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Mowi hires new finance director for Canada West Salmon farming giant Mowi inks €1.8 billion sustainability-linked credit facility Private equity group 8F secures $61 million for Brunei land-based salmon farming project UPDATE: US Customs, American Seafoods in limbo as judge deliberates arguments over controversial shipping route Atlantic Sapphire fire still smoldering; police say site too dangerous to begin investigations Norwegian halibut farmer Nordic Halibut appoints new CFO Thai Union acquires $90 million stake in food ingredients firm Alaska salmon season smashes records to end season on a high note Salmon farmer Bakkafrost seeks to distance itself from Faroes dolphin slaughter As shipping crisis grows, companies wonder what the ‘right’ price is for freight

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As shipping crisis grows, companies wonder what the ‘right’ price is for freight

UPDATE

US Customs, American Seafoods in limbo as judge mulls arguments over controversial shipping route

Atlantic Sapphire fire still smoldering; police say site too dangerous to begin investigations

Interview

BioMar CEO on the quest for more sustainable aquaculture feed

Major refrigerated cargo shipping companies want American Seafoods to pay their Jones Act fines

Alaska salmon season smashes records to end season on a high note

Rabobank, former Cermaq and Mowi CEOs: Massive potential in offshore aquaculture, but cost and regulations remain hurdles

Analysts: Atlantic Sapphire fire ‘the final straw’ for investors; Market has 'complete lack of confidence in the management team'

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Seafood continues blazing hot M&A streak, averaging one deal a week

American Seafoods warns of 'collapse' of the pollock supply chain; up to 3 million pounds could go undelivered

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Another top executive leaves Atlantic Sapphire

Former CEO of salmon farming giant Mowi dies

Land-based salmon startup brings ex-NRS, Mowi exec onboard

Aqua-Spark, BP-backed alternative feed ingredients producer Calysta names new CFO

Former Cooke executive takes over as CEO of Native American seafood group

Pacifico Aquaculture drafts Chilean salmon executive to run farming operations

Nutreco appoints chief procurement officer

Hofseth Biocare establishes Swiss subsidiary, appoints CEO

Skretting hires new sustainability manager

Mowi hires new finance director for Canada West

Scottish salmon farming association hires new sustainability chief

Atlantic Sapphire director quits

Benchmark appoints genetics consultant in new position

Barramundi Group signs ex-Mowi, Avramar heavyweight as COO

Australian mega shrimp farm brings new CEO, CFO onboard as it enters critical stage

New chair takes the wheel at aquaculture feed giant Grobest

Scottish Seafood Association elects first chairwoman

Norwegian halibut farmer Nordic Halibut appoints new CFO

Skretting appoints new commercial director for land-based facilities

Top executive at Avramar, Biomega private equity backer Amerra departs

Private equity group 8F secures $61 million for Brunei land-based salmon farming project

Bakkafrost seeks to distance itself from Faroes dolphin slaughter

Norway salmon prices rise as fish stranded in transport bottlenecks

Salmon farming giant Mowi inks €1.8 billion sustainability-linked credit facility

Thai Union acquires $90 million stake in food ingredients firm

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Farmed salmon earnings race shows radical shift

UPDATE

Danish police say Atlantic Sapphire fire and chemical leak under control, but warn people away

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US Customs submits video evidence of Bayside 'railway', claims companies tried to hide it

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$1 billion gone in just 8 months. Has the land-based salmon farming bubble finally burst?

Here's why American Seafoods and other pollock suppliers use 'The Bayside Program' to ship their fish

Shipping container crisis poised to continue as shortages outstrip new production

Russian pollock prices crash on domestic market as cold storage crisis worsens

'Norwegian land-based salmon operators have poisoned the well'

Global surimi supply remains tight despite uptick in Alaska production

As risks rise, industry faces soaring shipping insurance costs

Has Regal Springs finally cracked the code to the European tilapia market?

Private equity owners of US smoked salmon supplier on the hunt for buyers

Analysis

Meet JBS, the new $50 billion salmon farmer

With 'milestone' looming, Canada's plan to phase out conventional salmon farming in BC looks increasingly complex, report shows

'I was wrong': Billionaire Rokke regrets not focusing on salmon farming

Dutch giant Parlevliet and Van der Plas acquires stake in tuna processor

'How can I get Kjell Inge Rokke?’ SalMar boss knew who to call for his offshore aquaculture ambitions

Cooke blames 'unusually low oxygen levels' for mortalities at US salmon farm

Norway hopes to jump-start closed-containment salmon farming with new incentive program

Feuding politicians, social media trolls, death threats: Developers of Europe's largest land-based salmon project unfazed

Cooke confirms it was among bidders for Tasmanian salmon farmer

JBS move into Chile salmon, Brazil tilapia would not be a surprise, says industry exec

Walmart charters container vessels as shipping costs, logistics batter seafood firms

Group led by ex-Mowi CEO brings 'first ever' land-based king salmon to market

American Seafoods subsidiaries face 'destruction of their business' if US Customs fines upheld

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Alaska salmon LIVE UPDATES: Prince William Sound pink salmon run blows through forecast

Big agriculture companies are having a crisis moment about seafood

Alaska pollock's crazy train to nowhere

Atlantic Sapphire share price crashes following major fire in Denmark

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'Norwegian land-based salmon operators have poisoned the well': Executive says rival's mistakes forced strategic shift

‘A bloodbath for RAS companies’: Nordic Aquafarms takes swipe at land-based salmon farmers who've gone 'big, too fast'

Another top executive leaves Atlantic Sapphire as group struggles with fire fallout

SalMar, Broodstock Capital's billionaire backers invest in land-based salmon farming project

Feuding politicians, social media trolls, even death threats: Developers of Europe's largest land-based salmon farming project are undeterred

Atlantic Sapphire explores raising steelhead trout, says species could be ideal for land-based Miami Bluehouse

$1 billion gone in just 8 months. Has the land-based salmon farming bubble finally burst?

Samherji executive on $370 million land-based plans: 'We know what we’re doing'

Nutreco: Slow growth, not mass-mortality, is biggest hurdle in land-based aquaculture's race to succeed

Atlantic Sapphire loses 17% of Danish harvest in another mass mortality event

Milarex owner makes investment in land-based fish farming firm

New Chile-backed company applies to build land-based farm in Canada

Andfjord to accelerate expansion to further de-risk project

AquaMaof: ‘Salmon is just the tip of the iceberg’ for RAS

Large land-based projects 'not going to happen' in Scotland

The upsides of starting local: Salmon Evolution on why it is building its first oepration in Norway

Listing in Oslo both a strength and challenge for land-based companies

Norwegian salmon group Gigante debuts on Oslo stock exchange

Land-based shrimp farming poised for a salmon-like investor boom

Proximar signs egg deal with Benchmark for Japan land-based salmon farm

Atlantic Sapphire: 'We cannot say whether we will rebuild the plant at this stage'

Norwegian halibut farmer begins work on new site as it looks to ramp up production

Iceland Seafood International completes acquisition of Spanish salmon smoker

VIDEO: Watch the blaze ravaging Atlantic Sapphire facility

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Marine Stewardship Council

Massive fire breaks out at Atlantic Sapphire Denmark facility; all salmon lost

Norway Royal Salmon successfully launches first offshore cage, nears operational phase

'The home office is here to stay': Here's how seafood companies must adapt to a pandemic-altered future

Bakkafrost rolls out massive $980 million investment plan for Scottish salmon operations

'We will have the most modern fleet in the world': Russia wants to dominate fishing's future

The next Seaspiracy? 'Eating Our Way To Extinction' is latest pro-vegan documentary to attack seafood

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'They might not like to lose the monopoly': Russia's drive to produce higher-quality pollock threatens American dominance

Raw material shortages from shipping container crisis weigh on High Liner sales

Gorton's sees 'sustained sales gains' in the frozen fish aisle, especially pollock products

Chilean sea bass supplier sues US importer, alleging breach of contract

Whitefish giant Russian Fishery begins shipping directly to end markets, bypassing China

Birds Eye, Iglo, Findus brands edge out competitors, even as retail frozen fish sales soften

Higher prices for cod ‘must be expected’ for 2022 amid proposed quota cuts

US government can't fulfill latest Alaska pollock purchasing contract, citing 'vendor constraints'

Earnings double for ISI, as it restructures US operations

In 'huge milestone' cod farmer Norcod makes first commercial harvest

Norwegian halibut farmer Nordic Halibut appoints new CFO

US Customs, American Seafoods in limbo as judge deliberates arguments over controversial shipping route

Iceland Seafood International completes acquisition of Spanish salmon smoker

Halibut farmer Nordic Halibut begins on new site as it looks to ramp up production

Major refrigerated cargo shipping companies want American Seafoods to pay their Jones Act fines

American Seafoods subsidiaries face 'destruction of their business' if US Customs fines upheld

American Seafoods warns of 'collapse' of the pollock supply chain; up to 3 million pounds could go undelivered

Exclusive: US Customs submits video evidence of Bayside 'railway', claims companies tried to hide it

'We will have the most modern fleet in the world': Russia wants to dominate fishing's future

Increased market value, stronger sentiment driving seafood IPO bonanza

Investment heavyweight takes $118 million stake in Stavis parent Profand

Mowi to increase monitoring of Eastern Canada area following suspected climate-related salmon die-off

US Customs comes out swinging: American Seafoods, shipping companies 'flouted the law' to save money

Aquaculture startup, Swedish timber giant see big synergies between paper mills and land-based systems

Brazil aquaculture industry blasts reports linking fish to deadly 'black urine disease' in humans

What's driving seafood's IPO bonanza?

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'I thought there would be more ongoing activity': Economists surprised by sharp decline in online retail sales

Fresh seafood is breakout star at US retail in first half as frozen, canned loses ground

Britain's seafood sales blow past pre-pandemic levels, and shoppers head back to chilled section

Foodservice in Focus

'There has never been such a shift in how people get their food'

Foodservice in Focus

The 'frenemies' disrupting the restaurant business are poised to have a big impact on seafood

'Their story needs to be told': Executive behind Grieg's Skuna Bay sees gold in California trout farmer

Foodservice in Focus

What can seafood expect when the foodservice sector finally recovers?

Russia subsidizing rail transport as cold stores fill up with unsold pollock

Foodservice in Focus

Sysco-backed research shows how the pandemic brought 'profound shock' to the sector

Foodservice in Focus

How 'ghost kitchens' will change the game for seafood

Salmon farming giant Mowi inks €1.8 billion sustainability-linked credit facility

As shipping crisis grows, companies wonder what the ‘right’ price is for freight

Finding the 'X' factor in rebranding in seafood can be more difficult than it looks, experts say

Norway farmed salmon prices rise as fish stranded in transport bottlenecks

Iceland Seafood International completes acquisition of Spanish salmon smoker

American Seafoods warns of 'collapse' of the pollock supply chain; up to 3 million pounds could go undelivered

Plant-based seafood company headed by ex-Mowi executive plans fundraising to attack US market

Brazil aquaculture industry strikes back at media reports linking fish to deadly 'black urine disease' in humans

UK delays EU food import checks yet again

Witzoe-backed investment firm Kverva takes large slice of German seafood trader

Aquaculture needs more women of color. Here's how Imani Black is making that happen.

Liverpool vs. Manchester United: The roots of Kjell Inge Rokke's partnership with SalMar boss

'Apparently a couple hundred feet is just far enough lol': Social media messages among evidence against controversial Alaska pollock shipping route

Plant-based seafood company headed by ex-Mowi executive plans fundraising to attack US market

Former Mowi CEO dies

UK delays EU food import checks yet again

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'You have been getting away with it': Shipping costs aren't rising, they're normalizing

Opinion

Here's why the future is looking bright for seafood

No, land-based salmon farming doesn't get a free sustainability pass

Has COVID cured you of seafood trade shows?

LETTER

Land-based salmon farming explosion came from years of hard work, not NGOs' blessing

Salmon farming companies are racking up the 'green' wins. Why aren't investors rewarding them?

The Hotel California of eco-labels?

Letter

No large aquaculture operation has a free pass in the US

LETTER

'Do some research on your own': Clearwater founder spouts opinions, not facts on salmon farming

All aboard the itty bitty pollock train, plus a glimpse of farmed salmon's future

Alaska pollock's crazy train to nowhere

'The home office is here to stay': Here's how seafood companies must adapt to a pandemic-altered future

Explainer

Why is American Seafoods in trouble, and what happens next?

Big agriculture is having a major FOMO moment about seafood

Asking candidates about vaccination status 'a potential minefield for UK seafood employers'

Why does marine feed ingredient certification keep changing?

SalMar CEO: Offshore and coastal salmon farming go 'hand-in-hand'

Opinion

Aquaculture Stewardship Council CEO: 'We can’t ignore these criticisms'

Opinion

Is tuna sustainable? It's complicated.

Face it: Fishmeal is fading away as an aquaculture feed ingredient

'It's completely insane': High volumes, transport issues drag farmed salmon prices lower

Investment firm Kverva buys large stake in German seafood trader

'It just seems all so bloody chaotic': Frozen foods boss opens fire on Boris Johnson's import checks regime

Chilean salmon farmer Nova Austral fined $1.6 million for misreporting mortalities

Mowi loses thousands of close-to-harvest fish in mass mortality event

Birds Eye, Iglo parent teaming up with US cell-cultured seafood maker to push lab-grown seafood in Europe

'It's brewing up a perfect storm': Fear grows as Norway's cod season approaches without Marine Stewardship Council certification

High Liner so far escaping supply-chain impact from Alaska pollock customs chaos

Danish authorities shutter fish farm after deadly disease outbreak

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski urges customs to meet with pollock producers as chaos continues

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All aboard the itty bitty pollock train, plus a glimpse of farmed salmon's future

Russia’s second-largest salmon farmer on track to double its output

Rokke's Aker BioMarine warns 'significantly lower' krill harvests will hammer margins

Trident Seafoods sues dietary supplement company for trademark infringement

Wall Street Journal: Alaska pollock shipping route is 'economically looney,' but customs should back off

New chair takes the wheel at aquaculture feed giant Grobest

Here's why American Seafoods and other pollock suppliers use 'The Bayside Program' to ship their fish

Danish fishmeal processor FF Skagen forced to shutter plant