NZ King Salmon CEO shares details of offshore farm plan
But CEO Carl Carrington emphasized the importance of a profitable core business in funding the expansion of salmon farming into the open ocean
Japan secures unchanged quota for Russia-spawning salmon
The 40th gathering of the Japan-Russia Fisheries Committee concluded on March 14, with Japan keeping the right to land 2,050t of salmonids
100% of BC salmon production at stake when farm licenses expire in June
Fear is growing in the British Columbia finfish net-pen sector that Canada will grant another short renewal period when it handles the expiration of some 85 marine finfish net-pen licenses in just four months
NZ King Salmon gets 10,000t approval for ‘world first’ offshore farm
The 10,000t farm could generate NZD 300m, or $183m, in new revenue per annum when fully operational, New Zealand King Salmon said
Alaska’s Murkowski pushes back on proposed endangered listing for king salmon
US senator Lisa Murkowski called a conservation group's attempt to list Alaskan king salmon as endangered a move to 'stop our wild fisheries'
Oregon granting orcas endangered status means boost in Chinook salmon hatchery production
Only about 75 southern resident orcas in three pods are thought to be in the wild, and the whales have been listed under the US Endangered Species Act since 2005
Alaska Dutch Harbor officials balk at proposed pollock fishery bycatch restrictions
An emergency request to set Chinook salmon bycatch limits in the Bering Sea pollock fishery to zero has drawn sharp reaction from city officials in Unalaska, Alaska
US gov’t announces millions in disaster funds for California salmon fisheries
The money will provide financial relief for salmon harvesters and seafood processors in the region affected by Chinook salmon closures
California governor unveils plan to save US state’s salmon
The statewide strategy has drawn mixed reactions, as populations of salmon plummet
Another advertisement by anti-salmon-farming group removed
The radio ad claimed wild Pacific salmon are 'on the brink of extinction,' contradicting recent research showing record-high salmon abundance, the BC Salmon Farmers Association said