Japan wants more Ecuadorian vannamei amid US shrimp duty turmoil
Japanese shrimp importers are likely to buy more Ecuador-farmed vannamei this year after the US slapped preliminary countervailing duties on three of its major supply nations
China provides big bright spot for Canadian, US lobster exporters
'Notwithstanding everything we hear about their economy, there is a growing middle class in China with huge numbers moving to the cities every month, and they want Western things. They want lobster' -- Geoff Irvine, Lobster Council of Canada
Bipartisan US lawmakers Graves, Peltola team up to push for ban on Indian shrimp
'We urge you to implement a ban on the import of Indian shrimp until the situation can be further analyzed' -- US representatives Garret Graves and Mary Sattler Peltola
Aquaculture Stewardship Council to cease operations in China
'Over the last 18 months, ASC has undertaken a strategic business review of internal operations...[it] has decided to phase out program operations and cease investment in China'
Santa Priscila’s bombshell US shrimp duty likely linked to massive farm holdings
Rather than it being an error, the very high quantity of farms owned directly by Ecuador's Santa Priscila could be why the US government has applied a 13.41% preliminary CVD rate
Japanese premium seafood firm looks to US after finding upscale EU niche
Tsushima Suisan, Japan’s local seafood processor in Nagasaki, has tapped high-end markets in Europe through social media, and is now ready to ship for the US too
Chinese customs expedite inspections of Ecuador shrimp, easing market pressures
'Tianjin Customs has deployed additional personnel; the clearance time for containers has dropped from 15 days to just one week' -- Shanghai-based importer
Eight Indian shrimp packers joined sustainable trade body ahead of AP report
The first Indian member meeting of the Seafood Task Force is scheduled to take place in April this year, planned before the release of recent labor abuse allegations in the shrimp sector
Ecuador shrimp sector body hopes 13.41% US preliminary duty for Santa Priscila is ‘error’
US importers will be required to deposit 13.41% of the value of shrimp imported from Santa Priscila, which industry body says is an 'error'
Blumar, Multi X mull rebuilding Entrevientos plant after fire
The aftermath of a devastating fire that razed the Entrevientos plant in Chile's Magallanes region last month has left Multi X and Blumar without processing facilities in the country's southernmost region