ANALYSIS: Subdued Demand Keeps Lobster Prices in Check Amid Maine-Canada Seasonal Transition

The live lobster market continues to reflect a cautious demand environment as Maine moves deeper into its fall fishery and Canadian production transitions between seasonal openings. Buyers remain disciplined and focused largely on nearby needs, limiting upward price movement even as the supply picture begins to shift heading into October.

That restrained buying pattern has helped keep pricing in check. After reaching elevated levels this spring, 1 1/4 lb quarter prices fell sharply with the seasonal increase...

Section 301 Tariffs Loom Over Seafood Trade as Trump-Xi Summit Opens This Week

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Washington this week, and trade attorneys say the summit could determine the timeline for a new round of Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods, with seafood importers among those watching closely.

New Tariff Tied to "Excess Capacity" Case

The administration has been developing a separate tariff action targeting China and roughly 15 other economies under a Section 301 investigation into "structural excess capacity." The rate under consideration is around 7.5%, according...

Sernapesca Investigating Suspected ISA Virus Outbreak at Salmones Camanchaca Site in Aysén, Chile

Chile's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) is investigating a suspected outbreak of infectious salmon anemia virus (ISAv) at a Salmones Camanchaca farming site in the Aysén region, after receiving a positive lab notification on September 17.

Sernapesca said it received notification Thursday, September 17 of a positive ISAv result at the Izaza farming center, operated by Salmones Camanchaca and located in Salmonid Concession Group (ACS) 20 in the Aysén region. The positive result was detected in both cages sampled, with one also showing signs compatible...

Merkley Leads OR and WA Lawmakers in Request for Market Support for Pacific Whiting From USDA

In a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins last Friday, a dozen members of Congress expressed their support for the West Coast Seafood Processors Association's (WCSPA) request that the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) pursue Section 32 purchases of Pacific hake (whiting) fillets this year and next.

"Historically, Pacific whiting exports to Ukraine, one of the largest whiting fillet markets, reached up to nearly $95 million per year, but instability in the region as a result of war has put that market in...

Commerce Raises Vietnam Catfish Dumping Margin to $0.20/kg After Court Ruling

The US Department of Commerce has amended its final results in the 2021-2022 antidumping duty administrative review on frozen fish fillets from Vietnam, raising the dumping margin assigned to Can Tho Import Export Seafood Joint Stock Company (CASEAMEX) and four separate-rate companies to $0.20 per kilogram, according to a notice published in the Federal Register on September 22.

The change stems from a September 4 US Court of International Trade (CIT) ruling in Catfish Farmers of America...

ASC Puts Focus on Practical Shrimp Supply Chain Solutions at Global Forum

The shrimp industry’s sustainability challenges are increasingly becoming business challenges, with producers and buyers navigating shifting market expectations around animal welfare, human rights, traceability and environmental performance.

Those issues were central to discussions at the 2026 Global Shrimp Forum (GSF), held Sept. 1–3 in Utrecht, where the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) focused on practical approaches to strengthening shrimp supply chains.

As a co-founding partner of GSF, ASC sponsored an inclusive supply chain session that moved beyond identifying barriers facing small- and...

Innovasea Expands BiomassPro Platform With New Rainbow Trout Algorithm

Innovasea has added a rainbow trout algorithm to its BiomassPro biomass estimation solution, bringing the platform's total species coverage to eight and giving producers a single system deployable across a broader range of operations, the aquatic technology company announced September 22.

BiomassPro pairs a lightweight, AI-powered camera with an intuitive dashboard, designed to operate with or without fixed infrastructure and to be deployed and retrieved by a single employee. Onboard data processing lets farms move the system between pens, while current and historical data feed into Innovasea's...

Atlantic Sapphire CFO Departs for Hofseth International Finance Role

Gunnar Aasbø-Skinderhaug, departing chief financial officer and deputy CEO of land-based salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire, has been named CFO of Norwegian salmon producer Hofseth International, effective January 1, 2027.

Aasbø-Skinderhaug will leave Atlantic Sapphire at year-end and start at Hofseth immediately after. Atlantic Sapphire had said earlier in the week he would return to Norway for an undisclosed role in conventional salmon farming; Hofseth confirmed the destination days later...

Despite Court Rulings, Trump Administration Moves to Gut Core Protections for Endangered Species

Last March, a federal court struck down President Trump's attempts to weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA), restoring core provisions of the bedrock environmental law — including a requirement that agencies use the best available science when assessing harm to species or their habitat, and that agencies named in the law commit to regulations that reduce harm.

The ruling from the US District Court for the Northern District of California followed seven years of litigation and found that a series of regulations issued in 2019 and 2024...

Captain Fresh Revenue Tops $570 Million in FY26 as Profitability Holds for Second Year

Captain Fresh, the Bengaluru-based packaged seafood company that has spent the past two years assembling a transatlantic processing and distribution network, reported consolidated net revenue of ₹5,169 crore ($574 million) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, up 1.5 times from ₹3,397 crore ($377 million) in FY25. The company also confirmed it remained profit-after-tax positive for a second consecutive year.

Beyond the top-line jump, Captain Fresh reported that adjusted EBITDA nearly tripled to...

USDA Awards $19.8 Million in Section 32 Shrimp Purchases to Eight Gulf Coast Processors

The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service has finalized its latest Section 32 shrimp purchase, awarding $19,755,803 across eight Gulf Coast processors for 187,500 cases of peeled and deveined shrimp, according to a Purchase Award Description published September 17 for Solicitation 12-3J14-26-B-0418.

The award confirms the shrimp component of the broader USDA commodity purchase package Expana reported on in August, which also included pork, walnuts, raisins, mandarins, grape juice, and other products for distribution to schools and food banks through federal nutrition...

Global Seafood Alliance's 2027 Responsible Seafood Summit Heads to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) announced that its annual Responsible Seafood Summit will move to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in 2027, with The Center for Responsible Seafood (TCRS) co-hosting for the second consecutive year and folding its Shrimp Summit programming into the event.

The choice reflects Vietnam's standing as one of the world's largest seafood producers and exporters, giving attendees a chance to connect directly with regional producers and businesses while exploring one of Southeast Asia's most dynamic cities...

Generational Shifts Reshape Europe’s €361.2bn Foodservice Market

According to Circana’s latest report, Europe’s foodservice market was worth €361.2 billion in the year through June 2026, but relatively stable headline figures mask significant differences in how generations use the channel.

The report showed that in Europe’s five largest foodservice markets (Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain and Italy) spending rose 1.4% in the year ending June 2026, while visits fell 0.7%. Average spending per consumer increased 2.1%.

“Consumer behavior is evolving beneath the headline numbers,” Edurne Uranga, VP Foodservice Europe at Circana, said at the European...

STIM to Acquire Norwegian Advisory Firm OCEVA, Splits Company in Two

Norwegian aquaculture supplier STIM has agreed to acquire consultancy OCEVA and will simultaneously split its business in two, separating advisory services from product sales, the company announced September 18, according to Salmon Business and Norwegian trade outlets iLaks and Kyst.

Under the plan, STIM's product sales, development and distribution will continue under the STIM name, while STIM Kunnskapstjenester (STIM Knowledge Services) will be spun out this autumn. Once complete, STIM Kunnskapstjenester and OCEVA will merge into a new advisory company focused on fish health...

ADB Launches $6 Billion Push for Healthier Seas and Coastal Economies

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced it will mobilize up to $6 billion through 2030 to confront the mounting threats facing Southeast Asia's seas and strengthen the blue economy that the region's food supplies, jobs, and trade depend on.

"The ocean is not just an environmental priority; it is the economic foundation of Southeast Asia," said ADB President Masato Kanda. "When marine ecosystems degrade, the damage reaches the fishing net, the family table, and the flooded doorstep...

The Honest Kitchen Expands Whole Food Clusters Line with New Fish Recipe

The Honest Kitchen, a leader in human grade pet food, today announced the launch of Fish Whole Food Clusters, the latest addition to the brand's popular Clusters Dry Food lineup. Featuring wild-caught salmon, whitefish and nutrient rich superfoods, the chicken-free recipe gives pet parents a fish forward protein option that pairs premium nutrition with the convenience of a bite-sized, easy to serve cluster format.

The Honest Kitchen believes better food starts with better ingredients – and that pets deserve the same thoughtful approach to...

Icelandair Mechanics Strike Threatens Iceland's Fresh Seafood Export Pipeline

A last-ditch mediation session between Icelandair and its aircraft mechanics collapsed Sept. 19, leaving an indefinite strike set to begin at 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 23 — a disruption that could ripple into Iceland's fresh seafood export chain just as flight cancellations begin piling up.

The Icelandic Aircraft Mechanics Association (FVFI) has called the strike after months of failed contract talks. According to Iceland Monitor, the formal mediation meeting lasted only around 90 minutes before negotiations were formally broken off...