Tue. Aug 18 2026

ANALYSIS: Chilean Salmon Market Driven by Fewer Arrivals, Higher Costs, and Stiffer Competition  


Red Lobster Brings Back Endless Shrimp for Limited-Time Run


ANALYSIS: India’s Shrimp Exports in June Reach Second‑Highest Monthly Volume  


Eight Ecuadorian Shrimp Plants Back in China's Market After Two-Month Sulfite Standoff


Ode Names Marcy Bemiller Commercial Director to Drive Americas Expansion  


Commerce Raises Final Antidumping Rates on Vietnamese Pangasius


Baltic PE Giant INVL Bets on Fish Processing with Dual Lithuanian Acquisition


USDA's Office of Seafood Joins UMaine's Local Catch Network to Connect Industry With Federal Program


State Department Launches $2M Initiative to Combat Forced Labor, IUU Fishing in Supply Chains


KIME Akva Becomes Second ASC-Certified Cod Producer


Seafoodnews.com Summary Tuesday, August 18


Chi-Chi's Revives Fan Favorites, Introduces Lunch Menu as Brand Comeback Gains Momentum


Mon. Aug 17 2026

ANALYSIS: July US Shrimp Inventory Estimated at 376M lbs — Above Trend but Within a Manageable Range  


ANALYSIS: US Scallop Season Runs Ahead of Pace but Smaller Counts Weigh on Pricing  


AGRIMINGOLD First in Ecuador to Move from ASC’s Improver Program to Full Certification  


Annual Tuna Closure Hits Eastern Pacific — Routine, But Timed as Prices Stay Elevated


Dungeness Crab Price-Fixing Suit Discloses $263M Damages Claim Against Pacific Seafood, Defendants  


Russia Ramps Up Seafood Exports in Push for Additional Revenue


The Kingfish Company Reports Positive H1 EBITDA as Sales, Margins Improve  


New Report Says Salmon Farming is a 'Key Anchor' for Rural and Coastal Communities in Scotland


Pokeworks Builds Momentum in First Half of 2026 with Franchise Growth and Menu Innovation  


Gimme Seaweed Launches Bold New Back-to-School Brand Campaign  


Seafoodnews.com Summary Monday, August 17


Fri. Aug 14 2026

FDA Moves to Make GRAS Notifications Mandatory, With Implications for Seafood Processors


ANALYSIS: European Pollock Imports Decline as Supply Tightens and Prices Rally  


USDA Returns to Market for Catfish and Atlantic Pollock Products


PODCAST: Ep. 44 - Iran 'Impasse' & US Feed Additive Supply Challenges, Feat. A. Woods & G. Potter


Expana's Weekly Top 10


High Liner Foods Posts 12% Sales Jump in Q2 as New Products and USDA Purchase Drive Volume


Trump Ends NOAA Funding for Annual Arctic Report Card, But Says Data Will Still Be Collected


Back-to-School Demand Shifts Drive Breakfast, Value and New Menu Moves in Foodservice


NOAA Scientists Find Pacific Capelin Can Spawn Multiple Times, Upending Assumptions About Key Forage  


Middle East Market Intelligence Brief: Week Ending August 14, 2026  


Divert and US Cold Convert 2.5M+ Pounds of Unsold Food into Renewable Gas and Fertilizer


Seafoodnews.com Summary Friday, August 14


Thu. Aug 13 2026

ANALYSIS: Canada H1 Lobster Export Volumes Decline Amid Tight Supply  


Ecuador Shrimp Sector Faces Mounting Losses as Metabisulfite Dispute With China Drags On


Founder, Management Team and Industrial Investors Acquire Norway’s First Seafood from Insula


ASMI Welcomes Jeff Welbourn to Board of Directors


Russia Increases Total Allowable Catch of Kamchatka Crab in Barents Sea


BioMar's Q2 Revenue Rises 4.8%


Canada, US Shadow Chinese Snow Dragon Research Vessels in Alaskan Arctic


Chile’s Sernapesca Seizes Nearly 540 Pounds of Undocumented Seafood in Maule Road Checks


Seafoodnews.com Summary Thursday, August 13


Wed. Aug 12 2026

ANALYSIS: US Shrimp Imports Beat June Forecast; July Could Approach 2021 Volume Levels  


Fishwife Partners With Sweetgreen for First National Restaurant Menu Launch


Shan Distribution Recalls More than 5,000 Pounds of Breaded Swai Products  


Norwegian Cod Farmer Ode Becomes World's First Producer of ASC-Certified Farmed Cod


Canada Offers $40,000 Buyout to Wild Oyster Harvesters as MSX, Dermo Spread Through Atlantic Stocks


Taylor Farms Recalls Products Containing Jalapeños Over Salmonella Risk


SSP Adds Three New Associate Members


Seafoodnews.com Summary Wednesday, August 12


The Retail Rundown: Ample Chicken Supply Keeps Retailers on the Promotional Offensive  


Salmon Harvest Levels Inch Up in Early August But Missed Forecasts Are the Concern  


Tue. Aug 11 2026

Red Robin Launches Value Dinner Deal, Names Scott Hudler CMO


Seafoodnews.com Summary Tuesday, August 11


Senate Agriculture Committee Adds Seafood Labeling Overhaul to Farm Bill


Norway Targets Lost Fishing Gear in Annual Ocean Cleanup


Les Hodges: The Market Has the Crab. Now It Needs the Buyers.  


National Fisheries Institute Statement on the Passing of Lee Weddig


Guangdong Haid Malaysian Subsidiary Breaks Ground on Aquaculture Feed Plant


C.P. Vietnam Opens New Shrimp Feed Mill


ASMI, Alzheimer’s Resource Alaska Partner to Put Brain Health on the Seafood Menu


Climate Resilience Critical to US Seafood Growth, Study Finds


ANALYSIS: Chilean Salmon Exports Climb 20.7% YTD Despite Harvest Slowdown in June  


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Japan: February Surimi Production in Hokkaido 700 MT, Up 31%

According to the member report of the National Surimi Manufacturers Association, the production of frozen surimi in Hokkaido in February increased by 31% from the same month of the previous year to 705 tons, surpassing the same month of the previous year for six consecutive months.

Alaska pollock increased by 29% to 638 tons due to the increase in the landing of raw material fish, the first increase in two months. "The catch of Alaska pollock in Hokkaido increased by 35% to about 9,100 tons. The Tokachi Kushiro area increased...

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