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Ren Seafoods, which is linked to The Fishin' Company, has just launched chilled skin-packs into Walmart. Credit: Alabama Industrial Development Training's Facebook page

Ren hires former Sysco exec Hollon for quality assurance

Eli Hollon finished his most recent job, senior director of quality assurance, at California's Southwind Foods

South Koreans ask should we enjoy Russian crab or ban it?

Russian whitefish exports not included in latest sanctions, EU confirms

As record Dungeness season winds down, Oregon finalizes management plan

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UK seafood firms warn labor shortages have ‘halved profitability’

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Norway’s mackerel, herring export prices fall in week 13

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US shrimp imports still gaining speed, see another big spike in February

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Canada agrees with France to retain catch levels in second-largest cod fishery

The 3Ps cod stock has remained in the critical zone since the early 2000s, however fishing mortality is at its lowest level in decades -- Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans

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Ecuador shrimp farmers see prices dive as production costs escalate

Mercamadrid prices for small, large European seabass increase in week 13

Despite fishing sector recovery, Peru’s imports remained high in 2021

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Airfreight costs double for fresh seafood sent to East Asia, though China largely unaffected

DTC darling Wild Alaskan ends holdout, boosts subscription rates 11%

New US scallop season to resemble 2014’s with low landings, lots of imports

companies

Fishin’ founder’s new Ren plant follows Beaver Street into Walmart skin-packs

people

Former Fishin’ execs re-join Hudson at US arm of Africa vessel owner

Fortune hires former McLane, Sysco seafood director

Peter Pan brings back Wolverton to lead sales effort

m&a

AquaChile took $36m loss on sale of Costa Rican tilapia unit

Danish PE eyes upstream buyers as another salmon smoker goes up for sale

Leroy invests $19m in upgrading Norway whitefish factory

retail

Ocean Beauty working to build on Findus US distribution partnership

Atlantic Natural relaunches Tuno brand for UK retail

Scottish salmon sector calls for more effort to cut costs of Brexit paperwork

processing

Indian shrimp processor’s expansion plans give it ‘top-three’ potential

Latest EU sanctions on Russia to ban €5.5bn worth of imports, including seafood

Shanghai’s coronavirus controls snarl up seafood import supply chain

fishing

Lousy weather behind weak start to Argentinian squid season

Russia loses leadership post but stays in NAFO

Taiwanese tuna exporter, NGO team up on sustainability efforts