Resources

Founders of Atlantic Sapphire, the Kingfish Company reach new black cod milestone

The company is seeking €3.2 million ($3.7 million) in financing and has so far secured commitments for an estimated €2 million ($2.3 million), a Black ...
Read More →

Maruichi Sansho’s aquaculture push pays off as seafood profits surge

Dainichi Group’s integrated aquaculture operations were the key driver of the result, as the Japanese wholesaler bets on farmed fish to offset declining wild catch ...
Read More →

Nova Scotia unveils strategy for addressing rising aquaculture costs, labor shortages

The three-year plan — released a couple weeks after Canada’s new CAD 3 billion National Food Security Strategy — also serves as a roadmap for ...
Read More →

Fund for families of Lily Jean victims surpasses $1M

“In the depths of grief, folks are finding so many ways to express support,” according to a Massachusetts lawmaker.Read More
Read More →

Australis Seafoods’ $300 million compensation award quashed

The ruling overturns an arbitration decision that had ordered former Australis Seafoods controllers to pay damages linked to the company’s 2019 sale to Joyvio.Read More
Read More →

PNG tuna catches fall in H1 2026 after record 2025

After tuna catches jumped 58% year-on-year to 268,000 metric tons in 2024, they rose another 5% in 2025, according to a new reportRead More
Read More →

Coldwater shrimp prices in Europe hit new high after Norway’s record May

Norwegian exports in May were driven by both volume growth for frozen shrimp and a record-high export value for a single month, surpassing the previous ...
Read More →

Norway’s marketing budget cut by $3.7m across pelagics, preserved whitefish

Reductions of NOK 21m for stockfish, clipfish, and other preserved whitefish, and NOK 15m for pelagics, will take effect in 2026, with more cuts to ...
Read More →

Argentine illex prices steady at record level in China post-season

Meanwhile, a Peruvian quota increase is seen as a factor behind the price drop for jumbo flying squid prices in ChinaRead More
Read More →

Chilean court overturns $300m arbitration award against former Australis owner

Chilean appeals court has annulled the arbitration award that ordered former Australis owner Isidoro Quiroga and related parties to pay nearly $300m to Chinese conglomerate ...
Read More →

Long-awaited aquaculture bill misses pre-recess deadline

In Iceland, bills that are not passed before the summer recess generally need to be reintroduced when the politicans return.Read More
Read More →

Russia boosts seafood exports to China

The decline in surimi shipments did not outweigh the positive trend driven primarily by H&G pollock and pollock fillet exports.Read More
Read More →

Samherji reels in record whitefish prices to lift 2025 profit

The Icelandic fishing and processing group posted a rise in operating profit last year, as strong cod markets and solid core operations offset tougher conditions ...
Read More →

‘Rust never sleeps’: Fishermen push NOAA for help in modernizing aging fleet

NOAA Fisheries’ assistant administrator was supportive of requests Tuesday for things like federal financing and vessel buyback programs, stating it’s been “totally unfair” that fishermen ...
Read More →

Salmon industry slams traffic light system overhaul as Norway orders fresh production cut

Norway gives one salmon farming region a red light in latest traffic light review. The industry fears jobs will disappear.Read More
Read More →

Nordic Halibut completes deal to take over partner broodstock facility

Deals for both Thule Marine and Gulbygget gives Nordic Halibut full control of Tjeldbergodden Rensefisk, which it has operated since 2024Read More
Read More →

NZ gov’t puts Marlborough Sounds mussel project on fast-track

The project — backed by Apex Marine Farm, Clearwater Mussels, Marine Farming Association, and Talley’s — could provide for almost 100,000t of productionRead More
Read More →

Japan sushi giant targets Southeast Asia with Thailand debut

Thailand will become Kura Sushi’s third overseas market after the US and TaiwanRead More
Read More →

Russian court backs fisheries agency in key investment quota dispute

The Arbitration Court of Moscow has upheld a RUB 2bn penalty imposed by Rosrybolovstvo on Kamchatka-based processor Vityaz-AvtoRead More
Read More →

Norwegian H&G cod prices stable as EU sanction fears weigh on Russian

Delivered China prices for Norwegian H&G Atlantic cod are stable in week 26 with haddock down somewhat, as market digests impact of complete ban on ...
Read More →

US ocean monitoring network saved after outcry, legislation

The Trump administration backed off on the cuts after the public and media highlighted potential negative impacts to fisheries and coastal communities.Read More
Read More →

$128M in NOAA disaster funding to help fisheries ‘hit hard’

The fishery resource disaster funding will provide “much needed assistance to our fishing industry,” according to NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs.Read More
Read More →

Russia strengthens its position as EU’s top pollock fillet supplier

The growth in supplies of pollock fillets came amid a decline in the country’s overall fish exports to Europe.Read More
Read More →

‘It’s a huge crisis’: Norwegian mackerel’s precarious perch in Japan’s sushi culture

Record-low quota recommendations, retail de-listings, and a Thai Union pivot away from Northeast Atlantic mackerel are piling pressure on a fish that has long been ...
Read More →

Laxey raises €47 million in equity funding

The equity raise and debt financing are expected to provide the funding required for the next stage of growth, while future expansion will be supported ...
Read More →

Spain’s Cabomar to increase output capacity by 7,000t with new processing line

Cabomar will increase its production capacity with a new precooked goods processing line, as the seafood group steps up investment to expand value-added productionRead More
Read More →

Week 26 farm-gate shrimp roundup: Global index at record low as China fears own decline ahead

There were only limited changes to global farm-gate prices in the latest week amid a period of mass oversupply, although larger sizes at least show ...
Read More →

WellFish Tech names Tveteraas as group finance director

The fish health tech specialist has appointed Erik Tveteraas as it ‘sharpens its commercial position and prepares for the next phase of international growth’Read More
Read More →

Ocean tech investor Nekkar takes control of closed-containment farm maker

‘FiiZK is the leading closed-containment provider, having delivered 24 systems and produced over 100 million post-smolt with superior biological effects’ — Nekkar’s Ole Falk HansenRead ...
Read More →

Russian Far East salmon catch trails last year’s pace

By June 21, Russia’s total salmon catch had reached 2,779t, according to the Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and OceanographyRead More
Read More →