China’s seafood ban spurred Japanese domestic market to consume 42% more scallops
The country’s domestic market consumed 13,500t of frozen scallop meat during recently-finished FY 2023, the largest volume in a decade
Japanese seafood output hit another record low in 2023
After reaching a peak of 12.8m metric tons in 1984, the output from the country's fishing and aquaculture industries has declined and continues to ease
Chile salmon industry breathes easier following commission rejection of indigenous claim to coastal territories
A commission in Chile's Aysen region has opted to uphold a previous verdict against allocating over 600,000 hectares of the nation's coastal territories to indigenous groups
Freefall continues for Indonesia farm-gate vannamei shrimp prices
Prices for Indonesian vannamei fell again across all sizes in week 23
Week 22 farm-gate shrimp prices drop in Vietnam, Indonesia amid freight woes
Prices also dipped in Ecuador and India, according to price data tracked by Undercurrent News
Oslo Bors puts Barramundi Group equity on ‘penalty bench’
The Oslo stock exchange has placed the Singapore-based tropical fish farmer in its section for rule-breakers over delays in publishing its annual report
Visscher expands Asian presence with new office, sales team
The vertically integrated Dutch processor and distributor is adding a sales office for its value-added salmon products in the Far East
Mercamadrid prices for medium, large European bass continue flat, small rebound
In week 22, only prices for small-sized seabream rose according to traded prices for fish from Turkey, Greece and Spain, as traded in Mercamadrid, Spain
Skills: Chile salmon prices to China decline again, tick down for US, Brazil
Prices for Chilean salmon shipped to the US, Brazil and China declined week-on-week in week 21 (May 20 to May 26)
Japanese salmon RAS project secures $211.4m in financing
The operation, which is to be located in Tsu City, in the Mie Prefecture, is to include a 10,000 metric ton grow-out facility as well as processing and pet nutrition operations