Shellfish

Coral Springs, Florida, U.S.A.-based Sea Delight has purchased the intellectual property of the former Bonamar Corporation, which fell into financial trouble and was liquidated earlier this year

The spring season for hairy crabs (Hapalogaster mertensii or kegane in Japanese) in Hokkaido is off to a poor start in the Sea of Okhotsk, the main production area, as landings fell sharply from the same period last year

Three Madagascar-based seafood companies exhibited at the world’s largest seafood expo, Seafood Expo Global, for the first time in 2019. Representatives of Manda S.A., Societie Matoe et Fils, and Ahmed Abdallah said they had a “very busy” time at the event, which took place in Brussels, Belgium from 7 to 9 May. The companies exhibited jointly

A vessel carrying a cargo of U.K. oysters across the English Channel has become the world’s first ever commercial shipment completed using remote control

As the 2019 scallop season shifts into high gear in Maine and Massachusetts, fishermen are hoping this year’s haul will be stronger than last

One of China’s largest agricultural conglomerates has registered a significant increase in aquafeed sales in 2018, which it credits to continued growth in crayfish cultivation

Russian fishing firm Mag-Sea International announced it will establish a shipyard for the construction and repair of crab-fishing vessels in Primorski krai, a region in the Russian Far East

Ex-vessel sales of brown crab (Cancer pagurus) in the two important European markets of France and the United Kingdom increased significantly last year, with a modest supply reduction driving up prices

Soaring prices for sea cucumber are driving rampant trade in smuggled sea cucumber in China

A recent report from Morocco has uncovered evidence of an octopus smuggling scheme stretching from Mauritania to Europe. On 29 January, in the town of Dakhla, Moroccan police arrested a truck driver and seized five metric tons (MT) of octopus