Thu. Sep 4 2025

ANALYSIS: Thai Skipjack Market Faces Ongoing Uncertainty Even as Prices Hold Steady  


Alaska Salmon Landings Now at 84 Percent of Forecast, Due to Lower Pink and Chum Harvests  


SE Alaska Red King Crab Season Opens November 1, Thanks to New Board of Fish Policy  


High Liner Foods Names New Chief Financial Officer


Russia Considers Nationalizing JSC Rybolovetsky Kolkhoz Vostok-1 Amid Alleged Foreign Control


Circana Reports Value Menus Drive Restaurant Traffic Growth  


Cermaq Canada Completes Full Salmon Cycle in Ahousaht Territory with Zero Mechanical Lice Treatments


Campaign Spotlight: StarKist Promotes On-the-Go Protein with Tuna, Chicken, and Salmon Pouches


Japanese Seafood Giant Kyokuyo Strengthens European Presence with Stake in Danish Company


NFI Congratulates Lisa Weddig on Retirement, Welcomes New Chief Science Officer


Restaurants Embrace the Autumn Shift  


Navigating the Trump Tariff Turbulence: A Comprehensive Timeline


Pokeworks Reports Record Consumer Growth In 2025


Seafoodnews.com Summary Thursday, September 4


Wed. Sep 3 2025

FDA Finds 36% of Frozen Seafood Samples Short-Weighted; All Violations Detained at US Border


Norway’s August Seafood Export Value Falls; US Values Decline Amid New 15% Tariff


FMI Finds Shoppers Forming New Fall Routines Amid Tariff, Price Concerns  


Leadership Shakeup at Royal Greenland as Thomsen Named Chairman; H1 Results Show Recovery Path


PODCAST: Agri-Food for Thought Ep. 33 - M&A in the Global Agri-Food Industry, August 2025  


High-Level Canadian Fisheries Ministers Meet in Nunavut to Discuss Co-Management, Global Trade


De Heus Opens Uganda Aquafeed Plant


Innovasea Partners with the Andrew J. Young Foundation in Aquaponics Projects  


Seafoodnews.com Summary Wednesday, September 3


Tue. Sep 2 2025

ANALYSIS: Ecuador Strengthens Lead in Global Shrimp Exports Amid Tariff Changes


USTR Extends China Section 301 Tariff Exclusions Through November 29


USDA Eyeing Record 43 Million Pounds of Alaska Pollock for Food Programs


NOAA Says 46 Nations Face Stringent Import Rules Starting in 2026 Under MMPA Provisions


Mutual Sanctions Push Russian-Norwegian Fisheries Talks Toward Collapse


Soaring Price of Norwegian Mackerel Shocks Japanese Buyers


Alaska Senators and NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator to Speak at Alaska Pollock Meeting


Upcoming Webinar (Asia Edition): Forecasting the Future of Commodity Prices, Q4 2025 and Beyond


Trump's Transportation Secretary Terminates and Withdraws $679 Million from Offshore Wind Projects


Seafoodnews.com Summary Tuesday, September 2


Fri. Aug 29 2025

Tariff Talks 2025: Expana's Weekly Rundown #24  


AquaStar Recalls Over 44,000 Bags of Shrimp Over Cs-137 Contamination Concerns


DNA Forensics Help NOAA Crack Down on Mislabeling of Tuna, Seafood Shipments


Global Seafood Alliance Bans Eyestalk Ablation for BAP Shrimp Suppliers by 2030


Concerns Loomed Over Slowing Sales Due to High Scallop Prices at Hokkaido Fishery Discussion


ACT Capital Advisors Creates Seafood Valuation Arm to Support Industry M&A and Financing


Russia Eyeing Stronger Seafood Imports from Latin America


Oregon State Recognized With National Engagement Award for Efforts to Reduce Whale Entanglement  


SeafoodNews Closed on Monday, September 1, 2025


Gulf Council Recommends Lower Deep-Water Grouper Catch Limits, Allocations


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Seafoodnews.com Summary Friday, August 29


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ANALYSIS: Pacific Halibut Market Facing Tight Quotas, Low Landings and High Prices  


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Japan's H1 Frozen Black Cod Imports Down 3%; Import Price of US Black Cod Up 25%  


NFI Sushi Council Welcomes Bento Inc., One of North America’s Largest Sushi Companies  


California Cracks Down on Illegal Fishing Activity by Revoking Two Licenses


CDFW Grant Helps Fund Coho Conservation Activity in Santa Cruz County  


Seafoodnews.com Summary Thursday, August 28


Ecuador Strengthens Asian Ties with MoC and Trade Agreement with Japan, Korea


Blue Star Foods Q2 Revenue Jumps 85% as Losses Narrow


Quinlan Donates $50,000 to Canadian Red Cross for Wildfire Relief


Trump Announces US-Indonesia Trade Agreement; New Details Emerge


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Ocean Beauty and Icicle Seafoods Announce Merger Today, New Company Called OBI Seafoods

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 been expected for months and changes the dynamic in Alaska significantly for salmon, as well as halibut, sablefish, and Western Gulf of Alaska groundfish. 

The merger puts ten processing plants throughout Alaska under OBI Seafoods’ ownership, just one less than Trident’s 11 locations and double that of Silver Bay Seafoods. Until today, Trident and Silver Bay...

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