Supreme court rejects BP spill settlement appeal
The Supreme Court is leaving in place BP’s multibillion-dollar settlement with lawyers for businesses and residents over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
McDonald’s Japan reportedly launching a crab sandwich
The Crab Croquette Burger reportedly contains snow crab
Russia-Thailand trade to exceed $4bn this year
Russian and Thai governments aim to double mutual trade turnover in next two years, with bilateral volume expected to increase by 10% this year to exceed $4 billion
Alaska Tanner crab fishery called off for second year in a row
Alaska’s Kodiak, Chignik and Alaska Peninsula Tanner crab season has been called off as there are not enough crab in the area large enough to have a commercial fishery
Newfoundland and Labrador puts CAD 100,000 toward Quinlan Brothers plant upgrade
The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is contributing CAD 100,000 toward a new refrigeration control system at Quinlan Brothers’ Bay de Verde processing plant
Oregon Dungeness crab season starts off with higher prices
Oregon’s Dungeness crab season is starting off with higher prices
Alaska salmon harvest value down 19% year-on-year
Preliminary 2014 Alaska salmon harvest totals 157 million fish with a dockside value of nearly $577 million, down 19.5% from $690m in 2013
M&J deal has Fresh Direct CEO looking beyond sales target of £500m
Fresh Direct will be around £400m in turnover with addition of M&J and two other former Brakes companies, meaning CEO of enlarged group is looking to up five-year-plan turnover target
Crab fishing in area from Western Australia on hold until stocks recover
Australian authorities have decided not to reopen the area for blue swimmer crab fishing in Cockburn Sound, for the 2014/15 season
Host of reasons seen for dropping Alaska red king crab prices
Higher quotas and currency issues reportedly could be among the causes for lower Alaskan red king crab prices