Conservation-minded pick for US North Pacific panel nixed in favor of trawl industry reappointment
The move means Arctic Storm Management's Anne Vanderhoeven will be reappointed for another term on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council
American Seafoods CEO: US pollock producers must cut surimi output, push trade barriers with Russia on ‘warpath’
Having paused a sale process due to challenging market conditions, American Seafoods' CEO Gustafsson said he sees climate improving over 2025, with surimi as main issue
NOAA names new Alaska Fisheries Science Center chief of staff
NOAA Fisheries named its pick in an announcement on Friday
Peter Pan’s May seeks $15m purchase of company assets
Peter Pan Seafood's co-owner Rodger May has asked a Washington state court to approve a sale of eight company assets
Japan’s surimi product CPI hovers at all-time highs on rising costs
Japan's nationwide consumer price index (CPI) for finished surimi products has stayed at its highest level since 1970, while its production marks a fifth consecutive monthly fall
US seafood retail sales slide despite price cuts
Even with lower seafood prices, retail sales have stagnated due to ongoing economic concerns, particularly about the labor market and persistent inflation, 201 Analytics reports
Alaska’s Sullivan seeks to add IUU amendment to national defense spending bill
US senator Dan Sullivan has criticized Chinese labor practices, in particular, and blamed both China and Russia for a crash in ex-vessel and wholesale prices in Alaska
Alaska lawmakers named to seafood industry task force
Eight members of the Alaska State Legislature have been named to a new seafood industry task force
US watchdog agency recommends updated bycatch monitoring
A report released by the US Government Accountability Office this week calls for better ways to track and monitor bycatch rates
Key Alaska seafood marketing group awarded $5m in federal funds
The funding boost comes after Alaska's governor vetoed $10 million in additional marketing money for the group late last month