ASMI meeting 2017: Pollock roe sales still a major challenge for industry; ASMI told to ‘elevate’ pollock, flatfish to ‘stars’
Undercurrent News has been blogging live from ASMI's annual 'All Hands on Deck Meeting' in Anchorage, Alaska
Dutch fishing firm confirms deal for processor NorthSeafood
A Dutch fishing firm is creating a vertically integrated flatfish supplier with a deal for a processor based in the port of Urk, first reported by Undercurrent News Thursday
Sources: Dutch fishing firm buying Nomad flatfish processor
A Dutch flatfish harvesting firm is close to a deal for a processor which supplies major retailers and brand owners such as Nomad Foods, sources told Undercurrent News
Alaska trade mission to Korea reaffirms need to confront ‘fierce’ Russian competition
In South Korea, consumers are increasingly thinking healthy and concerned about food quality -- trends that bode well for seafood, and particularly for Alaska seafood
Trump pulls out of TPP, Alaskan seafood industry loses
President Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
China to lower import tariffs for popular seafood products on Jan. 1
Import tariffs will be reduced on imports of coldwater shrimp, crab, pollock and six species of frozen tuna, on Jan. 1, but there is confusion over lobster
Fishermen’s Finest: Argument US vessels too expensive is ‘nonsense’
The argument that building a new vessel in the US, where aging fleets are an increasing worry, is restrictively expensive is 'nonsense', the company's president says
Proposed Alaska fishing, mining, fuel tax bill on hold
A bill that would add new taxes to fishing, mining and fuel has stalled in the Alaska state legislature but could be reconsidered at a later date
New Glacier-managed Iquique US vessel will have fishmeal, oil production
All three upcoming new Amendment 80 vessels, including one from Glacier-managed Iquique US, will have capability to also produce fishmeal, oil
Sources: Glacier building Iquique US trawler, plans pollock vessel
US fishing firm is reportedly mulling building a new pollock trawler as construction on a 80-meter Amendment 80 flatfish vessel for Iquique US is planned to start later in year