FROM THE WIRE

Speculative US wholesalers hold off on big snow crab orders, keep prices from jumping

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:48:31 +0000

'When the volume does come in, the last thing [wholesalers] want is to have heavy inventory and see dollars go out the window' -- US seafood analyst Les Hodges

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Week 14 US wholesale prices: New season brings tighter scallop inventories; Snow crab market starved of product

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:10:05 +0000

UCN's week 14 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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Week 14 Ecuadorian shrimp prices to China fall again for larger sizes

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:52:34 +0000

Cost-and-freight China offers for the benchmark 30/40 semi-individually quick frozen product have fallen by another $0.05/kg, while larger-sized 20/30 dropped by $0.10/kg

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Red Lobster faces more headwinds as consumer spend drops, footprint shrinks

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:21:43 +0000

The Orlando, Florida-headquartered seafood restaurant giant reportedly generated $1.6 billion in US consumer spend in 2025, 10% less than in 2024

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Norway salmon spot prices flat as Easter arrives, Scottish down again

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:50:08 +0000

UCN has lowered its FCA Oslo fresh, head-on gutted salmon price assessment on all sizes in the main commercial 3-6kg range by just about NOK 1.0/kg

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Latest science shows more growth in Canada’s iconic northern cod stock

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:45:24 +0000

The stock spawning biomass for the Atlantic cod that range along the northern coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador has now grown 67% in two years

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US aquaculture industry drops legal challenge to Washington state net-pen ban

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:14:36 +0000

'Although we are withdrawing this lawsuit, our commitment to holding state agencies accountable -- and to advocating for a fair, science-driven regulatory framework – remains unchanged' -- Dick Jones, Northwest Aquaculture Alliance

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Control of NaturalShrimp handed to Hydrenesis CEO Antelo

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:13:57 +0000

Hydrenesis founder David Antelo has acquired the publicly listed entity, which has remained intact as a legal and reporting vehicle through receivership and an asset sale

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Peru sets first-season anchovy quota at 1.91m metric tons, down 36%

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:33:28 +0000

The quota, published in the official gazette El Peruano, covers the north-central zone and follows IMARPE's recommendation for a maximum exploitation rate of 0.35

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Differing views on direction of frozen H&G cod prices as Norwegian fresh season winds down

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:03:00 +0000

With the frozen prices stable, fresh Norwegian H&G 1-2.5kg cod has moved above frozen on the Norges Rafisklag auction for the past few weeks

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