Espersen CEO says customers won’t take non-MSC cod, price premium inevitable
Espersen will not take non-MSC certified cod and haddock, which means a price differential is likely in 2022, the company's CEO told Undercurrent News
Fimex expects Vietnam shrimp picture to begin smooth flow once more
The company's chair sees shrimp harvesting starting the year off well, and notes more processing capacity should 'reduce the problem of shrimp product stagnation'
Norwegian fresh cod, haddock prices approaching pre-COVID levels at year’s start
The average fresh price for both species at the start of 2022 is up as much as NOK 10/kg y-o-y, while frozen prices have been buoyed by the return of China
New York harvester faces expanded charges from federal sting operation
The charges resulted from Operation One-Way Chandelier, a multi-year, ongoing investigation into fisheries fraud on Long Island
Oregon sets Dungeness catch record, but green crab invasion looms
The poundage total of Metacarcinus magister surpasses the 2020-21 season, but Oregon could be facing a green crab infestation like nearby Washington state
NFI projections confirm price hikes, tighter supply for world’s whitefish in 2022
Four out of six fish in a group of major whitefish species are expected to see supplies tighten in 2022 with price hikes in the cards for all six
Norway, Chile salmon prices climb once more, Scots finally ease
Spot prices for salmon farmed in Norway and in Chile are strong again for week five of 2022, while Scottish prices are finally easing after an unusual post-Christmas lift
Norwegian vessels fill Icelandic waters, but capelin fishing slow
The maximum number of Norwegian vessels that can fish in Icelandic waters are now on-site, but fishing has been slow going thus far
Saudi Arabia’s ‘vision 2030’ aims to take aquaculture output to 600,000t
The largest player in the Middle East, Naqua, is expected to see its production hiked to 250,000t under the scheme
Norway Royal Salmon expects harvests to leap in 2023
NRS -- which is in the process of being merged with SalmoNor, and which may yet be acquired by Mowi -- said some changes in smolt supply could boost its output