Daily recap: Execs depart under-investigation eFishery; Nordic Aquafarms abandons Maine plans
Here's a recap of the top daily seafood stories from Friday, Jan. 17.
A well-known aquaculture sector executive has resigned from the Indonesian aquaculture tech firm eFishery, which is in the middle of a financial fraud investigation.
The interim CEO of Indonesian aquatech unicorn eFishery has reportedly stepped down as allegations surface his predecessor and the company's founder, Gibran Huzaifah, was cooking the company's books for as long as six years.?
Norway-based land-based aquaculture company Nordic Aquafarms has abandoned its long-planned US East Coast salmon farming project in Belfast, Maine, following years of legal challenges and opposition.
Although shrimp farming in Brazil is currently focused on meeting domestic demand, industry leaders believe it has the capacity to become a global player if it invests in overcoming key obstacles.
Snow crab prices continue to climb at wholesale in the US as supply becomes even more difficult to locate,?Undercurrent News?has heard from multiple sources.
The slow rate of progress in improving the regulation and enforcement of the Scottish salmon aquaculture industry needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency to future-proof the industry and to enable it to grow sustainably, according to Holyrood's Rural Affairs & Islands Committee.
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