Owner of Canada’s largest crab factory charged over use of dead, weak snow crab

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:44:19 +0000


The provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced Friday morning that it has charged Quinlan Brothers with four violations of the province's fish inspection regulations

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OCI demands apology from harvester union over foreign worker slam

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:15:44 +0000


The Canadian company says comments by the union for harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador regarding an alleged abuse of the country's Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program are unfounded

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US Senate appropriations bill would help pay for more whale research needed by lobster industry

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:20:10 +0000


'This funding would support Maine's lobster industry by improving the incomplete and imprecise science and research upon which the federal government relies' -- US senator Susan Collins

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Danish RAS manufacturer Billund files for bankruptcy

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:12:22 +0000


The company said too many challenges from previous operations had dogged it since 2022, making it difficult to secure sufficient capital

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Norway salmon prices dip, Chilean, Scottish flat in slow summer market

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:39:31 +0000


Spot prices for farmed Norwegian salmon are set to dip again in week 31 (commencing July 29), while both Scottish and Chilean prices are moving sideways

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Large Chilean processor plans RAS salmon farm in Canadian province

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:17:49 +0000


The Aquaboreal project, which is expected to cost CAD 400m in capital expenditures, will be located in Baie-Trinité, about 400km from the city of Quebec

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Albertsons, Kroger merger temporarily halted by Colorado judge

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:06:01 +0000


It's the latest legal back and forth over a proposed $25 billion merger between the US grocery giants

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US Senate bill would ban octopus aquaculture

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:04:33 +0000


If enacted, the legislation would institute the first US-wide ban on commercial octopus aquaculture operations 

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Recompense Cove oysters from Maine linked to multi-state Campylobacter outbreak

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:43:18 +0000


The FDA said the oysters were harvested between June 19 and July 16 from harvest areas CAS RC2 and CAS RCX in the Casco Bay region of Maine

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Abundant catches, weaker Chinese demand put pressure on Argentinian shrimp prices

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:08:16 +0000


Shrimp catches were abundant throughout June, totaling 37,386 metric tons, and continued to be strong in July, with 18,670t recorded in the first two weeks

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