Revolt against the gatekeeper: Copper River’s public withdrawal from MSC
Copper River Seafoods abandoning the MSC is another major development in the ongoing evolution of sustainability certifications, says John Sackton, publisher of Seafood News
US private equity execs travel to Chile with $100m for salmon deals
Executives from a US private equity, including the founder of Rabobank’s Chilean operations, are travelling to South America next week with deals in mind
Copper River Seafoods pulls support for Alaska salmon MSC process
Silver Bay Seafoods is left as only large supplier still in support of MSC certification of Alaska salmon fishery, as Copper River Seafoods plans to withdraw support
Alaska seafood: $15.7bn total economic output
McDowell Group report shows Alaska seafood's impact on the US economy is big despite its focus on international markets, with pollock, cod and other groundfish bringing in the largest bundle of cash in terms of direct and indirect economic impacts
Statewide Alaska salmon harvest breaks all-time record
2013 is ‘most certainly’ an unusual year, according to Alaska Department of Fish and Game management coordinator
Analyst on Chile salmon: M&A, cost focus go hand-in-hand
Higher structural costs and still a relatively high fragmentation mean industry would benefit from larger, stronger players, says analyst
Cermaq’s Chile trout costs up 29%, Atlantic up 12%
Biological situation in Chile still challenging for some Atlantic and trout sites due to SRS, while sea lice levels remain high, says Cermaq
Chile coho, trout prices recover as volumes face sharp drop ahead
Price recovery in trout and coho comes as Atlantic fresh prices kept increasing, while frozen prices were lagging behind, said Cermaq
Cermaq disappoints despite salmon price boost
Company’s farming profit in northern Norway was the weakest so far reported in region, while its feed arm Ewos did less well than expected, says analyst
Chile suspends salmon egg imports from Iceland
Iceland is the main exporter of eggs to Chile, but other producers could follow suit as a result of Chile's stricter sanitary requirements