Fish Factor: Dutch Harbor is busiest port; seaweed to hit shelves; hatchery studies
Undercurrent News is now featuring 'Fish Factor', the weekly column of Alaska seafood journalist Laine Welch
Icicle, Pacifico among 32 suppliers recognized by Whole Foods Market
Icicle Seafoods improved sockeye salmon quality 'by introducing refrigerated sea water on vessels, bruise reduction deck mats and icing incentives for fisherman' said Whole Foods
New England panel boosts proposed fiscal 2020-22 groundfish quota by 60%
The proposed changes would allow harvesters to catch 129% more haddock in the Georges Bank area and 45% more in the Gulf of Maine than in the fiscal 2017-19 period
Alaska marketing arm to equip industry with research-backed toolkits
'We did this in an effort to move wild Alaska pollock into more business channels and versatile offerings, to ultimately help increase demand for the fish' -- Margery Schelling
Fish Factor: Russian roadblocks, a call for crew, Dungy danger
Undercurrent News is now featuring 'Fish Factor', the weekly column of Alaska seafood journalist Laine Welch
Maruha Nichiro taps seafood M&A specialist to sell Alaska processor Peter Pan
Maruha Nichiro has engaged Antarctica Advisers, one of the most prolific seafood M&A advisory firms, to run the sale process for Peter Pan, sources told Undercurrent News
Key US House panel presses for IUU imports study with apparent focus on China
'China ... has been ranked as worst among 152 coastal countries based on the prevalence of IUU fishing and the country's response to it'
Double, single frozen pollock fillet prices ‘too close’, H&G drop coming
Prices for double and single frozen pollock prices converged in the US market in late 2019, which is likely to change in 2020, with inventories high