It was another big week for seafood news this week with IntraFish journalists covering a wide range of breaking news and features.
The report that has garnered most attention over the past week is the decision by Cargill to reshuffle management and name a new CEO for its aquaculture unit.
While Bakkafrost's move to acquire the Scottish Salmon Company initially grabbed the headlines, news that one shareholder is fighting the takeover also took center stage.
Against this background and despite the disquiet, Bakkafrost's CEO said the company expected increase margins following the takeover.
The M&A news didn't end there; Norwegian salmon farming giant Norway Royal Salmon reached a deal to carve out and sell off subsidiary Sør Farming to three salmon farming companies.
In Canada calls by Mowi for climate change action after a massive farmed salmon die-off in Newfoundland as higher water temperatures in waters in the province become the new normal.
The latest word from Executive Editor John Fiorillo is his take on imitation seafood, which to him poses a far bigger threat than you think.
In the meantime, an escape of 17,000 diseased farmed salmon that were carrying disease in Norway is now being handled by police.
Still in Norway and Demi Korban reported on Norwegian brothers with plans in the Saudi desert for new land-based salmon farm.
In the United States Rachel Sapin reported on Quinn Fisheries move to acquire six 'codfather' scallop vessels.
The week saw iconic North Sea cod lose its critical Marine Stewardship Council certification, a decision that is likely to take years to restore amid low stocks.
With Chilean coho salmon producers pressuring the US market executives at Camanchaca, Salmones Aysen and BluGlacier told IntraFish they see a growing market for the species in the United States, which they hope will offset Japanese dependence.
Finally in this round of the week Nina Unlay looked at what's driving innovation in the 'very conservative' seafood sector.
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