UW revises Bristol Bay sockeye forecast down
In season release lowers prediction by 1m due to weak catch in South Peninsula June fishery and low Port Moller Test Fishery
View ArticleSuppliers launch mahi mahi FIP as US retailers ‘turn up the heat’ on...
With Walmart seed money and urgings from Wegman's, suppliers ink mahi mahi FIP MOU and begin collaborative work to get the biomass assessed
View ArticleNorton Sound king crab season opens with lower quota
The summer commercial fishery king crab quota will be 382,800 pounds, about 23% lower year-on-year
View ArticleLargest removal of illegal lobster fishing habitats from Florida Keys
Crews working for the national marine salvage company Tetra Tech and the Keys-based Adventure Environmental plan to remove casitas from roughly 300 sites
View ArticleThai agencies preparing counter-reports for US
Thai government officials and trade groups are planning to head to the US next month to counter allegations made by the TIP report and foreign media on slavery in its supply chain
View ArticleCalifornia’s drift gill net fishery faces stronger restrictions lo limit...
On June 23, the Pacific Fishery Management Council voted unanimously to establish hard limits on the fishery by summer of 2016
View ArticleNetuno USA launches FIP with project proliferation heading for record year
Miami-based company notes retailer pressure to ensure sustainability is key, but it does not come with any guarantees the company will reap more for the product than it would without a FIP
View ArticleCooke makes value-added salmon plans in UK, Chile
Cooke Aquaculture seemingly planning value-added processing plant in Scotland while reportedly closing in finally having integration in Chile from part of Pesca Chile
View ArticleCanada hikes minimum summer shrimp price amid already ‘brutal’ market
Minimum price paid to inshore catchers for summer climbs CAD 0.11 to 0.87 per pound; further increase for market in which raw material prices were already 'brutal'
View ArticleOyster harvests down in New Orleans
One dealer says production is one tenth of what it once was, blames impacts of BP oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico
View ArticleThai shipments continue to the west, officials say
'Importers are still ordering Thai fishery products as usual,' says Thai Commerce Ministry
View ArticleShahin out as Mar-Lees CEO ‘until further notice’
Mar-Lees confirms Shahin is no longer involved in running company with board in control, citing his ill health as the cause of a restructure
View ArticleChile salmon prices to US, trout prices to Japan drop
Chilean Atlantic salmon fillets to the US decreased in price to $4.77/lb, while trout prices to Japan went down by to JPY 890/kg
View ArticleGEM Fisheries changes name to Bolero Shellfish following Sogelco acquisition
Chairman of Sogelco International, Gabriel Elbaz, says he sees a bright future for Saint-Simon facilities of GEM Fisheries
View ArticleCatch keeps on growing at Copper River
Salmon run is still definitely ahead of schedule in terms of both escapement and harvest
View ArticleUS scallop prices to remain high, winter increase predicted
US consumers pay double what they did three years ago; neither buyers nor sellers risking long-term contracts in cautious climate, with prices driving back up after slight dip
View ArticleMarine Harvest Canada eyes return to growth with new site applications
Salmon farmer is upping its production plans for 2014 after a year and a half of lower production, with first new site application since 2007
View ArticleAlaska processors hang hopes on bill to reinstate J-1 visa program
Murkowski-Begich legislation aims to bring seafood processors back in to program they once relied on for a large chunk of its workforce
View ArticleNOAA appoints regional fishery councillors
Council members carry out the law’s requirements to end overfishing, rebuild fish stocks and manage them sustainably
View ArticleAnalyst expects salmon spot price dip to be short-lived
Forward prices expected to be NOK 40 by Christmas, as demand increases on volumes which will be high, but not much more so than 2013
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