A net hauling in Pacific whiting — A net hauling in Pacific whiting | Photo courtesy of NOAA

September 11, 2024

USDA asks for bids on more Pacific Northwest seafood

Renderings of the University of Maine's new Sustainable Aquaculture Workforce Innovation Center (SAWIC) facility — Renderings of the University of Maine's new Sustainable Aquaculture Workforce Innovation Center (SAWIC) facility | Image courtesy of University of Maine

September 11, 2024

Maine instituting workforce development programs to tackle aquaculture labor shortages

The Seafood Company wants to broaden exports of its unique value-added exports — The Seafood Company wants to broaden exports of its unique value-added exports | Photo by Cliff White/SeafoodSource

September 11, 2024

The Seafood Company seeks US market entry with whole panko soft-shell crab

A black fishing vessel and a white fishing vessel on calm waters in New Brunswick, Canada — Connors Bros. is laying off 20 percent of its workforce and is blaming herring quota cuts made by Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans for the move | Photo courtesy of Connors Bros./Facebook

September 11, 2024

Connors Bros blames Canada’s DFO for layoffs at its New Brunswick processing plant

Former Australis owner Isidoro Quiroga, wearing a grey suit. — Former Australis owner Isidoro Quiroga has scored another legal win against Joyvio, which has accused him of misleading the company during the sale of Australis | Photo courtesy of SOS Group

September 11, 2024

Joyvio dealt another setback in legal offensive against former Australis owner

National Fisherman

Tanner crab in Kodiak, Alaska, are receiving USD 8.10 (EUR 7.14) per pound after the fishery opened on 15 January, 2022.

Kodiak tanner crab opens at almost double the 2020 price

January 27, 2022

U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-California) has reintroduced the Salmon Focused Investments in Sustainable Habitats Act.

Huffman brings back Salmon FISH Act

January 26, 2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a USD 500,000 (EUR 442,000) grant for Alaska’s Southeast Conference to boost mariculture and the blue economy in the state.

USDA commits USD 500,000 to advance Alaska kelp production

January 24, 2022

The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute released a report that found the seafood industry contributes USD 5.7 billion annually to Alaska's economy.

Seafood worth USD 5.7 billion to local economies in Alaska

January 18, 2022

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans Wednesday, 12 January to auction more than 480,000 acres in the New York Bight for six new offshore wind energy leases.

Biden’s renewed push for offshore wind rankles fishing groups

January 13, 2022

AquaBounty CEO Sylvia Wulf sent a letter to the Maynard, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based company’s shareholders on Tuesday, 11 January, projecting growth from the company’s investment in genetically engineered salmon.

AquaBounty's stock price decline, staffing challenges not impeding growth, CEO says

January 11, 2022

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has so prioritized offshore wind energy development that it is bypassing real environmental review and failing to consider alternative sites that won’t harm the commercial fishing industry, according to a lawsuit brought by the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

US commercial fishing groups fighting offshore wind development push

December 31, 2021

Low production, the ongoing COVID-19 health and economic crisis, and a flood of product from Canada are depressing the U.S. commercial swordfish market in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic.

Cheap imports depress US swordfish market

December 30, 2021

A joint effort by U.S. and Canadian researchers confirmed that about 40 percent of the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale population now spends summer months in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, following a decade-long shift in the whales’ habitat patterns.

Study finds 40 percent of right whales summer in Gulf of Saint Lawrence

December 29, 2021

The Christmas season demand for fresh seafood is giving another jolt to Atlantic sea scallop prices.

Christmas season driving US scallop prices higher

December 24, 2021

The Unangax (Aleut) community of St. Paul Island and St. George Island.

Alaska native community on Saint Paul Island proposes co-managed marine sanctuary

December 20, 2021

With four proposed alternatives on the docket to amend the management of halibut bycatch in Alaska’s Amendment 80 groundfish trawl fleet, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted Monday, 13 December, to approve a compromise option.

Council cuts Alaska halibut bycatch caps for groundfish fleet

December 14, 2021

A year after scrambling to stave off collapse, the U.S. ports of Seattle and Tacoma are dealing with an overload of traffic.

Ports of Seattle, Tacoma facing new set of pandemic-related pressures

December 2, 2021

Slinky pots and ropeless gear become next angles for whale avoidance

December 2, 2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has placed dates on the timeline to reinstate Clean Water Act protections on Alaska’s Bristol Bay.

EPA looks to place permanent protections on Bristol Bay by 2022

November 24, 2021

The Alaska Symphony of Seafood announced its 2021 winners at Pacific Marine Expo on Friday, 19 November in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

Ocean Beauty, Seagrove Kelp, Alaskan Leader win Alaska Symphony of Seafood awards

November 22, 2021

A U.S. appeals court reinstated a seasonal closure of a 967-square-mile rectangle in the Gulf of Maine to lobster gear on 17 November.

Maine lobster fishing restrictions reinstated following court decision

November 18, 2021

Prices for Alaska fishing permits are up following a strong 2021 season.

Strong salmon season boosts permit prices, boat sales in Alaska

November 12, 2021