Ocean Beauty spins off ‘Echo Falls Seafood’ smoked, value-added brand as separate company
'We look forward to continuing to deliver the same quality products and excellent customer service under our new name' -- Alex Klein, Echo Falls president
Alaska’s Bristol Bay salmon harvest above average with smallest sockeye on record
'We saw the smallest and lightest size of fish we have ever seen in our history' -- Stacy Vega, Alaska state fisheries biologist
US seafood trade imbalance continues to grow in 2024
The total value of US seafood exports was 16% of the total value of US seafood imports during the first half of 2024, down from the 20% ratio seen in 2023
Alaska salmon harvest update: Week 36 brings YTD total harvest to 70% of pre-season forecast
Alaska salmon harvesters have landed 95,181 fish so far this season
Chilean coho exports to Japan may fall to 70,000t; Russian salmon roe prices surge to $100/kg
Japan's Hokkaido Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations held a trade meeting on Aug. 27 in Tokyo, with insights shared among sales representatives from across the country
Alaska mayors write in defense of pollock harvesters on bycatch issue
'Rather than point fingers and create animosity between us, let's insist on real solutions that adequately address the problems we face' -- five Alaskan mayors
Russia reports strong Far Eastern salmon, Pacific sardine catches
By Aug. 21, the catch of Pacific salmon in the Far East amounted to 192,00t or 4% up in comparison with 2022, Rosrybolovstvo said in a statement
Early projections show 2025 Bristol Bay sockeye harvest largely in line with current season
While the forecast is an early preseason projection, it shows that Bristol Bay's sockeye run continues to come back down to earth
US Pacific Northwest sees huge Columbia River sockeye salmon return
Fisheries managers in the US state of Idaho say huge numbers of sockeye have been counted crossing the region's dams
British Columbia to launch new salmon hatchery to boost Fraser River stock rebuild
Construction on the new hatchery, destined for the city of Prince George, is expected to begin this fall