Cliff White

Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.-based Trident Seafoods has terminated its membership in the National Fisheries Institute – the largest seafood industry trade group in the U.S. – and ended its participation in NFI’s Executive Committee.

In a 17 January 2024 statement, Trident said the decision was in response to a disagreement with NFI on the lalter organization's support for the U.S. government to continue allowing the

Ruggiero Seafood has decided to cut ties with the Chishan Group – a seafood processing company based in China that has been tied to the use of forced labor involving members of the Uyghur ethnic minority group.

The Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.-based supplier, which sells products under its Fisherman’s Pride brand, was named in an Outlaw Ocean Project investigation as sourcing from Chishan subsidiary Rongcheng Haibo.

The Chishan Group

Seafood industry veterans Randy Rhodes and Dana Bartholomew are teaming up to launch a new consulting partnership.

Rhodes, the owner of the newly created Warrior Food Solutions, and Bartholomew, the owner of Sustainable Food Solutions, have combined forces to offer expertise to clients on seafood sales, sales networking and structure, distribution, aquaculture, sustainability and traceability, logistics, and global relationships, they said in a

Thai Union plans to divest from its minority share of the Red Lobster seafood restaurant chain.

In a corporate announcement, Thai Union said its board of directors decided in a board meeting on Tuesday, 16 January to pursue an exit from its strategic partnership and minority investment in Red Lobster Master Holdings, which it has held since 2016.

Samut Sakhon, Thailand-based Thai Union is one of the largest seafood companies in the world. It

Dungeness crab fishermen in the U.S. state of California are holding out on starting their season as they protest low prices being offered by processors.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has opened more of the state’s coast to commercial Dungeness crab fishing after an initial opening on 5 January. Limited fishing will open on 18 January in zones 3 through 6 – stretching from the Sonoma-Mendocino county line to

Peter Pan Seafood had decided to shutter its seafood processing facility in King Cove, Alaska, U.S.A. for the 2024 “A” pollock season.

Peter Pan's King Cove facility – located 600 miles southwest of Anchorage on the Alaska Peninsula – is the Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A. company’s largest processing plant and typically processes king crab, opilio crab, Tanner crab, Alaska pollock, cod, salmon, halibut, and black cod

A settlement between American Seafoods subsidiaries Kloosterboer International Forwarding (KIF) and Alaska Reefer Management (ARM) and the U.S. government regarding an alleged Jones Act violation must be resolved by February 2024, according to a court order.

U.S. District Court Judge Sharon L. Gleason has given the two sides until 5 February to file closing documents in the case, according to an order issued 9 January 2024.

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