Multi X SA Reports Mass Mortality Event in Aysén Region Related to Low Oxygen

Multi X SA notified Sernapesca on March 15 of a mass mortality event at their facility in the Aysén region. According to the report, 30,000 Atlantic salmon were lost.

CEO Cristian Swett Pla confirmed to IntraFish that the mortality was related to “environmental challenges, mainly low oxygen.”

Around this time of year the Chilean salmon industry deals with challenges related to low levels of oxygen and toxic algal blooms. The Shamba Centre of Food & Climate, citing a report from Sernapesca, says that low levels of...

China's Seafood Imports Increased in 2022

China’s seafood import value has increased by 35.88% to US$19.872 billion in 2022 compared with the year before. Meanwhile, the volume has increased by 20.26% to 4.5402 million tons, according to customs statistics. The export value of top 10 exporters is said to constitute 74.26% of the total, and on top of the list is Ecuador whose export value has ballooned by 62.89% to US$3.562 billion last year. 

China is expected to become an increasingly important buyer for other main exporters like Vietnam. Exports from Vietnam to China...

Frozen Shrimp Tempura Product Recalled Due to Undeclared Allergen

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) posted a recall of Frozen Pre-Fried Tempura Shrimp due to undeclared egg on March 23.

The product was produced by Day-Lee Foods, Inc. and was sold throughout British Columbia. According to the notice, the audience for the recall was hotels, restaurants and institutions.

The CFIA warned the audience not to “use, sell, serve or distribute the affected product.”

Find a screenshot of the recall notice with more information about the affected product below...

GAPP to Take Home Top Honor from 2023 Innovation SABRE Awards North America  

After working with popular food and lifestyle influencers since 2021, one of the Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producer’s (GAPP) first influencer-led campaigns is being recognized by Innovation SABRE North America as the winner in the “Data-Driven Campaign” category for 2023, the organization announced today. GAPP’s ”Sleigh the Holidays with Surimi Seafood” campaign which featured influencers creating one-of-a-kind Wild Alaska Pollock surimi-based recipes for the holiday season was designed to drive both awareness and demand for Wild Alaska Pollock...

Hong Kong Customs Agents Seize Dried Fish Maws, Dried Shark Fins Worth An Estimated $300,000

Earlier this month customs agents at Hong Kong International Airport seized 270 kg of suspected scheduled dried fish maws and about 50 kg of suspected suspected scheduled dried shark fins. Both items have an estimated market value of about $300,000.

The seized goods were flown via air cargo from Bangladesh. According to customs agents, “officers first found a large batch of suspected scheduled dried fish maws of endangered species, mix-loaded with a large quantity of non-scheduled dried fish maws...

Aquanor Marketing Rebrands to Aquanor Ice Fresh to Solidify Partnership With Samherji

Aquanor Marketing revealed earlier this month that they have rebranded. They will now be known as Aquanor Ice Fresh to further solidify their partnership with Samherji, of which the “Ice Fresh” brand originates from the seafood company’s long-standing sales arm.

As part of the rebrand, Aquanor Ice Fresh will be joining Ice Fresh Seafood’s global network of sales and distribution. However, the company will continue to operate under their current management team.

“We are excited to announce our...

FFAW Still Waiting for a Response From Federal Officials on Snow Crab 3L Inshore Fleet

Despite continued protests in Newfoundland and Labrador, federal officials have yet to respond to members of the snow crab industry who are calling for quota increases. 

Around 100 snow crab fishermen gathered at the Sheraton in downtown St. John’s on Monday where officials had begun setting crab prices for the season. Fishermen who catch in the 3L zone  were upset about the management system and cut in quotas, which one fisherman explained was 30% of the original quota. The lower quota is...

Inflation Still Top of Mind for Restaurant Operators and Consumers

According to recent research, inflation remains the number one focus for restaurant operators and their paying customers.

Findings out of TD Bank’s recent survey, which was unveiled at the 2022 Restaurant Finance and Development Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, found that the number one challenge for restaurants in 2023 is inflation. 300 restaurant franchise operators and other finance professionals provided their takes in the survey that aimed to display restaurant franchise finance trends.

Alongside TD’s poll, Circana, the new brand that was formerly IRI and...

OSU, ODFW Unravel Whale Behavior and Ocean Conditions Leading to Entanglement Risk

New research by an Oregon State University-led team is beginning to unravel the times of year and locations where whales are at greatest danger of entanglement in fishing gear on the Oregon Coast.

“We’ve been able to geographically locate some areas where the risk of entanglement for whales is higher,” Solene Derville, a postdoctoral fellow at Oregon State’s Marine Mammal Institute, said in a statement. “We’ve also discovered that risk varies with time. It’s a very dynamic thing. And it varies with responses to ...

Remacan Canarias Commits to Sourcing BAP, BSP-Certified Seafood

Remacan Canarias, located in the Canary Islands, has pledged to source seafood from Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)- and Best Seafood Practices (BSP)-certified producers, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) announced on March 22. Remacan has been carrying out mollusk and crustacean purification activities for over 15 years and serves as a dispatch and distribution center. Headquartered on the island of Tenerife, the company also has branches in Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, while Remacan’s marketing radius covers all of the islands that make up the archipelago.

Remacan offers a range of... 

Maersk Debuts Flight Service Between Europe-China After Calls from Customers

Maersk announced that flights have commenced for its new air freight service between Billund, Denmark (BLL) and Hangzhou, China (HGH) as it looks to meet increased customer demand.

Michel Pozas Lucic Global Head of Air in A.P. Moller – Maersk commented on the new service:

“With the introduction of our new service between Europe and China, we have taken another leap with our customers in providing true integrated logistics. We want to ensure that our customers have the visibility, reliability, and resilience in their supply chains. In this, air...

Japan Fisheries Association Oppose Campaign by U of BC Professors Calling for High-Seas Fishing Ban

Japan Fisheries Association (JFA) held a press conference in Tokyo on March 20 and expressed opposition to the signature campaign by two professors from the University of British Columbia in Canada, who called for banning all high-seas fishing. Minato Shimbun reported that the association supports the opposition statement issued on the same day by the International Federation of Fisheries Associations (ICFA), which consists of fisheries associations from Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, Australia, etc. JFA Executive Managing Director...

Proximar Seafood Successfully Transfers First Batch of Salmon to Nursery

Proximar Seafood announced on Thursday that they have successfully transferred their first batch of Atlantic salmon from the feeding department to the nursery at their Japan facility.

The Norwegian land-based salmon farmer, which has its first production facility at the foot of Mount Fuji in Japan, first began production with its eggs in October 2022. The company said at the time that a total of about 125,000 eggs were inserted in the first batch at the hatchery in Oyama...

VIDEO: Imported Seafood Report; Snow Crab Update; Easter Spending

Join SeafoodNews Managing Editor Amanda Buckle as she breaks down the top read stories of the week, including the FDA's new report titled "Activities for the Safety of Imported Seafood." Plus, find out the latest on what's going on with the snow crab market and learn more about Easter spending figures

This episode of the SeafoodNews Weekly Video is brought to you by Urner Barry's Data on Demand! Transform your data challenges into valuable business opportunities with real-time commodity market information, seamlessly integrated directly into your company's systems...

Japan: Russian Crab Exports in 2023 Expected Frozen and Live 50-50

In 2022, the share of live crabs in Russia's crab exports increased by 10% from the previous year to 40%. The increase is because the United States, the country with the most significant demand for frozen crabs, has imposed an embargo on Russian products. As the dollar price of frozen crabs fell to half the price since last spring due to the embargo, it became clear from statistics that Russian producers turned to exporting high-priced live crabs. A Japanese trading company speculates...

Ecuador Sees Greater Exports to China 

Despite a market recession, Ecuador has enjoyed an increase in shrimp export volume this January. The number has gone up by 30% to 95,000 tons, according to statistics from Cámara Nacional de Acuacultura. One main reason for such a rise is said to be China, the country’s largest importer, whose imports has increased by 47% to 59,000 tons, while that of others like America only by 13% to 16,000 tons.

But the export price has contracted by 15% to only US$5.46 per kilo. The import prices...

Lineage Opens New Headquarters in Madrid, Spain

Lineage Logistics opened a new Southern European headquarters in Madrid, Spain, on March 17 as the company wanted to improve the connection between Southern Europe and the company’s footprint in Northern Europe and elsewhere.

The company has grown its presence in the region of late, including the acquisition of leading transportation and cold storage company headquartered in Spain, Grupo Fuentes and believe it can help give their customers a “one-stop-shop solution when moving their products from Southern to Northern Europe and beyond...