Salmon prices drop as market floods
Industry insiders say the downturn has been building for months as more fish pours into processing plants.Read More
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New survey method finds juvenile Atlantic cod increasing in Gulf of Maine
The preliminary observations are encouraging, according to scientists at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science and Technology.Read More
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Groups challenge Alaska’s rollback of Area M salmon restrictions
Last month Alaska’s acting attorney general voided the newly adopted commercial salmon regulations.Read More
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Cooke‑supported marine conservation boosts wild salmon recovery, study finds
A newly published study shows a Cooke Aquaculture–supported wild salmon enhancement program in Atlantic Canada is increasing wild‑hatched juvenile abundance.Read More
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Ecuador shrimp exports accelerate in April on strong China, US shipments
Songa remained Ecuador’s second-largest shrimp exporter in April, but only some 120t of that went to the US after it was placed on the US Food and Drug Administration’s red listRead More
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Newfoundland judge pares back OCI’s CAD 12m demand on crab harvester’s estate
Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court justice Alexander MacDonald’s ruling also challenges the nature of control agreements between processors and harvesters in the snow crab fisheryRead More
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USDA silent 2 weeks after Alaska pollock bid award deadline passes
One industry source told UCN that USDA likely received high bid prices and may be attempting to determine whether the sharp increase in pollock reflects genuine market conditions. USDA has not awarded full bids in the past due to ‘price considerations’Read More
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US senators introduce bill targeting ‘flags of convenience’ linked to illegal fishing
‘Our maritime laws are built to protect fishermen and improve environmental and labor standards, but many bad actors use the flag of convenience to exploit gaps in those laws’ — US senator Roger WickerRead More
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Regional council’s advisory panel punts on Alaska Tanner crab conservation measures
‘Tanner crab and the flatfish fisheries that we’re particularly concerned with occurred in the same place. There’s a direct overlap’ — Rebecca Skinner, Alaska Whitefish Trawlers AssociationRead More
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Land-based salmon farming still years away from large-scale production
Industry leaders say lengthy permitting processes, site-specific technology requirements and the challenge of proving profitability continue to slow the sector’s development — although access to financing and insurance is improving.Read More
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