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Norwegian cod farmer Norcod successfully transfers 2.4 million juveniles to the sea Peru's Exalmar's Q2 earnings soar on buoyant anchovy supply Deadline extended for Huon Aquaculture bids 'This is a perfect storm for exploding prices': High metal prices putting the crimp on seafood canners Land-based farmer Danish Salmon continues to lose money despite Marubeni, Nissui ownership Labor shortage, small fish drive Alaska pollock prices higher Pangasius giant Vinh Hoan invests in cell-based seafood producer USDA seeking bids on nearly 75,000 cases of canned Alaska salmon Huge chunk of 'sustainable' tuna stocks risks losing MSC certification Norwegian salmon smolt producer completes $17 million IPO

Labor shortage, small fish drive Alaska pollock prices higher

Huge chunk of 'sustainable' tuna stocks risks losing MSC certification

Inflation in Focus

'This is a perfect storm for exploding prices': High metal prices putting the crimp on seafood canners

'We walk a tightrope every week': Labor shortages give seafood sector a major headache

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

Deadline extended for Huon Aquaculture bids

Land-based farmer Danish Salmon continues to lose money despite Marubeni, Nissui ownership

Peru's Exalmar's Q2 earnings soar on buoyant anchovy supply

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EU says price-fixing lawsuit against salmon giants in US is compromising its investigation

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'We are not done until we are 50/50': Skretting CEO outlines her vision for gender equity in seafood

Here is seafood-focused private equity group Aqua-Spark's latest investment

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

Cermaq pleads again with Canadian government for crucial salmon transfer approval

China disruptions mean cod, haddock shortfall likely to continue

Chilean recovery of Chinese salmon market still a long way off

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Aquaculture feed price rises are 'inevitable' as raw material costs soar

North Pacific Seafoods to pay nearly $2 million over labor violation lawsuit

Cooke unable to quash lawsuit over 'deceptive marketing practices'

Seabass prices heading for record levels this summer as supply dwindles

Royal Greenland's fresh fish ambitions will push the group outside its comfort zone

Mowi gets green light for Ireland farm expansion after 10-year wait

Attempted murder accusations prompt Samherji CEO to file charges against whistleblower

Maruha Nichiro gobbles up processor in drive to grow value chain

Starkist parent Dongwon: Land-based salmon farming 'not the end of the road'

Nippon Suisan Kaisha acquires majority stake in UK seafood processor

Former OBI Seafoods workers file class action lawsuit over quarantine-related financial, emotional pain

Alaska pollock's carbon footprint tiny compared to beef, chicken, plant-based fish alternatives

'It's one of the worst collapses ever': Farmed salmon prices suffer summer bloodbath

Norwegian salmon smolt producer completes $17 million IPO, readies to list

Marine Stewardship Council appoints new Americas director

'Pingdemic' blowback forces UK to loosen COVID rules for food sector workers

Pangasius giant Vinh Hoan invests in cell-based seafood producer

Altor, Goldman Sachs-backed feed company looks for aquaculture growth strategy

Russian shipyard launches third pollock supertrawler for RFC

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

Small fish frustrate Alaska pollock suppliers; closing pollock block production gap now seems unlikely

Norebo given 'preliminary greenlight' for $116 million acquisition

Seabass prices heading for record levels this summer as supply dwindles

Espersen acquires Royal Greenland frozen retail business

Alaska pollock's first season ends with fillet block production down 34% from last year

‘On pace for another stellar year’: Birds Eye parent smashes another record as frozen food boom continues

Alaska pollock supply chain under stress as it strains to fill 'enormous pipeline'

High Liner sees $25 million shaved off sales, but contract wins offset declines

Espersen sees UK facility as key to growing market share

Norwegian cod farmer Norcod successfully transfers 2.4 million juveniles to the sea

Labor shortage, small fish drive Alaska pollock prices higher

Russian shipyard launches third pollock supertrawler for RFC

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

Norwegian cod farmer loses 48,000 fish in ‘sudden mortality’ event

Russian Fishery Company getting good reviews for first domestic surimi sales

Russia pollock suppliers 'even stronger' following new Marine Stewardship Council certification

Long John Silver's becomes first US seafood chain to add plant-based whitefish, crab to menu

German frozen giant Frosta forced to raise prices as supply chain delays, packaging costs bite

Norwegian cod farmer suffers sudden mortality event

US lawmaker proposes fishing legislation focused on climate change

'It is a great risk': India seafood association warns members not to export to China

Russia makes first real-time remote inspection of Chile farmed salmon plant

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Norway Royal Salmon board instructs shareholders to reject takeover offer

Alaska salmon processing plant reopens after COVID outbreak shutters facility

Cod farmer lost 48,000 fish in ‘sudden mortality’ event

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Alaska pollock markets are booming, but small fish a growing concern for harvesters

RSPCA certifier investigating allegations against Mowi salmon farms

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Marine Stewardship Council appoints new Americas director

High Liner names new chief commercial officer with lengthy tenure at Mondelez, Kraft

Krill harvester Aker BioMarine bolsters human health, nutrition team

Cooke Aquaculture Scotland appoints new finance chief

Nordic seafood giant Insula appoints new CEO to spearhead ambitious growth strategy

Lidl chilled seafood supplier appoints ex-Young's executive to head up CSR

Newly merged Norwegian salmon giant names managing director

'We walk a tightrope every week': Labor shortages give seafood sector a major headache

Regal Springs appoints new corporate affairs head

Plant-based tuna maker Finless Foods names new strategy officer

'Pingdemic' blowback forces UK to loosen COVID rules for food sector workers

Peter Pan adds value-added specialist to its leadership team

Pacifico hires former Mowi executive as its new CEO

New CEO takes the helm at seafood restaurant giant Red Lobster

Seafood Connection COO joins algae oil producer Veramaris

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CEO Pay: Pandemic be damned, seafood's top executives take home healthy salaries

The shrimp bosses of tomorrow: Cargill gives rise to 100 female farmers through educational initiative

Founder, staff abruptly quit Fair Trade shrimp producer to establish new operation

Former Mowi Scotland boss joins rope manufacturer Garware

American Seafoods lands former top NOAA fisheries official

$50 billion meat giant JBS reportedly eyeing salmon farmer Huon

Wild Pacific salmon are invading Norway. This company wants to eat away the problem.

'The next pandemic could be antibiotic-resistant bacteria'

French firm moves deeper into premium smoked salmon with acquisition

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'There has been some confusion': UK retailer backtracks, says Mowi salmon not suspended

Interview

'We are not done until we are 50/50': Skretting CEO outlines her vision for gender equity in seafood

Land-based salmon

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

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

Milarex-owner makes investment in land-based fish farming firm

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

Land-based salmon farmer 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

Ex-SalMar CEO, Norwegian billionaire buy into land-based project

Japan seafood giant looks to land-based to shore up its future

PE fund buys RAS equipment supplier, creating vertically integrated land-based salmon farmer

Land-based farmer Salmon Evolution steps up to Oslo's main board

Atlantic Sapphire raises $121 million to finance expansion

Amerra-backed biosciences group inks deal with land-based producer

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

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'Pollutes': Land-based salmon farmer's offices defaced by vandals

Over 1,000 containers of Indian shrimp ensnared in Chinese ports amid COVID backlog

Mitsubishi-owned processor struggles to contain COVID outbreak as cases top 200

Russia pollock suppliers 'even stronger' following new Marine Stewardship Council certification

Russian Fishery Company getting good reviews for first domestic surimi sales

Explosion in demand from salmon sector pushes Marel equipment orders to record high

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

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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?

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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?

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No large aquaculture operation has a free pass in the US

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

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

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

Opinion

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

Is 'Shrimpspiracy' next? It just might be

Mowi and Leroy just upended land-based salmon farming

The one COVID-19 opportunity seafood has yet to corner

Would the world be better without voluntary certification standards?

Why are these people representing the aquaculture industry?

People want advice on land-based salmon farming projects. Here's what I tell them.

A flood of new funds are investing in aquaculture, fisheries and seafood. Will they succeed?

European Commission says US price-fixing lawsuit against farmed salmon giants is compromising its investigation

Pro-Brexit salmon smoker in bitter fight with rival start-up over protected production methods

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

'The seafood industry is going to suffer like everyone else': Logistics crisis threatens UK supply chains

Watchdog finds some of 'mercury tested' canned tuna group's marketing claims misleading

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

Finance

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Land-based salmon farming 'not the end of the road' for Dongwon as Korean giant eyes other species

Grieg enters discussions to sell Scottish salmon farms

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

Fisheries giant Pelagia acquires byproducts company

Maruha Nichiro gobbles up processor in drive to grow value chain

Australian agri-giant acquires $15 million stake in salmon farmer

Salmon farmer plans IPO for new land-based project

Deadline for Huon Aquaculture bids extended

Norwegian salmon smolt producer completes $17 million IPO, readies to list

Altor, Goldman Sachs-backed feed company looks for aquaculture growth strategy

It's no surprise that this private equity group's first investment is land-based aquaculture

Explosion in demand from salmon sector pushes Marel equipment orders to record high

Norway Royal Salmon board instructs shareholders to reject takeover offer from NTS

More investors bank on Indian AI aquaculture group

Brazilian meat processing giant JBS reportedly eyeing Huon acquisition

French fine foods supplier moves deeper into premium smoked salmon with acquisition

Apple, FedEx backers ramp up investment into Indian seafood supply chain disruptor

German frozen giant Frosta forced to raise prices as supply chain delays, packaging costs bite

Major shareholder in Norway Royal Salmon says NTS offer is ‘far too low’

NTS makes offer to buy all shares in Norway Royal Salmon

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

Brazilian tilapia farmer invests $20 million as part of ambitious plan to double production by 2024

More investors bank on Indian AI aquaculture group

German frozen giant Frosta forced to raise prices as supply chain delays, packaging costs bite

Australian workers union jumps to defense of Tasmania salmon farming sector

Lidl chilled seafood supplier appoints ex-Young's executive to head up CSR

Tuna

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Inflation in Focus

'This is a perfect storm for exploding prices': High metal prices putting the crimp on seafood canners

MSC threatens to pull certification for huge chunk of 'sustainable' tuna stocks

Plant-based tuna maker Finless Foods names new strategy officer

Mitsubishi-owned Princes operation struggles to contain COVID outbreak with over 200 confirmed cases

Watchdog finds some of 'mercury tested' canned tuna group's marketing claims misleading

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

Supplier launches new retail line to take advantage of hot Spanish seafood market

Court denies former Bumble Bee CEO Lischewski's appeal

Maruha Nichiro gobbles up Japan tuna processor in drive to grow value chain

Opinion

Is tuna sustainable? It's complicated.

Seafood sales showing stunning rise over pre-pandemic levels at US retail

Mitsubishi canned seafood subsidiary Princes closes two plants following COVID-19 outbreak

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

Exclusive: Inflation Outlook

'Shipping companies are killing us': The explosion in logistics costs won't end anytime soon for seafood

Founder, staff abruptly quit Fair Trade shrimp producer to establish new operation

US government to seize seafood imports from Chinese company over forced labor issues

US seafood per capita consumption sets record, but that's not the full story

Fire rips through processing facility at Spanish giant

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CEO Pay: Pandemic be damned, seafood's top executives take home healthy salaries

As canned tuna sales start to normalize, Thai Union still wins on fresh, frozen recovery

Nippon Suisan's UniSea faces class action lawsuit over alleged wage theft

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Trucks carrying farmed salmon attacked as more violence hits Chilean sector

Norwegian cod farmer suffers sudden mortality event

Latest figures show Bristol Bay's sockeye salmon harvest poised to smash pre-season forecast

Major shareholder in Norway Royal Salmon says NTS offer is ‘far too low’

Long John Silver's becomes first US seafood chain to add plant-based whitefish, crab to menu

Cooke Aquaculture Scotland appoints new finance chief

Krill harvester Aker BioMarine bolsters human health, nutrition team

Apple, FedEx backers ramp up investment into Indian seafood supply chain disruptor

Mowi has lost 7 million farmed salmon from Discovery Islands phaseout, with more culls to come

Plant-based tuna maker Finless Foods names new strategy officer

Platina Seafood buys into salmon processing facility, joining Hofseth as shareholder