NOAA details plans to include ‘country of harvest’ in SIMP expansion
The proposed rule for the SIMP expansion is expected to be released in 2025, but not before the US presidential transition in late January -- Alexa Cole, NOAA
Senegal’s tuna fishery achieves MSC after four-year FIP
A Senegalese Atlantic Ocean tuna fishery, represented by Compagnie Africaine de Peche au Senegal and Senegalese-founded Grand Bleu, has become the first in the region to achieve the certification
US lawmakers demand probe into whether taxpayer dollars are funding Ecuador’s shrimp boom
Three congressmen are calling for a review of US cash backing foreign shrimp projects, saying it squeezes American producers
Alaska wild salmon fisheries re-certified ‘sustainable’ by MSC
In 2000, wild-caught Alaska salmon became the first in US fishery -- and the third on the planet -- to achieve MSC certification by the global seafood sustainability monitor
Production begins at First Seafood’s newly acquired Danish plant
First Seafood, a rapidly growing Norwegian salmon processor, continues to expand its operations with strategic investments across the Nordic region
US city’s sushi restaurants, grocers mislabel salmon, overcharge diners $8.85/lb
In some cases, when Atlantic salmon is sold as wild Chinook, diners lose as much as $12 per pound, according to a study
US shrimp processor expands retail footprint to 200 Whole Foods stores
Prime Shrimp says its move capitalizes on consumers' increasing demand for convenient seafood options
Fisheries booster Murkowski urges Alaskans to keep ranked choice voting
'Lisa Murkowski has always been a champion for all fisheries in the state of Alaska' -- Stephanie Madsen, At-Sea Processors Association
US FTC petitioned to investigate BAP for certification of Indian shrimp
'In practice, BAP certification is little more than a marketing tool' -- Charity Ryerson, Corporate Accountability Lab
US supermarket recalls private brand seafood salad due to mislabeling
The US supermarket chain has 189 stores located throughout Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and New York