Dealing with unusually higher clam inventories, Canada-based Clearwater Seafoods is planning to grow distribution in the US and European markets with its natural, wild-caught Arctic surf clams in pre-cut and portioned sushi-ready slices.
This year started with high clam inventories because the country's entire total allowable catch (TAC) was harvested for the first time last year.
Clam inventory volume peaked in the fourth quarter of 2016 and decreased 14 percent in volume in the first quarter of 2017 through sales growth.
