Daily recap: Espersen to close Lithuania plant; Canada Gulf snow crab quota cut less than expected

Here's a recap of the top daily seafood stories from Thursday, March 13.

• Espersen to close Lithuania plant, shift processing to Poland

Denmark-based whitefish processor A. Espersen will cease operations at its plant in Lithuania in the summer and transfer production to its site in Poland.

• Snow crab quota cut in Canadian gulf slightly less severe than expected

Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans has decided the snow crab quota for the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence for 2025 and, as expected, there is a cut, but not quite as severe as originally projected.

• Norwegian salmon sector turns tide with contained pens, 'precision' aquaculture

Norwegian salmon producers Leroy Seafood Group and Mowi are reporting significant production gains through the adoption of closed containment pen systems and data-driven precision farming techniques, according to industry executives speaking at the North Atlantic Seafood Forum in Bergen.

• Chilean salmon sector to benefit from Easter price jumps

The Chilean salmon sector anticipates a price boost as Easter approaches, with increases expected within the next two weeks.

• DNB lifts salmon supply growth, lowers spot price outlooks for 2025

Norwegian brokerage DNB Markets has lifted its projected farmed salmon supply growth for 2025, driven by strong growth in Norway, and so lowered its guidance for spot prices.

• US judge dismisses lawsuit aimed at federal management of Alaska pollock industry

A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by tribal consortiums against the US government over its management of the Alaska pollock trawling fleet's harvests in the Bering Sea and Aleutians Islands.

• Argentina's seafood exports struggle as sales of hake, red shrimp tumble

Argentina saw its seafood exports fall in January 2025 by 5.2% in volume and 15.8% in value compared to the same period in 2024.