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ANALYSIS: Balancing Growth Opportunities Against Inventory Risks for US Shrimp Imports


ANALYSIS: Farmed Salmon Market Sees Early Downturn Leading up to Mother’s Day 2025


Northline Seafoods Pays More Than $1.37M Bond to Release Seized Salmon Vessel


Gov. Newsom, CDFW Make Moves to Boost Salmon Production in California


Scottish Salmon Farmer Loch Duart Creates New Standard for Small-Scale, Transparent Farming


Hokkaido’s March Surimi Production Doubled, Reaching 490 Tons


Russian Salmon Catch Not to Exceed 400,000 Tons, Says Russian Federal Fish Agency


Profand Earns BSP Certification for Argentinian Fleet; First Certified Fleet in Country


Navigating the Trump Tariff Turbulence: A Comprehensive Timeline


Seafoodnews.com Summary Friday, May 9


49th Executive Conference Highlights Resilience and Future Outlook of Animal Protein Sector


Thu. May 8 2025

Menhaden Fishermen Urge ASMFC to Cast Aside Environmentalists’ Misinformation


Russia to Increase Exports of Deep-Processed Fish Products to BRICS Markets


Seafoodnews.com Summary Thursday, May 8


Wed. May 7 2025

ANALYSIS: Chilean Salmon Market and Production Update


Seafood Expo Global 2025: Seafood Excellence Global Awards Announced


West Coast Fisheries Infrastructure Waxes and Wanes: Part 3


The Retail Rundown: Grocers Take on Foodservice for a Slice of Mother’s Day Spending


SSA Calls for Commerce Dept. to Investigate Ecuador Shrimp Industry’s Alleged Illegal Practices


Russia Expects Steady Growth of Crab Supplies to Domestic Market


Seafoodnews.com Summary Wednesday, May 7


Tue. May 6 2025

ANALYSIS: Squid Market Faces New Crosscurrents Amid Recently Imposed Tariffs


Seafood Expo Global 2025 Begins Today in Barcelona


West Coast Fisheries Infrastructure Waxes and Wanes: Part 2


“I’m Starting to Get Real Upset,” Sullivan’s Frustrated Call for Fisheries Surveys in Alaska


BioMar Reports Volume Increase of 12% in Q1 2025


International Coalition of Fisheries Associations to Launch New Seafood Nutrition Toolkit in June


Russia Unhappy with Zero Quota for Atlantic Capelin Fishing


Seafoodnews.com Summary Tuesday, May 6


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West Coast Fisheries Infrastructure Waxes and Wanes: Part 1


GAPP Gets USDA Funds for 2025 Trade Missions, Seeks New Round of Partnership Proposals


Russian Financial Conglomerate AFK Sistema Sells Major Salmon Fishing Asset in Kamchatka


Seafoodnews.com Summary Monday, May 5


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Nova Scotia Tests Project with Chinese Online Retailer Tmall  to Export Only Premium Quality Lobsters

Three Nova Scotia lobsters exporters and Chinese online retailer Tmall agreed to participate in a pilot project that will ensure Chinese consumers are getting premium lobsters. During this project, which is to run from May through to September, three Nova Scotia companies will export 300,000 live lobsters to be sold through Tmall. Under the deal inked by Nova Scotia and Tmall, which is part of Alibaba's e-commerce business, lobster exporters will submit to a quality-control initiative. This will include a quality standards manual, a training program and regular audits at participating export plants in Nova Scotia and the receiver sites in China. “The online market in China is a huge, huge business opportunity and we’re seeing this as an opportunity to reach new customers," said Robert MacDonald, Gidney’s president and general manager.

Alaskan cod and pollock fishing and processing in Adak has been put on hold for the second straight year. According to Adak city officials, fishermen do not want to catch pollock because of low prices. Meanwhile, the city's processing plant said it would likely only process pollock if it could also start receiving cod deliveries. However, cod fishermen are currently suing to stop a 2015 NPFMC decision that requires them to deliver tons of their harvest to Adak.

In other news, Hawaii lawmakers advanced a bill that requires more oversight of the commercial fishing industry after an Associated Press investigation found labor abuse aboard US owned and operated commercial tuna longliners. The bill would require fishing boat owners who want a commercial license in Hawaii to provide state officials with a copy of employment contracts held with every fisherman on board before the license is granted. The bill passed the House Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources and Hawaiian Affairs Tuesday and it goes next to the Judiciary Committee.

Meanwhile, the European Parliament has approved the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada. The deal, which has been seven years in the making, will eliminate almost all trade tariffs between the European Union and Canada. Economists say tariffs on Canada's seafood exports to the EU are likely to be phased out over the next three to seven years under CETA.

Finally, Eastern Pacific fisheries managers finally reached an agreement last week on fishing for Pacific bigeye and yellowfin tunas. It took more than seven months and the measures are not without criticism, but the regulations align with other international management and acknowledge excessive fishing effort may harm the tuna resources.

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