Under Current News

Songa remained Ecuador’s second-largest shrimp exporter in April, but only some 120t of that went to the US after it was placed on the US Food and Drug Administration’s red listRead More

Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court justice Alexander MacDonald’s ruling also challenges the nature of control agreements between processors and harvesters in the snow crab fisheryRead More

One industry source told UCN that USDA likely received high bid prices and may be attempting to determine whether the sharp increase in pollock reflects genuine market conditions. USDA has not awarded full bids in the past due to ‘price considerations’Read More

‘Our maritime laws are built to protect fishermen and improve environmental and labor standards, but many bad actors use the flag of convenience to exploit gaps in those laws’ — US senator Roger WickerRead More

‘Tanner crab and the flatfish fisheries that we’re particularly concerned with occurred in the same place. There’s a direct overlap’ — Rebecca Skinner, Alaska Whitefish Trawlers AssociationRead More

According to the Russian Fish Union, seafood exports to Japan totaled $249 million in January-April, up 2% year on year, while volumes increased 4% to 32,000 metric tonsRead More

Recap all the seafood industry news and trends from Thaifex 2026 in BangkokRead More

Coldwater Salmon has won planning permission for England’s first land-based Atlantic salmon farm, overcoming more than 1,100 objections and an initial block from Natural EnglandRead More

The group of more than 60 organizations wants the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries to ensure transparency and accountability are at the heart of the national Action PlanRead More

Iceland’s Aurora Abalone plans to begin construction of its 300t Reykanes facility in 2027, before considering whether additional funding will be on the cards to scale upRead More