One story in particular this week grabbed the spotlight as the Norwegian seafood industry voiced fears the application of tariffs could hit headed and gutted fish sales to the United Kingdom, and that new red tape may have a dire impact on UK spot market fish sales.
In a worrying development, gunmen threatened workers and set fire to several buildings as a Chilean farmed salmon facility owned by Cermaq was attacked.
The world's largest seabass and seabream producer, Andromeda, is changing its name to Avramar following the mega-merger with Nireus, Selonda and Perseus as it adopts a new strategy.
This came after multiple Chilean salmon farming companies halted production to combat spread of COVID-19.
In an informative column, IntraFish Editor Rachel Mutter singled out the one COVID-19 opportunity seafood has yet to corner.
As the week rolled on, land-based salmon farming company Atlantic Sapphire announced it would increase production during the second phase of its Miami facility, a move that would have a significant impact on the company's potential revenue.
At the same time, eye-popping sums raised by land-based aquaculture producers on public markets in the past year are likely to lure even more onto the market, analysts told IntraFish.
Finally this week, in concerning news for Ecuador, the Chinese government suspended shipments from Ecuadorian shrimp giant Songa, after the presence of white spot disease was found in a consignment.
