Feds Signal Management Shift on Kuskokwim if Coho Salmon Run Doesn’t Improve
Man Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Jail for Scallop Boat Murder Off Massachusetts
Judge Faults Federal Plan to Protect Orcas from Alaska Salmon Harvests
Surveys Reveal Consumers Believe Recession is Here; Many Concerned About Rising Food Prices
How Alaskans on the Lower Yukon River are Faring 2 Years into the Chum Salmon Crash
NOAA Fisheries Releases New Research Plan for Shellfish, Seaweed Aquaculture in Alaska
Lobster Roll Prices Are Soaring, Even as the Price of Lobster Plummets. Here’s Why.
'Amazing to Be Out Here': P.E.I. Fall Lobster Fishery Underway
Unnamed Investor Agrees to Possible $60M Investment in Pebble Mine Project
Aquaculture Company Clean Seas Announces Seaweed Trial in Bid to Reduce Emissions
‘Catastrophic Failure' Kills 21,000 Fish Used for Research at UC Davis
Lennox Island Treaty Fishers Join P.E.I.'s Fall Lobster Fishery for 1st Time
McDonald's To Reopen Some Outlets In Ukraine
B.C. Government 'Investigating' Pipeline Work on Coquihalla River with Spawning Salmon
DFO Uses Cautious Management Despite Above-Average Sockeye Return on Skeena
B.C. Somass Sockeye Return Doubles Original Forecast
South East Australia Fishers Call for Government-Funded Marine Rescue Service
Fishermen are Worried About a New Plan to Divert the Mississippi River
Whitehorse Fish Ladder Sees 'Heartbreaking' Low of Just 13 Chinook Salmon
Fisheries Businesses in Vietnam Face Export Growth Slowdown
Pilot Project to Help Northumberland Strait Fishermen Create Tourism Experiences
National and International Fishing Sectors Meet in Panama
Ghana Fish Farmers Advocate Pricing Regime
Cash for UK Marine Project is Quite a Catch
SeafoodNews.com Summary Friday, August 12
ANALYSIS: Canada Lobster Tail, Meat Exports to U.S. Fall Short in June
VIDEO: StarKist to Supreme Court; Cooke Acquisition; Bluu Seafood; AquaBounty Ohio Update
This Week in Retail: Reviewing the Chicken Complex; CPI Update
AK Updates: Lots of Fishing Going on Besides Salmon
Former Bumble Bee Exec Thrown Back Into Canned Tuna Price-Fixing Litigation
NOAA Unveils Plans for Expanded Testing of Ropeless Fishing Technology
Wildtype and Conservation Fund Join Forces to Protect Pedro Bay Rivers from Pebble Mine
Regardless of Party or Office, Alaska Candidates are Targeting Trawling
Alaska Chinook Salmon Study Requiring Lethal Sampling During Worst-Ever Run Draws Yukon Criticism
High Liner Foods Sees Volume, Sales, Adjusted Earnings Growth in Q2
Fishermen’s Union ‘Deeply Troubled’ With DFO’s Decision to Close Prince Rupert Sockeye Fishery
Chinese Retailer Qdama Commit to Sourcing BAP-Certified Seafood
Ocean Survey Suggests Poor Adams River Sockeye Returns
Oil Spill in Terrebonne Bay Fouls Shrimp Nets; Opening Day Incident Causes Grief for La. Fishermen
Maruha Nichiro Issues Japan’s First ‘Blue Bond’ Alongside 25% Operating Income Jump
Great Start to Lobster Season, Market Price Strong, says Bahamas Fisheries Minister
Australia: Commercial Fishers Eyeing Compensation as Six Offshore Wind Farm Zones Get Green Light
EDITORIAL: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Strategy to Reintroduce Sea Otters is Flawed
Vietnam: Price of Salmon in Sa Pa is at an All-Time High
Loki Foods Secures Funding, Unveils Sustainable Atlantic Cod Fillet Alternative
Seafood People Hires Executive Coach Expert Mickael Melaye As New Senior Advisor
Scottish Seafood Processor Uses Grant Funds To explore New Ways to Smoke Fish
Taiwan Fishing Community Casting for Fresh Markets After China Ban
Vietnames Exports to Nordic Markets Thrive
Campaigning Fishermen Want Victorian Clampdown to Save Stocks
SeafoodNews.com Summary Thursday, August 11
Canned Tuna Price-Fixing Lawsuit Heads to Supreme Court With StarKist Petition
Cooke Inc. Acquires Belgium Shrimp Processor Morubel
As 2022 Fraser River Sockeye Return, Historical Notes on Year Class Show Variability, Resilience
Lawmakers Sound the Alarm on Seafood Traceability Concerns in Letter to FDA
Russia: Crab Prices Fell By 50% this Year Due to Oversupply
Japan: H1 Surimi Imports Up 10.3%, June Imports from the U.S. Fell 44.1%
Seafood Industry Groups Comment on USTR’s Efforts to Combat Forced Labor in Foreign Supply Chains
Offshore Wave Energy Takes Center Stage as Politicians Visit Oregon State University
Louisiana Representative Pushing USDA To Purchase Seafood to Assist Fishermen Battling Inflation
Group Calls on DFO to Pause Pipeline Construction After Dead Salmon Found at Diverted River in Hope
P.E.I.'s Fall Lobster Fishery to Open Thursday
NOAA Looking for Applications for New American Fisheries Advisory Committee
Sober Island Brand OG Oysters Recalled Due to E. Coli
Commercial Fishers and Wild Salmon Advocates Cheer Large Returns to B.C. Waters
Connecticut Officials Aim to Help State's Shellfish Thrive
Nova Scotia Opens Public Comments for Aquaculture Operations
UK: RSPB Calls for Lobster Deaths Probe to Reopen; We Will Never Know the Cause’
Fishing Fuel Prices Leading to Labour Concerns and Supply Issues, Warns Industry
Food Prices Are Still Rising. Here's How Americans are Coping.
On Grand Manan, Dulsers Endure Despite Warming Ocean Waters
Thailand to Import Shrimp from Ecuador, India
Michigan Fish Producers Association says it's Settled Lawsuit with DNR
Puerto Rico: Relatives of "Moñoño" Demand Explanations After Death in Coast Guard Accident
Four Vietnamese Provinces Complete Installation of VMS on Fishing Boats
Bristol Bay Fishtival Celebrates Fishing Community and Way of Life
Vietnam’s Pangasius Exports to EU Market Set to Reach Over US$200 Million in 2022
SeafoodNews.com Summary Wednesday, August 10
OPINION: Here’s What We’re Doing to Save Yukon River Salmon
LETTER: N.L. Shrimp Harvester Should Sell Catch at N.L. Fish Plants, Not Nova Scotia Ones
Appearance of Pink Salmon on Central Coast Cheers First Nations
AquaBounty Releases Q2 Results; Issues Update on Pioneer, Ohio Farm
P.E.I.'s Fall Lobster Season Delayed by Weather
Chinese Coastal Cities Issue Warnings of Imported COVID-19 Cases to Fishermen in Wake of Flare-ups
One Fisherman Dies in Collision with USCG Cutter Near Puerto Rico
NaturalShrimp July Fire at Texas Facility Caused by Electrical Arcing
Business, Industry Foodservice Operations Jumpy by 35% in Q2 as Employees Head Back to the Office
Walmart Layoffs 2022: Retailer Cuts Employees, Lowers Profit Forecasts
Southern Shrimp Alliance Opposes Proposed Trade Laws That Could Exempt Antidumping Duties
Bluu Seafood Presents First Market-Ready Products Made From Cultivated Fish Cells
Performance Team to Open Cold Chain Facility in South Carolina, Adds Capacity to Move More Protein
New Deal Seeks to Extend Truce in Court Battle Over Columbia River Salmon
Sysco Sales, Earnings Jump in Q4 Amid Strong U.S., International Business
Tour Shows Renowned Wellfleet Oysters; Nonprofit Sponsors Program to Educate About Industry
For Highly Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales, Offshore Wind Brings a lot of Unknowns
Global Seafood Alliance Survey Finds Chinese Consumers Top Focus is Food Safety
Climate Change Has Reversed 900 Years of Cooling in the Gulf of Maine
Mexico Crab Catch Decreases Due to Heavy Rains, Fishermen Still Hope for Better Catches
Pine Island Man Sentenced in Case of Stone Crabs Taken From Other's Traps
Hannaford Seafood Dish Aids Area Fishing Economy, Food Insecurity
California Fire and Floods Turn a River to ‘Sludge,’ Killing Thousands of Fish
Vietnamese Fishermen Eagerly Rushing to Sea Thanks to Fuel Price Drop
Reed, Whitehouse Don Waders to Recognize $1.6M Aquaculture Earmark
Underwater 3D Imaging Helps to Give Deeper Understanding of Seabed
SAIC Bolsters Team with New Appointments and Promotions
Chile to Streamline Exports of Seafood, Aquaculture Products in Republic of Korea Market
Supply Ships, Coast Guard Help Rescue 7 People, 2 Dogs From Sinking Ship
SeafoodNews.com Summary Tuesday, August 9
PODCAST: Alaska Salmon Update, Norton Sound Red King Crab Fishery, and More
ANALYSIS: Blue Swimming Crab Meat Continues Decline Into August
Fishery Interests Urge Judge to Rule in Lobster Lawsuit
Nichirei Invests In An Insect Food Company TAKEO, Kyokuyo Invested In Microalgae Culture Company
Regulations Coming to Atlantic Canada Could Ensure Safety of Endangered Right Whales
Forecasting Integrated into COMTELL Charts!
FFAW Meets With Premier Furey, Ministers Davis and Bragg About Corporation Concentration and Control
Okinawa Residents Voice Concerns After Chinese Missiles Fall Close to Fishing Ground
Chignik Sockeye Runs Meet Escapement Goals for the First Time Since 2018 Crash
Miami-Dade Men Steal $1.3 Million in Seafood by Posing as Supermarket Buyer, FHP Says
Feds Indict Local Seafood Broker; Marathon Wholesaler Faces Lacey Act Violations
Japanese Fish Sector Continues to Bear Losses Due to Sanction Wars With Russia
Prince Rupert Fisherman Frustrated by DFO Salmon Limits he says, Despite Millions of Fish
Vietnam Set to Scrap COVID Quarantine for Imported Processed Seafood
Thai Union Hits Revenue Record Amid Impressive PetCare, Value-Added Sales
Officials Say La., Texas Offshore Wind Leases Won't Hinder Fisheries, Oil and Gas Industry
The Ukrainian Fishermen who Smuggled Babies While Watched by Russian Snipers
Fisheries Official Denies Coverup Allegations Over Research Into Endangered B.C. Steelhead
'Wicked Tuna' Captain Sets Sights on Selling You Tuna
SeafoodNews.com Summary Monday, August 8
Aqua Cultured Foods Adds to Technical Team with a Focus on Product Enhancement
Plant-Based Seafood Company OmniFoods Launching in Whole Foods Market in London and UK Online Retail
Dutton Way Awash With Signs Opposing Proposed Abalone Farm
Meet the Queen of American Seafood, Crowned Saturday in New Orleans
Philippines: Trawlers Seized Off Sulu Waters
Researchers Looking into Growing Kelp for Food in Atlantic Canada
First Nation, Tech Company Collaborate to Prepare for Climate Change's Effects on Harvesting Waters
Parkside Creates Flexible Paper Packs for Iceland Frozen Seafood Range
Catfish Farming: Time to Establish Aquaculture Development Fund for Fish Farmers in Ghana
Louisiana Fall Inshore Shrimp Season Opening Dates Announced
SeafoodNews.com Summary Friday, August 5
Senate CJS Subcommittee Includes National Seafood Council in FY23 Appropriations Report
FDA: 3 Shrimp Entry Lines Refused For Banned Antibiotics in July
NaturalShrimp Provides Latest on Iowa, Texas Production Sites Following Fire
F3 Challenge - Carnivore Edition Contestants Sell Over 3.18 Million Kilograms of Fish-Free Feed
MFC: Atlantic Menhaden Assessment Again Shows Fishery Healthy, Sustainable, Not Overfished
Premium Brands Boasts Record Q2 Results Amid Signs of Normalcy; Clearwater Nets Record EBITDA
Blue Apron Partners With The Knot Registry Store
The Stars of 2021 Lights Have Dimmed - Crab, Lobster, And Scallop All Down
Dickie’s Seafood Celebrates One-Year Anniversary Since Re-Opening Facility Following Major Fire
USDA Purchase Request Live for $52 Million Worth of Pacific Seafood Products
ANALYSIS: June Shrimp Imports Edge Higher
OPINION: Marginalizing Concerns On AK Salmon Bycatch and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Subsistence Fisheries
Cold-Water Fish Breeder in Vietnamese Central Northern Province Earns a High Profit
Omnivore Sells Eruvaka to Nutreco, Delivering the Largest Exit in Indian Agritech
Israeli Companies Lead World in Plant-Based Food Tech Investments
State Board Denies Appeal of State Permits for Jonesport Fish Farm Proposal
New Commercial Oyster Harvest Area Established in Chatham County
Fishermen Concerned About Low Shrimp Yields in Angostura
New Project to Tackle 'Ghost Gear' in Fishing for Lobsters
Vietnamese Fishermen Struggle to Earn Living as Fuel Prices Rise
New Direct Trans Shipping Route Between Nelson and Tasmania Announced by BioMar
Singapore: Food Importer, Director Fined $30,000 Each for Illegal Import of Prawns
Vietnamese VASEP Proposes to Remove Obstacles for Seafood Exports in the Second Half of the Year
Vietnamese Fishermen Struggle to Earn Living as Fuel Prices Rise
FMC Wants Ocean Carriers to Pay for Container Storage
Fancy Some Structured, 3D-Bioprinted Tuna Steaks?
Thai Shrimp Farmers Oppose Imports from Ecuador and India
Opinion: Fate of Northwest Salmon Could Hinge on Investments
Oregon Dory Boat Captain Loses Right to Fish - Again - After Multiple Poaching Acts
SeafoodNews.com Summary Thursday, August 4
Nova Austral Lawyer Says Salmon Farmer May Shut Down Chilean Operations
MeaTech 3D Changes Names to Steakholder Foods
Environmental Groups Push NMFS to Halt U.S. Offshore Aquaculture Work
Del Monte Foods Acquires Kitchen Basics, Eyeing Expansion into Retail Broths, Stocks
VIDEO: Protecting NARW; Norton Sound Red King Crab; SNP 2022 Honorees; B.C. Salmon Farming
Coast Guard Seizes 40 Illegally Caught Sharks Off Texas Coast
NOAA: Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Below Average in 2022
The Kingfish Company Becomes First in Europe to Wrap up GSA’s Raised Without Antibiotics Standard
Pokeworks Opening 10 New Locations Over The Next 3 Years
FMI Identifies What ‘Plant-Based’ Means to Consumers
New Bedford Fishing Boat Collision With Cruise Ship Under Investigation
Bangladesh Can Bet Big on its Black Tiger Shrimp
Canada Invests More in Oceans Protection, But Measures Fail to Salvage Sinking Fishing Boat
Nigeria: Fish Farmers May Go Bankrupt Due to High Cost of Diesel, Feeds, Obasanjo Warns
University Of Waikato's First Seaweed Fish Farming Licence Provides Depth To University Research
Prince County Man Fined $15,000, Banned From First Week of Next Lobster Fishing Season
Vietnam: More Than Half of Fishing Boats Still Ashore, Need Support
Decision Delayed on Changing Size Rules for Lobster Regulators
Time to 'Put The Gloves Down' Says Royal Greenland’s Boss in Newfoundland
Argentina and Chile Lobby for a Marine Protected Area West of Antarctica Peninsula
Labrador Gem Seafoods Opens First Storefront Location in St. John's
Fish and Game Tests New Counting Method for Nushagak River Salmon
OPINION: What We Must Do to Save Yukon River Salmon
Sockeye Salmon Hit Escapement Goal at McLees Lake
Puerto Rico ‘Has Chance to Spearhead Blue Economy on Global Stage’
NOAA Fisheries Rejects Trump-Era Expansion of Rock Shrimp Fishing on Oculina Bank
Alaska Salmon Catch Now at 116.5 Million, With Sockeye’s Leading at 71.8 Million
This Week in Retail: Sizing Up August, Back to School Needs
SeafoodNews.com Summary Wednesday, August 3
United Kingdom: Ground-Breaking Fishing Research Projects Given Funding Boost
West Coast Ports, Salmon, Marine Ecosystems Could Benefit from Senate Spending Bill
ASPA Reinforces That Commercial Wild-Caught Shrimp from Gulf of Mexico is Safe to Eat
It's "business as usual" for the commercial wild-caught shrimp industry in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA). The ASPA released a statement earlier this week reinforcing that wild-caught shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico remains safe to eat, despite reports about a freshwater influx due to flooding in the Midwest and close-to-shore algae blooms.
"The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) is continuing to test water and fish samples to ensure seafood safety in...
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ASPA Reinforces That Commercial Wild-Caught Shrimp from Gulf of Mexico is Safe to Eat
It's "business as usual" for the commercial wild-caught shrimp industry in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA). The ASPA released a statement earlier this week reinforcing that wild-caught shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico remains safe to eat, despite reports about a freshwater influx due to flooding in the Midwest and close-to-shore algae blooms.
"The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) is continuing to test water and fish samples to ensure seafood safety in...
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Feds Signal Management Shift on Kuskokwim if Coho Salmon Run Doesn’t Improve
Federal salmon managers on the lower Kuskokwim River, the portion that flows through the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, announced yesterday that that they will take over management of the subsistence fishery from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game if the silver salmon return numbers remain low.
On Wednesday, the Kuskokwim River Salmon Management Working Group, an advisory group to ADF&G, rejected a recommendation from ADF&G to close all subsistence fishing in the lower Kuskokwim. State biologists have reported that the 2022 silver run is ...
Man Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Jail for Scallop Boat Murder Off Massachusetts
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced that a Virginia man was sentenced to just shy of 20 years in prison for committing murder aboard a scallop vessel off the coast of Massachusetts in 2018.
Franklin Freddy Meave Vazquez, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 235 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on August 11, per a press release from the Department of Justice (DOJ)...
Judge Faults Federal Plan to Protect Orcas from Alaska Salmon Harvests
A U.S. District Court judge in Seattle found that the National Marine Fisheries Service has failed to ensure that southeast Alaska salmon harvests not harm protected Pacific Northwest Chinook and endangered southern killer whales that prey upon them.
The Monday ruling came in a brief summary judgment from U.S. District Court Judge Richard Jones. It is a significant victory for the Washington-based Wild Fish Conservancy, which argued that the National Marine Fisheries Service approved a flawed plan to compensate for the harvest by increasing hatchery release of Chinook...
Surveys Reveal Consumers Believe Recession is Here; Many Concerned About Rising Food Prices
In the last week, multiple surveys and findings from market research companies indicate that consumers believe the U.S. is already in a recession.
According to a new First Insight Report, The State of Consumer Spending: Inflation Fueling Recession Fears, 62% of consumers believe the economy is in a recession. The survey also found that “rising food prices are the biggest recessionary concern for 68% of consumers, with nearly half (48%) also concerned about food shortages."
“As inflation remains at the highest levels seen...
How Alaskans on the Lower Yukon River are Faring 2 Years into the Chum Salmon Crash
Maggie Westlock picked up a few things for dinner at the AC store in Emmonak, near the mouth of the Yukon River. In her cart she had grapes, coleslaw, sandwiches and some canned ham.
These are not the foods she and her family of eight prefer to eat. During a normal summer, she would be filling her family’s dinner plates and chest freezers with lots of wild chum and chinook salmon that they catch themselves. But fishing for those two species on the...
Lobster Roll Prices Are Soaring, Even as the Price of Lobster Plummets. Here’s Why.
While inflation is driving up the cost of countless ingredients, the last few month has seen the steep drop in lobster prices, falling to half of what the crustaceans would fetch last year. You’d think the cost of a lobster roll would tumble along with the price of its titular ingredient. You’d be wrong.
In a survey of 16 lobster shacks around Maine, The Portland Press Herald found that lobster rolls had hit record levels this summer, averaging more than $30 a roll...
Unnamed Investor Agrees to Possible $60M Investment in Pebble Mine Project
An official with Northern Dynasty Minerals said the money will help the project advance through permitting hurdles and challenge decisions by federal regulatory agencies against the project.
An unnamed investor has agreed to inject up to $60 million into the embattled Pebble copper and gold project in Southwest Alaska, an infusion the owner hopes will allow it to reverse major federal permitting actions against the project.
Pebble owner Northern Dynasty Minerals of Vancouver, B.C., is not naming the investor, a private asset management company...
‘Catastrophic Failure' Kills 21,000 Fish Used for Research at UC Davis
A "catastrophic failure" at UC Davis' Center for Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture killed roughly 21,000 fish that had been kept for research purposes, the university said Thursday.
UC Davis said in a statement the fish deaths appeared "to be due to chlorine exposure, to which fish are especially sensitive."
University spokesperson Andy Fell said a very small number of the fish survived, but most could not be saved. The incident — which occured overnight between the evening of Aug. 8 and the following morning — affected all of the fish together...
B.C. Government 'Investigating' Pipeline Work on Coquihalla River with Spawning Salmon
B.C.'s Environment Minister George Heyman says the province is investigating complaints about pipeline construction activity continuing on the Coquihalla River in Hope despite the potential harm it could cause an early salmon spawn.
Following concerns raised by an environmental group this week, the minister tweeted that the government would take action to investigate "within our jurisdiction," while B.C. Green MLA Adam Olsen called on the NDP government to fight for the protection of the critical ecosystem...
DFO Uses Cautious Management Despite Above-Average Sockeye Return on Skeena
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is taking a more precautionary approach to manage the commercial sockeye fishery in 2022, the organization stated on August 10.
The 2022 sockeye return on the Skeena River is estimated to be 4.3 million, more than three times the five-year average between 2017 and 2021, which was 1.4 million.
Still, the DFO has put additional measures to limit the number of sockeye commercial fishermen can harvest, including requiring gillnet fisheries to use shorter nets and sets...
South East Australia Fishers Call for Government-Funded Marine Rescue Service
South East fishers are being left thousands of dollars out of pocket after risking their own lives to rescue capsized seafarers, sparking renewed calls for a government-funded solution.
Following a spate of emergencies in recent years and again this past fortnight, locals have called for a dedicated marine rescue service for the southern-most part of the South Australian coastline, which is home to one of the largest commercial rock lobster fleets in the southern hemisphere.
The closest marine rescue base from Port MacDonnell is in Kingston, almost...
Whitehorse Fish Ladder Sees 'Heartbreaking' Low of Just 13 Chinook Salmon
Dozens gathered at the Whitehorse fish ladder on Wednesday for "salmon appreciation night," but the mood was dampened this year by staggeringly low numbers of chinook salmon.
Only 10 salmon had passed through the fish ladder, which bypasses the Whitehorse Rapids Dam on the Yukon River, said Amy Jacobsen, fish ladder supervisor. By Thursday, the number was up to 13.
Last year, there were 274 salmon, which is lower than the annual average of 1,000, she said...
Pilot Project to Help Northumberland Strait Fishermen Create Tourism Experiences
Northumberland Strait fishermen who wish to offer tourism experience on the strait will receive support through a new pilot project.
The platform, Discover the Strait will provide marketing, e-commerce, customer relations and funding to fishermen who want to create visitor experiences on the strait.
Spearheaded by the Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia (TIANS), the platform was awarded $116,775 in federal funding to help ease the burden on fishermen.
“Over the last 18 months, TIANS has worked very closely with the Discover the Strait team to inform and...
Ghana Fish Farmers Advocate Pricing Regime
Some small-scale aquaculture producers have stressed the need to regulate and guide the pricing of aquaculture produce, such as tilapia and catfish.
They said in the current environment where production cost was skyrocketing, a pricing regime was necessary to check the activities of intermediaries (middle men) whom they claimed made huge profits at the expense of farmers.
They alleged that some of the intermediaries used unfair means to purchase aquaculture produce below production cost at the farm gate and resold it on the market to make excessive profits...
ANALYSIS: Canada Lobster Tail, Meat Exports to U.S. Fall Short in June
Lobster tail and meat import flow into the United States from Canada continues to lag the 2021 pace but is more in-line with the five-year average.
The in-shell category is down 34.7% in June and 35.1% YTD when compared to last year, but just 6% off the five-year pace.
The meat category is down 24.9% in June, and...
This Week in Retail: Reviewing the Chicken Complex; CPI Update
This week in retail, we’ll take a deeper dive into the retail chicken landscape ahead of the approaching NFL season, which officially kicks off in four weeks.
Chicken currently ranks fourth in protein buying opportunities with 16.4%. Seafood, beef, and pork hold the top three spots, respectively.
Urner Barry’s Weekly Retail Feature Chicken Index is $2.96 per pound this week, up 10% from the 5-year average of $2.69 per pound.
Within the chicken complex, boneless skinless breasts hold the most ad volume at 42.5%. Drumsticks are the next highest featured item with 15.5% of total chicken ads...
Former Bumble Bee Exec Thrown Back Into Canned Tuna Price-Fixing Litigation
Christopher Lischewski, the former CEO of Bumble Bee Foods has been placed back into the fold of a civil suit related to the price-fixing scheme involving top tuna companies in the U.S.
On August 8, U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw for the Southern District Court of California granted a motion from the plaintiffs on the case, Associated Wholesale Grocers, its motion to reconsider the case, finding that Lischewski was involved in the price-fixing conspiracy.
“In this case, there is no...
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The Stars of 2021 Lights Have Dimmed - Crab, Lobster, And Scallop All Down
VIDEO: Russian Crab; PETA's Lobster Statue Proposal; Shiok Meats Partnership; GAPP Keynote Speaker
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NOAA Fisheries Releases New Research Plan for Shellfish, Seaweed Aquaculture in Alaska
The Alaska Fisheries Science Center unveiled its new strategic research plan for shellfish and seaweed aquaculture in Alaska.
According to a story posted on NOAA Fisheries website, the research plan will be used to guide the science center’s aquaculture-related research over the next 5 years. Specifically, NOAA mentioned a focus on seaweed (kelp and red algae), shellfish (Pacific oysters, pinto abalone, king crab), and other invertebrates (sea cucumber).
“This science will support the state and NOAA's efforts to promote...
'Amazing to Be Out Here': P.E.I. Fall Lobster Fishery Underwa y
Following a two-day delay due to weather, P.E.I.'s fall lobster fishery launched Thursday morning.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada deemed high winds Tuesday and Wednesday too dangerous for setting lobster traps. Sandra Gaudet, fishing out of Miminegash on the northwest tip of P.E.I., said conditions were excellent Thursday morning.
"Today is beautiful. Very, very light winds, it was really calm," said Gaudet. "It's just gorgeous. Oh, it's amazing to be out here...
Aquaculture Company Clean Seas Announces Seaweed Trial in Bid to Reduce Emissions
An aquaculture company is trialling growing seaweed to reduce the environmental impact of fish farming and livestock.
Clean Seas is working with another aquaculture company, CH4 Global, to grow asparagopsis seaweed at its Arno Bay site as part of the trial.
Asparagopsis can absorb excess carbon and nitrogen waste from fish farms and reduces cattle methane emissions when added to their feed.
Clean Seas chief executive Rob Gratton said growing asparagopsis alongside kingfish farms could make red meat and aquaculture more sustainable...
Lennox Island Treaty Fishers Join P.E.I.'s Fall Lobster Fishery for 1st Time
For the first time — and possibly the last time — treaty fishers from Lennox Island First Nation are taking part in Prince Edward Island's fall lobster fishery.
Crews in two boats began setting out the first 400 treaty traps Thursday morning from the wharf at Borden on the Island's south shore.
"There are some fishermen there who we spoke to and who are opening their arms and welcoming us there. So we're really appreciative of that," said Lennox Island Chief Darlene Bernard...
McDonald's To Reopen Some Outlets In Ukraine
McDonald's Corp. will reopen some of its locations in Ukraine, about six months after Russia's invasion caused the fast-food chain to pause its operations there.
"We have decided to institute a phased plan to reopen some restaurants in Kyiv and western Ukraine, where other businesses have safely reopened," Paul Pomroy, McDonald's corporate senior vice president for international operated markets, said in an email message to employees.
The company will be working to get the locations ready for reopening during the next few months, he said. He didn't say...
B.C. Somass Sockeye Return Doubles Original Forecast
This year’s sockeye salmon return in the Somass River came in around double what the pre-season run size estimate was.
While the Somass River pre-season forecast hovered around 400,000, it was re-forecasted to 950,000 as of July 28.
It’s a trend that is being observed coast-wide – from Bristol Bay to the Fraser River, according to Tseshaht First Nation Fisheries Manager Dave Rolston.
“I think all the fisheries benefited from increased numbers,” he said.
Uu-a-thluk Deputy Program Manager Jim Lane said the bulk of the returning...
Fishermen are Worried About a New Plan to Divert the Mississippi River
On an unusually cool August day in Louisiana, Ray Vagh looks out over the Mississippi River Delta where he has fished almost all his life, and he sees a storm of uncertainty rolling in off the horizon.
Vagh is a fifth-generation fisherman. The waters off the Gulf of Mexico have provided Vagh and his family with their livelihood for a century. But the waters here are rising, and more intense storms are eroding the coast—all of which are changing the fishing industry as well...
Fisheries Businesses in Vietnam Face Export Growth Slowdown
Enterprises in the fisheries sector are facing an export slowdown after strong shipments in the first months of 2022, which may subsequently affect their growth in the time ahead.
After surges of 39 - 62% in the first four months, fishery exports have shown signs of growth slowdown, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Shipments increased 34% in May and 18% in June compared to the same period last year. In July, fishery exports stood at 970 million USD, up 14% from a year earlier but down...
National and International Fishing Sectors Meet in Panama
As a way to give participation to the main actors of the national and international fishery, the Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama (ARAP) carried out a Management and Compliance Workshop before the Regional Fisheries Organizations, as a way to give participation to the main actors of the national and international fishery in which Panama plays a fundamental role.
In his speech the General Administrator of the ARAP, Hamed Tuñón stressed that the fundamental objective of the workshop is the status of the dialogue that Panama maintains with the European Union (EU)...
Cash for UK Marine Project is Quite a Catch
A PROJECT has been awarded £300,000 in funding to trial ways of reducing unwanted catches of marine life while fishing off the Northumberland coast.
These by-catches consist of species which are accidentally caught in the nephrops trawl fishery in the Farne Deeps area.
Nephrops are variously known as prawns, scampi and langoustines.
A group of skippers is to focus on the Farne Deeps to "road test" selective trawls, chosen from a "showroom" of designs which have demonstrated potential to reduce unwanted catches in limited scientific trials...
VIDEO: StarKist to Supreme Court; Cooke Acquisition; Bluu Seafood; AquaBounty Ohio Update
Join SeafoodNews Managing Editor Amanda Buckle and Urner Barry Seafood Market Reporter Lorin Castiglione for a new episode of the SeafoodNews Podcast. This week we talk about StarKist heading to the Supreme Court; Cooke's latest acquisition; Bluu Seafoods' cultivated fish cell launch; and AquaBounty's latest update on their Ohio facility.
This episode of the SeafoodNews Weekly Video is brought to you by the Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers’ fourth annual meeting, taking place in Seattle on October 17, 2022. The meeting will bring together...
AK Updates: Lots of Fishing Going on Besides Salmon
Alaska’s salmon catches have slowed for the past two weeks but the pace of the fishery remains ahead of last year’s harvest.
The statewide salmon catch as of August 10 was approaching 124.4 million fish. That’s nearly 78% of the preseason projection of 160.5 million salmon for the 2022 season.
Besides salmon, lots of other Alaska fisheries are underway from the Panhandle to the Bering Sea.
A small fleet of beam trawlers (one of the state’s oldest fisheries) is back on the water in Southeast targeting over 600,000 pounds of...
NOAA Unveils Plans for Expanded Testing of Ropeless Fishing Technology
In their latest effort to protect endangered right whales, federal regulators have released a plan to increase the use of on-demand - or ropeless - fishing gear, an initiative that includes expanded testing of the new technology.
In an effort to address the two main causes of human-induced whale mortality - vessel strikes and entanglement in fishing gear - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently released rules to reduce ship speeds and its "Ropeless Roadmap" to prepare for widespread adoption of ropeless fishing...