Daily recap: Non-EU Russian pollock to hit 1m metric tons by 2030; Kingfish names new CEO

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:07:59 +0000


Undercurrent News presents a recap of the top daily seafood stories from Thursday, Nov. 20

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Japan’s largest trout farmer eyes potential 30,000t output beyond 2030 target

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:34:00 +0000


Kosuke Suzuki, CEO of Okamura Foods' farming subsidiary Japan Salmon Farm, indicated that long-term salmonid output could surpass the firm's 12,000t goal for 2030, with potential to eventually reach 30,000t

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Japanese startup advances first phase of cell-cultured surimi project with Maruha, Ichimasa

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:32:20 +0000


Integriculture has completed the first phase of its cell-cultured surimi project with Maruha Nichiro and Ichimasa Kamaboko, calling the milestone a major step toward practical commercial use while withholding all technical details

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Slow start to Argentina’s onshore red shrimp season frustrates eager buyers

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:03:49 +0000


Argentina's onshore red shrimp season has begun, but bad weather and delayed shrimp migrations are slowing catches amid strong global demand

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US food banks awarded $1.9m to buy invasive blue catfish

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:23:22 +0000


'This initiative will help feed our neighbors in need, support seafood processors and watermen, and help remove this non-native but tasty species from the Chesapeake' -- Kevin Attacks, the US state of Maryland's secretary of agriculture

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US wholesale: Buyers brace for sustained firmness as cod, haddock raw material reaches historic highs

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:10:33 +0000


US importers say the latest cod increases are almost entirely a reflection of raw-material escalation rather than a demand-driven rally

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US wholesale: Most live lobster levels continue to drop; Major correction hits frozen processed forms

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:06:12 +0000


New-shell chix and quarters hit seasonal lows as prices for all but the largest-sized hard- and soft-shell lobsters declined

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US seafood distributor raided by federal immigration agents for second time in 2025

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:49:58 +0000


'I'm working to get more details about this raid, but let me be clear: [the Trump] administration is using fear as a tool' -- LaMonica McIver, US House of Representatives

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EU pollock processors in need of supply drive Chinese, Russian, US fillet block prices higher

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:33:27 +0000


Since the late-October Groundfish Forum in Tokyo, Japan, spot prices for single-frozen pollock fillet blocks from Russia and the US, in addition to Chinese 2x fillet, have climbed further, as UCN's latest assessments show

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Mexican tuna vessel ends season by catching on fire during maintenance

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:12:43 +0000


The El Dorado, a vessel belonging to Pesca Azteca, docked at the Alfredo V. Bonfil Industrial Park, ignited suddenly while undergoing repairs, alarming shipyard workers and port authorities

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