Casson Trenor leaves Greenpeace
Casson Trenor has left his post at Greenpeace as seafood campaign leader after five and a half years with the organization
View ArticleHook-and-line fishermen benefitting from food movement
In an era of giant catcher-processor vessels or fleets of gillnetters, the hook-and-line industry feeds a niche
View ArticleZoneco selling lobsters in China from recently acquired Nova Scotia plant
Around half of the 90,000 live Canadian lobsters Zoneco sold on an Alibaba website last week came from the Chinese company’s newly acquired plant in Nova Scotia
View ArticleAlaska pollock stock now double its ten year average, discrediting...
Yet in the face of one of the most stunning fisheries management successes on the planet, Greenpeace refuses to revise its ‘redlist’ advice on Alaska pollock or its plans to downgrade retailers who...
View ArticleMaine shrimp ban has midcoast suppliers worried about fishery’s future
News that the shrimping season in Maine will be closed for a second year in a row has midcoast fishermen and seafood suppliers worried about the future of their industry
View Article2015 pink salmon run to hit ‘excellent’ range, says ADF&G
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game forecasts the 2015 pink salmon harvest in southeast Alaska to be in the excellent range
View ArticlePPS East sponsors World Seafood Congress 2015
PPS East, a supplier of reusable plastic packaging for fresh fish, is the latest official sponsor of the Seafood Congress 2015, to be held in UK seafood hub Grimsby
View ArticleCold weather not yet impacting Georgia white shrimp harvest
Georgia’s commercial fishing fleet said the white shrimp harvest has seen a 'massive improvement' over last year’s shrimp season
View ArticleNGOs file lawsuit against US over new bigeye longline fishery catch limit
Conservation groups sued the US National Marine Fisheries Service on Nov. 20 over a new rule doubling catch limits of Hawaii-based longline fleet
View ArticleMaritime Canadian lobster industry levy delayed until spring
A levy on lobstermen and processors in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island is facing delays
View ArticleUS government plans opening of Gulf of Mexico to finfish aquaculture in 2015
US officials are planning to open federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico to raising finfish -- such as red drum and cobia -- next year
View ArticleSysco closing in on US Foods deal closure, NY Post says
Sysco, largest US food distributor, is closing in on regulatory approval for its $3.5 billion acquisition/merger with closest rival US Foods
View ArticleSilver Bay shareholder meeting zeroes in on value added future
Bristol Bay newcomer Silver Bay Seafoods — in which Korean giant Dongwon recently acquired a 12.5% share — is now eyeing a much more diversified slate of product offerings, sources say
View ArticleWhitney and Son Seafoods owner dies in car crash
A fatal car crash took the life of Steven Whitney, owner of Whitney and Son Seafoods, on Friday afternoon on a Florida highway
View ArticleStavis enters agreement to take over Boston facility
Boston-based company enters agreement to take possession of facility space with 22,000 square feet HACCP-certified, refrigerated warehouse space
View ArticleUmami sells bluefin tuna farm Kali Tuna to Japanese firm
$10.2m sale values Croatian bluefin tuna farmer at $35m, and will see J-Trading Inc take over 100% of its shares
View ArticleGreenpeace hits back against Seafood News comment on pollock redlisting
Greenpeace hits back against Seafood News' comment piece lashing out against the NGO's continued redlisting of the Alaska pollock fishery
View ArticleBumper 2015 Bristol Bay salmon run could spark issue of foreign processing boats
Allowing foreign processing boats may be an issue for 2015 Bristol Bay salmon season, but political considerations and lack of applicants appear likely to preclude such a move
View ArticleFDA finalizes rules requiring calorie information listing on menus
Published rules require calorie information be listed on menus and menu boards in foodservice and retail establishments, as well as vending machines
View ArticleIn pictures: American Seafoods’ Northern Eagle finishes up 2014 hake season
Undercurrent News was on hand last week to watch part of the unloading of American Seafoods Group's Northern Eagle catcher-processor
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