GAO finds big variation in stock assessment frequencies across US regions
The GAO reported one NMFS regional science center performing assessments on 78% of the stocks it's charged with monitoring, while another was assessing just 10%
High farmed prices open European doors to Alaskan salmon
Limited supply and a significant rise in farmed salmon prices could mean higher demand for wild-caught Pacific salmon species, industry experts agree
Salmon is seafood’s biggest winner in FDA’s new ‘healthy’ labeling proposal
'Any successful plan to highlight and promote 'healthy' food should have an effect on seafood consumption in order to be called a success' -- Brandon Phillips, National Fisheries Institute
Alaska incumbent governor Dunleavy unable to defend fish policies as debate no-show again
Democratic candidate for Alaska governor Les Gara called the Bycatch Review Task Force created by Michael Dunleavy last year 'powerless'
NZ King Salmon counts cost of summer die-off, eyes offshore decision
New Zealand King Salmon recorded a net loss after tax after of NZD 24.5m following a challenging start to the year with sea farm mortalities, lower harvest and a decline in biomass at sea
New Alaska representative Peltola to play key role in MSA reauthorization debate
'The Bering Sea is warming significantly faster than oceans in temperate zones, and the Arctic is warming two to three times faster than the rest of the planet' -- Mary Peltola
Court paves way for expansion of COVID-related worker lawsuit against OBI Seafoods
This means other employees of the processor who allegedly faced the same conditions will be able to join the class-action lawsuit
NFI joins wave in opposition to Pebble Mine on last day of comment period
'If fully developed, Pebble Mine would generate billions of tons of toxic mining waste that would feed into the Bristol Bay waters'
NOAA biologists use salmon genetics to track Alaska trawler bycatch
'100% that’s our focus for chum, given its overweighted importance to subsistence fisheries' -- NOAA Fisheries' Wes Larson
Alaska, Washington tribes to receive $17m in salmon disaster funds
The amount of the funding was determined by estimates of commercial fishing revenue lost as well as for consideration of 'traditional uses', NOAA said