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Climate change prompts rock lobster season extension in South Africa’s Western Cape

The call for an extension was driven by urgent requests from small-scale fishing cooperatives severely affected by the adverse weather conditions

Nordic Aquafarms blindsided: $500m Maine salmon project in jeopardy

A sudden reversal by the Belfast city council throws the future of the land-based facility into question, catching the project's Norwegian backers off guard

Playing right song at right time helped Chile grow US Atlantic salmon market dominance

Atlantic surf clams make comeback off Virginia coast in eastern US

UK’s largest scampi firm buys first vessel, names skipper fleet manager

NGO hires former Thai Union, IPNLF exec as new Asia director

EU wants formal talks with UK over sand eel fishing ban

Aquatech firm partners with startup to find homes for Scotland’s smallest salmon

Winter wounds, jellyfish see Mowi’s Q1 EBIT drop 38%

Official data shows Americans are eating less canned seafood, TikTok says otherwise

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Storm relief bill aimed at helping Maine’s coastal community sidetracked

Vietnamese farm-gate shrimp prices continue lifting in April

Indian trade body says recent ‘forced labor’ report was ‘shot through with flaws’

Acoustics study has potential to reduce yellowfin tuna overfishing

Province wants Canadian government to pitch in for aquaculture insurance

Philippines coast guard seizes two vessels for suspected IUU

Maruha accelerates solar panel installation to reduce CO2 emission by 23,000t over three years

Japan, US set to strengthen seafood ties with Hokkaido scallop trading uncertain

CEO of Maldives tuna firm suspended over corruption allegations

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Yellowfin management up for discussion again at May’s IOTC meeting

Argentina’s Pesquera Veraz launches new shrimp vessel

Chinese authorities cut off power to big shrimp greenhouse park

US scallop harvester pessimistic about landings as new season kicks off

Blueyou launches first animal welfare policy for a seafood brand

Philosofish seabass seabream

Greece’s Philosofish eyes doubling revenue through M&A, rapid product rollouts

Model Thai fishing vessel Thai Union Nestle

Thai Union, Human Rights at Sea contribute to GSA’s new Wi-Fi access for fishing crews report

Chile salmon sector launches ‘COVID response-inspired’ project to tackle antibiotic use

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California salmon fishery closure extended a second year, leading to lawmaker response

Despite relief efforts, back-to-back closures prompt frustration and calls for improved disaster relief measures

Massive Chinese shrimp farming greenhouse park at risk over illegal groundwater usage

From April 15, the government of Yangjiang, Guangdong province, plans to cut the power supply to a shrimp farming zone consisting of 3,500 greenhouses

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aquaculture

More gov’t action needed to drive Norway’s great feed shift, says Wathne

Recycling project tackles marine debris issue in eastern Canada

Norwegian aquaculture must rise to challenges of negative perception

prices

Stable, low skipjack tuna prices see retailers ink major canned contracts

Filipino tuna firm Century Pacific achieves higher profits in 2023

Needed Chile salmon M&A being held up by overvalued assets, DNB says

companies

Rodger May: Coho RAS farm investment about ‘doing the right thing’

Singapore antibiotic alternative startup secures $6.2m in series A

Court-approved receivership paves way for Sustainable Blue’s minority owners to take control

people

Italy’s Panapesca names former Findus, Unilever exec as new CEO

GSA promotes former High Liner, Nissui exec Kocsis to CEO

BC First Nations release ‘textbook’ on salmon farming, assert governing rights

m&a

Merck to acquire Elanco’s aquaculture business for $1.3bn

Bioflytech starts insect meal, fat production at Galicia plant

Canadian provincial court grants receivership to Sustainable Blue

retail

UK e-commerce site relaunches, drops B2B element to focus on home orders

Disputed EU rule change on salmon smoking process faces April 11 vote

Walmart, Albertsons, Thai Union join tuna sector pledge against IUU

processing

Mowi, Milarex warn EU proposal on smoked salmon ‘stiffening’ will jack up costs

EU Parliament votes to move ahead with plans to alter smoked salmon process

German single-cell protein startup comes of age with factory partner

fishing

Major customer exodus at Chinese tuna giant after Dolphin Safe label loss, EJF report

Canada-US agree on chinook salmon moratorium

Norwegian snow crab fishery achieves MSC