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
Japan’s Hokkaido chum salmon roe prices soar to record highs amid 21% production decline
Japan's soy-marinated chum salmon roe production for the 2024 Hokkaido season dropped 21% y-o-y to 1,500t, pushing prices to their highest levels since 1989
Russian Pacific salmon catches ‘worst in 20 years’
Russia's leading fishery industry group conceded that the country's Pacific salmon fishing season produced the lowest wild catch volumes in two decades
Japan’s salmon roe prices soar to record highs amid global supply shortages
Salmon roe prices in Japan have surged to their highest levels since the late 1980s, driven by poor harvests in Hokkaido, Russia's Far East, and Alaska
Survival of Alaska’s ranked choice voting good news for seafood champion Murkowski
The final tally was in doubt until the very end
Alaska’s salmon fishery value plummets to $304m amid historic harvest decline
Alaska's commercial salmon fishery faced another challenge this year, with a historic low harvest of 101.2 million fish, driving ex-vessel value down to $304m amid declining fish sizes
Hokkaido’s chum season winds down with historic low catches, skyrocketing prices
The Japanese autumn chum salmon fishing season is winding down in Hokkaido, with total catches expected to fall well below 50,000t, marking a historic low
Tradex: US state has ‘exceptional’ fall chum season after disappointing 2023
The numbers for the US state of Washington's latest chum salmon season are not yet in, but West Coast fishermen are feeling good
Russian pink salmon prices double on harvest shortfall
Russian pink salmon prices have surged for headed and gutted product as catches have fallen to about two-thirds of the pace of 2023's record harvest