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Norwegian salmon prices stabilize as more fish enters the market Peru slashes pivotal anchovy quota amid high numbers of juvenile fish AquaBounty forced to suspend construction of land-based salmon farm after failing to secure financing Benchmark announces three new hires UK’s frozen-at-sea whitefish sector sees some relief but 'we're not out of the woods yet' 'Three years in the making': Frozen foods giant Frosta rolls out vegan 'fish' fingers across all major German retailers Mowi court battle with notorious salmon farming opponent gets underway in Scotland NOAA to identify 'aquaculture opportunity areas' in Alaska waters Nutreco names former Skretting executive as new sustainability director Stavis parent Profand's profits take a hit as group struggles to pass on surge in costs

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Peru slashes pivotal anchovy quota amid high numbers of juvenile fish

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AquaBounty forced to suspend construction of land-based salmon farm after failing to secure financing

Mowi court battle with notorious salmon farming opponent gets underway in Scotland

Frozen-at-sea whitefish sector sees some relief but 'we're not out of the woods yet'

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I said the shrimp farming industry needed to consolidate. But maybe there's another way.

Norwegian salmon prices stabilize as more fish enters the market

Massive Chile salmon industry protests praised for speed and effectiveness

'Three years in the making': Frozen foods giant Frosta rolls out vegan 'fish' fingers across all major German retailers

NOAA to identify 'aquaculture opportunity zones' in Alaska waters

Here's the new ranking of the world's top salmon farming companies

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'Why did I move my wife and kids half way around the world?' BioMar CEO on mountains, marathons and home on the road

American Seafoods board members Humphreys, Decker are out amid private equity executive's takeover attempt

Peter Pan Seafood loses key operations executive just as Alaska salmon season kicks off

'It's like the holy grail': Indoor shrimp farming group sees a path for competing with commodity producers

EU salmon consumption 'going down with velocity' but this CEO sees a way to reverse it

'Mini-crash' in farm-gate prices tests nerve of Indian shrimp farmers

Departing Bregal Partners executive making a play for American Seafoods, Blue Harvest

Alaska pollock inventories rise in Europe, softening prices

Worker sentenced to seven months after beating up Mowi employees at Christmas party

'We want them to be proud': Developers of $90 million land-based salmon farm in UK to submit planning application after community airs concerns

US government to the rescue again as Alaska pollock, salmon producers grapple with 'deteriorating market conditions'

Timeline for Cooke's acquisition of Nueva Pescanova unclear in wake of CEO's exit

Russia's new state-of-the art whitefish vessels denied access to EU market

Billionaire-backed seafood supplier closes doors as fish prices spike, and online sales dwindle

‘I’ve never experienced so much headwind’: Akva Group CEO sees no growth in salmon farming anytime soon

Former High Liner, Blue Harvest CEO to liquidate holdings in ill-fated aquaculture project

Faroese parliament passes new law dramatically lifting top tax rates for salmon farming sector

Ex-Mowi executives leave board of struggling barramundi farming group

Chile salmon farming sector pressuring government to kick-start offshore aquaculture production

Peru minister warns first anchovy season could be cancelled, potentially taking millions of tons off fishmeal market

Opinion

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I tested ChatGPT's seafood knowledge. Here's what I found.

Maybe it's time to stop telling so many seafood stories

Is it finally time for a global shrimp promotion program?

Atle Eide: Salmon farming is becoming Norway's 'lost opportunity'

Here's why pivoting away from a full-service seafood department is smart business

Salmon farmers have a very unusual problem

A salmon tsunami is coming, and prices will drown

I said the shrimp farming industry needed to consolidate. But maybe there's another way.

Greenwashing claims are growing. What can companies do to protect themselves?

BC salmon industry panics over more netpen closures as some First Nations beg Justin Trudeau for help

Grieg Seafood, Mowi, Cermaq request judicial review of closure of key BC salmon farming region

BC First Nations leader calls for ouster of Canada's fisheries minister over Discovery Islands farmed salmon decision

Listen

The seafood industry is facing a perfect storm of labor issues

The battle over bycatch in the Alaska pollock fishery is more serious than it seems

There is a better and quicker way to create a national seafood marketing program

Letter

NOAA’s aquaculture plan is 'more of the same old story'

As wild fish succumb to the impacts of climate change, salmon famers will be blamed for the loss

Recession be damned: Expect these groups to make M&A plays in 2023

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Christy Walton: It's time to think differently about investing in aquaculture

McDonald's just gave the seafood industry something to chew on

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Three top executives out in management shakeup at Fortune Fish

BC salmon industry warns coastal communities could 'disintegrate into poverty and eventually into oblivion'

Salmon farming tax of 25% officially adopted by Norwegian parliament, ending 8-month saga

Plant-based group launches three new sushi products

Industry mourns sudden death of aquaculture veteran Neil Manchester

ICES recommends 30% hike in North Sea herring TAC for 2024

Markets

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US government approves purchase of nearly $120 million worth of Alaska sockeye, Pacific groundfish

Polar Seafood hunting for new frontiers to ease dependence on unstable UK market

'We learned our lesson': Danish trading group pivots away from China to Europe, with new markets in its sights

This slow-burn seafood company is ready to grab a slice of the $3.5 billion US snack market

Chile's Patagonia Seafarms ramps up farmed coho salmon strategy in US market

'The kind of consumer I don't want to lose': Analyst warns retailers to think carefully before removing fresh seafood counters

Nordic Group CEO: Norway's whitefish processors are struggling

Plant-based group launches three new sushi products

UK’s frozen-at-sea whitefish sector sees some relief but 'we're not out of the woods yet'

'Three years in the making': Frozen foods giant Frosta rolls out vegan 'fish' fingers across all major German retailers

Santa Monica Seafood, eco-label group launching six-week retail promotion

Copper River sockeye salmon prices drop, but remain sky-high for kings

Greenland giant Polar Seafood's profit slumps as hasty Russian exit takes its toll

EXCLUSIVE | Seafood CEO Salary Ranking: Here is what the industry's top executives were paid in 2022

A ‘mountain’ of pollock stocks is culprit behind slumping Russian prices

UK giant lost $18 million on struggling seafood arm, but analysts say worst may be behind it

US ban on Russian crab imports tanking profits in fishing industry

US government to the rescue again as Alaska pollock, salmon producers grapple with 'deteriorating market conditions'

Younger UK generations are ditching seafood at a fast pace

Woody Harrelson-backed group acquires plant-based salmon, tuna supplier

SalMar: Salmon farming tax will have a 'significant distorting effect'

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Chile salmon industry celebrates as 11th hour vote halts progress of controversial bill

Troubled cod farmer doubles its losses after forced early harvest

What will it take to get institutional investors interested in blue economy aquaculture?

Aquaculture feed tech startup enters 'unicorn' status as it passes $1 billion valuation

Former Hilton Seafood procurement chief joins UK retailer Morrisons

Shrimp

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'You are not going to serve farm-raised shrimp': US restaurant chain relies on domestic wild shrimp to attract customers

'We're not going to wait around': From downtown Los Angeles, this startup thinks market for indoor shrimp is ready to boom

CP Foods' indoor shrimp farm prepares to serve US market as 'grand opening' approaches

I said the shrimp farming industry needed to consolidate. But maybe there's another way.

EXCLUSIVE | Seafood CEO Salary Ranking: Here is what the industry's top executives were paid in 2022

Cost spiraling for Ecuador's shrimp farmers as fuel, feed and a fight against organized crime take a toll

Sri Lanka shrimp farm Taprobane secures $15 million to build out supply chain

As shrimp farming industry expands, investing in India's aquaculture feed sector 'a no-brainer' for Skretting

Three top executives out in management shakeup at Fortune Fish

After watching his family get squeezed, this tech entrepreneur wants to change the power balance in shrimp farming

Chinese post-COVID rebound hoists Ecuador farmed shrimp exports again in April

Here are the largest indoor shrimp farming projects

Is indoor shrimp farming the next land-based aquaculture boom?

'It's like the holy grail': Indoor shrimp farming group sees a path for competing with commodity producers

Indian conglomerate to double shrimp processing capacity with new factory

’Mini-crash’ in farm-gate prices tests nerve of Indian shrimp farmers

US retail seafood sales slip again as Millennials and 'occasional' consumers drop out

Maybe it's time to stop telling so many seafood stories

Foodservice segment lifts High Liner to another quarter of earnings growth

Potential El Niño fallout spooks Ecuador's farmed shrimp producers

Norway's parliament due to vote on latest tax proposal

After watching his family get squeezed, this tech entrepreneur wants to change the power balance in shrimp farming

Earnings in Russian crab fishing industry tank after US ban

Greenland giant Polar Seafood's profit slumps as Russian exit takes its toll

BC salmon industry panics over more netpen closures as some First Nations beg Justin Trudeau for help

After surimi boom, Russia predicts further slide in pollock fillet blocks in Western Bering Sea

Land-based salmon

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Washington State inks deal with Canadian group to explore land-based salmon farming development

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Nordic Aqua raises $30 million to double capacity in China

Norwegian group eyeing Washington state county for a land-based salmon farm

'We like the macro trends we see': Here is why this $1 billion investment fund is investing in land-based aquaculture

Land-based salmon farming group AquaCon pulls key permit application, forcing it to find new location for project

This company's land-based salmon are growing surprisingly fast

'It cannot be led from a distance': CEO of land-based farmer Salmon Evolution steps down

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'This was the last thing the company needed': Analysts react to Atlantic Sapphire's latest news as share price crashes

Small towns and land-based salmon farms don't seem to be mixing very well

Japan land-based salmon farm Proximar kicks off production

'We are all losing out': Land-based salmon executives slam Norway's new tax proposals

GM salmon producer AquaBounty considering move into shrimp farming sector

Land-based farmer Salmon Evolution announces third successful smolt release

'The government is setting sea against land': Norway land-based salmon farmer Gigante voices shock at tax news

Mount Cook Alpine Salmon building New Zealand's first land-based salmon farm for king, sockeye salmon

Atlantic Sapphire's shares sink to historic low as investors get spooked by high mortality at land-based salmon operation

Atlantic Sapphire warns of 'inflationary pressure' as it works to complete next stage of development

This land-based salmon farmer is moving mountains to transform a struggling coal region

'Projects starting up in the next 3-5 years will be a lot stronger from day one': Billund CEO sees new, more stable era in land-based aquaculture

Nordic Aquafarms confident to start Maine construction next year with more legal challenges dismissed

UK giant lost $18 million on struggling seafood arm, but analysts say worst may be behind it

Mowi CEO lambasts tax burden as unsustainable

Mowi plans layoffs as it ends secondary processing in Ireland

VIDEO: See protestors taking to the streets over new law jeopardizing Chile's salmon farms

New project wants to set precedent for future wind farm, aquaculture collaborations

Indoor shrimp farming may be the next land-based boom, but it has big hurdles to jump

Whitefish

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UK retail seafood sales continue sliding as consumer prices keep rising

Despite tough sanctions talk, Europe's direct purchases of Russian whitefish reached nearly $1 billion last year

While most Lent promos come and go, Trident Seafoods and High Liner bank on this fast-food chain year-round

UK’s frozen-at-sea whitefish sector sees some relief but 'we're not out of the woods yet'

'Three years in the making': Frozen foods giant Frosta rolls out vegan 'fish' fingers across all major German retailers

Nutreco names former Skretting executive as new sustainability director

Troubled cod farmer doubles its losses after forced early harvest

Former Hilton Seafood procurement chief joins UK retailer Morrisons

A ‘mountain’ of pollock stocks is culprit behind slumping Russian prices

UK giant lost $18 million on struggling seafood arm, but analysts say worst may be behind it

After surimi boom, Russia predicts further slide in pollock fillet blocks in Western Bering Sea

US government to the rescue again as Alaska pollock, salmon producers grapple with 'deteriorating market conditions'

Sale of Barramundi Group's Australian operations falls through

Smoked salmon success shows Hilton's seafood turnaround plan may be working

Younger UK generations are ditching seafood at a fast pace

Alaska pollock inventories rise in Europe, softening prices

New Alaska seafood marketing budget contains more money for domestic retail, foodservice promotion

Russia's new state-of-the art whitefish vessels denied access to EU market

Cod farming industry under scrutiny after series of escapes

American Seafoods board members Humphreys, Decker are out amid private equity executive's takeover attempt

Salmon farmers, predictably, aren't celebrating end of Norway tax saga

Rokke's Aker BioMarine spinoff names new CEO

Chile government calls urgent meeting with salmon executives amid massive protests against new law putting farms at risk

CFO of Norway salmon group Masoval resigns

'It's a torpedo': Chilean salmon industry fears devastating consequences as 'protected areas' bill advances

'Prices are all over the place: Norway salmon prices rising in fluctuating market

People

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Benchmark announces three new hires

Nutreco names former Skretting executive as new sustainability director

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Equipment supplier Akva appoints new COO for sea-based division

Norwegian Seafood Council appoints new director for Italy operations

Industry mourns sudden death of Kames Fish Farming MD Neil Manchester

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership executive steps down after a decade with the organization

Former Global Tuna Alliance executive lands new role

Former Hilton Seafood procurement chief joins UK retailer Morrisons

EXCLUSIVE | Seafood CEO Salary Ranking: Here is what the industry's top executives were paid in 2022

Three top executives out in management shakeup at Fortune Fish

Rokke's Aker BioMarine spinoff names new CEO

Masoval CEO who led company's listing on Euronext stock exchange resigns

Chile government calls urgent meeting with salmon farming executives amid massive protests against new law

Former SalMar CEO Leif Inge Nordhammer becomes chairman of Icelandic salmon farmer Arnarlax

Seafood worker sentenced to seven months after beating up Mowi employees at Christmas party

Former MSC, WWF executive to head up Global Tuna Alliance

Nueva Pescanova CEO steps down after more than 7 years

Land-based salmon farmer Proximar Seafood appoints new CFO

Facing tax uncertainty, Norwegian salmon farming company engages M&A advisor for sales process

Timeline for Cooke's acquisition of Nueva Pescanova unclear in wake of CEO's exit

LIST

Here are the largest indoor shrimp farming projects

Clearwater parent eyes US lobster market as answer to rising China-Canada trade tensions

Razor-thin margin shows salmon tax lacks broad support, industry says

Alaska pollock inventories rise in Europe, softening prices

Finance

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Analysts: M&A outlook appears brighter as 2023 rolls on

Southwind Foods acquires seafood processor with 4 locations, reveals plans to build additional cold storage, processing facilities

Alaska Native Corporation Sealaska acquires Norwegian whitefish supplier

AquaBounty forced to suspend construction of land-based salmon farm after failing to secure financing

Aquaculture feed tech startup enters 'unicorn' status as it passes $1 billion valuation

Klaas Puul owner Sykes Seafood acquires assets of UK shellfish supplier The Big Prawn Co.

Norway's parliament due to vote on latest tax proposal

Greenland giant Polar Seafood's profit slumps as hasty Russian exit takes its toll

EXCLUSIVE | Seafood CEO Salary Ranking: Here is what the industry's top executives were paid in 2022

What will it take to get institutional investors interested in blue economy aquaculture?

Facing tax uncertainty, Norwegian salmon farming company engages M&A advisor for sales process

Icelandic land-based salmon farm secures key approval, continues its hunt for $165 million

'Remains too high': Salmon farmers, predictably, aren't celebrating end of Norway tax saga

Salmon farming tax rate lower than analyst predictions; shares surge on stock exchange

Is indoor shrimp farming the next land-based aquaculture boom?

$178 million land-based salmon farming project proposed at Michigan wastewater site

Sale of Barramundi Group's Australian operations falls through

Smoked salmon success shows Hilton's seafood turnaround plan may be working

Woody Harrelson-backed group acquires plant-based salmon, tuna supplier

Atlantic Sapphire founder and CEO off board of land-based salmon farmer for first time

Developers of $90 million land-based salmon farm move forward after community airs concerns

Alaska salmon 2023: Live Updates

Buyers wait for Copper River prices to soften

Chinese post-COVID rebound hoists Ecuador shrimp exports again

Norway's new salmon tax could generate millions more than expected

Former SalMar CEO becomes chairman of Icelandic salmon farmer

Norwegian government finally reaches agreement on salmon tax

Salmon

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There is a new ranking of the world's 15 largest farmed salmon producers

Diseases and lice now cost salmon companies as much as feed, new report finds

Mowi completes tie up with UK retail giant Asda in time for festive season

Salmon farmers dominate top 10 ranking of sustainable protein investments, with Mowi on top

Moody's downgrades smoked salmon producer Labeyrie over concerns about consumer spending

Norwegian salmon prices stabilize as more fish enters the market

AquaBounty forced to suspend construction of land-based salmon farm after failing to secure financing

Plant-based group launches three new sushi products

Benchmark announces three new hires

Mowi court battle with notorious salmon farming opponent gets underway in Scotland

Nutreco names former Skretting executive as new sustainability director

Equipment supplier Akva appoints new COO for sea-based division

SalMar: Salmon farming tax will have a 'significant distorting effect'

Massive Chile salmon industry protests praised for speed and effectiveness

Copper River sockeye salmon prices drop, but remain sky-high for kings

Salmon farming tax of 25% officially adopted by Norwegian parliament, ending 8-month saga

Industry mourns sudden death of Kames Fish Farming MD Neil Manchester

Norway's parliament due to vote on latest tax proposal

EXCLUSIVE | Seafood CEO Salary Ranking: Here is what the industry's top executives were paid in 2022

BREAKING NEWS

Chile salmon industry celebrates as eleventh hour vote halts progress of controversial bill

Icelandic land-based salmon farm secures key approval, continues its hunt for $165 million

Salmon tax rate lower than analyst predictions; shares surge on stock exchange

Seafood worker sentenced to seven months after beating up Mowi employees at Christmas party

Atlantic Sapphire founder and CEO off board of land-based salmon farmer for first time

US government to the rescue again as Alaska pollock, salmon producers grapple with 'deteriorating market conditions'

Younger UK generations are ditching seafood at a fast pace

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