Silver Bay still in talks for lease-to-buy deal on OBI Alaska plants
If the deal happens, Silver Bay will operate more than 20 processing plants in Alaska and the US West Coast, as the processor recently expanded to a dozen facilities in 2024
Opposition mounts to proposal to slash Southeast Alaska hatchery salmon production
'There is a lot of evidence that this would do serious economic harm in our community and other communities around Southeast' -- Chris Guggenbickler, Wrangell Fish and Board Advisory Committee
Russia’s 2025 salmon catch to fall 34% below historical average
Russian scientists project the 2025 Pacific salmon catches in the Far East region to amount to 311,000t, a 32% increase from 2024 but 34% below the odd-year average since 2010
Japan’s Hokkaido hosts seafood fair at local supermarkets in California
Japan's Hokkaido is set to host the seafood fair at Japanese supermarkets in the US city of Torrance, California, showcasing scallops and chum salmon products
End-of-year seafood retail sales reflect shifts in consumer behavior
Holiday timing and pricing impacted seafood sales across all categories during the festive month of December, according to the latest US retail sales performance review from 210 Analytics
Japan’s Hokkaido chum harvest hit record low at 15.6m salmon in 2024
Hokkaido's 2024 autumn chum salmon harvest dropped 18.7% year-on-year to a historic low of 43,624 metric tons, driving prices to record highs amid global supply shortages
Alaska tribes call for cap on chum bycatch for Bering Sea pollock trawlers
Tribal leaders in the US state of Alaska are renewing calls for a hard cap on chum salmon bycatch in the lucrative pollock fishery as regulators begin finalizing an updated bycatch management plan for Bering Sea trawlers
Alaska’s Board of Fish to consider scaling back salmon hatchery production
'If Proposal 156 were to pass, there is no evidence to support that there would be any benefit to wild salmon, but it would significantly harm all the users of the resource' -- DIPAC in a statement opposing the proposal
Japan’s Hokkaido chum season ends with record-low catch at 46,000t
The 2024 Japanese fall chum salmon fishing season has concluded in major districts in Hokkaido, with a record-low catch of 46,000t, marking one of the most challenging years
Salmon, other ‘higher fat fish’ now can be labeled ‘healthy’ in US, FDA says
The 318-page rule is to be published on Dec. 27 in the Federal Register