Chinese whitefish processors — Besides rising raw material prices, Chinese whitefish processors are facing myriad difficulties | Photo courtesy of Unibond Seafood International

January 16, 2025

Chinese processors dealt blow with sharp jump in Norwegian, Russian cod prices

A Cooke Chile farm — A Cooke Chile farm | Photo courtesy of Cooke

January 16, 2025

“Goodbye legal certainty” – Cooke Chile CEO rips Chile’s environmental watchdog

Norwegian salmon producers Bue Salmon and Bolaks will work together to supply each other with smolt and post-smolt — Norwegian salmon producers Bue Salmon and Bolaks will work together to supply each other with smolt and post-smolt | Photo courtesy of Bue Salmon

January 16, 2025

Bue Salmon, Bolaks Group announce strategic partnership

Panel members during the "Fishers of the Future" conference in the E.U. — Fishing advocacy groups are pushing the E.U. to make regulatory policies that can help attract and retain fishers | Photo courtesy of Europeche

January 16, 2025

European fishing advocates push for new policies to secure “fishers of the future”

Northern Wind CEO Ken Melanson at Seafood Expo North America in 2023 — Northern Wind CEO Ken Melanson told SeafoodSource diminishing scallop quotas were a big motivator in the deal to purchase Atlantic Capes | Photo by Chris Chase/SeafoodSource

January 16, 2025

Northern Wind acquisition of Atlantic Capes in part due to lower scallop quotas

Food Safety & Health

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning companies and consumers who have purchased Felix Custom Smoking branded products to not sell or eat any of the products.

FDA issues warning on listeria in Felix Custom Smoking products

August 27, 2021

The Food and Drug Administration building in the Washington D.C., U.S.A. area.

FDA unconcerned about PFAS levels found in processed seafood

August 26, 2021

Loki Fish Company is recalling four-ounce packages of its Keto Salmon Lox.

Loki Fish recalls salmon lox over listeria concerns

August 25, 2021

Avanti recall grows to include fresh sushi

August 19, 2021

Avanti Frozen Foods is expanding its recall of frozen cooked shrimp sold in the United States.

Avanti shrimp recall expanded due to salmonella concerns

August 16, 2021

A fisherman in Chonqqing, China, drying shrimp.

China blocks two foreign firms for COVID traces, also finds quality problems at home

August 6, 2021

A screenshot from a public awareness campaign launched by Oceana Canada warning about seafood mislabeling.

Oceana Canada discovers seafood mislabeling in four major cities

August 4, 2021

Fresh Pacific oysters on ice.

Pacific Northwest heat wave causes vibrio bacteria outbreak in oysters

August 2, 2021

A Price Chopper supermarket in New York state.

Price Chopper recalling prepared seafood products

July 30, 2021

The harbor in Cordova, Alaska.

Alaskan processors dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks through salmon season

July 29, 2021

A can of Safe Catch tuna, sporting claims about how much mercury it contains.

Safe Catch tuna mercury ad claims panned as misleading by BBB, NFI

July 20, 2021

UK National Food Strategy ignores seafood, leaving Seafish miffed

July 19, 2021

BlueNalu President and CEO Lou Cooperhouse.

BlueNalu makes commitment to GFSI third-party certification

July 15, 2021

The FDA found detectable levels of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a cod sample.

US FDA: PFAS chemical contaminant levels in fish “not a concern”

July 6, 2021

Chicken of the Sea brand wants customers to discard Mediterranean meal kits

July 1, 2021

Avanti Frozen Foods is recalling major branded and private-label shrimp

Avanti Frozen Foods recalling branded shrimp after salmonella illnesses

June 29, 2021

Sandwich chain Subway faces a class-action lawsuit questioning the sustainability and veracity of its tuna.

Subway "fake tuna" lawsuit shifts focus to sustainability

June 21, 2021

City Pier Seafood has initiated Kitch’n Kidz, a campaign to encourage children to try cooking seafood.

City Pier Seafood offers seafood packages, education for kids

June 10, 2021