US House passes coronavirus stimulus with $300m for harvesters, aquaculture
The bill, which must still be signed by the president, gives the Department of Commerce $300 million to help struggling harvesters, aquaculture firms and fishing communities
Alaska governor’s budget would squeeze geoduck, shellfish farmers on testing
'If we were to incur the cost at the lab, we would not have the money to pay for that' -- Phil Doherty, co-director of the Southeast Alaska Regional Dive Association
Federal judge’s ruling threatens Washington state’s shellfish industry
Judge Robert Lasnick said he found 'insufficient' evidence to support the conclusion that an expansion of shellfish farms would have minimal effects on the environment
In pictures: China’s largest seafood wholesale market
Take a photo tour of China's largest seafood wholesale market in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, where over 300 vendors supply 210,000t of seafood annually
China’s largest seafood wholesale market set for move
Huangsha -- whose 300 individual vendors sell 210,000t of seafood worth over $1bn annually -- is moving home, the market's operations manager confirmed to Undercurrent News
Canadian parliamentary panel takes aim at BC halibut quota rules
'There does not need to be a future for people on the couch leasing out the quota they own, only removing jobs, economies, food security and tax revenue' -- Duncan Cameron
Cargill, High Liner, Red Lobster, others fuel pro-US aquaculture power lobby
'I thought, ‘My God, we’ve been trying to do this for almost as long as I have been alive and we’re no further in the US than we are' -- Kathryn Unger, Cargill
USDA funds major seafood export push into Vietnam
As it is, Vietnam's seafood exports to the US are worth 10 times the seafood it takes from the US, but six groups are organizing an effort that could improve that ratio
China’s largest lobster, salmon importer wants 100 years of history
'We are very envious of those 100-year-old companies in North America and Europe. We also hope one day to celebrate 100 years, have a brand with 100 years of history'
Alaska Airlines’ new planes a boon to state’s fresh seafood sales
Alaska Airlines' new cargo freighters should benefit the state's shipments of fresh seafood, a representative told Undercurrent News