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Canada lifts northern cod out of critical zone with new assessment model
It's not a recovery, but it's a light at the end of the tunnel after 31 years of a moratorium on northern cod in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Oregon, Washington ramp up vessel remediation, removal efforts
The US states are working through a combined list of nearly 500 derelict and hazardous vessels cited for removal from local waterways
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Gulf of Mexico red snapper among big winners in NOAA funding announcements
'We know climate change is impacting many fish species, and these effects are not fully understood' -- Janet Coit, assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries
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Salmon Wars authors denied intervenor status at Canadian Cooke farm expansion...
The Nova Scotia Aquaculture Review Board is assessing whether Cooke Aquaculture should be allowed to triple the size of its salmon farm in Liverpool Bay
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Final report of Newfoundland fish price-setting review team delayed
A final report from a team assigned to review the fish price-setting mechanism in Newfoundland and Labrador won't come until Oct. 30
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NOAA takes next step on mariculture development in Alaska
Public comment is sought on "aquaculture opportunity zones" where kelp and oyster cultivation could flourish along the US state's coast
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US domestic shrimp sector seeks tariffs against India, Ecuador, Indonesia,...
'These petitions are necessary due to continued unfair trade practices causing significant market distortions and price depression in the United States' -- Elizabeth Drake and Eddy Hayes, attorneys for...
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Largest Canadian, US scallop sellers see increased interest from China after...
'It's a sellers' market, for sure. It seems they [Canadian and US scallop companies] could be big winners at the show' -- seafood sector source at the China Fisheries and Seafood Expo
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Italy’s Panapesca names former Findus, Unilever exec as new CEO
The Italian seafood importer and processor, owned by Luxembourg-based Xenon Private Equity, has named Giovanni Sabino its new CEO
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Environmental group threatens legal action over Bering Sea orca bycatch
Alaska's lone US House representative has also weighed in as pressure mounts over the 10 killer whales incidentally caught by trawl vessels this summer
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Alaska lawmaker doubles down on support for subsistence salmon
Representative Mary Peltola reaffirmed her support for subsistence salmon access for rural communities recently at the annual Alaska Federation of Natives Convention
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Kodiak Island’s 2024 Tanner crab harvest expected to be cut in half
The data is still preliminary, but crabbers in Kodiak, Alaska, could have the opportunity to harvest 2-3 million pounds of Tanner crab when the season opens in January
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Royal Greenland’s Quebec factory wins approval to buy local lobsters
Until now the permit held by Les Fruits de Mer only allowed it to process lobster from other Canadian provinces
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Newfoundland ruling could add years more to delay of Mowi hatchery expansion
The Norwegian salmon farmer already has worked for more than five years to gather the approval needed for a CAD 51.0 million expansion of its Indian Head Hatchery. It might have to wait a bit longer
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US agency removes big lobster harvest area from Gulf of Maine windfarm map
'This is how the process is supposed to work' -- Virginia Olsen, Maine Lobstering Union, Local 207
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Norway salmon spot prices tumble, Chilean flat, Scottish spike after storms
Norwegian salmon spot prices are coming down steeply, while Chilean are flat and what little Scottish fish are available on spot are largely unaffordable
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Editor’s choice: Live from China, IFFO event; Cooke joins post-smolt wave in...
EMEA editor Neil Ramsden brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
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Atlantic Sapphire CEO Johan Andreassen steps down
'Atlantic Sapphire is and will still be my 'baby' -- Andreassen
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Russia looks inward in 2024 as pollock TAC increase runs into political...
The PCA is forecasting a significant jump in H&G pollock production for next year, much of which the state hopes will be absorbed by its growing domestic market
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Grieg harvests first salmon from Newfoundland Placentia site
Grieg Seafood has marked another milestone at its Newfoundland and Labrador operation, harvesting and processing the first generation of salmon from its Placentia Bay sea cages
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