Tradex: Normalizing sockeye harvest, prices still shadowed by 2022 inventory
'Our recommendation is to wait and hold as there is plenty of inventory available at lower prices' -- Tradex
USDA seeks to buy seven kinds of seafood, including lots of Alaska salmon
USDA's massive, 100-page request for proposals includes solicitations for 753,200 cases of 'red salmon' cans and nearly 3.7 million pounds of frozen wild-caught salmon fillets
US state of Washington port shutdown could impact Alaskan businesses
The ongoing shutdown of the Port of Seattle in the US state of Washington could cause disruptions for Alaskan businesses dependent on materials from the Lower 48 or abroad
USDA invites bids for more frozen pollock blocks, canned pink salmon
The federal agency's latest solicitation includes a request for 957,920 pounds of frozen Alaskan pollock blocks and 47,120 cases of pink salmon
NMFS joins legal fight to maintain Alaska Chinook salmon troll fishery
The federal agency this week filed a response in support of a motion by the state of Alaska to stay a federal judge's order
Trident, Channel Fish win big on USDA pollock contracts with near-record purchases still coming
So far this year, the USDA has purchased 18.2m pounds of Alaska pollock, second only to 2019 when it purchased 32.7m lbs
Daily recap, May 5: Chinook fishery closure a blow; Guolian’s Sunnyvale reports loss
Undercurrent News presents a recap of the top daily seafood stories from Friday, May 5
Judge’s Chinook ruling is blow to backbone of Southeast Alaska fisheries
'All salmon are amazing, but king salmon are the top. It's the premium fish of Alaska, and it's the backbone of the southeast fisheries' -- Linda Behnken, Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association
Alaskan sockeye surge last year threatens 2023 pricing
A glut of unsold 2022 Alaska sockeye salmon could weigh on prices this year
Concern grows about last year’s record sockeye catch impacting 2023 prices
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute has started a coupon program to help clear out frozen sockeye inventory from 2022