Japan, US, Norway dominate world’s 100 largest seafood companies
Did you know that nearly half of the world’s largest 100 seafood companies are in Asia, and a quarter in Japan?
Walmart mulls Alaska RFM certification after high-level meeting
Top-level executives from Walmart met with representatives of Alaska on Friday, with the retailer left to consider the merits of RFM certification for salmon
Canadian brewery offers grant for wild salmon projects
Pacific Western Brewing foundation establishes a $20,000 fund to support grassroots salmon enhancement initiatives in British Columbia
Revolt against the gatekeeper: Copper River’s public withdrawal from MSC
Copper River Seafoods abandoning the MSC is another major development in the ongoing evolution of sustainability certifications, says John Sackton, publisher of Seafood News
Copper River Seafoods pulls support for Alaska salmon MSC process
Silver Bay Seafoods is left as only large supplier still in support of MSC certification of Alaska salmon fishery, as Copper River Seafoods plans to withdraw support
Alaska seafood: $15.7bn total economic output
McDowell Group report shows Alaska seafood's impact on the US economy is big despite its focus on international markets, with pollock, cod and other groundfish bringing in the largest bundle of cash in terms of direct and indirect economic impacts
Statewide Alaska salmon harvest breaks all-time record
2013 is ‘most certainly’ an unusual year, according to Alaska Department of Fish and Game management coordinator