Alaska lawmakers move forward with seafood industry task force
Industry and harvester organizations both back a dedicated, state-formed group to study fixes for Alaska's struggling seafood sector
Alaska lawmaker introduces legislation to ban Pebble Mine
The bill, introduced by US representative Mary Peltola, comes after a string of attempts by the state to revive the controversial mining project
Nissui to sell more Chilean ‘Five Star’ salmonids in Japan after processing investment
The Japanese seafood giant has a sales target of 14,000t each of farmed coho and trout, with more sashimi-grade products due from Chilean subsidiary Salmones Antartica
Two Alaska salmon marketing groups join forces ahead of summer season
Marketing groups in the Copper River/Prince William Sound area and Bristol Bay announced the joint initiative to promote wild salmon on Tuesday
Japan’s yen drops to 34-year low against dollar, further hurting purchasing power in global market
The Japanese yen briefly dropped to a 34-year low against the US dollar, and hit an all-time low against the euro on April 29, sending the country's buyers to struggle with their purchase of seafood products from overseas
Japanese giant to market 57,000t of salmon, trout products this year
As a leading marketer of salmon and trout products in Japan, Kyokuyo intends to increase sashimi-grade product sales during 2024
US gov’t to manage salmon fishery in Alaska’s Cook Inlet EEZ
Amendment 16 establishes federal management for the Cook Inlet Economic Exclusive Zone for the upcoming salmon season
Japan’s salmon supply likely to drop below 400,000t for first time in years
The total supply of salmon and trout -- both domestic production and imports -- should reach just over 385,000t for the 2023/24 season (from May to April)
Maruha Nichiro plans to market 7,000t of Chilean farmed coho this year
Those 7,000t of farmed coho salmon from Chile will be imported alongside some 2,000t-3,000t of trout from Chile, Turkey, and other regions
Washington state court approves receivership request for Peter Pan Seafood
The development comes after months of financial troubles for the Alaskan shoreside processor