Trident hires Dutch seafood veterans to target Benelux, UK
US giant Trident Seafoods hires over 50-years of seafood experience to run its new Holland office, to target sales to Benelux and the UK
Alaska’s Murkowski rejects federal interference on new mine posing risk to fisheries
Senator Lisa Murkowski, in a briefing with reporters this week, said the state of Alaska should make a decision independently from the federal authorities
NFI conference blog: Crustaceans lead the pack in US retail growth
Keep coming back to Undercurrent News for all the news from the NFI Global Seafood Markets Conference in Miami, Florida
Russia approves plan to counter illegal fishing
Russian government approves national plan to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Alaska Salmon Alliance welcomes dismissal of set netter ban
Lieutenant governor Mead Treadwell decides not to certify the proposed set netter ban, which would have gone on the ballot in 2016
Alaska fisheries reaching turning point
Alaska’s fishery is reaching a turning point in its major species, with MSC for Russia increasing competition on pollock and salmon markets while product forms shift
Murkowski writes to new Walmart CEO to advocate for Alaska seafood sustainability
Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski sent a letter last week to the incoming president and CEO of Walmart, Doug McMillon, introducing him to Alaska’s fisheries
Top 100 stories of 2013: High Liner-American Pride deal breaker; HuffPo pickup for Contessa range; A ‘new lobster’ in shrimp
Shrimp prices rocketed, deals were broken, suppliers were ditched: Review the top 100 most-read stories on Undercurrent News for 2013, with exclusives dominating the list
Strong sockeye return forecast for Alaska’s Cook Inlet
Upper Cook Inlet in Alaska could see another strong year for sockeye salmon returns if the 2014 forecast for 6.1 million fish comes to fruition
Alaska revises Bristol Bay 2014 sockeye forecast slightly down
A correction to a database error has nudged the Department of Fish and Game's forecast down by 620,000 fish