Lawsuit reveals broad scope of Jones Act crackdown on US pollock industry
Companies including fishing firms, cold-storage facilities, foreign-owned shippers and truckers have received Jones Act-related fines totaling over $350m, according to court documents
US pollock shippers head to federal court to stop Jones Act enforcement
Alaska Reefer Management and Kloosterboer International Forwarding have filed in an Alaska federal court for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction
Biden initiative, short track possible factors in US pollock industry’s Jones Act crisis
What's behind the US pollock industry getting hit with more than $300 million in proposed Jones Act penalties? Undercurrent News investigated this week
Pollock losses at Starfish underscores China’s processing sector pains
Joyvio Food's Qingdao China Starfish Foods, one of China's largest pollock processors, is on track for a third consecutive year of losses
US pollock sector battles more than $300m in Jones Act fines, questions where exemption went
'We believe that cumulative proposed penalties to date are more than $300 million, the largest Jones Act fines ever assessed' -- memo circulated by the At-sea Processors Association
Trade insights: China’s imports of H&G pollock hit year’s high in July
After a torrid year, continued shipments may reassure the sector the supply chain hasn’t totally ground to a halt
China forced Moscow into letting it fish in Russian waters, report claims
China has reportedly been pressuring Russia to let it fish for free in the Russian exclusive economic zone amid ongoing trade woes in fisheries
Alaska PBO pollock fillet output down 40% in 2021 despite B season hike
Despite ramped-up activity this B season, pin-bone out fillet production is down 40% year-to-date as of Aug. 15 when compared to the same period last year
Owners of Alaska pollock catcher-processor eye sale
Family that controls around 30,000t of pollock quota in the Alaskan fishery is mulling a sale, sources told Undercurrent News
‘Vendor constraints’ mean USDA will be buying less pollock than planned
The US Department of Agriculture's plan to buy 7.9 million pounds of frozen Alaska pollock for food aid programs has fallen short with some 4.86m lbs not being awarded