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Iceland's decision to delay tenders for new salmon farming areas has 'little effect' on sector development, says lawyer Thousands of Cermaq's salmon crushed to death on Norway wellboat ‘You've got to be extremely competitive’: What do investors look for before deploying cash in the shrimp sector? 'They're holding our business hostage': Alaska salmon fishermen claim major processor withholding payments for fish Major US seafood financial advisor on Alaska salmon price crisis: 'The industry will have to find a way to address some of its inherent risks' Ecuador shrimp exports rise sharply in August Land-based Arctic char farmer Matorka hires new COO Icelandic fishing giant Sildarvinnslan buys 50% of Ice Fresh from Samherji SalMar Aker Ocean given green light for offshore salmon farm Icelandic land-based salmon farmer Laxey seeks further $105 million to secure growth

‘You've got to be extremely competitive’: What do investors look for before deploying cash in the shrimp sector?

Thousands of Cermaq's salmon crushed to death on Norway well boat

Iceland's decision to delay tenders for new salmon farming areas has 'little effect' on sector development, says lawyer

Russia looks to sharply increase whitefish exports to India after Western markets shut their doors

'They're holding our business hostage': Alaska salmon fishermen claim major processor withholding payments for fish

US seafood financial advisor on Alaska salmon price crisis: 'The industry will have to find a way to address some of its inherent risks'

Ecuador shrimp exports rise sharply in August

Icelandic land-based salmon farmer Laxey seeks further $105 million to secure growth

Machines rule at Kvaroy's top secret 'Project Moose' salmon processing factory

Swedish land-based rainbow trout project looks to 2024 for construction launch

Seafood investment fund takes 53% stake in new Icelandic land-based salmon project

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'I'm confident it will happen this time': Several 'serious buyers' exploring purchase of Alaska pollock giant American Seafoods

Hired, fired, retired: Here are the seafood executives that switched roles last month

Dark days haunt land-based salmon farmers AquaBounty and Atlantic Sapphire: Is the end near?

Profand-owned US seafood giant Stavis Seafoods appoints new CEO

Opinion

Opinion: Mowi's CEO is committing reputational suicide by leading the charge against Norway's new salmon tax

'The entire industry value chain is under threat': Ecuador shrimp farmers to curb production amid rising debt and dwindling funds

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Will Mowi ever expand into shrimp farming? It already has.

Cooke denies it is revising its offer to acquire a stake in Spanish seafood producer Nueva Pescanova

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Parent of troubled Maine land-based salmon farmer American Aquafarms signs letter of intent with AquaBounty for collaboration, potential merger

Here's a ranking of how much salmon companies made for each kilo of fish they farmed across the world

Here are the world's largest RAS shrimp farming projects

Dormant US shrimp market could awaken in second half of the year

Joyvio files $921 million lawsuit against Australis citing 'one of the greatest frauds in Chilean history'

Skretting CEO: Company is prepared for shortfall from shock Peru anchovy cancellation, but 'feed prices are expected to increase'

Samherji subsidiary shutters coldwater shrimp processing operation after persistent losses

Ukraine's largest salmon processor sets course for market diversification as conflict escalates

Former American Aquafarms land-based salmon farming site in Maine up for auction this week

'Morally repugnant': Alaska fisheries official rips into Marine Stewardship Council for continuing to certify Russian fish

Executives at salmon farmer Nova Austral warn company risks insolvency

Icelandic fishing giant Sildarvinnslan buys 50% of Ice Fresh from Samherji

SalMar Aker Ocean given green light for offshore salmon farm

'Hand to mouth' buying could force EU shrimp imports down 15% in second half of year

'Totally feasible to rely on algae oil only': BioMar says full replacement of fish oil in salmon feed completely viable

'That is the million dollar question': Future of crisis-hit Brazilian tilapia producer GeneSeas bogged down in legal process

Iceland Seafood International names new CEO as Bjarni Armannsson steps down

Land-based Arctic char farmer Matorka hires new COO

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Whitefish

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Norway-based cod farmer Statt Torsk receives letter of intent from Norwegian suitor

Trident Seafoods CEO Joe Bundrant blames 'rate and pace at which markets are collapsing' for delay in construction of new Alaska processing plant

Icelandic fishing giant Sildarvinnslan buys 50% of Ice Fresh from Samherji

Russia looks to sharply increase whitefish exports to India after Western markets shut their doors

Iceland Seafood International names new CEO as Bjarni Armannsson steps down

Land-based yellowtail farmer Kingfish Maine plans second harvest of fish to send to US restaurants

Russia's war in Ukraine poses 'major risk factor' for UK whitefish importer and processor Unibond

Saithe prices fall 20% from record highs as 'substitution effect' fails to materialize

Trident, Pacific Seafood, NFI ask for larger USDA seafood role in US farm bill, citing 'crushing market shifts'

Cod farmer Norcod adds new production site boosting capacity to 17,500 metric tons

Colombia's tilapia farmers expect to lose 5% of production to disease outbreak

Whitefish sales continue shakeup at UK retail as consumers adapt to high price levels

'We fear that we are at the limit': Norwegian whitefish suppliers think cod prices may have now reached a ceiling

Talks over Cooke's acquisition of Nueva Pescanova shrouded in mystery

Barramundi Group's Australian company enters liquidation as Tassal's buy-out of subsidiaries is sealed

Alaska pollock prices have nosedived but industry execs see light on the horizon

Cod farmer Statt Torsk reaches merger agreement with Norwegian whitefish group

Low prices for Russian pollock partly offset by 80% jump in exports to China

EU proposes eliminating Russian pollock, cod from duty-free scheme, slapping 13.7% tariff on imports

Market pressure is needed to keep advancing shrimp feed sustainability

Canada First Nation eyes land-based aquaculture development at former mill site

Chilean salmon industry registers significant fall in diver injuries, zero deaths in 2023

Russia imposes new 'flexible' tariffs of up to 7% on seafood exports

Sea lice are here to stay, founder of the world's second largest salmon farmer tells investors

Aker BioMarine relaunches krill oil into South Korean market after 3 year hiatus

‘It will be difficult' if second anchovy season is cancelled: Unpredictable weather further complicates feed situation

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

Market pressure is needed to keep advancing shrimp feed sustainability

Dark days haunt land-based salmon farmers AquaBounty and Atlantic Sapphire: Is the end near?

Opinion

Opinion: Mowi's CEO is committing reputational suicide

Cleanup on the seafood aisle: How are retailers going to mop up their seafood sales mess?

US wild shrimp association wants Congress to ban use of US tax dollars to promote imported seafood

Opinion: Atlantic Sapphire 'is a walking disaster'

I think I figured out why it is so hard to sell seafood

9 uncomfortable truths about Bristol Bay fishermen, salmon prices and the processors who pay them

Lawmakers' proposal to ban Russian fish reprocessed in China from US market is causing a rift between processing giants

LETTER: Poor quality fish also a big factor in Alaska salmon processors' current struggles

IntraFish Podcast: Is 'Russia-shaming' seafood companies fair?

Former Mowi executive on salmon farming tax: After an ugly fight, here is what needs to happen next

Editor's Picks: Cellular seafood comes in peace; super-secret wild salmon prices; Russia's mounting woes

Norway farmed salmon prices edge higher amid 'good demand'

'The situation is serious': Grieg and Leroy among salmon farmers hit by western Norway disease outbreak

New data informs potential Alaska pollock quota for next year

Russia's war in Ukraine poses 'major risk factor' for UK whitefish importer and processor Unibond

Saithe prices fall 20% from record highs as 'substitution effect' fails to materialize

Thai Union-backed Red Lobster names new CEO as restaurant starts to see turnaround

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

'They're holding our business hostage': Alaska salmon fishermen claim major processor withholding payments for fish

Major US seafood financial advisor on Alaska salmon price crisis: 'The industry will have to find a way to address some of its inherent risks'

Icelandic fishing giant Sildarvinnslan buys 50% of Ice Fresh from Samherji

Machines rule at Kvaroy's top secret 'Project Moose' salmon processing factory

Russia looks to sharply increase whitefish exports to India after Western markets shut their doors

Aker BioMarine relaunches krill oil into South Korean market after 3 year hiatus

'Hand to mouth' buying could force EU shrimp imports down 15% in second half of year

Thai Union-backed Red Lobster names new CEO as restaurant starts to see turnaround

Russia imposes new 'flexible' tariffs of up to 7% on seafood exports

Land-based yellowtail farmer Kingfish Maine plans second harvest of fish to send to US restaurants

Russia's war in Ukraine poses 'major risk factor' for UK whitefish importer and processor Unibond

Wells Fargo: US seafood buying patterns are stumping importers and wholesalers

Saithe prices fall 20% from record highs as 'substitution effect' fails to materialize

Chinese imports of Japanese seafood plummeted 68 percent in August

Land-based yellowtail farmer Kingfish Maine plans second harvest of fish to send to US restaurants

Wells Fargo: US seafood buying patterns are stumping importers and wholesalers

Russia’s wild salmon season comes to close with second-largest harvest in its history

Trident, Pacific Seafood, NFI ask for larger USDA seafood role in US farm bill, citing 'crushing market shifts'

Whitefish sales continue shakeup at UK retail as consumers adapt to high price levels

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

‘You've got to be extremely competitive’: What do investors look for before deploying cash in the shrimp sector?

Ecuador shrimp exports rise sharply in August

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

'Hand to mouth' buying could force EU shrimp imports down 15% in second half of year

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to blight Royal Greenland as it posts $16 million loss in first half

Ecuador's Grupo Almar builds 60,000 metric tons capacity shrimp processing plant to target export markets

The new CEO of BioMar's AQ1 System trusts technology can help unravel shrimp farming's challenges

BREAKING NEWS

Ecuador shrimp industry gets $200 million credit lines boost for electrification program

China’s increasingly unpredictable buying pattern causing new hurdles for shrimp sector

Blue Aqua International moves forward with Brunei, Oman shrimp farming plans

Taprobane Seafood, investors team up to build new Pakistan shrimp farm

Indoor shrimp farming sector in China 'booming' as Tongwei alone plans 1 million metric tons of production from new RAS farm

Low shrimp prices drive massive growth ambitions for Venezuela's largest shrimp producer

‘We are starting to see things come back to life’: US shrimp importers cautiously optimistic after imports sink 18% in first half of 2023

Small-scale Indian shrimp farmers look to technology to tackle expensive, unreliable electricity supply

Aker BioMarine invests millions in new Norwegian protein factory

New Zealand King Salmon drags earnings out of the red as new farming strategy slams brakes on mortalities

Pancreas disease suspected at research facility in northern Norway

Mowi-backed Icelandic salmon farmer Arctic Fish under investigation by authorities over salmon escape

Creditors meeting to decide Nova Austral's fate postponed to late October

Korean seafood giant Dongwon mulls Starkist stock exchange listing to finance major acquisition bid

Land-based salmon

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

UPDATE

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

UPDATES

'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

US retail seafood sales continue decline despite competitive price cuts

US indoor shrimp farmer appoints new CEO in management shake up

Land-based salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire receives new water coolers to tackle rising temperatures

Alaska CDQ group comes out against proposed marine sanctuary

Cod farmer Norcod adds new production site boosting capacity to 17,500 metric tons

Skretting signs partnership in Oman to boost aquaculture and fishery development in the country

People

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Land-based Arctic char farmer Matorka hires new COO

Canada First Nation eyes land-based aquaculture development at former mill site

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Chilean salmon industry registers significant fall in diver injuries, zero deaths in 2023

Iceland Seafood International names new CEO as Bjarni Armannsson steps down

Thai Union-backed Red Lobster names new CEO as restaurant starts to see turnaround

Royal Greenland hires new communication executive

US indoor shrimp farmer appoints new CEO in management shake up

RAS supplier AquaMaof appoints new CEO

The new CEO of BioMar's AQ1 System trusts technology can help unravel shrimp farming's challenges

High Liner appoints Paul Jewer as interim CEO

American Seafoods executive elected board president of seafood donation group SeaShare

Spanish indoor shrimp farmer Noray appoints CEO

Norwegian salmon farmer Kvaroy Arctic steps up US expansion with new CEO hire

Supreme Crab & Seafood appoints industry veteran to oversee operations

Longtime Ice Fish Farm CEO steps down from role

Indian supply chain startup Captain Fresh gathers pace with hire of ex-Groupon, Just Eat exec in Europe

Meet the scuba diving, mountaineering scientist aiming to put cell-based seafood in the mainstream

Scottish aquaculture exec takes new role at key industry organization

RAS supplier AquaMaof appoints new CEO

Scottish satellite startup monitoring salmon health secures new funding

Colombia's tilapia farmers expect to lose 5% of production to disease outbreak

UPDATED

Embattled land-based salmon producer Atlantic Sapphire raises another $65 million with share issue

'We fear that we are at the limit': Norwegian whitefish suppliers think cod prices may have now reached a ceiling

Talks over Cooke's acquisition of Nueva Pescanova shrouded in mystery

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

‘You've got to be extremely competitive’: What do investors look for before deploying cash in the shrimp sector?

Icelandic land-based salmon farmer Laxey seeks further $105 million to secure growth

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

'That is the million dollar question': Future of crisis-hit Brazilian tilapia producer GeneSeas bogged down in legal process

Thai Union-backed Red Lobster names new CEO as restaurant starts to see turnaround

Russia's war in Ukraine poses 'major risk factor' for UK whitefish importer and processor Unibond

Aker BioMarine invests millions in new Norwegian protein factory

Creditors meeting to decide Nova Austral's fate postponed to late October

Scottish satellite startup monitoring salmon health secures new funding

Land-based salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire receives new water coolers to tackle rising temperatures

New Zealand King Salmon drags earnings out of the red as new farming strategy slams brakes on mortalities

'It was tough': Norwegian equipment supplier Optimar eyes Southeast Asia, China following management buyout

Korean seafood giant Dongwon mulls Starkist stock exchange listing to finance major acquisition bid

Embattled land-based salmon producer Atlantic Sapphire looks to raise another $65 million with share issue

Talks over Cooke's acquisition of Nueva Pescanova shrouded in mystery

Norwegian aquaculture supplier declares five of its subsidiaries bankrupt

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to blight Royal Greenland as it posts $16 million loss in first half

'It was tough': Norwegian equipment supplier Optimar eyes Southeast Asia, China following management buyout

Proximar takes ownership of Japan's first land-based Atlantic salmon farm as it moves towards harvest

Alaska pollock prices have nosedived but industry execs see light on the horizon

Swedish PE fund puts processing giant Milarex up for sale

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to blight Royal Greenland as it posts $16 million loss in first half

Ecuador's Grupo Almar builds 60,000 metric tons capacity shrimp processing plant to target export markets

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

Iceland's decision to delay tenders for new salmon farming areas has 'little effect' on sector development, says lawyer

Thousands of Cermaq's salmon crushed to death on Norway well boat

'They're holding our business hostage': Alaska salmon fishermen claim major processor withholding payments for fish

Major US seafood financial advisor on Alaska salmon price crisis: 'The industry will have to find a way to address some of its inherent risks'

SalMar Aker Ocean given green light for offshore salmon farm

Icelandic land-based salmon farmer Laxey seeks further $105 million to secure growth

Machines rule at Kvaroy's top secret 'Project Moose' salmon processing factory

Seafood investment fund takes 53 percent stake in new Icelandic land-based salmon project

Canada First Nation eyes land-based aquaculture development at former mill site

Chilean salmon industry registers significant fall in diver injuries, zero deaths in 2023

Norway farmed salmon prices edge higher amid 'good demand'

Pancreas disease suspected at research facility in northern Norway

Sea lice are here to stay, founder of the world's second largest salmon farmer tells investors

'The situation is serious': Grieg and Leroy among salmon farmers hit by western Norway disease outbreak

Creditors meeting to decide Nova Austral's fate postponed to late October

Floating Alaska salmon processor ready to start construction in Washington state

OBI Seafoods asks fishermen to support bills to ban Russian-origin seafood, provide more USDA access

Norwegian aquaculture supplier declares five of its subsidiaries bankrupt

Barramundi Group's Australian company enters liquidation as Tassal's buy-out of subsidiaries is sealed

Infectious salmon anemia suspected at western Norway salmon farms

The new CEO of BioMar's AQ1 System trusts technology can help unravel shrimp farming's challenges

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