Cliff White

Eight finalists have been named in the best new seafood product competition to be awarded at Seafood Expo Asia, taking place 4 to 6 September at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore. Modeled after the Seafood Excellence Awards presented at Seafood Expo North America and the… Read More

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has handed a victory to the Alaska Trollers Association (ATA) by reversing a lower court’s ruling that found commercial chinook salmon fishing in Southeast Alaska endangered southern resident killer whales. In May 2023, at the bequest of the… Read More

Pelagos is the Faroe Islands’ largest pelagic species processor, concentrating on mackerel, herring, capelin, blue whiting, and silver smelt.

Founded in 2014 by several of the country’s largest pelagic players as a means of producing more food-grade pelagic products for export, Pelagos has had a great first decade in business, according to CEO Jóhan Páll Joensen.

“Big quotas, high prices, big demand –

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The August king salmon season in Southeast Alaska will not happen after Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) determined there was a catch overage in the first retention period earlier this summer.

Commercial trollers caught 82,000 kings in the first season, above the target of 66,700, forcing ADF&G to end fishing on 8 July. While the agency’s 2024 preseason forecast estimated commercial fishermen would be left with 15,000

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Upstart British chain YouMeSushi is aiming to turn itself into the U.K.’s “Starbucks for sushi.”

The chain, which now operates 21 locations in the greater London area, serves pan-Asian cuisine with a focus on Japanese food, particularly sushi. It also offers poke bowls, curry, ramen, and limited-time specials, all fresh each day on-site.

“Think of it as like a Starbucks for sushi, so people can come in, have a drink and,

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SeafoodSource is closely following the sustainable seafood movement by compiling a regular round-up of sector updates about sustainability initiatives and certifications.

- More than 2,700 fishing vessels spent more than six uninterrupted months at sea in 2023, according to new analysis from Oceana.

The marine-focused NGO found Chinese-flagged vessels were involved in more than 1,500 of those voyages, while Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea

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At the boutique Bergères market in Puteaux, France, on the outskirts of Paris, OSO’s cooked shrimp are stylishly spread in a position of honor at the stall of Poissonnerie Goube.

Run by owner Jordan Goube, who holds the prestigious title of Meilleur Ouvrier de France, a lifetime award presented by the French Ministry of Labor to master fishmongers, the seafood presented by Poissonnerie Goube to customers is specially selected for

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SeafoodSource is closely following the sustainable seafood movement by compiling a regular round-up of sector updates about sustainability initiatives and certifications. - A pole-and-line tuna fishery in South Africa has achieved Marine Stewardship Council certification. The certified fishery is… Read More

Nissui’s sales were up 10 percent year over year in Q1 2024 to JPY 220 billion (USD 1.5 billion, EUR 1.4 billion), but the Japanese seafood conglomerate recorded flat operating profit and a slight decline in its ordinary profit.

Nissui credited a solid performance by its Food Products Business, a recovery in its Marine Product Business, and a weak yen for its sales boost.

Its operating profit for the quarter, which ended 30 June, remained

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A letter penned by 92 fishermen based in and around Port Moller, Alaska, U.S.A., has compelled Rodger May to withdraw his bid for assets – including a Port Moller processing facility – owned by Peter Pan Seafoods, which is now in receivership.

May, who purchased Peter Pan along with McKinley Capital in 2021, had offered USD 15 million (EUR 13.8 million) for Peter Pan’s warehouse in Seattle, Washington; its processing facility

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