Chris Loew

Chris Loew

Contributing Editor reporting from Osaka, Japan

Chris Loew reports from Osaka, Japan as a contributing editor for SeafoodSource.com. In addition to writing for SeafoodSource.com, he covers Japan for stock-investing newsletter Global Investing. He co-authored a college language text, “Healthcare English:  Read, Write and Speak It.” When not writing, he proofreads Japanese-to-English translations. Chris is a 1990 graduate of The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. After graduation, he worked for two years in the purchasing department of a Japanese meat importer, and for five years as export director for two Seattle food companies, selling to customers in the Far East, and arranging shipping and export documentation for mixed containers of frozen foods.


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Published on
April 26, 2024

A recent study has investigated the unique challenges of managing the global octopus fishery.

Global octopus landings in 2020 totaled 377,818 metric tons (MT), according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). China landed 27.8 percent of this total, while countries in West Africa, including Morocco and Mauritania, accounted for 24 percent of the catch.

Other large producers of octopus include Mexico, which hauled in 9.2 percent of the

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Published on
March 25, 2024

Tokyo, Japan-based Kyokuyo Co. – Japan’s fourth-largest seafood company in total sales – recently suffered a year-over-year dip in sales and profits, the company reported in its financial results for the period 1 April through 31 December 2023.

Net sales for Kyokuyo were down 5.5 percent year over year, totaling JPY 201.6 billion (USD 1.3 billion, EUR 1.2 billion), and operating profit dropped 14.5 percent, slipping to JPY 6.94

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