ANALYSIS: June EU‑UK Shrimp Import Volumes Dip but Value Holds Steady
Lee Fish USA Acquires Seattle's Dawsco Meat & Seafood in Pacific Northwest Expansion
Scott & Jon’s Goes Chainwide at Food Lion With Four Single-Serve Seafood Meals
New Civil Liberties Alliance Wants WA State to End Electronic Monitoring of Crab Fleet
Expana's Weekly Top 10
El Niño Puts Pressure on Global Marine Ingredient Supply
Suempol Breaks Ground on 50,000-Tonne Salmon Plant That Would More Than Double Capacity
Topsail Steamer Reports 12% Sales Growth in 2026, Driven by New Customers Not Price Hikes
Russia Lifts Seafood Restrictions on Five Chilean Processing Facilities
Middle East Market Intelligence Brief: Week Ending August 21, 2026
ANALYSIS: The Expana Shrimp Demand Index Returns to Steady Territory — What the Data Shows
40,000 Pounds of Squid Spill Onto Rhode Island Roadway After Tractor-Trailer Rollover
86-Year-Old New Brunswick Seafood Co-op Seeks Creditor Protection With Nearly CAD $25M in Debt
Oregon Adopts Electronic Monitoring Rule for Commercial Dungeness Crab Fleet
Conservation Groups Sue NOAA Over California Longline Permits, Alleging Buried Data on Sea Turtles
Bumble Bee Adds Single-Serve Tuna as On-the-Go Demand Grows
Multi X and BioMar Launch Chile's First Regenerative Agriculture Pilot for Salmon Feed Supply Chain
Eastern Hokkaido Sardine Fishery Faced No Landings After the Season Opened Two Months Ago
Seagrove Alaska Recalls Pacific Oysters Over Wet Storage Water Quality Deviation
Lerøy Posts Lower Q2 Earnings on Harvest Shortfall, but Raises Wild Catch Guidance
Dongwon F&B Taps BTS’s Jin to Pitch Tuna as “Sea Protein” in New Global Campaign
Russia Eyes India as a Top Growth Market for Fish and Seafood Exports
Seafoodnews.com Summary Thursday, August 20
ANALYSIS: US Frozen Tuna Prices Hold Steady as Imports Tighten and Risk Builds
Pink Salmon Surge Gives Alaska's Statewide Salmon Harvest a Boost — But Season Remains Below Pace
UW-FRI Early Advisory Projects 44.2 Million Sockeye for 2027 Bristol Bay Run
Mowi Posts Record Revenues and Volumes in Q2 2026
Japan, China and Korea's Surimi Imports from Russia and the US Fell 12% in H1
RAS Company Oceanloop Raises Up to $44.8M to Build Europe's First Commercial Giant Grouper Farm
Farm Groups' Letter Urges Farm Labor Reform as H-2A Costs Squeeze Growers
NOAA Increases Bluefin Tuna Quota Following Historic ICCAT Negotiations
The Retail Rundown: Promotional Calendar Looking Towards Fall
ILO, Thai Union Launch Pilot to Strengthen Seafood Sector Supervisory Skills
Ever After Foods Acquires Belgian Cultivated Fish Startup Fishway, Secures $2M Investment
Hofseth Appoints Olav Holst-Dyrnes as CEO
StoneX Expands North American Feed Ingredients Platform with AMG Acquisition
Salmon Evolution Posts Q2 Loss on Weak Prices as Phase 2 Ramp-Up Gets Underway
Gigante Salmon Cuts Production Outlook Amid Fish Health Challenges
Seafoodnews.com Summary Wednesday, August 19
ANALYSIS: Chilean Salmon Market Driven by Fewer Arrivals, Higher Costs, and Stiffer Competition
Red Lobster Brings Back Endless Shrimp for Limited-Time Run
ANALYSIS: India’s Shrimp Exports in June Reach Second‑Highest Monthly Volume
Eight Ecuadorian Shrimp Plants Back in China's Market After Two-Month Sulfite Standoff
Ode Names Marcy Bemiller Commercial Director to Drive Americas Expansion
Commerce Raises Final Antidumping Rates on Vietnamese Pangasius
Baltic PE Giant INVL Bets on Fish Processing with Dual Lithuanian Acquisition
USDA's Office of Seafood Joins UMaine's Local Catch Network to Connect Industry With Federal Program
State Department Launches $2M Initiative to Combat Forced Labor, IUU Fishing in Supply Chains
KIME Akva Becomes Second ASC-Certified Cod Producer
Seafoodnews.com Summary Tuesday, August 18
Chi-Chi's Revives Fan Favorites, Introduces Lunch Menu as Brand Comeback Gains Momentum
ANALYSIS: July US Shrimp Inventory Estimated at 376M lbs — Above Trend but Within a Manageable Range
ANALYSIS: US Scallop Season Runs Ahead of Pace but Smaller Counts Weigh on Pricing
AGRIMINGOLD First in Ecuador to Move from ASC’s Improver Program to Full Certification
Annual Tuna Closure Hits Eastern Pacific — Routine, But Timed as Prices Stay Elevated
Dungeness Crab Price-Fixing Suit Discloses $263M Damages Claim Against Pacific Seafood, Defendants
Seafoodnews.com Summary Monday, August 17
New Report Says Salmon Farming is a 'Key Anchor' for Rural and Coastal Communities in Scotland
Pokeworks Builds Momentum in First Half of 2026 with Franchise Growth and Menu Innovation
Russia Ramps Up Seafood Exports in Push for Additional Revenue
The Kingfish Company Reports Positive H1 EBITDA as Sales, Margins Improve
Gimme Seaweed Launches Bold New Back-to-School Brand Campaign
Divert and US Cold Convert 2.5M+ Pounds of Unsold Food into Renewable Gas and Fertilizer
Seafoodnews.com Summary Friday, August 14
High Liner Foods Posts 12% Sales Jump in Q2 as New Products and USDA Purchase Drive Volume
NOAA Scientists Find Pacific Capelin Can Spawn Multiple Times, Upending Assumptions About Key Forage
Back-to-School Demand Shifts Drive Breakfast, Value and New Menu Moves in Foodservice
USDA Returns to Market for Catfish and Atlantic Pollock Products
Middle East Market Intelligence Brief: Week Ending August 14, 2026
PODCAST: Ep. 44 - Iran 'Impasse' & US Feed Additive Supply Challenges, Feat. A. Woods & G. Potter
FDA Moves to Make GRAS Notifications Mandatory, With Implications for Seafood Processors
Trump Ends NOAA Funding for Annual Arctic Report Card, But Says Data Will Still Be Collected
ANALYSIS: European Pollock Imports Decline as Supply Tightens and Prices Rally
Seafoodnews.com Summary Thursday, August 13
Russia Increases Total Allowable Catch of Kamchatka Crab in Barents Sea
Chile’s Sernapesca Seizes Nearly 540 Pounds of Undocumented Seafood in Maule Road Checks
Ecuador Shrimp Sector Faces Mounting Losses as Metabisulfite Dispute With China Drags On
Founder, Management Team and Industrial Investors Acquire Norway’s First Seafood from Insula
ASMI Welcomes Jeff Welbourn to Board of Directors
ANALYSIS: Canada H1 Lobster Export Volumes Decline Amid Tight Supply
BioMar's Q2 Revenue Rises 4.8%
Canada, US Shadow Chinese Snow Dragon Research Vessels in Alaskan Arctic
Seafoodnews.com Summary Wednesday, August 12
Fishwife Partners With Sweetgreen for First National Restaurant Menu Launch
ANALYSIS: US Shrimp Imports Beat June Forecast; July Could Approach 2021 Volume Levels
The Retail Rundown: Ample Chicken Supply Keeps Retailers on the Promotional Offensive
Shan Distribution Recalls More than 5,000 Pounds of Breaded Swai Products
SSP Adds Three New Associate Members
Canada Offers $40,000 Buyout to Wild Oyster Harvesters as MSX, Dermo Spread Through Atlantic Stocks
Norwegian Cod Farmer Ode Becomes World's First Producer of ASC-Certified Farmed Cod
Salmon Harvest Levels Inch Up in Early August But Missed Forecasts Are the Concern
Taylor Farms Recalls Products Containing Jalapeños Over Salmonella Risk
Red Robin Launches Value Dinner Deal, Names Scott Hudler CMO
Seafoodnews.com Summary Tuesday, August 11
Senate Agriculture Committee Adds Seafood Labeling Overhaul to Farm Bill
Norway Targets Lost Fishing Gear in Annual Ocean Cleanup
Les Hodges: The Market Has the Crab. Now It Needs the Buyers.
National Fisheries Institute Statement on the Passing of Lee Weddig
Guangdong Haid Malaysian Subsidiary Breaks Ground on Aquaculture Feed Plant
C.P. Vietnam Opens New Shrimp Feed Mill
ASMI, Alzheimer’s Resource Alaska Partner to Put Brain Health on the Seafood Menu
Climate Resilience Critical to US Seafood Growth, Study Finds
ANALYSIS: Chilean Salmon Exports Climb 20.7% YTD Despite Harvest Slowdown in June
Cruise Ship Comes to Aid of Stranded Mariners in SE Alaska, Passing Zuckerberg Yacht Closer By
Seafoodnews.com Summary Monday, August 10
Four Convicted, Fined $18,000 in Deep Bay Illegal Shellfish Harvesting Case
Russia Plans to Expand its Fisheries Trade with Latin American States in Years to Come
Hokkaido's Surimi Production Plummeted 66% in June
CFS Sues Pacific Seafood Over Hood Canal Hatchery Pollution; Company Vows to Fight Back
Ecuador Pushes to Upgrade US Trade Deal to Full FTA With Shrimp, Tuna Access in the Crosshairs
Investor Group Launches Mandatory Takeover Offer for Atlantic Sapphire as Delisting Looms
ANALYSIS: Tariff Relief Eases Arctic Char Prices as Input Costs Maintain Market Floor
NAVICO, Benchmark Genetics Embark on Long-term Strategic Partnership
ASMI Hosts Seattle–Sitka Tour to Immerse Foodservice Leaders in Alaska Seafood Supply Chain
Seafoodnews.com Summary Friday, August 7
Bipartisan Bill Would Tighten US Sourcing Rules for School Meal Programs
Louisiana Sets Aug. 17 Opening for 2026 Fall Inshore Shrimp Season
Texas Gulf Seafood Warehouse Destroyed in Galveston Fire; Supply Chain Impact Unclear
NOAA Concludes North Pacific IUU Fishing Enforcement Mission, Flags Multiple Violations
Santa Monica Seafood Begins Expansion of California Distribution Hub
ANALYSIS: June US Lobster Imports Fall 18% as Canadian Supply Tightens
Middle East Market Intelligence Brief: Week Ending August 7, 2026
Japanese Frozen Mackerel Exports Hit Four-Year High in June, Prices Surge on Tight Norwegian Supply
AquaBounty Eyes Data Center Future for Ohio Site
Chile Pushes Back on US Tariffs as Salmon Industry Maps Path to Relief
NOAA and Louisiana Partners Hypoxic Zone in Gulf Has Decreased, Thanks to Tropical Storm Bertha
Fishing Vessel Joins Trained Team to Free Injured Humpback Whale 20 Miles Off Oregon Coast
DFO Steps Up Elver Enforcement as Harvest Climbs Toward Allowable Catch
Seafoodnews.com Summary Thursday, August 6
The EU’s Own Market Advisory Council Offers Improvements to New CATCH Program
Clearwater Scallop Shortfall Weighs on Premium Brands' Seafood Results as Parent Posts Record Q2
Proximar Seafood Secures NOK 100 Million Bond to Fund Ramp-Up at Mount Fuji RAS Facility
ANALYSIS: Supply Tightening Signals Price Recovery for Norwegian Atlantic Salmon
US Foods Reports Record Adjusted EBITDA, 23% Earnings Growth in Second Quarter
Japan Fisheries Association Hosts Seafood Show Featuring Record 1,545 Booths in Tokyo August 19–21
SAIC Launches First Sector Advisory Committee to Help Shape Scottish Aquaculture R&D
Canada, Manitoba Step Up Aquatic Invasive Species Inspections at Key Border Corridor
VIMS Launches Survey to Measure Seafood Sector's Economic Role Ahead of Offshore Wind
Seafish Secures £1.4 Million to Expand Training Access Across UK Seafood Supply Chain
Three Ecuadorian Shrimp Firms Denied CVD Exclusion as Commerce Sets Rates Up to 15.17%
Consejo del Salmón Presents Sustainable Impact Report Covering Six Years of Member Data
RFK, Jr. Hosts The Real Food Show with Chef Andrew Gruel, Starring Wild Alaska Sockeye
Seafoodnews.com Summary Wednesday, August 5
Tariffs Keep Biting: Norwegian Salmon Loses Ground in US Despite Record July Exports
ASMI Adds New “Seafood Sustains Alaska” Videos to Alaska Airport Rotation
New CEO Toke Binzer Reshapes Royal Greenland’s Executive Management
Chile's Economic Reform Law Clears Congress, Giving Salmon Farmers Long-Sought Regulatory Relief
Oregon's $3B Tariff Bill Hits Seafood-Dependent Coast Hard, New State Report Finds
EU Approves €20 Million Italian State Aid Scheme Under Middle East Crisis Framework
ABANCA and Conxemar Renew Partnership Ahead of 27th International Seafood Trade Fair in Vigo
Superior Fresh Completes First Atlantic Salmon Harvest at Indiana RAS Facility
ANALYSIS: June US Shrimp Imports Rise 3.4% as Origin Mix Continues to Shift
The Retail Rundown: Retailers Pivot to Back-to-School and Football Season
Hudson Valley Fisheries to Wind Down Operations Amid Mounting Financial Challenges
Advocates Report ICE 'Soft Raid' Targeting Workers at Washington Seafood Plant
Seafoodnews.com Summary Tuesday, August 4
Vincent Short, 36, Dies From Fall Off Mast on Trawler Offloading in Akutan, AK
US Expands Forced-Labor Blacklist on China; Tomato and Salmon Producers Targeted
Sysco Reports Higher Fourth-Quarter Sales and Volume, Introduces FY2027 Outlook
Federal Investment Strengthens Small Craft Harbor Infrastructure in Newfoundland and Labrador
Ockap Caviar & Cuisine Joins Miami Spice With $95 Three-Course Reserve Menu in Brickell
Scottish Salmon Arrives in India Tariff-Free as UK-India Trade Deal Takes Effect
Cargill Invests NOK 90M to Expand Halsa Salmon Feed Plant
Japan’s H1 Seafood Imports Dropped 2% in Volume but Increased 6% in Value
Mexico Seizes More than 462 Metric Tons of Illegal Fish Products in June Enforcement Push
Fishermen Fight to Keep Atlantic Monument Waters Open in Federal Court
Consumers Sue Amazon Over Seafood Sustainability Claims in Greenwashing Class Action
Coalition Celebrates First Chinook Salmon to Mount St. Helens Watershed Since 1980 Eruption
Seafoodnews.com Summary Monday, August 3
Russia Eyes Higher Flounder Catch as Domestic Prices Rise
Thai Union Posts Record Gross Profit Margin, Raises Guidance as PetCare Subsidiary Delivers Growth
Spanish Government Approves €23.1M Investment Package for Canary Islands' Primary Sector
Federal Government Signals Potential Changes to Seafood Import Monitoring Program
Japan's H1 Seafood Export Value Rose 24% Driven by a 69% Increase in Yellowtail
ANALYSIS: MMPA Enforcement and Section 301 Tariffs Are Rewriting the Rules for US Crab Meat Sourcing
RealCold opens Colton Facility, Expanding Cold-Storage Footprint in California
Golden Corral Rolls Out $2.50 Kids’ Buffet for Summer Weekends
Late-Summer Promotions, and Staff Changes Lead Foodservice Headlines as Q2 Results Roll In
RFK Cooking Show? HHS Launches Cooking Series Centered on “Real Food” Message, and More
Seafoodnews.com Summary Friday, July 31
ODFW Marine Researchers Head Offshore to Cobb Seamount Searching for Old Female Rockfish
US Shrimp Coalition Launches to Fight Import Curbs, Defend Affordable Shrimp
Seeking Public Comments on Where to Look for New Aquaculture Opportunity Areas
Middle East Market Intelligence Brief: Week Ending July 31, 2026
Whole Foods, Fishwife Launch Grocery Tote Tie-Up
ANALYSIS: Pacific Halibut Landings Gap Narrows, but Supply Remains Historically Constrained
Nueva Pescanova Scraps World's First Commercial Octopus Farm Plan
ASC Study Finds 52% of US Consumers Recognize Seafood Certification Labels as North America Campaign
Norwegian Cod Farmer Ode Becomes First in History to Deliver a Profitable Full Year
Ocean Supercluster Backs $25M in Projects, Including First Seafood-Specific HPP System in Canada
Trump's Section 301 Tariffs Cast New Shadow Over Norway's Declining US Seafood Exports
Seafoodnews.com Summary Thursday, July 30
FAO Globefish Reports Firm European Seabass and Seabream Market Through 2025 as Trade Flows Shift
The Kingfish Company Reports $12 Million in Q2 Revenue, Up 15% Year-on-Year
EU, Seychelles Sign Four-Year Tuna Access Deal Worth $26 Million
Study Finds Low or Non-Detectable PFAS Levels in Wild Alaska Seafood
CFIA Posts Recall for Walmart Canada Private-Label Shrimp Rings
PODCAST: Episode 43 - What's the Catch? Tariff Impact on Global Seafood
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According to Eurostat, the EU and the UK together imported 58,378 MT of shrimp in June (wild and farmed, cold‑ and warm‑water species). That volume is 4.6% below last year but 5.7% above the five‑year average. Just under half (47%) of June shipments came from Ecuador, with India supplying 13% and Vietnam 10%.
Cold‑water shrimp from Greenland, Norway, Iceland and Canada made up 9% of June volumes, and 3% for Argentina’s wild red shrimp (Pleoticus muelleri)...
Lee Fish USA has acquired Dawsco Meat & Seafood, a Seattle-based wholesale protein distributor with approximately 25 years of experience serving foodservice operators from Oregon to Canada, the companies announced this week.
The deal marks Lee Fish's first significant foothold in the Pacific Northwest and adds a multi-protein distribution platform to the company's largely seafood-focused operation. Dawsco, a family-owned business headquartered on South Hanford Street in Seattle's Industrial District, supplies pork, beef, poultry, and seafood to restaurants, hotels, and foodservice buyers throughout the region...
Frozen seafood brand Scott & Jon’s has expanded its partnership with Food Lion chainwide, making four of its single-serve meals available in more than 1,000 stores across the grocer’s footprint.
The move comes as Scott & Jon’s continues to outpace the broader frozen meal category. The company cited SPINS data showing its dollar sales grew 15% in Total US MULO for the 52 weeks ending July 12, 2026, while single-serve frozen meal sales fell 1% over the same period...
Last week, the New Civil Liberties Alliance sued the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for its Electronic Monitoring Program, claiming it “violates the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and its counterpart in the Washington Constitution, which prohibit unreasonable and warrantless searches,” according to a statement released by the NCLA on August 14, 2026.
NCLA’s clients are three crab vessel captains, Sarah Franey, Brent Young and Mark Young, who claim the program does not protect wildlife and costs the fishermen too much...
El Niño is putting pressure on global marine ingredient production, with reduced raw material availability in Peru and Chile expected to drive much of the decline in 2026, according to IFFO.
Peru has been hit particularly hard. The country typically accounts for about 20% of global fishmeal production, but only around 25% of the 1.91 million-metric-ton quota for the first 2026 North-Central anchovy season was caught before fishing was suspended June 10. Production has remained well below historical levels, with...
Topsail Steamer, the North Carolina-based brand behind the ready-to-cook seafood "Bay Bucket," says sales are up 12% so far in 2026 — and the company is quick to point out the growth is coming from more families ordering, not higher prices.
The timing is telling. As restaurant costs continue to bite, Topsail Steamer is positioning its at-home seafood boil concept as an accessible alternative. Each Bay Bucket ships packed with fresh shrimp, crab, smoked sausage, corn, potatoes and house seasoning — steam...
A tractor-trailer hauling approximately 40,000 pounds (roughly 18 metric tonnes) of squid overturned at the intersection of Point Judith Road and Galilee Escape Road in Narragansett, Rhode Island, on Sunday, August 17, spilling its entire load onto the roadway and triggering an hours-long cleanup operation.
Narragansett police said the fully loaded trailer was en route to a processing plant when the truck failed to negotiate a turn onto Point Judith Road. The trailer tipped onto its side, blocking all lanes of travel...
Oregon’s Fish and Wildlife Commission has approved new rules for the commercial Dungeness crab fishery, including mandatory electronic vessel monitoring starting Feb. 1, 2027, as the state steps up efforts to reduce whale entanglement risk.
Under the rule, commercial crab vessels must install devices that transmit location and other data at set intervals. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) said the system will improve near-real-time tracking of fishing activity, help identify overlap with whales and support enforcement of season openings, area closures...
As the season shifts and demand for convenient meal solutions ticks up, Bumble Bee Seafoods is leaning further into portable protein options with the recent launch of Bumble Bee Snackers, a new line of single-serve, wild-caught tuna products positioned for lunches, snacks and other on-the-go eating occasions.
The rollout ties into the company’s broader “Bee You” campaign, which encourages flexible, personalized use occasions for tuna as consumers look for easy, mindful meals and snack options that fit increasingly busy...
The Minato Shimbun reported an unusual situation regarding the Japanese sardine fishery conducted by purse seine vessels off the coast of eastern Hokkaido: even by mid-August, two months after the season opened, no landings had been recorded.
The fishing season runs from June 16 to the end of October. In recent years, fleets have typically begun operations immediately after the season opens, landing their catches at Kushiro Port or Tokachi Port in Hiroo Town. This season, one fleet scouted the...
Lerøy Seafood Group reported a 16% year-on-year decline in operational EBIT to NOK 574 million in the second quarter of 2026, as lower harvest volumes and downstream margin pressure outweighed improving biological performance and a sharp uptick in Wild Catch profitability.
Group revenue fell 11% to NOK 7.9 billion, reflecting both the volume shortfall and a stronger Norwegian krone. Operating cash flow rose to NOK 1.35 billion from NOK 1.03 billion a year earlier, with year-to-date free cash flow...
Russia is increasingly looking to India as one of its most promising future seafood markets, with Russian industry leaders pointing to rising local fish consumption and the country's growing potential as a processing hub.
Herman Zverev, head of the All-Russian Association of Fish Producers (VARPE), said in an interview with Russian business newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta that fishermen and processors see significant opportunity in expanding into the Indian market. Zverev noted that India — now the world's most populous country...
Through August 17, Alaska's statewide salmon harvest continues its lackluster performance, with total catch at 72.14 million fish — led by sockeye at 36.63 million and pink salmon at 26.13 million.
The numbers got a boost roughly ten days ago when pink salmon surged during Statistical Week 33 (August 9–15), with nearly 13 million fish landed that week. Almost half came from Kodiak, where the cumulative harvest is now up 63% from the 2024 benchmark...
Salmon farming giant Mowi delivered record-high revenues of EUR 1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) and operational EBIT in the second quarter of 2026, driven by strong biological and operational performance and record harvest volumes.
Operational EBIT reached EUR 231 million ($268 million), up 23% from Q2 2025, supported by lower costs across the business.
"Farming operations continue to deliver very strong biological and operational results. In particular, our Norwegian and Scottish operations are performing strongly, with record volumes and reduced costs, which is very encouraging," said Mowi CEO...
German aquaculture technology company Oceanloop has secured up to €38.5 million ($44.8 million) to scale its recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) platform and expand production of Giant Grouper—a species it has already begun selling commercially, making it the first company to farm the fish in Europe.
The financing combines new equity from Hatch Blue's Blue Revolution Fund and Stolt Ventures, the venture arm of Stolt-Nielsen, with a €32 million venture-debt facility from the European...
NOAA is moving to increase US bluefin tuna quotas following what the agency described as historic negotiations at the 2025 annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). The move is expected to dramatically expand opportunities for US fishermen.
The move boosts the US quota for Atlantic bluefin tuna while also providing additional quota for several other key fisheries. Negotiations at the ICCAT meeting also secured increases for North and South Atlantic swordfish and North Atlantic albacore.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and Thai Union Group have launched a pilot training program aimed at strengthening frontline leadership across Thailand’s seafood processing industry, with a focus on workplace communication, labor practices and decent work.
The two-day Supervisory Skills Essential Training, held June 24–25 in Samut Sakhon, brought together supervisors from Thai Union Group, along with representatives from the Thai Tuna Industry Association, the Thai Frozen Foods Association and their member companies.
The pilot is part of the...
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This week’s Top 10 spotlights how supply constraints and regulatory decisions, not so much demand, are steering markets. Tyson is overhauling its beef footprint as cattle supplies tighten, ICCAT-driven rule changes have pushed up Atlantic bluefin quotas, and sugar and dairy moves are being driven more by policy, logistics and weather risk than by volume. Price actions experience volatility as capacity and trade rules set the tone. Read more about these hot topics this week and more, below. This list is in no particular order.
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Suempol, Poland's oldest and one of the world's largest producers of smoked salmon, has announced plans to build a new fish processing center in the Pełczyce municipality of West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The facility is expected to become operational in Q4 2027 and will employ approximately 300 people.
The company said the investment is part of its long-term growth strategy, with the new center set to significantly expand Suempol's production capacity. Trade reports indicate the plant could handle up to 50,000 tonnes of salmon annually, more...
When prices fall and more shrimp moves through the market, it can appear that demand is strengthening. The distinction matters: more consumption at a lower price is a price effect. Genuine demand growth requires either more consumption at the same price, or higher prices holding alongside higher volumes. Those are different mechanisms, and they resolve differently. The current environment reflects the former.
The Expana Shrimp Demand Index reached 95.95 in June–July, returning to the Steady band after an extended period in contraction territory...
Island Fisherman's Co-operative Association Limited, one of the largest snow crab and lobster processors on New Brunswick's Acadian Peninsula, has filed for protection under Canada's Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). The Lamèque-based co-operative — founded in 1940 — obtained a temporary protection order effective August 12, 2026, granted by a Saint John judge, shielding its assets from creditors for an initial ten-day period while it works to stabilize its finances, CBC News reported...
Two conservation organizations have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision to grant longline fishing permits for California waters, alleging NOAA used a cherry-picked dataset that made the permits look far safer for endangered sea turtles and marine mammals than the agency's own data warranted.
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Turtle Island Restoration Network filed the complaint on August 14 in the US District Court for the Northern District of California (Case No. 3:26-cv-08429)...
Chilean salmon producer Multi X and aquaculture feed company BioMar have signed a collaboration agreement to launch Chile's first regenerative agriculture pilot linked to the salmon value chain. The 24-month project, which began in August 2026, will assess regenerative farming practices in wheat and pea crops — two locally sourced raw materials with potential applications in salmon feed — across farms in the Los Ríos and Los Lagos regions...
Ketchikan, Alaska-based oyster producer Seagrove Alaska (AK-16111-SS) has issued a voluntary recall for two lots of Pacific oysters after elevated total coliform results were detected in its wet storage water.
The affected oysters were held in the company’s Ketchikan System 2 wet storage operation during a period when the water treatment system was not operating according to the facility’s approved wet storage operating plan. Total coliform results exceeded the applicable operational limit or acceptance criteria.
As a precaution...
Dongwon F&B, led by CEO Kim Sung-yong, announced on Aug. 13 that it will unveil a new brand campaign for Dongwon Tuna featuring BTS’s Jin.
The campaign centers on positioning tuna as a premium "blue protein" (or seafood protein) with the tagline "The real high-protein is in the ocean" and the wordplay slogan "Sea Protein, Receive," designed to underscore seafood’s role in meeting rising protein demand.
In the spot, Jin is shown swimming alongside...
US frozen tuna fillet imports totaled about 42.7 million pounds through June, down 12.9% from 49.0 million pounds a year earlier and 4.0% below the five-year average for the same period. The data point to a tighter import pipeline heading into late summer, though not historically extreme.
The decline remains concentrated in the two largest suppliers. Vietnam shipped 18.3 million pounds through June, down 10.7% year over year, while Indonesia shipped 14.9 million pounds, down 15.8%. Together, they accounted for roughly 78% of total...
The University of Washington Fisheries Research Institute's early advisory for the 2027 Bristol Bay sockeye run projects 44.2 million fish — a 2.7 million increase over the 2026 forecast. The actual 2026 run came in slightly above that projection.
The projected 2027 inshore harvest is 28.6 million sockeye salmon, or 158 million pounds, calculated using the average size of each age class expected at this run level.
"As this preliminary forecast is made prior to the release of finalized data for the 2026 run, this should be considered...
According to reports by the Minato Shimbun—based on trade statistics from Japan's Ministry of Finance as well as trade data from China and South Korea—the combined volume of frozen Alaska pollock surimi (including frozen pollock meat other than filletsen for China) imported from the U.S. and Russia by these three nations in the first half of this year (January–June) totaled 73,786 metric tons, a 12% decrease year-on-year. Of this total, imports from the US...
On August 10, a broad coalition of US agricultural groups urged lawmakers to swiftly pass HR 9535, the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act (or SAWA) which would overhaul the H-2A farm labor program through changes to worker eligibility, wage rules, and administrative requirements. The use of foreign labor is an aspect of farming closely tied to production costs, margins, harvest timing, crop acreage, and marketable supply.
Mid-August can be a quieter stretch in the grocery calendar, but the latest retail feature data suggest the lull may be short-lived.
Promotional activity is building across beef, chicken, and pork, while eggs and dairy are seeing strong year-over-year gains as retailers prepare for fall-driven demand, including back-to-school shopping and Labor Day celebrations.
Beef posted one of the sharpest week-over-week increases. The USDA national feature rate climbed to 96.0%, from 80.2% a week earlier and 88.8% a year ago. Retailers increased advertising for...