US gov’t report highlights impacts of Russia, plant closures on Alaska seafood industry
The Alaska Seafood Snapshot reveals an estimated $1.8 billion loss in direct revenue for the state's seafood industry from 2022 to 2023.
Fast-track permitting system for fish farming structures unlawful, says US court
The ruling on the federal permitting system dubbed Nationwide Permit 56 finds procedural violations under US environmental laws, but a final decision on its future is pending
Largest US Pacific cod catcher brings seafood finance exec back from ski slopes
Michael Guy's latest role marks his return to the seafood industry following his tenure at the US state of Washington's largest ski resort
Decision in Amendment 80 halibut bycatch lawsuit expected this fall
The Groundfish Forum, which represents the Amendment 80 fleet, cited $14 million in losses and a need to prepare for the upcoming fishing season in its request for an expedited ruling
Lawmakers, state of Alaska side with US gov’t in Amendment 80 halibut bycatch lawsuit
It's the latest in the ongoing legal battle over Amendment 123, which went into effect in January of this year
Amendment 80 fishing group names new science director
The Alaska Seafood Cooperative's new science projects director will take the helm next month
Early indications point to big harvest levels for Alaska’s groundfish sector in 2024
Preliminary recommendations to be taken up by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council next week are on par with, or higher than, last year's
Environmental group threatens legal action over Bering Sea orca bycatch
Alaska's lone US House representative has also weighed in as pressure mounts over the 10 killer whales incidentally caught by trawl vessels this summer
NOAA scientists find Gulf of Alaska fishing communities ill-equipped for economic effects of climate change
Inconsistent federal and state support for climate change planning identified as a key issue
Polish processors eye raw material boost from US-China tensions, new ATQs
Poland's seafood processing industry aims to ramp up cooperation with companies in the US amid rising US-China tensions and the Eastern European country's hunger for raw material