Chris Chase is the Portland, Maine-based associate editor of SeafoodSource. Previously, he worked covering local issues at the Coastal Journal in Bath, Maine, where he won multiple awards from the Maine Press Association for his news coverage and food reviews. Chris is a graduate of the University of Maine, and got his start in writing by serving as a reporter and later the State Editor of The Maine Campus, an award-winning campus newspaper.
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Snow crab harvesters in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador are finally hitting the water over a week after the season's 6 April start date was interrupted by protests over pricing.
The protests were triggered by the initial price for the 2024 season and the formula that determines the price throughout the season being set at record lows on 6 April.
The Newfoundland and Labrador Standing Fish Prices Setting Panel sided with the
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The Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) has been placing an enhanced focus on the U.S. market as the country seeks to continue expanding its seafood export value.
During an informational seminar hosted by the NSC, officials with the organization emphasized its work in the U.S. is a key part of its plans for expanding Norway’s seafood exports. According to NSC CEO Christian Chramer, the council has never focused more on the U.S. than it has
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Russia has completed the first pollock “A” season – the largest fishing season in the country – with more than 1 million metric tons (MT) of fish harvested.
The Russian Federal Fisheries Agency (Rosrybolovstvo) said the total catch is 6 percent ahead of the same season last year. Across multiple fisheries, the organization said the all-Russian catch has been 2 percent faster than 2023 and is showing positive dynamics.
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The Kingfish Company posted increased revenue, better margins-per-kilogram sold, and increased biomass production in 2023 as Phase 2 of the company’s Kats, the Netherlands-based yellowtail recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility came online in the latter half of the year.
In its latest results, the company posted EUR 3.00 (USD 3.21) per kilogram sold in Q4 2023, up from EUR 1.60 (USD 1.71) per kilogram in the same period of 2022.
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Blue Ridge Aquaculture, a Martinsville, Virginia, U.S.A.-based tilapia recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) company, is lending its expertise to a company planning a large tilapia RAS of its own in Namibia.
The project, which is slated for construction in Henties Bay, Namibia, represents a significant investment in RAS aquaculture – but early media reports of the potential cost of the project have been exaggerated, Blue Ridge
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Norway’s seafood export value declined in Q1 2024, ending a three year streak of year-over-year export value records.
According to the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC), Norway exported seafood worth NOK 40.2 billion (USD 3.7 billion, EUR 3.4 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, a decrease of NOK 1.2 billion (USD 112 million, EUR 103 million), or 3 percent, compared to the same period of 2023. That decrease in value was partially related
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