Western Alaska salmon group calls for tighter bottom trawling restrictions
The request comes from a coalition of salmon groups in the Yukon Kuskokwim area
Russia’s salmon catches remain slow, Japan’s Far East harvest hit record low
While Russia's salmon catches remain sluggish at 20% lower levels than the previous year, Japan's harvest in Russia's EEZ have been at their lowest since 2016
Ocean Wise revokes sustainability badge for Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries
Wild salmon from these fisheries that are sold in grocery stores or served in restaurants can no longer carry Ocean Wise's sustainability label
Estimated 15% decline in Chilean coho harvest stirs Japanese importers
Based on the numbers of smolts released into the ocean, the Chilean coho salmon production will likely decline to 180,000t on an H&G basis for the 2024/25 season
Hokkaido chum return expected to hit record low at 17.03m salmon
Largely due to reduced returns of four-year-old salmon, the primary targeting age, the fall chum salmon return to Japan's Hokkaido for the upcoming season is projected to see a 25% reduction year-on-year
US gov’t allocates $12m for Alaska salmon fishery disasters
The US secretary of commerce previously approved the requests for fishery disaster designations in April
Nissui-backed Sasaya Syouten regains top spot as Hokkaido’s largest seafood processor
According to the revenue rankings for Hokkaido's seafood processing industry by Japan's Teikoku Databank, combined net sales of the top 100 companies reached a record high of JPY 544.6bn
NESI parent set for 2024 sales, profit growth as big UK whitefish retail wins bed in
The parent company of UK's New England Seafood is on track to hit around £250m in turnover in 2024, having grown both top and bottom line in its last reported results
Chilean coho farmers seek over $1/kg price hike in Japanese H&G markets
Following an anticipated harvest reduction of coho salmon for the upcoming season in Chile, farmers are looking to set their fixed cost-and-freight prices at over $7/kg or JPY 1,150/kg for Japan-bound H&G products
APICDA, Silver Bay in deal talks for Trident False Pass plant
US processing giant Silver Bay and APICDA are reportedly in deal talks to acquire Trident plant in False Pass, Alaska, sources told Undercurrent News