Marel calls whitefish, at-sea equipment business ‘underperforming’
Iceland's Marel has seen tough times for its seafood processing equipment division recently, describing its whitefish and at-sea processing business as 'underperforming'
Proposed Alaska fishing, mining, fuel tax bill on hold
A bill that would add new taxes to fishing, mining and fuel has stalled in the Alaska state legislature but could be reconsidered at a later date
NOAA: Number of ‘overfished’ US stocks remained stable in 2015
US federal fishing regulators say that the percentage of stocks subject to overfishing continues to remain stable, even as new species are added to a watch list
Federal money helped ease Alaska fishery failures, but not for all
The federal government's help to ease the burden of the recent Alaskan salmon fishery failure wasn't enough to help all players involved
Alaska fishing regulators put restrictions on king salmon
A low preseason forecast for Chilkat River king salmon has prompted Alaska regulators to be more cautious when it comes to management in the region
Alaska mulls using new tax to help fund seafood marketing
Alaskan lawmakers are considering using half of the projected proceeds from a new fisheries tax on marketing the state's seafood
Panel: Permit loans could aid young Alaskans to get into fishing
Programs such as permit loans, a sustainable fisheries trust and possibly community permit banks could help more young Alaskans get into fishing, a group suggested
Environmental groups sue FDA over AquaBounty salmon approval
A coalition of 11 environmental groups has sued regulators over the November 2015 decision to allow genetically engineered salmon to be sold in the US
ADF&G forecasts massive drop in pink catches to drag down 2016 total
Alaska Department of Fish and Game predicts a total harvest of 161 million salmon, a notable drop from last year's 268m
Sanford earns BAP certification for salmon, mussels
GAA has awarded its BAP certification to Sanford’s production of king salmon and green lipped mussels