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Human rights group urges Indian gov’t, shrimp sector to probe supply chains

After the SEAI questioned the methods and integrity of the Corporate Accountability Lab and the AP, the human rights group said, 'companies should not wait for reporters to expose their shortcomings'

China shrimp greenhouse power restored after farmers commit to ending illegal water use

Guangdong authorities had cut the power supply to Yangjiang's Yanghai Aquaculture Farm due to the farmers' alleged unauthorized use of groundwater

China’s live crab import from Russia continues to boom in 2024

Russia commences seizure of almost $4bn in crab assets

H&G Russian pollock prices edge past $1,000/t with China short on stock

End of festival demand, greenhouse controversy see China’s farmed shrimp prices ease

Indian trade body says recent ‘forced labor’ report was ‘shot through with flaws’

Chinese crayfish season kicks off with low prices

Crawfish, also commonly referred to as crayfish. Credit: chinahbzyg/Shutterstock.com

Editor’s choice: Alaska’s Sullivan to lobby in Europe for Russian ban; Black cod prices still in doldrums

Construction begins on $260m shrimp RAS in northern China

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Russia all-in on exports to Asia in Q1, crab sales to China up 25%

Russian spring pollock season ends with surimi output up 40%

Report: Viciunai finds buyer for Russian operations

Editor’s choice: Another frenetic week in Canadian snow crab, Alaska salmon M&A

Russia can reach 250,000t feed production per year by 2030, says gov’t

Russia ‘excessively self-sufficient’ in pollock, aims to lift exports

Russian Fishery Company Russian pollock

Editor’s choice: Floating processors to shake up Alaska salmon scene; Lively week for Canada snow crab

China, US show promising signs for Vietnam shrimp exporters

Vietnamese shrimp. Credit: Seabina Group

China claims to have rejected 43 Ecuador shrimp shipments in first two months of 2024

Aerial view of several Ecuadorian shrimp farms. Credit: Undercurrent News sources

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Russian Fishery Company Russian pollock

Russia’s domestic pollock prices slide as catches mount up

Credit: Archer Dec24/Shutterstock

US wild-catch sector pushes to add Indian shrimp to child, forced labor product lists

Editor’s choice: Sysco drops Indian supplier amid abuse reports; Cod shortage in spotlight

Sysco stops buying from Indian shrimp supplier after reports allege environmental, labor issues in sector

Death of Russian ‘crab king’ cited as defense in $4bn lawsuit

Russia formally accepts WTO fisheries subsidies agreement despite domestic outcry

Inarctica’s sales pass $300m as Russian salmon demand recovers

Russian seafood sector’s debt burden passes $10bn

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Editor’s choice: Boston news-fest; Wheat, soy prices will drop further; Ocean Beauty distribution sale collapses

Editorial director Tom Seaman brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week  

EFTA-India deal to catapult Norwegian seafood to ‘prime position’

The recent EFTA-India deal is set to position the Norwegian seafood industry for unprecedented success in one of the world's largest and most sought-after markets, the country's minister of trade and fisheries said

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aquaculture

Chinese tilapia giant enters pangasius supply chain in Hainan

India-EFTA trade agreement slashes tariffs on fish oil, salmon, tuna

Editor’s choice: Trident close to deals on three Alaska plants; All the news from NASF

prices

Vietnam’s shrimp exports begin 2024 strongly, but tough year predicted

Russia mulls exempting more exports from customs duty

Russian pollock sellers can’t talk A season fillet deals until 2023 stock clears at rock-bottom prices

companies

CenSea buyer Captain Fresh has $100m-$200m for more European, North American M&A

Boston 2024: Regal Springs asked to ‘nearshore’ Alaska processing; Canada lobster exports to China flip script

Editor’s choice: More China processing woes; Mixed Newfoundland snow crab outlook

people

Russian crab asset seizure involves nearly 10,000t of quotas

Belarus’ Santa Bremor switches to Turkish trout, Russian pollock

Thorud departs NSC to take reins of Nordic Aqua’s China ops

m&a

India’s Captain Fresh in talks to buy EU salmon processor, US shrimp deal still in works

India’s largest fishmeal producer prepares for $27m IPO debut

Russia plans new aquaculture R&D hub after output surpassed 400,000t in 2023

retail

free read Editor’s choice: Japan’s top crab processor talks Russian supply; Canada snow crab harvesters on hook for damages

free read Editor’s choice: Two Peter Pan owners buy Gordon Jensen for Pacific cod access; Japan’s sablefish woes

free read Editor’s choice: $14bn investor new favorite for American Seafoods; Salmon smokers alarmed by EU proposals

processing

Russia pledges five new processing units in Sakhalin by 2027

Trade insights: India’s shrimp exports flatline in 2023

US extends deadline on Russian-origin imports amid global shipping delays 

fishing

Russia plans next $4bn investment quota scheme despite shipyards’ losses

Russia alters tax laws in effort to aid seafood sector

Russia may ditch Maritime Boundary Agreement with US next