US appeals court questions effort to close Southeast Alaska king salmon troll fishery
Federal judges on the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments this week over a lower court ruling that threatened to halt the fishery
Peter Pan’s May seeks $15m purchase of company assets
Peter Pan Seafood's co-owner Rodger May has asked a Washington state court to approve a sale of eight company assets
Oral arguments scheduled for appeal of Southeast Alaska king salmon troll fishery ruling
The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the case over the fate of the fishery on Thursday
Record pink catch led to largest North Pacific salmon haul
The commercial catch of salmon species in the North Pacific hit a record high at 727.6 million fish in 2023, according to the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission
Northline’s Bristol Bay salmon barge resumes full operations
After an electrical fire aboard its 400-foot freezer vessel earlier this month, the company says it's back up and running at full capacity
US seafood retail sales slide despite price cuts
Even with lower seafood prices, retail sales have stagnated due to ongoing economic concerns, particularly about the labor market and persistent inflation, 201 Analytics reports
Alaska’s Bristol Bay sockeye salmon harvest passes peak
Harvests of sockeye salmon have started to slow in Bristol Bay, and remained flat throughout other areas of the US state of Alaska
Alaska’s Sullivan seeks to add IUU amendment to national defense spending bill
US senator Dan Sullivan has criticized Chinese labor practices, in particular, and blamed both China and Russia for a crash in ex-vessel and wholesale prices in Alaska
Western Alaska salmon group calls for tighter bottom trawling restrictions
The request comes from a coalition of salmon groups in the Yukon Kuskokwim area
Ocean Wise revokes sustainability badge for Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries
Wild salmon from these fisheries that are sold in grocery stores or served in restaurants can no longer carry Ocean Wise's sustainability label