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Study highlights impact of climate change on Vancouver restaurant menus

A review of some 362 menus used in Vancouver, British Columbia, restaurants, dating from 1888 to 2021, shows more seafood coming from warmer water waters in recent times

Mussel fishing crew rescued off Canada’s Prince Edward Island

Local firefighters saved five people from stranded vessel

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Omarsa CEO: US shrimp duties make marketing push ‘more necessary than ever’

First Nation seeks more lobster licenses in Canada’s Prince Edward Island

Emergency auction called to liquidate equipment, furnishings at 50 Red Lobster locations

Alaska lawmakers overwhelmingly approve seafood industry task force

Coldwater shrimp prices headed up in Europe with potential Greenland reform on horizon

Howes says MSC will amend requirements this summer after forced labor criticisms

Prices for Thai 70-, 80-count vannamei stay flat, larger sizes drop 

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Nissui hits record revenue of $5.5bn on processed food expansion

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Clearwater finally sees benefits of delayed shrimp, turbot vessel

Canada approves 25 exploratory lobster licenses in Quebec

Hanwa’s seafood profits back in black on crab price recovery

Maine’s LL Bean heiress leaves legacy in lobster business

Sewage-tainted shellfish sites in Washington state under scrutiny, could halt harvest

Workers on the oyster farm. Credit: Seafish

Optimism abounds in Argentina’s illex squid market amidst strong season catches

Canadian lobster harvesters wary over proposed marine protected areas

Premium sees ‘positive signs’ for lobster biz, works on deal for $220m-turnover firm

Camanchaca expects surge in sales to Europe, expand reach with coho salmon

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Editor’s choice: Canada snow crab fishery sees bidding war, potential strike looming

Canadian company cracks code to improve shelf life for sea urchin roe

Lobster Boys open to re-employ infamous Illinois embezzler if granted home confinement

‘Huge reputational damage’ to UK shellfish caused by sewage discharges

Rising exports of crab can’t offset decline in Russian Far East’s sales to China

Nueva Pescanova exec optimistic on seafood consumption as Q1 sales rise

Former director of Russia’s largest crab harvester passes away

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Sykes, Klaas Puul parent passes $400m turnover in ‘challenging’ year

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Kyokuyo targets $2.6bn in revenue on near-tripled overseas business

It has already invested in Vietnam, Canada, the US state of Washington, and Turkey with a view to establishing a sales foothold in Europe and the Middle East

Alaska, Florida lawmakers introduce second bill to speed US fishery disaster payments

The legislation comes as harvesters and processors in the US state of Alaska wait on hundreds of millions of dollars

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aquaculture

More gov’t action needed to drive Norway’s great feed shift, says Wathne

Nova Scotia’s Premium Seafoods pauses shellfish investments after nearly five-year permit wait

Project Sea Dragon’s court case delayed again

prices

China, US pull up Vietnam shrimp exports again, but prices ease

Trade insights: China’s Q1 shrimp import price falls to lowest point

Lackluster holiday demand deflates China’s shrimp market

companies

Sea Harvest eyes more overseas M&A, set for ‘different league’ after Terrasan deal

Canadian court quashes DFO decision to approve Nunavut fishing licenses for Clearwater

Canadian lobster processor banned from hiring foreign workers, fined CAD 365k

people

Candor brings on seafood veteran amid eFishery US push

US marina transformed into oyster farm, set for first harvest in December

Brasmar’s focus on VAP, expansion in US builds on record 2023 results

m&a

Captain Fresh looks to build EU shrimp cooking platform, eyes other species

Polar Seafood warns of potential legal action with Greenland fisheries reform set to up-end sector

Lobster Boys to sell Canadian plant as part of bankruptcy plan

retail

2023 retail inflation sees most UK key seafoods hike in price, volumes drop

Editor’s choice: Alaska, Canadian shellfish news dominate headlines

Royal Greenland enacts cost controls following $38m loss in 2023

processing

Under-fire Indian shrimp firm Choice to open new factory

Talks break down between OCI, snow crab plant workers, increasing strike chances

OCI’s Newfoundland crab plant workers poised to strike if mediator unsuccessful

fishing

Canadian scientists deliver dire report on Gulf of Saint Lawrence shrimp, add to redfish pressure

Massachusetts oyster industry fears impact of new sewage rules

Canadian scientists see signs of ‘cooler’ Atlantic