Canadian challengers to Alaska salmon MSC status to get review
'The decision to accept the notice of objection signals an acknowledgement that there may be flaws in the assessment of Alaska's salmon fishery' -- Misty MacDuffee, Raincoast Conservation Foundation
Investor group calls on Japan’s Toyo Suisan to withdraw from seafood
An investor group led by Nihon Global Growth Partners Management wants Toyo Suisan Kaisha to withdraw from the seafood trading business and concentrate on its ramen operations
Peter Pan’s major lender files petition to push company into receivership
The troubled seafood processor's biggest financial backer has asked a Washington state court to put a California fiduciary services provider in control of the floundering company
Alaska’s overall commercial salmon harvest likely to shrink this year
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game points to a steep drop in pinks and fewer Bristol Bay sockeye as bringing down this year's anticipated commercial harvest
Trident finalizes sale of Ketchikan plant to Silver Bay Seafoods
The deal for Ketchikan expands Silver Bay's current canning capacity, as was previously reported by Undercurrent News
Fishery disasters declared in US states of Washington, Alaska
The US commerce secretary last week issued disaster determinations for three salmon fisheries spanning from 2021 to 2022
Alaska Senate would provide $7.5m to help shaky in-state processors
Most of the cash would go toward buying out what SeaShare calls an 'oversupply' of seafood from last year's harvest
Bristol Bay sockeye run expected to be among smallest in decade
The last time an even-year sockeye harvest was around 30 million fish was in 2012, when the statewide salmon total was 127m fish
Canadian NGOs challenge Alaskan salmon fishery’s MSC re-certification
'Labeling these as sustainable fisheries misleads consumers,' -- Greg Knox, SkeenaWild Conservation Trust
Peter Pan’s departure leaves King Cove, local fleet with uncertain timeline
The news that the Alaskan shoreside processor is pulling out of King Cove also comes with a mounting stack of unpaid bills and legal claims