Among an array of important seafood news stories this week one in particular continued to grab the headlines.
After three almost three weeks of civil unrest in Chile, plants at Quellon's salmon processing hub on Chile's southern Chiloe Island were able to restart operations after the lifting of separate blockades by protestors and truck drivers.
Even before plants were opened again to allow clean up operations to begin the cost of the protestors' actions was becoming clearer.
The Chilean salmon sector's latest in a series of problems in recent years led IntraFish Executive John Fiorillo to ask whether the industry is the South American country is cursed?
As the tuna price fixing trial got underway an emotional Bumble Bee executive told a San Francisco court that former Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski gave ‘very clear, direct order’ to fix tuna prices.
As testimony in the case unfolded Lischewski's defense ripped into a tearful Bumble Bee witness.
Still in the US, Trident Seafoods landed itself a Whole Foods listing for its Alaska pollock fillet line across several states.
Whole also Foods chose US-based Trans-Ocean Products to supply the retail chain’s branded surimi seafood products, the first foray into surimi seafood for Whole Foods under its 365 brand label.
Meantime, Cooke is facing headwinds for its trout plans in Washington state running up against opposition from the public and NGOs, who were not prepared for the producers suggestion to switch species.
This week as Demi Korban reported with $150 million to spend Hong Kong-based investment management firm ADM Capital is widening its portfolio to include more aquaculture investments for the same reason other firms are showing interest.
Finally, the decision by Akva CEO Hallvard Muri to stand down caught the eye this week, with Knut Nesse expecting to serve as acting CEO for the aquaculture tech company for a "good period.
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