Fri. Dec 26 2025

ANALYSIS: US Shrimp Consumption Edges Up in 2025; Costs, Inventories Shape Near‑Term Outlook  


2026 Will Be Another Strong Year for Sitka Herring  


Pescafácil Partners with OMARSA as Lamar Group Exits After Venezuela Turmoil


A Tale of Two Whales, How Gray and Humpbacks Face Ecosystem Change In the Pacific Arctic  


Op-Ed by Ambassador Jamieson Greer: The Year of the Tariff


Seafoodnews.com Summary Friday, December 26


Wed. Dec 24 2025

ANALYSIS: US Lobster Market Ends Year with Modest Demand, Depressed Prices  


Expana Publication Schedule for the 2025 Holiday Period


Russia Eyes Haddock and Pollock as Alternatives Amid Cod Decline


Seafoodnews.com Summary Wednesday, December 24


Tue. Dec 23 2025

Mitsubishi‑owned Cermaq Boosts Capital in Norway, Canada Subsidiaries to Fund Grieg Seafood Purchase


Hokkaido Fall Chum Stocks Collapsed to Levels of 50 Years Ago


Mace Reintroduces Bill To Protect American Fishermen Against IUU and Foreign Interference


Seafoodnews.com Summary Tuesday, December 23


Mon. Dec 22 2025

ANALYSIS: Tariffs and MMPA Reshape the US Crab Meat Import Landscape  


Captain Fresh‑Owned CenSea Acquires Ocean Edge, Expands Lobster and Crab Offerings


Calif. Opens Portions of Dungeness Season With Gear Reductions; Wash. and Ore Open Soon Too  


83,800 Bags of Frozen Shrimp Recalled Due to Possible Contamination


ANALYSIS: Update on Atlantic Salmon Biomass and Harvest Trends Through October 2025  


Mowi Retains Feed Division While Partnering with Skretting for Cost Savings


Seafoodnews.com Summary Monday, December 22


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ANALYSIS: US Shrimp Retail Sales Slide Amid Rising Prices and Fewer Promotions  


ANALYSIS: Norwegian Atlantic Cod Prices Hit 20-Year High Amid Reduced Quota, Supply Constraints  


West Coast Salmon Files Bankruptcy After Nearly NOK 100M Loss on Nevada RAS Project  


Marine Stewardship Council Joins Science Center for Marine Fisheries


Typhoon Kalmaegi Disrupts Agricultural and Aquaculture Production in Philippines, Vietnam


Kingfish CEO Buiks Leaves For Personal Reasons, Erenst Agrees to Another Year  


Seafoodnews.com Summary Friday, December 19


Fung-wong Storm Results in Livestock Losses and Crop Destruction across Philippines and Taiwan


Historic Return of Natural Coho in Northern California Signals Potential Regional Fisheries Shift  


SFP Joins Regional Partners in Launching GoTFish Project


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ANALYSIS: Lobster Market Sees Supply Constraints, Rising Replacement, and Moderate Demand

As we quickly approach the Christmas holiday we are faced with low catches, elevated shore prices, and strengthening market values.

Delayed openings for LFA 33-34 are not uncommon, but the unprecedented opening shore price of $10.50 CAD stands out, surpassing the hopes and expectations of many—especially when compared to last year's opening shore price of $7.50 CAD. Since the opening, the Canadian shore price has increased steadily, and there's the potential for further increases as...

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