives that took over in 2021 has concluded that while Seafarms remains committed to delivering on the promise of 'Sea Dragon', it is not viable at present
EJF lays bare Chinese distant water fleet’s overfishing, abuses
Around half of China's distant water fleet catch is from African waters, caught by vessels conducting human rights abuses, according to Environmental Justice Foundation
Leroy invests $19m in upgrading Norway whitefish factory
The plant in Batsfjord employs 130 full-time workers, and the investment will go into modernizing production equipment and improving the building itself
BioMar commissions new algal oil facility in Australia
BioMar Australia has commissioned a new algal oil facility at its factory in northwest Tasmania to produce AlgalPrimeDHA, developed with partner Corbion
Norwegian whitefish enjoys record export values in 2022
The export value for cod has never been higher, while strong volume growth for frozen whole saithe and still-rising prices for clipfish also contributed