UCN adds to US wholesale price reporting team with hire from Fastmarkets
Senior price reporter Ben Fisher will assist in broadening the scope of UCN's pricing platform
Alaska’s Area M salmon fishery faces added restrictions for chinook conservation
Area M's purse sein fleet has historically drawn criticism from Western Alaska harvesters who argue the harvesters intercept salmon returning to other systems
Silicon Valley-backed start-up Seremoni scaling with ike jime-slaughtered premium offerings
The tech-savvy Seremoni is growing rapidly as it seeks national retail deals and pursues exports to Japan and Europe
New Zealand King Salmon warns mortalities will impact harvests, profits
The firm has not previously provided guidance for the 2026 financial year, but initial estimates are now between 5,900t and 6,300t gilled and gutted
Japan secures unchanged quota for Russia-spawning salmon
The agreement includes catch limits of up to 1,550t for chinook, sockeye, coho, and pink salmon combined, unchanged from the year 2024
California salmon fishing may remain shut for third consecutive year
'It's going to be doom for a lot of boats' -- Barry Day, a commercial fisherman in Half Moon Bay, California
Thaw in US-Russia relations could have major consequences for seafood trade
US president Donald Trump has hinted he is open to lifting Russian sanctions, which could include the elimination of the US ban on Russian seafood
MSC reaffirms sustainability of Alaska hatchery-raised salmon
The audit comes at a time when hatchery-raised salmon are under increased scrutiny over concerns they out-compete chinook and other wild species in the Pacific
US conservationists vow to sue over ‘endangered’ chinook salmon harvests in Alaska
'I really wish these out-of-state groups would realize Alaskans also want strong chinook runs' -- Amy Daugherty, Alaska Trollers Association
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