Sustainability news

ucn-data

See all the latest data, prices and charts

Premium users only

Circana exec lists five hottest specialty finfish in US market

Market data reveals five niche finfish species are gaining popularity among American home cooks, but they will remain niche until supply meets demand

Local Canadian officials worry resources not enough to stop invasive mussels

The resources available to protect the Canadian province's waterways from potential devastation are inadequate, officials say

Two Norwegian salmon farmers buy into Kvaroy’s smolt ops

Strong Faroese performance offsets Q1 bumps in road in Scotland for Bakkafrost

Seafish launches carbon emissions profiling tool to support UK climate action

Macquarie Point oxygenation project continues to look promising

Maine elver fishery maintains 10,000 lb quota while Canada struggles with poaching

Canada reports making progress on curbing elver poaching

Peru’s bonito tuna fishing soars, exceeding authorized catch limit

Another Canadian lobster zone to open Sunday after six-day wind delay

Latest news

Pereira charts expansion beyond Spain with new squid fishing vessel, facility upgrades

New version of the MarinTrust factory standard enters into force

Offshore wind development one step closer for Oregon

Land-based shrimp farmer targets new markets in northern US

Tri Marine attains MSC label for skipjack tuna in the Eastern Pacific

Norwegian styrofoam boxes wash up on Thai beaches

Aussie retailer gets MSC across its tuna

Rising US oyster demand has Canadians pondering expansion

Multiple transition plans for BC’s salmon sector ahead

More news

More news

Bristol Bay sockeye salmon fishermen

Two Alaska salmon marketing groups join forces ahead of summer season

US federal court orders review of industrial shellfish harvest methods in NY refuge

Tuna giant Bolton’s CEO takes reins at Tri Marine as integration continues

FDA warns US importer, processor about HACCP violations

Signs that skipjack tuna prices have bottomed out

Environmental group asks judge to halt work on US windfarm over whale concerns

Canadian challengers to Alaska salmon MSC status to get review

US offshore aquaculture advocates ask for nearly $40m to advance causes

Popular stories

Thousands of young Chinook salmon poisoned at Oregon hatchery

A suspect has been arrested and charge in the incident

Protix hails insect meal lifecycle assessment versus other proteins

Protix's insect meal, fats and meat slash carbon emissions by up to 89%, along with water and land use, compared to conventional proteins, study shows

More news

aquaculture

Nordic Aquafarms blindsided: $500m Maine salmon project in jeopardy

free read Recap UCN’s SEG Barcelona 2024 coverage

Seals gobbling up coho salmon near BC hatchery’s release points, study finds

prices

Stable, low skipjack tuna prices see retailers ink major canned contracts

Consolidation continues to shape Ecuador’s shrimp industry as ‘inefficient’ players exit

Bristol Bay sockeye run expected to be among smallest in decade

companies

Rodger May: Coho RAS farm investment about ‘doing the right thing’

US judge says NOAA’s sardine analysis was flawed, agrees with Oceana

Cermaq Canada to test algae-derived feed at British Columbia salmon farms

people

Italy’s Panapesca names former Findus, Unilever exec as new CEO

Canada could see local salmon prices rise by $30/kg by 2026 as a result of BC farm closures, study warns

Italian firm’s cannery closes with loss of nearly 500 jobs following founder’s death

m&a

Merck to acquire Elanco’s aquaculture business for $1.3bn

Norwegian land-based trout player targets Q3 2025 for US groundbreaking

Norway’s DNV assumes full ownership of UK-based Ocean Ecology

retail

UK e-commerce site relaunches, drops B2B element to focus on home orders

Canadian salmon farmers point to historic production drop in call for policy shift

Regal Springs teams up with UK pub chain for tilapia ‘fish and chips’ expansion

processing

Mowi, Milarex warn EU proposal on smoked salmon ‘stiffening’ will jack up costs

‘World’s first’ sea bass cultivated from harvested fish cells arrives

After tough 2023, Minh Phu targets 40% hike in shrimp export value

fishing

Major customer exodus at Chinese tuna giant after Dolphin Safe label loss, EJF report

Predators, including seals, eat twice as many mackerel as Canada lands, study finds

Funding boost announced for Gulf of Alaska climate change research projects