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The 'Amazon' of fish raises $6 million for global expansion Watch out China: Russian Fishery factory expansion builds direct path to Europe for value-added pollock Norway cod suppliers bracing for 'turbulent' European market in months ahead Explosive frozen seafood sales send shares of German firm Frosta up 50% UK retailer Morrisons sees Falfish acquisition as 'a natural next step' Former Sanford CEO joins Seafood People advisor network Broodstock Capital-backed fish health group Akerbla snaps up UK firm National Fisheries Institute and cell-based seafood makers ask FDA for labeling guidelines Former Mowi manager named Organic Sea Harvest COO Aquaculture Stewardship Council plans overhaul of farm standards, chain of custody

Norway cod suppliers bracing for 'turbulent' European market in months ahead

While Mowi takes biggest hit in BC, Grieg and Cermaq face 'significant' impacts of their own

UK retailer Morrisons sees Falfish acquisition as 'a natural next step'

Corner office

Cargill Aqua Nutrition President Pilar Cruz on leadership, lockdowns and life at the top

Sky-high pollock prices could be silver lining in Alaska's production challenges

Explosive frozen seafood sales send shares of German firm Frosta up 50%

Watch out China: Russian Fishery factory expansion builds direct path to Europe for value-added pollock

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Your roadmap for selling seafood in a post-COVID era

'We've put our foot on the gas': Whitby Seafoods ramps up retail as foodservice disappears

Farmed salmon prices continue winning streak, putting market under pressure

The 'Amazon' of fish raises $6 million for global expansion

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Here's how much salmon farming giants lost for every kilo they produced in Q4

USDA investigating organic labeling for wild-caught seafood

Europe's pollock buyers alarmed as Alaska slammed by more COVID outbreaks

Mowi's consumer products division continues to smash records as retail booms

Nutreco has big plans for Japan land-based salmon farming partnership

2020 ended with over 60 seafood M&As. More are on their way.

'We want to further integrate': Cargill CEO says group is looking for new acquisition targets in seafood

Mowi France prepares new product blitz as salmon sales surge

Leroy Seafood CEO: We have great faith in the land-based farming investment

Revolutionary shifts in seafood retailing are here to stay, experts say

Pure Salmon land-based project comes under fire

Russian crab giant triples exports as it moves aggressively into Asian, US markets

Nordlaks CEO: Norway could produce unlimited amounts of salmon

Mowi to roll out major restructuring plan for Canada East and West operations

Analysts: Soaring soybean demand could push up fishmeal prices

The Roaring 20s? Home-cooking fatigue, desire to celebrate post-COVID could lead to major restaurant bounce-back

Patagonia-backed NGO not done fighting Cooke, urges move to land-based salmon farming

Walt Disney, Bloomin' Brands buyers tell seafood industry there's hope for foodservice

Major UK retailers suspend supplies from Scottish salmon farmer over alleged welfare breaches

GameStop-style stock trading may have fueled GM salmon farmer AquaBounty's recent rise, analyst says

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Norwegian salmon prices spike 12% week-on-week

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Former Sanford CEO joins Seafood People advisor network

Salmon supplier shuts down, offloads Black Pearl brand to distributor

'It should grow at great speed': Is this the next big pangasius producer?

Another land-based salmon farmer seeks capital for 100,000-ton Portuguese facility

'Navigating this crisis has not been cheap': Salmon feed volumes lift BioMar earnings in otherwise volatile year

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Ferd executive joins board of seafood investor Broodstock Capital

Smoked salmon giant Acme hires first-ever culture and sustainability officer

Former American Seafoods, North Atlantic executive joins yellowtail farming group

Stavis Seafoods names new director roles after management reshuffle

Cooke strengthens seawater leadership roles in Scotland salmon operations

As top executives depart Silver Bay Seafoods, fresh faces brought in

Acme Smoked Fish co-chairman Eric Caslow, third generation of family-run business, dies at 75

Outlook 2021

Chang International CEO Jerry Chang: 'In this new life, we must face up and adapt'

US salmon farming startup hires former Hofseth Biocare executive to lead marketing

OUTLOOK 2021

Birds Eye GM Steve Challouma: We must 'work hard' to keep new frozen fish consumers

Land-based aquaculture supplier names former Kongsberg executive VP of projects

Scottish salmon farmer Loch Duart hires new executive to drive US sales

Long-time Morey's Seafood president leaves group

Ex-Pacific Rim Group CEO to head up Royal Greenland's new North America push

Longtime Price Chopper seafood executive joins Chilean salmon group Multiexport

Bakkafrost names new managing director for Scottish Salmon Company

Former Sanford CEO joins Seafood People advisor network

Former Mowi manager named Organic Sea Harvest COO

Corner office

Corner office: Cargill Aqua Nutrition President Pilar Cruz on leadership, lockdowns and life at the top

National Fisheries Institute's communications exec departs

Retailer Woolworths to fully disclose seafood supply chains in high-stakes sustainability review

Broodstock Capital-backed fish health group Akerbla snaps up UK firm

Team behind DiCaprio-backed 'Cowspiracy' turns sights on seafood in new Netflix documentary

Following Alaska and Iceland, Norway developing alternative to Marine Stewardship Council

Italian foodservice group Marr snaps up seafood distributor

Former Mowi manager named Organic Sea Harvest COO

It's 'crazy' to encourage land-based salmon farming

Russia lifts ban on four Chilean farmed salmon exporters

National Fisheries Institute and cell-based seafood makers ask FDA for labeling guidelines

Analysis

Here's how much salmon farming giants lost for every kilo they produced in Q4

New rules could turbo-charge Brazil's tilapia production to record highs

Copper River Seafoods exhibited 'plain indifference' to COVID mitigation hazards, Alaska labor department says

Whitefish

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Soldiers and schoolchildren: China shutdown sends Russia scrambling for pollock buyers

Icelandic cod prices plummet as strong volumes, weak foodservice markets collide

As Alaska pollock production lags, window closing on output of key product forms

Frozen, M&A will drive growth for frozen food giant Nomad in 2021

Alaska pollock dominates Lent promotions this year, and more people know it

German frozen giant Frosta posts double-digit brand growth for seventh year straight

Watch out China: Russian Fishery factory expansion builds direct path to Europe for value-added pollock

'It will have a significant impact': New volumes of MSC-certified Russian pollock could further shake up market this year

Alaska pollock block, surimi production tumbles as outbreaks disrupt both harvesting and processing

Trident Seafoods resumes operations at key Akutan processing facility

Cooke ramps up effort to offload Icicle groundfish operations

Europe's pollock buyers alarmed as Alaska slammed by more COVID outbreaks

Trident Seafoods vessel a 'total loss' after onboard fire

Norway accused of behaving like a 'spoiled brat' over EU cod quotas

Norway cod suppliers bracing for 'turbulent' European market in months ahead

Explosive frozen seafood sales send shares of German firm Frosta up 50%

New rules could turbo-charge Brazil's tilapia production to record highs

Sky-high pollock prices could be silver lining in Alaska's production challenges

'It should grow at great speed': Brazil's pangasius farming industry has grown 25-fold in three years. And it won't stop there.

Two Hilton Seafood workers die from COVID-19 following outbreak in Grimsby

Japan's imports start the year with a whimper, but salmon shows signs of life

China's salmon consumption plunges as COVID-caution retains its grasp

'Customers are finding other supply chains': UK seafood industry warns of lasting reputational damage

Aquaculture Stewardship Council plans overhaul of farm standards, chain of custody

USDA continues seafood purchasing streak with fresh bid for walleye

US removes 25% tariffs on frozen salmon, other seafood imports from UK

Shrimp

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Rabobank: Shrimp is a buyers' market in 2021 as global production grows

Arrests made, arms cache found as Ecuador police crack down on gangs plaguing shrimp farming industry

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Brazil targets steep shrimp farming growth as industry finally shakes off past woes

Spate of murders drives Ecuador shrimp producers to renew calls for protection

Honduran shrimp production reaches 10-year high despite hurricanes, pandemic

US land-based shrimp farmer opens new facility

2020 in review

Lockdowns, disease and politics throw global shrimp industry into chaos

Ecuadorian shrimp producer suspended from China after white spot discovered

Could CP Foods' US farm change shrimp production forever?

Spate of new viruses raises alarm bells in shrimp farming sector

BioMar: Consolidation in shrimp farming sector is 'almost a natural law'

Ex-Heiploeg boss fined €13 million for price-fixing

Global shrimp production to see double-digit decline

Lies, defaults, and 'gross mismanagement': Minority shareholders of Chinese shrimp farm are out for blood

Brazil producers blast lifting of ban on Argentina red shrimp imports

Aquaculture feed company Skretting plows $6 million into new Ecuadorian shrimp research center

Ecuador shrimp producers look to Korea, Japan amid sagging Chinese exports

BioMar acquires majority stake in Vietnam's leading shrimp hatchery

High Liner picks up speed after ditching unprofitable lines, focusing on innovation

Salmon farming giant to IPO aquaculture services group

Norwegian giant Ferd increases ownership in seafood investment arm

Aquaculture group Froy buys supply vessel to convert for de-licing

Norway's Norsal signs engineering firm for China land-based salmon farm project

Tambaqui, pintado and pirarucu: Are Brazil's native farmed fish ready for a resurgence?

Moon-based aquaculture may not be so far, far away

Opinion

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Sustainable fisheries are the secret ingredient in seafood's future

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

Why are these people representing the aquaculture industry?

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Get real. People aren't scrambling to hear from unknown aquaculture industry executives.

$2 billion doesn't buy you much fish in the land-based aquaculture world

Land-based aquaculture has huge potential. But caution is key.

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This is why we chose 'unlikely champions of aquaculture' for SXSW event

The one COVID-19 opportunity seafood has yet to corner

Letter

Aquaculture experts have more knowledge, but lack credibility to influence broader audience

Letter

IntraFish editor owes SXSW aquaculture panelists an apology

It took a pandemic to boost seafood consumption

Norwegian salmon farms are becoming less efficient. What’s the way forward?

Jeff Bezos is investing his billions in the wrong kind of seafood

Would the world be better without voluntary certification standards?

Land-based aquaculture producers may be missing a key marketing opportunity

Does this industry care about anything?

When aquaculture becomes a pawn in 'ethics' branding

Letter

Salmon farming group says Patagonia should engage with Cooke to learn 'the real story about aquaculture'

Has the 'invisible fish' broken the mold on seafood marketing?

Has Trump been good for the seafood industry? Decide for yourself

COVID-19 cases confirmed on salmon farming wellboat contracted to Leroy Seafood

Ecuador shrimp producers look to Korea, Japan amid sagging Chinese exports

Arrests made, arms cache found as Ecuador police crack down on gangs plaguing shrimp industry

Oil giants Equinor, Aker BP recruited to solve mystery of high toxin levels in fish

Brazil producers blast lifting of ban on Argentina red shrimp imports

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Ocean Choice forced to evacuate crew after fishing vessel catches fire, sinks

Thai Union pledges to a fully transparent tuna supply chain by 2025

Skretting plows $6 million into new Ecuadorian shrimp research center

BioMar acquires majority stake in feed operations of Vietnamese aquaculture group

Salmon Evolution seeks $59 million in fresh equity to finance land-based construction plans

Thai Union sets up new health care, supplements company

USDA investigating organic labeling for wild-caught seafood

'We're ready to make a dent in it': Bakkafrost sets sights on retail expansion with upgrade of US factory

UK retailer Morrisons acquires seafood processor

Land-based salmon project signs $56 million deal with Japanese construction giant

Cargill launches new sustainable salmon farming initiative highlighting alternative ingredients, animal welfare

Alaska pollock picks up domestic market share despite overall consumption decline

China Fishery creditors unveil plan to wrestle control of Peru operations from the group

What crisis? Grimsby mobile fish delivery services see booming national orders

Salmon farmer Nova Austral sinks further into the red on legal, biological setbacks

3D-printed salmon is commercial-ready. Should the seafood industry be worried?

Two Hilton Seafood workers die from COVID-19 following outbreak in Grimsby

Barramundi farmer Australis Aquaculture nabs world's first ASC certification for tropical marine finfish

Plant-based seafood company Ocean Hugger re-emerges after COVID collapse