April 6, 2023 โ The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent challenges of keeping workers safe and on the job in seafood processing plants led to a push for further automation in processing.
Now, three years on from the pandemic, the challenges may have shifted a bit, but BAADER North America CEO Nils Rabe told SeafoodSource the processing sectorโs labor issues havenโt gone away.
February 21, 2023 โ Researchers at Virginia Tech are researching consumer market data to aid the survival of aquaculture businesses in the wake of the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The study, based on surveys completed in 2022, is examining a wide array of consumer data to analyze the โabrupt changesโ in the food supply chain, and how that impacted consumer purchasing of food. In turn, the researchers said they hope to provide information to guide aquaculture businesses in marketing efforts to respond to the changes.
January 13, 2023 โ The top bluefin tuna sold during the first auction of the year at Tokyoโs Central Wholesale Market in Toyosu reached JPY 36,040,000 (USD 274,120, EUR 256,785), carrying on a tradition started at the marketโs former location in Tsukiji and signaling some recovery from the pandemic.
The high price has nothing to do with the actual value of tuna, nor with its relative scarcity. As in years past, itโs a PR stunt and a reasonably inexpensive way for the purchaser to get worldwide name recognition.
December 21, 2022 โ Analysts and retailers are maintaining a positive outlook for U.S. retail seafood sales this holiday season, despite inflation pushing down fresh and frozen sales in 2022.
Because Covid-19 restrictions are not in place โ as they were during the previous two holiday seasons โ analysts are predicting more social and family gatherings will occur. And with that, thereโs hope Americans will continue their tradition of spending more on food โ and seafood โ during the holiday season.
December 14, 2022 โ Chinese seafood executives are hoping for improvement in 2023 after a difficult 2022, a year during which Covid-related restrictions battered domestic demand.
Lin Xiaowen, general manager at Hainan Eternal Spring Fisheries Co., said business has gotten worse, not better, for her company through 2022.
December 3, 2022 โ Analysts and retailers are maintaining a positive outlook for U.S. retail seafood sales this holiday season, despite inflation pushing down fresh and frozen sales in 2022.
Because Covid-19 restrictions are not in place โ as they were during the previous two holiday seasons โ analysts are predicting more social and family gatherings will occur. And with that, thereโs hope Americans will continue their tradition of spending more on food โ and seafood โ during the holiday season.
July 21, 2022 โ The seafood sector in the U.S. Midwest was upturned during the COVID-19 pandemic, and now is coming back structured differently than it was prior to 2019.
Like the rest of the U.S. seafood industry, farmers, traders, and sellers of seafood in the center of the country experienced an existential challenge when COVID-19 first hit the country in early 2020, forcing nearly every company โ large and small โ to make drastic changes to their operating models to remain solvent.
June 30, 2022 โ More than 100 Maine seafood dealers and processors have been awarded more than $15 million in grants through the Seafood Dealer and Processor COVID-19 Response and Resilience Program.
Businesses in every coastal county received awards, with more than half them coming in at over $115,000.
Gov. Janet Mills made the announcement of $15 million in grants to local seafood dealers and processors at Hollander & de Koning, a six generation, family owned and operated shellfish company in Trenton.
The company is a grant recipient, and has recently purchased a machine that will bag mussels in small quantities, allowing them access to being in grocery stores as well as restaurants.
June 27, 2022 โ Many U.S. restaurant operators are choosing shrimp to be the start of their summer menus, thanks to its steady pricing and availability compared to other seafood species.
Shrimp sales to the U.S. foodservice sector rebounded in 2021 from a significant drop in 2020 that was brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Roughly 275 million pounds of shrimp was sold to foodservice channels in 2021, up by 50 million pounds from 2020, according to data shared during the National Fisheries Institute Global Seafood Market Conference in January 2022.
June 21, 2022 โ The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council:
The New England Fishery Management Council will hold a three-day hybrid meeting from Tuesday, June 28 through Thursday, June 30, 2022. This will be an in-person meeting in Portland, ME, coupled with a webinar option for individuals who cannot or prefer not to attend in person.
COVID PROTOCOLS: The Council continues to follow all public safety measures related to COVID-19 and intends to do so for this meeting. Please participate remotely if you are experiencing COVID symptoms or do not feel well. Updates will be posted on the meeting webpage as needed.
START TIME: 9:00 a.m. each day. The webinar will end shortly after the Council adjourns each day.
HUDSON CANYON: Under Other Business on Thursday, June 30, 2022, the Council will receive a presentation from the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries on NOAAโs initiation of the scoping process to consider designating a national marine sanctuary in the Hudson Canyon area. The Council will discuss and approve scoping comments, which are due August 8, 2022.
PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITIES: The Council wants to hear from you. Hereโs how you can let the Council know what you think.
WEBINAR REGISTRATION: Online access to the meeting is available at Listen Live. There is no charge to access the meeting through this webinar.
CALL-IN OPTION: To listen by telephone without joining the webinar, dial +1 (562) 247-8422. The access code is 308-632-643. Please be aware that if you dial in, your regular phone charges will apply. Remember, you will not be able to speak if you do not first join the webinar as described above. This phone number provides a โlisten-onlyโ option without the webinar component.
AGENDA: All meeting materials and the agenda are available on the Councilโs website at NEFMC June 28-30, 2022 meeting. Additional documents will be posted as they become available.
THREE MEETING OUTLOOK: A copy of the New England Councilโs Three Meeting Outlook is available HERE.
COUNCIL MEETING QUESTIONS: Anyone with questions prior to or during the Council meeting should contact Janice Plante at (607) 592-4817, jplante@nefmc.org.
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