United States

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

An amendment to US laws banning imports of EU caviar to the United States has sparked worries with the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP).

11th August 2022

Caviar trade concerns

11th August 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Six producers and sellers of Norwegian salmon, alongside some of their subsidiaries, have reached a US$ 85 million settlement in a class action in the United States over claims of anti-competitive behaviour.

26th May 2022

$85m salmon settlement

26th May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood consumption in the United States slipped to 19 pounds or 8.6kg per capita in 2020, according to new data compiled by the National Fisheries Institute (NFI).

17th May 2022

Americans eat less fish

17th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

US fishermen and fish catches were hit hard in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic, two new fishery status updates released by NOAA Fisheries have confirmed.

16th May 2022

US counts cost of COVID

16th May 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The US Department of Commerce will direct nearly US$132 million to Alaska for fishery disasters that occurred between 2018 and 2018.

9th May 2022

Alaska fisheries funding

9th May 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Land-based salmon producer AquaBounty has broken ground on the construction of its first 10,000-tonne Atlantic salmon farm in Pioneer, Ohio. 

22nd April 2022

Ohio salmon farm underway

22nd April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Coinciding with US National Seafood Month in October, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has launched its first consumer marketing campaign. 

21st April 2022

GSA consumer campaign

21st April 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US President Joe Biden has announced that in response to the invasion of Ukraine, the United States’ trade status with Russia has been significantly downgraded and that imports of Russian seafood and…

14th March 2022

Biden bans Russian seafood

14th March 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Danish land-based salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire has appointed Jon-Birger Løvik as its Chief Operating Officer (COO).

9th March 2022

Atlantic Sapphire new COO

9th March 2022