Week 17 US wholesale prices: Live lobster drops 20% as salmon also retreats, cod moves modestly higher

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:26:32 +0000


UCN's week 17 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

Read More >

COSFF taps Direct Source exec as senior sales VP

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:23:43 +0000


Seafood veteran Drew Watts is the latest hire by the El Segundo, California-based frozen seafood division of seafood giant Thai Union Group

Read More >

Researchers associate seafood virus with human eye disease

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:16:19 +0000


Researchers say they've identified a virus widespread in both farmed and wild aquatic species as being associated with a disease characterized by elevated eye pressure and inflammation

Read More >

Seafood industry braces for fresh US tariffs as policy uncertainty rattles transatlantic trade

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:08:12 +0000


'I think a couple of companies that are exporting to the USA will be looking for new markets, because it's getting too complicated' -- Guus Pastoor, Seafood Europe

Read More >

Week 17 Ecuadorian shrimp prices to China fall again for large sizes

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:02:14 +0000


Downstream buyers still unwilling to pay a premium for 20/30 sizes

Read More >

Alaska salmon harvest forecast to be 44% leaner in 2026

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:58:18 +0000


'Alaska-wide pink salmon returns have tended to be larger during odd years than during adjacent even years' -- Alaska Department of Fish & Game

Read More >

US, European seafood sectors ally to urge re-think of EU catch reporting regs

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:32:10 +0000


'It's creating more problems, more administrative burden at all stages of the chain' -- Stephane Vrignaud, NOAA Fisheries

Read More >

New labor complaint filed against US scallop processor

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:27:25 +0000


The workers, who had been placed at Marder Trawling through a staffing agency, allege multiple violations of US labor laws

Read More >

Argentina shrimp sector faces margin pressure as 2026 offshore fishing season begins

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:15:01 +0000


Argentina’s offshore shrimp season has already started, but uneven fleet activity, unresolved labor talks and rising costs are putting pressure on margins despite broadly stable prices

Read More >

Dead endangered whale found in US waters with Canadian snow crab gear

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:12:54 +0000


Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans didn't publicly name the snow crab harvester to whom the gear belonged, but it confirmed the individual was fishing in the Shediac Valley of the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence in 2020

Read More >