Diving petroleum prices are causing Alaska's financial situation to look "grim", putting former governor Parnell's Chinook salmon research funding plans in jeopardy

Firm decides the Chilean division of the equipment manufacturer is safest pair of hands for multimillion dollar build of three new farms

By Minato-Tsukiji

Maruha Nichiro increased its net profit estimate for the 2014 fiscal year to JPY 10bn, from the previous estimate of JPY 5bn, due to gain from sale of Alaska plant to Trident

Trident's agreement to buy Western Alaska Fisheries assets means group will be able to process salmon from Gulf of Alaska, which until now has been tendered to Akutan

Maruha Nichiro-owned companies to work together to grow sales of US-caught salmon and other seafood from Peter Pan in Europe 

Russia's illegal fishing trade and Alaska's hatcheries are the major issues cropping up to cause 48% of the world's Pacific salmon to fall under the 'area of concern' category in SFP's latest study

48% of Pacific salmon's total volume comes from fisheries in need of significant improvements, according to Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

Preliminary 2014 Alaska salmon harvest totals 157 million fish with a dockside value of nearly $577 million, down 19.5% from $690m in 2013

The salmon cannon garnered some high profile TV time recently when it captured the  attention of British TV comedian John Oliver

By Tom Seaman

Fresh Direct will be around £400m in turnover with addition of M&J and two other former Brakes companies, meaning CEO of enlarged group is looking to up five-year-plan turnover target