Senator Susan Collins of Maine, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, took issues affecting Maine's lobster industry to the Commerce Appropriations Subcommittee hearing this week – ...

This morning Ocean Beauty Seafoods and Icicle Seafoods announced the merger of their salmon and Gulf of Alaska groundfish operations to form a new company called OBI Seafoods. The announcement has ...

Worldwide per capita fish consumption has hit a whopping 20.5 kilograms (45.2 pounds) per year. According to the latest “The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture” report from the Food and ...

Urner Barry will be adding new shrimp items to the Seafood Price Current. Comtell subscribers will soon be able to access this expanded coverage, which includes 110-150 count and 100-200 count. These ...

On the night of Tuesday, March 11, 2025, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) crews intercepted and detained 16 Mexican fishermen who were engaging in illegal fishing activities off the coast of southern Texas.

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s (NL) Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture division recently announced that Minister Honorable Gerry Byrne and a delegation of provincial fishery ...

Aquaculture feed company BioMar has acquired full ownership of LetSea, a fish farming research center in Norway. BioMar said it has taken over the remaining shares from KapNor and the move “reinforces ...

On Friday, February 14, 2025, the Alaska salmon fishery met the full extent of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Standard requirements related to hatcheries. This comes after a recent audit was ...

The Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) welcomed its new Chair of the Board of Directors, Kim Quinlan and said thank you to Paul Grant, of Beothic Fish Processors for his time in the role. The ...

On March 5, 2025, Seafood Expo North America (SENA)/Seafood Processing North America announced its 11 finalists for the 2025 Seafood Excellence Awards. This year’s finalists were selected from 68 ...

President Donald Trump’s social media posts are shaping trade policy in real-time: The president announced that some of the previously enacted 25% tariffs on Mexican goods will be delayed until April ...

The Food and Agriculture Association of the United Nations (FAO) recently announced a new open-access e-learning course on the emergency preparedness for aquatic disease outbreaks. The free online ...