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

Sysco, US Foods bounce back from COVID-19 challenges

November 19, 2021

Vietnam’s seafood exports to China plunging due to heightened inspections

November 19, 2021

Thammachart sees rebound in demand as Thailand reopens

November 18, 2021

CP Foods incurs Q3 loss blamed on COVID-19 pandemic

November 16, 2021

Vietnam’s shrimp, pangasius output rose in October as pandemic restrictions eased

November 10, 2021

Shipping giant MSC: "It’s important that we all collectively do a better job of managing through the crunch period"

October 27, 2021

Shrimp exporters in Thailand are coping with an increase in shipping costs.

Thai shrimp packers struggling with freight rate hikes

October 7, 2021

Chinese media is suggesting COVID-19 first arrived in a market like this one from shipments of lobster from the U.S. state of Maine.

Chinese media claiming origins of COVID-19 pandemic stem from Maine lobster company

October 1, 2021

High material, transportation costs continue to impact US seafood industry

September 24, 2021

Kim Gorton: Seafood industry still in crisis mode

September 17, 2021

COVID outbreak in Vietnam impacting shrimp hatcheries, broodstock supplies

September 17, 2021

Irish seafood exports to China rose by 171 percent in the first half of 2021.

Irish exports to China rebound, aided by pelagics

September 17, 2021

CAPPMA head: China’s exports will continue to decrease

September 17, 2021

USDA providing USD 50 million in grants to seafood suppliers, processors

September 14, 2021

China's seafood supply restrictions rippling through Asia

September 9, 2021

India overcomes COVID-19 hurdles, shipping more than 30,000 MT of shrimp to US in July

September 8, 2021

COVID-19 cases found at Shanghai Pudong International Airport’s cargo area have created chaos for importers and shippers.

Seafood importers in China fear long-term disruption to market caused by COVID-19

September 7, 2021

Minh Phu focusing on large-sized shrimp during Vietnam’s COVID-19 lockdown

September 7, 2021