Norwegian mackerel market stalls in Japan despite bullish producer outlook

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:01:36 +0000


'The market may be better off collapsing in the long term. If raw material prices normalize, demand will return quickly' -- a Japanese mackerel importer

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Fishwife hires Mondelez veteran as new CFO

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:04:30 +0000


Ben Walker joins Fishwife following a four-year stint with better-for-you snack brands Hu Kitchen and Enjoy Life Foods, both part of the big Mondelez portfolio

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Week 18 US wholesale prices: Crabmeat sucked up in supply vacuum; Canadian lobster floods market

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:57:37 +0000


UCN's week 18 price assessments and market wrap-ups for US wholesale prices for crab, crabmeat, salmon, shrimp, lobster, groundfish, farmed whitefish and scallops are available on our pricing platform

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Dover sole tops menu at White House dinner for king but lobster never makes it to table at correspondents’ dinner

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:51:26 +0000


The White House said its menu for a state dinner with king Charles was created to 'honor the special relationship between the US and the UK as the American people mark 250 years of independence'

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BSF recovers $250k worth of stolen snow crab

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:34:00 +0000


The US wholesaler and importer credited the quick recovery to its supply chain team and new procedures

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Alaska legislators call out state fisheries regulator over ‘proper process’

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:30:23 +0000


Coastal lawmakers in Alaska are concerned that the US state's Board of Fisheries has been disregarding its normal public process in eliminating commercial salmon fishing

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US lawmakers seek task force over chemical linked to Pacific salmon deaths

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:13:26 +0000


'As we consider how to transition away from using this dangerous, salmon-killing chemical, we must consider important questions of science' -- Jeff Merkley, US Senate

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Ecuadorian shrimp prices to China stable in week 18 as holiday demand digests inventories

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:51:06 +0000


'Sales were sluggish over the past two weeks, but have picked up recently,' an importer told Undercurrent

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First Newfoundland snow crab landings slowed by ice, weather

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:42:49 +0000


Since April 5, when DFO declared the season officially opened, harvesters in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador have landed just 5,464 metric tons, 9.0% of their 60,646 metric ton total allowable catch

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Canadian salmon tech firm hires former AquaBounty exec as new commercial director

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:56:42 +0000


Chris Beattie has more than 25 years of experience across aquaculture, having also previously worked at AKVA Group, Merck Animal Health and Skretting

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