Norway wraps up mackerel quota, shifts to spring-spawning herring
Meanwhile, SVN in Iceland has turned to its own herring season after blue whiting landings went well
Zero capelin fishing recommended for Barents Sea for first time since 2021
This comes after Icelandic researchers also recommended no catching in their waters for the winter of 2024/ 2025
Claw band that cracked open lobster market, future-proofing sardine data scheme scoop MSC awards
The forward-thinking initiative of a Jersey lobster fisherman and a collaborative group of Cornish sardine fishers have been rewarded with wins at the MSC/ ASC awards
Norway mackerel export prices spike, herring up too
Weekly mackerel prices have been dragged up by a Korean import price so high it may be anomalous, but even discounting that datapoint, prices to Asian markets were up in week 41
Decade needed for recovery of Canada’s Atlantic mackerel stock, report suggests
Even if Canada's annual mackerel harvest was set at zero it could still take nearly 10 years for the stock to improve from critical to cautious classification
Study reveals higher use of wild fish in aquaculture than estimated
The findings point to a more substantial effect of aquaculture on marine ecosystems than previously acknowledged
Russian fishing firm ordered to pay tax debts, faces cancelation of quotas
Nakhodka Active Marine Fishery Base has been ordered by a court to pay its tax debts of RUB 40m, while Rosrybolovstvo seeks the cancelation of its Far East quotas
US packaged seafood category sees growth in September amid hurricanes, port strikes
Hurricanes and port strikes prompted stockpiling of shelf-stable seafood in the Southeastern US
Pelagics action group pushes FIP deadline back to 2026
NAPA has announced an extension to its fishery improvement projects by two years and issued a renewed call to action for coastal states to collaborate on securing sustainable catch shares
Russia lifts some crab, pollock quotas for 2025, cuts cod catches
The Pacific cod TAC for the West Bering Sea zone continues to fall, set at 48,000t for 2025 -- down from 57,000t this year, 84,500t in 2023, and 90,000t in 2022