Seafood supply chain industry news covering seafood distribution, processing, imports and exports and market analysis.
By SeafoodSource staff
21 February, 2013
A major seafood company has found “no evidence” of labor problems aboard
one of its supplier's ships, despite news reports out of New Zealand
that crew members walked off a ship in protest of timesheet violations.
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By SeafoodSource staff
20 February, 2013
Zhanjiang Guolian Aquatic Products Co has hired a legal team to respond to the countervailing investigation launched by the U.S. into frozen warmwater shrimp imported from China, the company said in a filing to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Tuesday.
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By SeafoodSource staff
20 February, 2013
AKVA group ASA announced this week an agreement to buy 70 percent of the
shares in fish farming equipment manufacturer Plastsveis AS, for a
total price of NOK 20 million, according to a statement from AKVA.
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By SeafoodSource staff
20 February, 2013
Polish processing and farming group Morpol posted a drop in its fourth quarter earning as it struggled with rises in salmon prices.
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By SeafoodSource staff
20 February, 2013
South Korea’s major food company Dongwon F&B said Wednesday it signed a partnership deal with China-based Bright Food Group to enter the Chinese canned tuna market.
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By SeafoodSource staff
20 February, 2013
The Peruvian Ministry of Production (Produce) on Tuesday announced it set the 2013 jack mackerel quota at 80,000 metric tons (MT).
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By SeafoodSource staff
19 February, 2013
Aker Seafoods had a productive fourth quarter in 2012, but drops in prices led to a loss of operating revenues.
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By Melissa Wood, SeaFood Business assistant editor
19 February, 2013
Once severely overfished in wild populations, the Amazone farmed paiche initiative is producing about 100,000 pounds annually, with the U.S. one of its biggest markets.
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By SeafoodSource staff
19 February, 2013
Wild Alaska seafood appeared on TV earlier this month, during two
episodes of the cooking competition program “Top Chef: Seattle.”
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By SeafoodSource staff
19 February, 2013
Skuna Bay salmon will be the “Salmon of Choice” at this year’s Kentucky Derby “Run for the Roses” in May.
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By SeafoodSource staff
19 February, 2013
The Kingdom of Morocco and the Russian Federation signed on Thursday a new fishing partnership agreement.
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By Mark Godfrey, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from Beijing, China
19 February, 2013
Peak season has passed for Chinese shipping companies, which are
reporting record demand for seafood during the Chinese New Year
festival.
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By SeafoodSource staff
15 February, 2013
The Alaska Symphony of Seafood has announced Triad Fisheries was awarded the Seattle People’s Choice award winner for its Alaskan Sablefish Unagi Syle at the organization’s 20th annual New Products Judging and Reception on 13 February.
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By SeafoodSource staff
15 February, 2013
The latest 4Q report from fish farmer Grieg Seafood ASA shows volumes
have increased in Norway, but the company experienced “extraordinarily
weaker results” in its U.K. and Canadian operations.
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By Joanne Friedrick, SeaFood Business contributing editor
15 February, 2013
More than 35 countries export shrimp to America making it an international superstar as the farmed sector has evolved and matured.
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By Jason Holland, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from London
15 February, 2013
While the increased supplies of Atlantic cod are testament to the good management practices that are in place, there are concerns about what effects the significantly greater total catch will have on cod prices and how these will affect sales of other products in the fish category.
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By Mark Godfrey, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from Beijing, China
15 February, 2013
China’s seafood giants are beginning to spend more money on national prime time TV ads, a sign of the growing importance of the domestic market as well as the ambitions of some of the country’s listed seafood producers.
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By SeafoodSource staff
15 February, 2013
After a 2012 Bering Sea snow crab season that saw unusually severe sea ice inhibit fishermen’s efforts to catch almost 89 million pounds of the shellfish, 2013 is shaping up to be much friendlier.
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By SeafoodSource staff
15 February, 2013
The Norwegian Seafood Council’s latest numbers from January indicate a
boost in the value of Norwegian seafood exports over this time in 2012,
due in parts to increased export volume.
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By SeafoodSource staff
15 February, 2013
Total catch from Icelandic vessels for January of this year was 147,314 metric tons (MT), a 25 percent decrease compared to January 2012, according to Statistics Iceland.
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By SeafoodSource staff
14 February, 2013
In mid-December, Marine Harvest announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire 48.5 percent of the shares in Morpol and in mid-January, it launched a mandatory offer for the remaining shares.
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By SeafoodSource staff
14 February, 2013
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday announced it will allow carryover of unused 2012 quota into the 2013 fishing season.
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By SeafoodSource staff
13 February, 2013
Fishmeal and fish oil producer Copeinca suffered a predictable loss in
operating profits due to dropping Peruvian quotas, but new figures from
the company show higher-than-usual inventory and rising prices took the
sting out of what could have been a rougher year for the company.
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By SeafoodSource staff
13 February, 2013
The Shrimp Council has announced it’s second “Shrimp and Pasta Party” Facebook promotion.
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By SeafoodSource staff
13 February, 2013
Fisheries Minister Sterling Belliveau remembers the cod moratorium all too well.
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