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Recently, the resources of Argentine shortfin squid in the South Atlantic have experienced a rare peak, with the South Patagonian stock (SSP) biomass reaching record-high levels. This suggests that th...

The United States relies on overseas imports for much of its seafood needs, a situation that has persisted for more than three decades. According to U.S. government data, about 80 percent of seafood consumption comes from abroad, resulting in a seafood trade deficit that has become the norm.

Recently, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) released a global fisheries report for the first quarter of 2024, which provides an in-depth analysis of the global cephalopod market, covering multiple dimensions such as production and supply, market trade, price trends and market outlook.

Traditionally, the four most famous fishing grounds in the world are the Hokkaido fishing grounds in Japan, the Newfoundland fishing grounds in Canada, the North Sea fishing grounds in the United Kingdom and the Peruvian fishing grounds in Peru. These fisheries are famous for their rich fishery resources and unique reasons for their formation. Nowadays, with global warming and changes in fishery resources, the emerging four major fishing grounds are gradually replacing the traditional fishing grounds as the new fishing centres.

The 2025 Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global show, the world’s largest and most diverse seafood trade event, brought more than 35,000 seafood industry professionals to Barcelona, Spain for three days of opportunities for collaboration about the latest food trends, innovations, and challenges facing the sector.