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Global exports of wild salmon caught off the coast of Alaska are struggling to compete with the international sales of salmon farmed in Norway, according to a leading seafood promoter.

As predicted, Alaskan fishermen are getting higher prices for their salmon this year. It’s good news following a 2016 season that saw lackluster catches in all regions but Bristol Bay, a failure of pink salmon runs, and …

A project investigating how keeping seine net-caught cod alive can increase their value is now underway in Norway.

Producers of some species struggle to recoup the costs.

Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified farmed salmon has been officially endorsed as being a recommended, sustainable form of seafood by the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Poor Pacific cod harvests have put pressure on single frozen fillet availability, causing prices to rise to levels akin to their Atlantic counterparts, reports Robert Reierson in the latest Tradex 3-minute market insight…

In a bid to gain more traction in North America, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has appointed Peter Redmond as its first Vice President of Market Development on the continent.

Seafood Scotland has been awarded just under 1 million of EU funding to help showcase Scottish produce at seven trade shows around the globe over the next 12 months.

Fifteen seafood producers, across eight of the 22 award categories, have made the shortlist for this years Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards.

Norway has exported 636,000 tonnes of seafood, worth NOK 24.1 billion (2.26 billion) in the first quarter of this year an increase of 13% in value compared with the first quarter of 2016, despite a 7% fall in volume.

Despite producing over three quarters of the worlds aquaculture output, a number of issues regarding the distribution and marketing of fish produced by the Asian aquaculture industry need to be addressed.

Almost 100 delegates from the Scottish salmon industry and beyond gathered in Edinburgh yesterday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of farmed Scottish salmon being awarded Label Rouge status by the French Government.

VIET NAM - UBM, the organizer of Aquaculture Viet Nam 2017 launched the event at a press conference in Can Tho on 22 February. To be held 25-27 October at the Can Tho International Exhibition Fair Centre (EFC), Aquacultu…

CHILE - Congratulations to Chiles Marine Farm Tornagaleones S.A., which is now capable of offering four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) salmon, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in late February.

US - In the USA the public perception of aquaculture has suffered from an image problem over the years. While the industry has taken huge steps to address this, consumers understanding of the provenance of farmed fish is…

CANADA - Marine Harvest Canada (MHC) has begun construction of a value-added processing facility that will provide more healthy and convenient salmon products to its customers.

US - AquaBounty Technologies has completed the listing of its common shares on the NASDAQ Stock Market and finalized the equity subscription from Intrexon.

US - A leading seafood provider is rewarding the public with gift cards and other incentives for heeding sweeping new federal guidelines that call on Americans to add significantly more seafood to their diet.

PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and the Philippine Fishports Development Authority, two agencies of government which are under the Department of Agriculture, have come up with a nationwide programme to facilitate t…

GERMANY - A researcher in Germany is studying why fish sometimes smells 'fishy' and why customers often smell other aromas when they buy fish.