The interior of a Phelps Pet Products manufacturing facility — i-Tail Corporation has acquired pet food manufacturer Phelps Industries for USD 160 million | Photo courtesy of i-Tail Corporation/Phelps Industries

October 26, 2026

Thai Union subsidiary i-Tail acquires Phelps Pet Products for USD 160 million

Alaska fishing vessel — Alaska's fixed interest rates are set to expire in 2027 | Photo courtesy of knelson20/Shutterstock

October 26, 2026

Alaska state fishing loan program's fixed interest rate set to expire in June 2027

Umios CEO Masaru Ikemi and High Liner Foods CEO Paul Jewer — Umios has entered an agreement with High Liner to acquire the latter company at an enterprise value of CAD 1.25 billion | Photos courtesy of Umios and High Liner Foods

October 26, 2026

Umios reaches deal to acquire High Liner for CAD 1.25 billion in enterprise value

Pacific Seafoods Newport, Oregon facility — The Newport, Oregon processing facility caught on fire Sunday | Photo courtesy of Pacific Seafoods

October 26, 2026

Pacific Seafoods' facility in Newport, Oregon damaged by fire

New U.S. Caught Seafood label — Most visibly, the strategy includes the introduction of a new voluntary seafood designation that can be applied to products harvested by domestic commercial fishermen on U.S.-flagged vessels. | Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

October 26, 2026

Trump announces America First Seafood Strategy with new label for domestic products

COVID-19

Complicated labor picture challenging US restaurant sector growth

February 7, 2022

A pile of Ecuadorian shrimp.

Ecuador shatters shrimp-export records in 2021

January 28, 2022

Prices sag as consumers stay away from markets in run-up to Chinese New Year

January 27, 2022

Restaurant menu shifts punishing seafood sales to foodservice sector

January 26, 2022

Vietnam to remove quarantine regulations for imported processed seafood

January 25, 2022

A Canadian semi-truck waits for a ferry.

Trucking industry grappling with Canadian, US COVID-19 vaccine mandates

January 24, 2022

Vinh Hoan, Navico post contrasting 2021 results

January 24, 2022

Restaurants’ headwinds include labor, inflation, but pent-up demand in their favor

January 21, 2022

Norway’s seafood shipments to China rose 29 percent in value and volume in 2021.

Norway’s exports to China edging back to pre-pandemic levels

January 20, 2022

“Everyone’s crystal ball is broken” – COVID-19 has scrambled the industry’s ability to plan ahead

January 20, 2022

Officials in Quang Ninh Province in northern Vietnam have announced the province is temporarily banning vehicles carrying frozen seafood.

Overloaded by traffic, Vietnamese province near Chinese border suspends frozen seafood transport

January 19, 2022

Ireland’s exports to China rebound in 2021 off low 2020 base

January 19, 2022

Seafood prices strong but softening in China

January 17, 2022

Holiday season was a good one for US grocery, online food sales

January 17, 2022

China outperforming US, EU ports on freight turnarounds

January 12, 2022

US fresh, frozen seafood retail sales set records in 2021

January 11, 2022

Eat Seafood America! marketing campaign pilot reports 800 percent return on investment

January 10, 2022

Japan's Toyosu market.

Japan's top tuna of 2022 sells for “moderate” price

January 5, 2022