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Supply and pricing stability has spelled success for many species categorized under the premium whitefish label, a panel at the 2018 Global Seafood Marketing Conference reported on Wednesday, 24 January. 

Reports given on snapper, swordfish, sablefish, grouper, and halibut were short and positive, with industry professionals familiar with the markets for those species saying catches had been steady and pricing had not fluctuated

Pricing for shellfish in 2017 continued trending strongly as retail sales volumes and market shares remained steady, according to the shellfish panel at the 2018 National Fisheries Institute’s Global Seafood Marketing Conference in Miami, Florida.

One major exception was lobster. Overall, lobster meat prices fell sharply last year, even with less supply, and live lobster prices weakened during the latter half of 2017 and were not

American fishing vessels are catching almost 20 million pounds of monkfish annually. Yet Americans are eating only around 20,000 pounds of it per year. 

Creating new markets and growing existing ones for emerging and underutilized species – like monkfish, croaker, walleye, Pacific rockfish, orange roughy, barramundi, yellowtail, and rainbow trout – was the central topic of a new panel at this year’s Global Seafood

This week, the National Fisheries Institute brings its annual Global Seafood Market Conference (GSMC) back to Miami, Florida, to brief industry professionals on the economic, social, and demographic trends affecting international seafood markets heading into 2018. SeafoodSource editors will be on-site at the Intercontinental Miami Hotel from 23 to 26 January, bringing you the latest updates and insights to emerge from the event. 

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At last year’s Global Seafood Marketing Conference, many of the experts who discussed pangasius predicted the United States would import less pangasius. But few foresaw stable prices or the emergence of China as an eager recipient of all the pangasius that the U.S. didn’t want.

After a protracted political debate, in August 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) began inspecting all

Bad news can be hard to shake, a truth that most tilapia suppliers within the United States have come to know all too well.  

A panel discussion surrounding value finfish that took place during the National Fisheries Institute’s 2018 Global Seafood Market Conference (GSMC) in Miami, Florida, on Monday, 23 January, touched upon the trials and tribulations tilapia has faced over recent years in the arena of U.S. consumer

Amidst stagnant U.S. per capita consumption of seafood stretching back more than 20 years, seafood companies searching for a way to boost sales got some tips from two specialists in retail and foodservice trends. 

Speaking at the 2018 Global Seafood Marketing Conference in Miami, Florida, Mike Seidel of Performance Foodservice and Tim Fires of The NPD Group said the preferences of U.S. consumers were shifting in ways that could favor

Whether its as high-grade surimi in Asia, as a substitute for cod in Europe, or as deep-skinned, breaded product in the United States, demand for pollock is rising globally, according to Rasmus Soerensen, the executive vice president of global sales and marketing for American Seafoods.

Speaking at the 2018 Global Seafood Marketing Conference in Miami, Florida, Soerensen said pollock production has been “surprisingly stable,” with the

Protein is powerful stuff.

It fuels muscle growth and promotes a lean, healthy lifestyle, but protein packs perhaps an even bigger punch these days when it comes to attracting modern consumers, according to American Seafoods’ Ron Rogness.

“There’s a health halo that surrounds protein,” Rogness said - and industries of all kinds are taking notice. 

Speaking in Miami, Florida this week during the National