A Red Lobster location in Tigard, Oregon — A Red Lobster location in Tigard, Oregon | Photo courtesy of Tada Images/Shutterstock

July 29, 2024

Thai Union’s USD 3.7 million shrimp claim under investigation as Red Lobster eyes turnaround

Dry-Ager “meat sommelier” Dominik Koch at the 2024 Seafood Expo Global — Dry-Ager “meat sommelier” Dominik Koch at the 2024 Seafood Expo Global | Photo by Cliff White/SeafoodSource

July 29, 2024

“Meat sommelier” Dominik Koch: Seafood industry needs to catch up with dry-aging trend

The Bonneville Fish Hatchery in the Columbia River Gorge — The Bonneville Fish Hatchery in the Columbia River Gorge | Photo courtesy of Tada Images/Shutterstock

July 29, 2024

US government announces USD 240 million for Pacific Northwest hatchery upkeep

An aerial view of Quinlan Brothers' Bay de Verde, Newfoundland-based facility. — Bay de Verde, Newfoundland-based Quinlan Brothers has been charged for allegedly processing dead snow crab | Photo courtesy of Quinlan Brothers

July 29, 2024

Newfoundland Department of Fisheries levies charges against Quinlan Brothers for allegedly processing dead crab

A row of tanks inside Danish Salmon's recirculating aquaculture system facility — A row of tanks inside Danish Salmon's recirculating aquaculture system facility | Photo courtesy of Danish Salmon

July 29, 2024

Danish Salmon posts operating profit for FY2023, marking two straight years of positive performance

National Fisherman

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

Seafood industry veterans are grappling with the continued disruption of supply chains, some of which are worse than they were at the start of the pandemic.

Retail execs: Supply chain issues have "gone from bad to worse"

November 11, 2021

A court ruling on 29 October enables the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to restart a process to protect Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed.

Court ruling clears path for Bristol Bay Clean Water Act protections

November 1, 2021

Production of surimi in the United States has increased as bottlenecks choking the supply chain have eased.

US surimi production improving as bottlenecks ease

October 15, 2021