Published: Apr 15, 2013

Tonka Seafoods has purchased Mitkof Cannery on Libby Straight from Trident Seafoods according to partners Seth Scrimsher and Wendel Gilbert.

Published: Apr 15, 2013

A new study published in PLOS One shows “the value of cooperative research in informing and improving salmon farm operations in British Columbia,” according to the BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA).

Published: Apr 15, 2013

Marine Harvest has released preliminary volume and earnings numbers for 1Q 2013, and earnings from the company’s operations in Chile, while an improvement over 4Q 2012, remain in the negative.

Published: Apr 15, 2013

Seafood consumption in China has been boosted by fears over poultry as bird flu continues to claim local lives.

Published: Apr 15, 2013

U.K.-based The Saucy Fish Co., known for producing convenient marinated seafood for cooking, is expanding its product range with a new line of pre-cooked, ready-to-eat products.

Published: Apr 15, 2013

Caviness Beef, a beef processor with facilities in Amarillo and Hereford, Texas, bought San Angelo Packing, according to the San Angelo Times.

Published: Apr 15, 2013

UK-based Welsh Country Foods (WCF) announced that its lamb processing business on the Island of Anglesey will close, effective immediately.

Published: Apr 12, 2013

Welsh Country Foods (WCF) is closing its lamb processing business in the Island of Anglesey, UK, with immediate effect, a move which will result in 310 job losses.

Published: Apr 12, 2013

The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA) has developed a high quality variety — Litopenaeus Vannamei Broodstock — that is free of specific pathogens for the first time in India.

Published: Apr 12, 2013

China Fishery Group on Thursday upped the stakes in its battle to acquire Copeinca with a new takeover offer that matches one from Cermaq.

Published: Apr 12, 2013

Seafood exports are expected to reach USD 6.5 billion (EUR 4.9 billion) this year, a rise of 5 percent from 2012.

Published: Apr 12, 2013

The shrimp prices in Mekong Delta have been increasing rapidly, since Chinese have come to scramble for collecting shrimps with Vietnamese.

Published: Apr 12, 2013

Latteno Food Corp., an investment portfolio company which acquires food product medical marijuana edibles and other related products, on Thursday announced it will enter the fresh seafood market.

Published: Apr 12, 2013

Retail prices on halibut soared for the first week of Alaskan halibut season — which started 23 March — and overall remained strong because of supply challenges.

Published: Apr 12, 2013

The second half of 2013 offers better prospects for the global pork market on factors such as strong export demand for pork, higher prices and declining production, according to the "Rabobank Pork Quarterly".

Published: Apr 12, 2013

Europe is becoming a major growth market for Chilean seafood companies, and the Chilean Export Promotion Bureau will be giving them a push at the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels April 23-25.

Published: Apr 11, 2013

The devaluation of the Japanese yen negatively impacted Japan’s beef imports in February, totalling only 30,724 tonnes swt – down 23% year-on-year and the lowest monthly volume since January 2010.

Published: Apr 11, 2013

Australian-caught Patagonian toothfish has now been labelled as ‘best choice’ by Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch programme, making it a sustainable choice for consumers.

Published: Apr 11, 2013

The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) program is seeking public comment on a new amendment to the program which includes new mussel farm standards.

Published: Apr 11, 2013 By: JEFF BARNARD

West Coast federal fisheries managers unanimously adopted the Fishery Ecosystem Plan, a new approach to decisions on fishing seasons and catch quotas.