Climate change prompts rock lobster season extension in South Africa’s Western Cape
The call for an extension was driven by urgent requests from small-scale fishing cooperatives severely affected by the adverse weather conditions
Australian fishermen hopeful China will lift three-year trade ban on live rock lobsters
The ban was part of trade barriers China placed on about $20 billion of Australian exports almost four years ago
Red Lobster introduces contest to welcome back Lobsterfest but with limits
Starting Tuesday (Feb. 20), the giant US seafood restaurant chain said it is giving 150 customers a chance to vie for a complimentary two-hour sitting, replete with unlimited servings of lobster
Aussie minister seeks to remove China lobster trade blocks
Australia's trade minister is gearing up to address trade barriers on Australian lobster and wine during an upcoming meeting with Chinese commerce minister
Thousands injured, hundreds killed in Honduras spiny lobster fishery
'Of the 9,000 divers in the region, 97% have suffered from the bends after ascending too quickly and breathing compressed air that contains nitrogen gas ...'
WOFCO partner tipped as buyer of Sapmer tuna seiners
Sapmer has agreed to sell its three remaining Mauritian-flagged tuna seiners, reportedly to one of the partners of Spain's WOFCO
Shellfish giant Taylor zeroes in on live oyster market amid thriving tide-to-table trend
The largest shellfish producer in North America has shifted its focus away from less profitable shucked oysters
Over 50 Indigenous fish harvesters in Eastern Canada face charges
The legacy of the 1999 Supreme Court ruling on aboriginal fishing rights remains divisive
Yumbah snaps up Australia’s largest mussel farmer, processor
The deal will accelerate Eyre Peninsula Seafoods' growth while building complementary capability and operational synergies with Yumbah, the latter said
Florida spiny lobster season kicks off amidst reports of hot-tub-like conditions
'These lobsters, they're very mobile. Are they going to hang out and put up with [such high temperatures]? No, they're going to go to a more acceptable environment' -- Bill Kelly, Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen's Association