Alaska fisherman pleads guilty to ordering shooting of whale
The charges stem from an incident in March of 2020
Offshore aquaculture advocates hold Capitol Hill ‘fly-in’
Stronger America Through Seafood is participating in meetings with US lawmakers, scheduled for May 15-16
Surimi price crash, rising costs in pollock roe hit Japan’s Nichimo profits
Japan's Nichimo saw a 30% reduction in its consolidated operating income at JPY 2.02bn, $13.4m, for the full year ended March 2024, largely due to price crashes in surimi products
Prices still sluggish in Alaska’s black cod fishery
Wholesale and ex-vessel prices remain relatively flat, and low, two months into the commercial fishing season
Alaska’s black cod fishery opens with another dip in ex-vessel prices
After an ex-vessel crash last year, dockside prices opened even lower for the 2024 season
Farmed Canadian sablefish finds upscale niche in Japan
A Japanese seafood importer is finding success marketing fresh, farm-raised sablefish from British Columbia to upscale restaurants and markets
Russia’s huge sablefish catch advice stirs Japanese importers
Russia has dramatically increased its advised catch of sablefish in its Far East by 20 times, which is stirring up the Japanese seafood market
Low sablefish prices stimulate Japanese demand but squeeze Alaska fishermen
There are growing concerns that falling prices for Alaskan sablefish could threaten the viability of the industry ahead of the 2024 fishing season, Japanese importers say
Alaska regulatory board rejects state-managed sablefish fishery
The proposal was one of two-dozen in front of the Alaska Board of Fisheries at its finfish meeting in Kodiak this week
Alaska sablefish harvesters urge restraint on catch for 2024 with market weak
Sablefish harvesters in the US state of Alaska are asking for conservative harvest levels for 2024 ahead of this week's North Pacific Fishery Council Meeting