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'It blows my mind that anyone thought it was a good idea': Scotland seafood industry fears dire impacts from new 'no-take' zones 'House-of-cards theory': Conagra mocks lawsuit attacking use of Marine Stewardship Council eco-label on pollock Japanese seafood giant Nissui posts record sales, improved earnings American Seafoods acquires new whitefish processing vessel, changes name to 'American Empress II' New list of America's most-eaten seafood species released, showing some sharp shifts UK company launches smoked land-based salmon products, claiming a first Korean cell-based seafood company nabs $13 million in fundraising Sofina hires new European head, taking Young's and Greenland Seafood under his wing Aqua Spark-backed tech company receives further cash injection from cleantech investor Iceland land-based salmon farming group, others nab EU grant for waste biogas project

American Seafoods acquires processing vessel, expanding footprint in whitefish

'It blows my mind that anyone thought it was a good idea': Scotland seafood industry fears dire impacts from new 'no-take' zones

Company launches smoked land-based salmon, claiming a UK first

'The crisis works in our favor': New Veramaris CEO says fish oil shortage puts algae in the spotlight

Latest list of America's most-consumed species released, showing some big shifts

Sofina hires new European head, taking Young's and Greenland Seafood under his wing

Executives at salmon farmer Nova Austral warn company risks insolvency

Japanese seafood giant Nissui posts record sales, improved earnings

'House-of-cards theory': Conagra mocks lawsuit attacking use of Marine Stewardship Council eco-label on pollock

'Increasingly clear trend': Seafood companies keep pivoting away from China

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

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Peter Pan explains 'cash flow crunch' as it seeks to calm nervous Alaska salmon fishing fleet

'Nobody has an edge': American Seafoods prospectus to hit the street within weeks

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

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

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

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Here’s the ever-growing list of alternative seafood companies battling for attention and investment

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

Mowi plans layoffs as it ends secondary processing in Ireland

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

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

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

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

Earnings in Russian crab fishing industry tank after US ban

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

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Seafood CEO Salary Ranking: See what the industry's top executives get paid

Deep cut in Peru anchovy quota, adverse weather shaking up fishmeal market

The taxman is coming, and not just for salmon farmers

Sri Lanka's biggest seafood company inks $40 million deal with US importer

Red Lobster loses another top seafood purchasing executive

ISA outbreak suspected at Mowi salmon farm

Aqua Spark-backed tech company receives further cash injection from cleantech investor

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

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

The taxman is coming, and not just for salmon farmers

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

Akva lands record $64 million smolt contract with Cermaq

Tensions rise in Bristol Bay as processors signal sharp price drop to fishermen

Peter Pan explains 'cash flow crunch' as it seeks to calm nervous Alaska salmon fishing fleet

Iceland land-based salmon farming group, others nab EU grant for waste biogas project

UK processor Whitby Seafoods considers laying off 40 staff as costs bite

Canada fisheries minister delays release of draft salmon farming transition plan until after summer

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

Salmon, shrimp lead sharp rise in US per capita consumption

Korean cell-based seafood company nabs $13 million in fundraising

Sofina hires new European head, taking Young's and Greenland Seafood under his wing

Sri Lanka's biggest seafood company inks $40 million deal with US importer

UK processor Whitby Seafoods considers laying off 40 staff as costs bite

'Increasingly clear trend': Seafood companies keep pivoting away from China

'The death of the plant-based category has been much exaggerated': UK analyst says sector still has room to grow

The taxman is coming, and not just for salmon farmers

Tensions rise in Bristol Bay as processors signal sharp price drop to fishermen

Cousins Maine Lobster looking to grow brick-and-mortar stores with the help of former fast-food restaurant executive

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

Maine land-based salmon farming project hires former experts from Mowi, Nordic Aquafarms

As novel ingredients hunt for scale, partnerships become increasingly important

Mowi-backed Icelandic salmon farmer moves closer to receiving licenses for new sites

'Nobody has an edge': American Seafoods prospectus to hit the street within weeks

'The death of the plant-based category has been much exaggerated': UK analyst says sector still has room to grow

Mowi considers growing post-smolt salmon at recently acquired Scotland sites

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

Japanese seafood giant Nissui posts record sales, improved earnings

Salmon, shrimp lead sharp rise in US per capita consumption

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

Sri Lanka's biggest seafood company inks $40 million deal with US importer

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

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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

SalMar inks deal to sell Froy to Goldman Sachs

Following mass protests, Chile's president softens rhetoric about the salmon farming industry

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

Peru slashes pivotal anchovy quota amid high numbers of juvenile fish

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

This seafood giant isn't worried about vegan fish fingers cannibalizing its market share

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

US caviar supplier acquires land-based salmon, sturgeon producer

Blue Star Foods lands $1 million crab deal with restaurant chain as it faces stock de-listing

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

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

Faroe Islands to tighten restrictions on Russian fishing fleet

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

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

'House-of-cards theory': Conagra mocks lawsuit attacking use of Marine Stewardship Council eco-label on pollock

Japanese seafood giant Nissui posts record sales, improved earnings

American Seafoods acquires new whitefish processing vessel, changes name to 'American Empress II'

The taxman is coming, and not just for salmon farmers

'Nobody has an edge': American Seafoods prospectus to hit the street within weeks

Faroe Islands to tighten restrictions on Russian fishing fleet

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

Norwegian salmon prices stabilize as more fish enters the market

NOAA to identify 'aquaculture opportunity zones' in Alaska waters

Shipping & Logistics

Shipping companies see potential for ‘friend-shoring’ as geopolitics reshapes trade

Benchmark announces three new hires

Massive Chile salmon industry protests praised for speed and effectiveness

Oslo Stock Exchange cites Barramundi Group for non-compliance

People

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Sofina hires new European head, taking Young's and Greenland Seafood under his wing

Maine land-based salmon farming project hires former experts from Mowi, Nordic Aquafarms

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Red Lobster loses strategic sourcing director after nine months on the job

Cousins Maine Lobster looking to grow brick-and-mortar stores with the help of former fast-food restaurant executive

Benchmark announces three new hires

Nutreco names former Skretting executive as new sustainability director

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

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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

Equipment supplier Akva appoints new COO for sea-based division

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

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

Stavis parent's profits take a hit as group struggles to pass on surge in costs

Nutreco names former Skretting executive as new sustainability director

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

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

Korean cell-based seafood company nabs $13 million in fundraising

Iceland land-based salmon farming group, others nab EU grant for waste biogas project

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

Sri Lanka's biggest seafood company inks $40 million deal with US importer

The taxman is coming, and not just for salmon farmers

Peter Pan explains 'cash flow crunch' as it seeks to calm nervous Alaska salmon fishing fleet

Land-based steelhead farm owner Blue Star warned again that its stock could be de-listed

SalMar inks deal to sell 72% of Froy to Goldman Sachs

As novel ingredients hunt for scale, partnerships become increasingly important

Oslo Stock Exchange cites Barramundi Group for non-compliance

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

Norway's parliament due to vote on latest tax proposal

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

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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

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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

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

Japanese seafood giant Nissui posts record sales, improved earnings

New list of America's most-eaten seafood species released, showing some sharp shifts

Group launches land-based smoked salmon products, claiming a UK first

Maine land-based salmon farming project hires former experts from Mowi, Nordic Aquafarms

Executives at salmon farmer Nova Austral warn company risks insolvency

Akva signs $64 million land-based contract with Cermaq Norway

ISA outbreak suspected at Mowi salmon farm

Icelandic salmon farmer Arctic Fish moves step closer to receiving licenses for two new sites

'Increasingly clear trend': Seafood companies keep pivoting away from China

The taxman is coming, and not just for salmon farmers

US caviar supplier acquires land-based salmon, sturgeon producer

Mowi considers growing post-smolt salmon at recently acquired Scotland sites

Canada fisheries minister delays release of draft salmon farming transition plan until after summer

Peter Pan explains 'cash flow crunch' as it seeks to calm nervous Alaska salmon fishing fleet

Land-based steelhead farm owner Blue Star warned again that its stock could be de-listed

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

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

Former Hilton Seafood procurement chief joins UK retailer Morrisons

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