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
China leads imports of Vietnam pangasius with US second amid strong growth
'Compared to other seafood products imported from Vietnam into the US, pangasius has the highest price increase' -- Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers
With Navarro hire, dealmaker Fortune focuses on integration, cohesion
'Every one of those acquisitions has operated as a different company with different customer service, different delivery days, cutoff times, and we got to work to make that all one [experience or routine]. So it's exciting' -- Ian Navarro
USDA promises to buy more fish for school lunch programs
The Biden administration is 'committed to ensuring nutrition security for all kids'
With wholesalers ‘still full of inventory,’ US shrimp import volumes continue to tumble
'The inventory has to get worked through before business gets back to normal and the inventory hasn't been worked through yet' -- James Gulkin, Siam Canadian Group
Big money influence scares some in Maine’s upstart seaweed farming industry
Some of the state's aquaculture industry insiders believe that Maine's seaweed farming is well-regulated
Coastal Maine aqua projects halted by moratoriums, regulation concerns
Moratorium proponents fear a lack of regulation that might threaten the state's traditional seafood industries
Cooke’s Omega accepts menhaden fishing restriction to avoid Chesapeake Bay ban
The company overcame significant protests and averted a complete ban on purse seining Brevoortia tyrannus within a nautical mile of the bay's shoreline