Study: Virginia seafood industry generated $1.1bn value in 2019
The recently completed study provides a snapshot of the value of the state's seafood industry
IUCN adds seven US West Coast abalone to endangered list
The assessment blames overfishing, the decline of the kelp forest and warming ocean temperatures for threatening the giant sea snails
War between First Nation, other lobster harvesters still simmers in Canada
'We heard about someone pointing a gun at somebody here just a couple of months ago' -- Hubert Nicholas, fisheries director, Membertou First Nation
Former Mowi exec Gaskill joins BC-based Poseidon Ocean Systems as CEO
Gaskill's deep experience in aquaculture makes him a natural fit for his new job, Poseidon co-founder says
EJF targets IUU fishing in Senegal with participatory surveillance conference
The Senegalese government lacks the resources to regulate IUU harvesting, EJF representatives said, and the consequences are dire
NOAA to team with Native American groups on many of combined $166m fish passage projects
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is recommending nearly $105 million in funding for 36 fish passage projects this year and $61m for future funding
Thai Union’s SPACE-F seeks next incubator batch
SPACE-F is a key component to Thailand's efforts to become the 'Silicon Valley of food for Southeast Asia'
Trade insights: After decade low, China’s H&G pollock imports recover in 2022
China imported 513,000t of mainly Russian-origin headed and gutted pollock in the first ten months of 2022 as the country's trade of the fish returned to more normal levels, according to Chinese customs data
NOAA fisheries ruling bolsters American Samoa, Hawaii longline tuna fisheries
'We had to take it upon ourselves to reduce our impact and the first, best choice, understanding the science and compliance and those types of things, was to switch our gear' -- Eric Kingma, executive director, Hawaii Longline Association
US Gulf of Mexico, south Atlantic shrimp hauls a mixed bag so far in 2022
Alabama's great harvest of shrimp so far this year comes at a time when Gulf of Mexico shrimpers are struggling mightily