Undercurrent News

Undercurrent News started in 2012, launched by journalists Tom Seaman and Eva Tallaksen. Our goal is to provide high-quality business news and insights specifically for the seafood sector, leveraging the full potential of digital technology. We take pride in our independence, delivering news as we perceive it, free from any corporate influences.

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US scallop landings, wholesale prices head south again as fishing picks up

19 hours ago | undercurrentnews.com | Jason Huffman

Landing prices for Atlantic scallops (Placopecten magellanicus) resumed their decline last week at the seafood auction in New Bedford, Massachusetts, after a brief ascent, and wholesale prices are following suit [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password.
US shrimp import bill advances amid wider push for oversight

20 hours ago | undercurrentnews.com | Liza Mayer

One of multiple bills aimed at applying more oversight on shrimp imports gained a companion on Tuesday (May 13) [...] Want to keep reading? Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!sign upHave an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. Email sentWe’ve sent a link to to change your password. Please check your inbox to reset your password securely and easily.
Record Japanese coho salmon prices, improved operational margins boost AquaChile's Q1 sales, profit

21 hours ago | undercurrentnews.com | Matilde Mereghetti

Chile's largest salmon farmer, Empresas AquaChile, has sharply increased its turnover and profit margins during the first quarter of 2025, thanks to operational gains and firmer coho salmon prices, which propelled earnings [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password.
Chile's Blumar halts $30m investment over new fishing bill

22 hours ago | undercurrentnews.com | Matilde Mereghetti

Chilean fishing and salmon company Blumar has suspended a $30 million investment due to the proposed "fractioning law," which would reallocate fishing quotas in favor of artisanal fishers at the expense of large operators [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password.
Thompson to remain Canada's fisheries minister after election

1 day ago | undercurrentnews.com | Barb Dean-Simmons

Joanne Thompson will continue as Canada's fisheries minister, prime minister Mark Carney revealed Tuesday (May 13) at the swearing-in of his new cabinet [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password. Please check your inbox to reset your password securely and easily.
Bans in US states threaten to stifle cell-based seafood before it reaches the market

1 day ago | undercurrentnews.com | Liza Mayer

Even before a single fillet of cell-cultured salmon has reached the US market, states are lining up to outlaw it. With Florida, Alabama and Mississippi already enacting bans on the sale of lab-grown meat, a similar bill in Texas looms even larger for the nascent sector, given the state's nearly 30 million residents, political influence and role as a national distribution hub. [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account?
Bans in US states threaten to stifle cell-based seafood before it reaches market

1 day ago | undercurrentnews.com | Liza Mayer

Even before a single fillet of cell-cultured salmon has reached the US market, states are lining up to outlaw it [...] Want to keep reading? Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!sign upHave an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. Email sentWe’ve sent a link to to change your password. Please check your inbox to reset your password securely and easily.
Canadian processing company counters harvester's offload-blocking claims

1 day ago | undercurrentnews.com | Barb Dean-Simmons

A seafood processor in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) is pushing back on allegations by the snow crab harvesters union that it blocked at least one of its members from offloading in another maritime province [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password.
Chilean salmon prices in Brazil ease again as the country's salmon demand remains subdued

1 day ago | undercurrentnews.com | Matilde Mereghetti

Prices for Chilean salmon shipped to Brazil eased week-on-week in week 18 of 2025 (April 28-May 4), according to the most recent update from data gatherer Skills [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password. Please check your inbox to reset your password securely and easily.
Amar in home stretch to complete $25m expansion of North America's only wolffish farm

1 day ago | undercurrentnews.com | Barb Dean-Simmons

Amar Canada, North America's only wolffish and halibut aquaculture operation, is on the home stretch to completing the build of its land-based operation [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password. Please check your inbox to reset your password securely and easily.