Wed. Apr 2 2025

Navigating the Trump Tariff Turbulence: A Comprehensive Timeline


Lawmakers Introduce New Legislation to Include US Fishing Industry in Federal Farm Credit Program


Slight Lifting of US Sanctions Would Allow Russia to Resume Crab Supplies to US Market


ANALYSIS: Comparative Price Overview of Vietnamese Pangasius and Domestic Catfish (2015-2025)


BioMar Costa Rica Obtains Country's First ASC Feed Certification


Japan Records All-Time High Prices for 2024 Chilean Coho; Sockeye Salmon Imports Fall by 40%


The Retail Rundown: Spring Sizzle Fuels Protein Demand


Norway Reverses Unused Third Country Quotas for Cod and Haddock


GAPP Reelects Chairman, Directs Record Investment into Fishery Reputation and Global B2B Marketing


Seafoodnews.com Summary Wednesday, April 2


Tue. Apr 1 2025

Key NL Snow Crab Fishery Updates; ASP Clashes with NL Government Amid Season Delay


ANALYSIS: US Shrimp Imports; Beyond the Headlines


Seafood Giant Maruha Nichiro Will Be Umios, Signaling “Third Founding” Since 1880


ANALYSIS: The 2025 Pacific Halibut Season Begins Amid Quota Reductions and Tariff Uncertainty


Russia to Increase Total Allowable Catch for 2026


Japan's 2024 Frozen Surimi Imports Fall to Two-Thirds of Peak Level, Fourth Lowest Level in 35 years


Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries Expands Protections for Wild Atlantic Halibut


Viciunai Group Invests €100M in Lithuanian Salmon Processing Facility


Seafoodnews.com Summary Tuesday, April 1


Benchmark Holdings Finalizes Sale of Aqua Genetics Division


CP Foods and Thai Union Say Thai Operations Not Impacted by Myanmar Earthquake


Mon. Mar 31 2025

Connecticut Lawmakers Address Secretary Lutnick, Demand Reinstatement Of Terminated NOAA Employees


Grieg Seafood CEO Resigns


California Reports Progress in Supporting Healthy Salmon Populations and Habitat


Rhode Island Congressional Delegation Introduces Bill To Add Two Seats to Mid Atlantic Council


Western Pacific Council Flags Economic Burdens of Electronic Monitoring, Backs Relief Efforts


Supreme Crab & Seafood Revamps its Canned Crab Packaging in Time for Spring


Seafoodnews.com Summary Monday, March 31


Fri. Mar 28 2025

NL Snow Crab Fishery Season Delayed, To Start One Week Late


Alaska Seafood Industry, Lawmakers, and Media Urge US to Cool Down Trade War and DOGE Cuts


Oregon Issues Annual Pink Shrimp Review Report as New Season Approaches


Icelandic Salmon Farmer Kaldvik Acquires Two Farming Operations and One-Third of Another


FDA Updates Advisory on Frozen Half-Shell Oysters from the Republic of Korea


Russia Plans to Ramp up Fight Against Poaching This Year


Mississippi Rep. Mike Ezell Introduces Bi-partisan Cormorant Relief Act to Protect Catfish Farms


New Study Shows Wild Alaska Sole’s “Impressive Levels” of Omega-3s and Other Key Nutrients


Seafoodnews.com Summary Friday, March 28


Thu. Mar 27 2025

SENA 2025: Expana Analysts Break Down Forecasting and Algo-Forecasting in the Seafood Market


Alaska's 2024 Salmon Season Sees Many Lows, with Five Fishery Disasters; 2025 Looks Better


Vietnam’s Shrimp Exports Exceed $4 Billion in 2024


Japanese Shipments of Farmed Bluefin Tuna Increased by 11% in 2024


Leading Russian Fish Producers and Processors Expect Further Revenue Decline in 2025


Seafoodnews.com Summary Thursday, March 27


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Bumble Bee Pleads Guilty to Canned Tuna Price Fixing; Agrees to Pay $25 Million Fine

Bumble Bee Foods has agreed to plead guilty for its role in a conspiracy to fix the prices of shelf-stable tuna fish, such as canned and pouched tuna. As part of the deal, Bumble Bee agreed to pay a $25 million criminal fine. Bumble Bee told a federal court in California that it and some co-conspirators agreed to fix the prices of shelf-stable tuna fish from as early as the first quarter of 2011 through at least as late as the fourth quarter of 2013. The company’s guilty plea is actually just the latest deal the Department of Justice has cut with the company. Two of Bumble Bee's sales executives plead guilty to their involvement in the scheme last December. Neither the executives nor Bumble Bee specifically named any other co-conspirators involved in the scheme.

Fishermen blame cold waters in major lobster fishing areas 33 and 34 in Nova Scotia for sharply lower lobster landings this spring. Ashton Spinney, co-chair of the Lobster Advisory Committee for Lobster Fishing Area 34, says only half as many lobsters, as usual, are being brought ashore this spring. Reports were similar out of LFA 33. Fishermen are noting that landings this spring are down from record harvest figures last season, but that global demand for lobsters remains quite high.

We are sad to report that James “Jim” Beaton an icon in the Alaska fishing industry, passed away on April 22 at the age of 80. Beaton leaves a legacy that is hard to underestimate. He was a founder of the United Fishermen of Alaska, served on the Board of Fish for a decade, shepherded limited entry legislation during a "civil war" that divided the industry, helped pass the state's private, non-profit hatchery legislation, and developed many fisheries. His guiding principles were to protect the resource first and the fishermen second.

In other news, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council approved a proposal that would establish a pilot program allowing Louisiana to manage red-snapper stocks in both state and federal waters off its coast for three years starting in 2019. This vote gives Louisiana the go-ahead to flesh out the plan into an actual amendment that would ultimately need to be approved by the advisory panel.

Finally, we run a report from the 9th China International Shrimp Industry Development Forum in Zhanjiang. Several notable industry representatives from the world's major shrimp producers spoke at the conference about future production trends. Some of the key takeaways were ongoing production increases from Ecuador and India. At the same time, China is expected to emerge as the world's largest shrimp importer by the end of this year.

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