Florida’s shellfish growers bear brunt of $34m losses from Hurricane Idalia
Impact on the state's hard clam industry expected to linger, affecting farmers and consumers
PBS Frontline: Two New Bedford seafood processors under investigation for alleged use of child labor
The investigative journal said it spent two years working on its story, interviewing roughly 100 sources, including more than two dozen migrant teens, and reviewing more than 2,000 pages of documents
Meeting called in Alaska to prepare for northward spread of green crabs
European green crabs have been declared an emergency in the US state of Washington, and were first discovered in Southeast Alaska last year
Barrington father-son executive team leave PanaPesca USA
A veteran US seafood executive and his son have left importer PanaPesca USA
Italy allocates $3.2m to fight blue crab invasion
The blue crab has rapidly multiplied in various lagoon-like areas in Italy, causing significant damage to local shellfish, fish roe, and other species
US House bill would guarantee equal treatment of aquaculture by USDA, expand crop insurance
USDA would be required to develop a policy for expanding the Federal Crop Insurance Corp. to consider aquaculture products eligible for coverage
Peru fish landings down 89% with anchovy catches for fishmeal, oil almost nonexistent
Peru saw an 89% y-o-y decrease in fish landings in May, mainly due to almost no catches of anchovy intended for fishmeal, which fell by 99.3%
Peru fishery landings rise over 6% in April as catches of squid, tuna, horse mackerel climb
Peru's fisheries sector saw its seafood landings rise 6.3% y-o-y by volume and 3.7% in value to 146,600t worth PEN 197.4m
Alaska lawmakers introduce bill to create ‘Wild USA Seafood’
Research has indicated that 'product of USA' and 'wild-caught' are 'two of the top five US consumer motivations for choosing seafood over other proteins' -- Greg Smith, ASMI
Departing Cooke executive to head up Atlantic Aqua Farms
'I'm thrilled to be joining Atlantic Aqua Farms and feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to move from one great organization to another' -- Matthew Kilfoil