Hello folks -- Happy Chinese New Year!
Starting off my roundup, here is an unusual one: plans for one of the largest land-based salmon farms in Europe have been disrupted by locals, or rather the ghost of locals that lived in the area in pre-historic times. The project could be delayed by as much as a year.
It was just one of many headline-grabbing bits of news on the land-based sector.
Interestingly enough, Norway's first land-based salmon farmer wants to switch to yellowtail. Here's why.
Russia's first commercial-scale land-based salmon farm is about to begin operating, which had our readers scrambling to know more.
Land-based salmon leader Atlantic Sapphire announced a deal with feed giant Skretting for algae oil-enhanced feed, furthering its circular economy drive.
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Struggle for supply
It's boom time for the global shrimp farming industry. We asked a top Rabobank analyst to explain why.
Cod season is underway in Norway, but it's unlike any in the recent past, and prices are through the roof.
Nearly everybody in the seafood world knows Alaska's prized Copper River salmon. The problem? The fish are fewer and smaller. This season looks a little better, but not by much.
Money, money, money
Investors are coming into seafood in all shapes and sizes. This one wants companies that "do things a little differently." Here is what they mean by that.
Seafood giant Cooke finally rid itself of a processing vessel anchored in remote Alaska. The world's largest seafood company, together with some Alaska-based groups, spearheaded the complex deal.
Meanwhile, American Seafoods -- which has now been up for sale for three years -- has decided it needs to diversify. We have some thoughts on who might be in their sights.
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Thinking really, really different
Thai Union is one of the world's largest seafood companies, with its roots in shrimp and tuna. So its heavy focus on alternative proteins is interesting, and shows they know more than they are letting on.
Here was a real head-scratcher. Chinese government-based groups announced a $5 billion aquaculture "fleet" was formally launched as a 100,000 metric-ton floating farm hit the water. Like a lot of numbers out of China, it doesn't quite add up, but it's a shot over the industry's bow nonetheless.
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Have a great week ahead.
Drew Cherry, Editor-in-Chief
