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Over the past 12 weeks, Norwegian salmon prices have declined 12.2 percent. But over the past month, they're up by almost 10 percent, including a 1 percent incline in the past week, according to the the Nasdaq Salmon Index, which provides weekly sales updates and a weighted average price for fresh, head-on gutted Atlantic superior salmon from Norway. 

According to the Nasdaq Salmon Index, the average price of a kilogram of Atlantic salmon

U.S. shrimp imports continued to steadily increase in August after a consistent decline earlier in the year.

In August 2023, the U.S. imported a total of 73,429 metric tons (MT), or 161 million pounds, of shrimp – up from 71,388 MT (157 million pounds) imported in August 2022, and up from the 69,356 MT (152 million pounds) of shrimp imported in July 2023. India, Ecuador, and Indonesia continued to hold the top three import

Burgos, Spain-based food machinery supplier Hiperbaric has joined forces with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) to create a new high-pressure thermal processing (HPTP) system to keep products shelf stable. 

Hiperbaric, which has its headquarters in Spain but also operates an office in Doral, Florida, U.S.A. to conduct its North American business, unveiled the canister at PACK Expo, a processing and

The Biden administration awarded USD 34.4 million (EUR 32.5 million) in April toward projects to combat climate change in Puerto Rico, including ocean restoration.

Eight projects have been selected for grants to boost both economic and environmental outcomes for Puerto Rico’s coastal communities. The selected projects, the administration said, will benefit the community across Puerto Rico.

Administred by NOAA, the awards were selected

To keep up to date with the latest personnel changes across the seafood industry, SeafoodSource is compiling a regular round-up of hiring announcements and other personnel-related shifts worldwide. If you have an announcement, please send it to [email protected].

- BioMar announced Derek Kohn (pictured) has been appointed the managing director for BioMar Chile, part of the company's salmon division.

“We are thrilled Derek has

Filming is underway on the first season of a Netflix project titled Billionaire Island, a drama about familial rivalry within the global salmon industry.

The series, which is categorized as contemporary fiction, portrays the fish-farming industry in a “funny as well as dramatic portrait,” Netflix said in a press release on 24 September.

“Over the last few decades, fish farming has changed both the Norwegian coast and

Due to low demand and excess capacity in the global shipping industry, blank sailings have risen across the Pacific, Atlantic, Asia-North Europe, and Mediterranean routes.

Blank sailings, otherwise known as void sailings, are shipments canceled by the carrier, usually referring to instances when ocean carriers skip a drop-off in the middle of a fixed schedule. According to shipping logistics firm Container xChange, blank sailings will rise

The average per-kilogram price for Norwegian farmed salmon rose to NOK 73.97 (USD 6.86, EUR 6.52), up NOK 0.12 (USD 0.011, EUR 0.011) over the past week, according to the Nasdaq Salmon Index.

The Nasdaq index provides weekly sales updates and a weighted average price for fresh, head-on gutted Atlantic superior salmon from Norway. 

This past week, Norway exported a total of 24,851 MT of salmon, down from 27,882 MT in the corresponding week

SeafoodSource is closely following the sustainable seafood movement and is compiling a regular round-up of sector updates pertaining to sustainability initiatives.

- Dickie’s Seafood received an “A” rating from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) for its new seafood processing facility in Richmond, Virginia U.S.A., the company announced on 14 September. 

The BRC is recognized as a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)