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
Alaska pink expected to return to normal in 2014; sockeye forecast to drop
After fishermen in 2013 caught a huge 94 million, forecast for 2014 is around 22m of pinks; sockeye forecast down to around 27m
MSC responds to allegations of ‘whitewashing’ Alaska salmon certification claims
Yet the MSC website still shows odd omission of the objection by four NGO's from the record books
MSC Alaska salmon woes continue as only 2/3rd of this year’s harvest attains certification
The MSC's announcement yesterday that the 'Alaska salmon fishery earns MSC re-certification' is not the full story
MSC trying to ‘whitewash’ the record books of Alaska salmon objection, say NGOs
MSC statement that 'no objections were received' in the Alaska salmon fishery's re-certification is angering objectors, who want an apology
Alaska salmon fishery earns MSC re-certification
Having surmounted the objection obstacle posed by conservation groups last month, the Alaska salmon fishery has received certification for 13 of the 14 units of certification in the fishery