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GrupoGalinova sells seafood in cyberspace

By Chris Dove, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Malaga, Spain
20 April, 2010
Spain’s GrupoGalinova launches a Web site, making its wide range of seafood products available for overnight delivery.
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Update: Volcano strands fish across Europe

By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
19 April, 2010
However, 8,000 to 9,000 flights are expected to take off in European airspace today, compared to 28,000 flights on a typical Monday.
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Exporters brace for rising airfreight costs

By Lindsey Partos, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Paris
19 April, 2010
So far, Scotland’s farmed salmon producers report minimal impact due to the unprecedented airspace closure across northern Europe.
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AmeriCold initiates IPO

By SeafoodSource staff
19 April, 2010
The Atlanta-based cold-storage provider plans to use part of the proceeds to finance the acquisition of Versacold International Corp.
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Preferred Freezer opens Vietnam facility

By SeafoodSource staff
19 April, 2010
The cold-storage warehouse marks the Newark, N.J.-based company’s first move in its international expansion strategy.
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Hawaiian supplier to use Trace Register

By SeafoodSource staff
16 April, 2010
 Norpac Fisheries Export signs a deal with the food traceability company to track species sold under its Hawaiian Selects label.
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Will China drive up lobster prices?

By Chris Loew, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Osaka, Japan
16 April, 2010
Canada's increased branding and marketing efforts in the Chinese market has one Japanese dealer worried that American lobster prices may rise in Asia.
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Clear Springs announces promotions

By SeafoodSource staff
15 April, 2010
Ed White, Don Riffle and Cally Parrott were all promoted to key executive roles for the Idaho-based rainbow trout producer.
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Aker Seafoods plans to reorganize

By SeafoodSource staff
14 April, 2010
The Norwegian company looks to spin off its sales, marketing, distribution and processing activities in Norway, France and Denmark into a separate entity.
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Chesapeake blue crab population rebounding

By SeafoodSource staff
14 April, 2010
The 2009-10 winter dredge survey reveals that the population has increased to 658 million crabs, up 60 percent from a year ago.
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Scottish salmon exports to U.S. up

By SeafoodSource staff
13 April, 2010
The United States imported a record 24,000 metric tons of fresh Scottish salmon last year.
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Norwegian seafood exports up again

By SeafoodSource staff
13 April, 2010
 The country watched its seafood exports reach NOK 12.4 billion in the first quarter of this year, up NOK 1.9 billion from the same period last year.
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UK distributor sets up seafood division

By SeafoodSource staff
12 April, 2010
 The new company, Towers Thompson Seafood Ltd., consists of former British Seafood Group staff.
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Political unrest stifles Thailand's economy

By Neil Ray, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Bangkok
12 April, 2010
However, the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship says it will not attempt to shut down Bankok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport.
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Eastern Fisheries expands in China

By SeafoodSource staff
12 April, 2010
The New Bedford, Mass., company opens a processing plant in Zhuanghe, China, to increase its production of sole and flounder.
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Plitt Seafood consolidates its markets

By SeafoodSource staff
09 April, 2010
The Chicago-based seafood distributor is pulling out of Detroit and St. Louis to streamline its operations.  
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Clearwater re-launches Web site

By Nicki Holmyard, SeafoodSource contributing editor
09 April, 2010
The new site, which is more interactive and contains more information, targets chefs and retailers.
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Q&A: Ozone technology's potential

By April Forristall, SeafoodSource assistant editor
08 April, 2010
Jim Brandt of Ozone International talks to SeafoodSource about the benefits of ozone technology to seafood processors.
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Mar-Lees looks to expand retail presence

By Lindsey Partos, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Paris
07 April, 2010
The New Bedford, Mass., seafood company names John Baxter to lead the charge.
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Russian Sea looks to raise EUR 130 million

By Chris Dove, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Malaga, Spain
07 April, 2010
The Russian seafood company hits the road in search of investors for its initial public offering on the Russian Stock Exchange.
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Damanaki calls out Mediterranean states

By Lindsey Partos, SeafoodSource contributing editor, reporting from Paris
07 April, 2010
The EU's new fisheries commissioner says seven Mediterranean states have failed to fulfill all of the requirements laid out in a measure adopted in 2006 to protect ailing fish stocks.
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Is a major crackdown on fraud imminent?

By April Forristall, SeafoodSource assistant editor
07 April, 2010
Now that a 17-state investigation has exposed the prevalence of short-weight seafood to consumers, will the U.S. Food and Drug Administration get serious about clamping down on seafood fraud?
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Trufresh, PanaPesca sign marketing agreement

By SeafoodSource staff
06 April, 2010
PanaPesca USA is now the exclusive distributor for Trufresh farmed salmon.
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Five Star Fish acquired

By SeafoodSource staff
06 April, 2010
Poultry tycoon Ranjit Boparan gobbles up the UK seafood supplier two months after acquiring iconic fish-and-chips chain Harry Ramsden’s.
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Harvest Select hires retail sales director

By SeafoodSource staff
05 April, 2010
In his new role, Stephen Young will oversee all U.S. retail sales in addition to foodservice in the Northeast.
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