Cliff White

Entering an off year, Alaska’s pink salmon fishery is forecasted to have an average-sized harvest in 2024.

Alaskan fishermen caught 152.4 million pink salmon in the 2023 season, valued at USD 113.7 million (EUR 103.5 million), far above the prediction of 122 million fish. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), due to the species’ two-year life cycle, the coming season will see a lower harvest of around 19

India’s Marine Products Exports Development Authority (MPEDA) is pushing to double the country's production of value-added seafood over the next seven years.

Value-added seafood products are in higher demand in the U.S, E.U., Japan, and Asia, and deliver higher profits, according to MPEDA Chairman D V Swamy.

“We are aiming to achieve 20 percent value addition by 2030 given the changing preferences in the consumer market and rising

A Pescanova-branded frozen cooked crab product is facing a recall notice from the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) over salmonella concerns.

The recall, issued 24 November, covers Nueva Pescanova’s Nécora Cocida Supercongelada product with the lot number 40224. The 500-gram product was sold at the Froiz and Mercamas supermarket chains in Galicia, Madrid, Castilla-La Mancha, and Castilla y León, Spain. It

Australia has mandated all its hospitality venues must display the country of origin of the seafood they serve.

State and federal consumer affairs ministers unanimously agreed to make the change at a meeting on Friday, 24 November, following stakeholder consultation and a cost-benefit analysis. The move had been backed by Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and was a top priority of Seafood Industry Australia, the country’s leading

New Zealand King Salmon has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with China Resources Food Supply Chain, expanding its distribution in mainland China.

The two companies have engaged in a trading relationship since May 2023, through which New Zealand King Salmon has sold around 60,000 kilograms of product, or 2.5 percent of its total sales.

In 2014, the company pulled out of China, saying it could not supply enough product to meet demand.

The Korean Fisheries Association has expanded a global marketing campaign for South Korean seafood that has opened temporary “pop-up” shops in 17 countries around the world.

As part of the “K-Fresh Journey of Taste” campaign, the association has already put up “pop-up” K·Fish “pop-up” stores in 15 countries, including most recently in Belgium, Canada, and Malaysia. The campaign was recently