Shellfish

Silver Bay Seafoods has announced plans to build a 182-acre oyster farm near its existing processing facility in Sitka – one of two large oyster farms announced this week in Alaska

On 31 January, the Fisheries Agency announced its lowest total allowable catch (TAC) ever for squid

Hotter summers in China’s key growing region are driving sea cucumber prices in China to record highs

Crab fishermen along the Sea of Japan are fretting over low stocks of young snow crab and fishing conflicts with South Korea

The lobster season in Lobster Fishing Areas 33 and 34 in Southwest Nova Scotia, Canada, which are among the world’s most lucrative fishing grounds, had a slow start for the 2018-19 season. But wharf prices are now up

After experiencing a delay in the season opener, Canadian lobstermen are now reporting lower-than-usual catches

The snow crab season opened on 6 November in Japan and runs through 20 March, but this week, with cold weather setting in and supply catching up with demand, consumers are beginning to sink their teeth in the tasty crustaceans

One of the giants of China’s logistics and food-trading business has sought to tap crab supply from Holland

Japan’s squid landings from January to September 2018 were 20 percent below the previous worst catch for the period ...

Image courtesy of Hanky Department

China sea cucumber prices surge as climate challenges squeeze output Sea cucumber prices have jumped 25 percent from the beginning of October