RODA: Floating wind turbines coming to US West Coast ‘worse, much worse’ for harvesters
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has announced the sale of wind farm leases off the California coast that involve what would be the US' first-ever floating turbines
Trident Seafoods to fight Democrats’ proposed MSA changes in Congress
'Rather than empower the councils, [HR 4690] contains prescriptive mandates that will consume council time, divert resources...'-- Shannon Carroll, Trident Seafoods
ASMI meeting 2021: Pandemic has been private label boon for Publix, NESI
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is hosting its annual 'All Hands' meeting this week
Fishermen’s Finest appeals $80m quota loss; US gov’t says it’s not a right
'The lawsuit is about one issue: whether fishing rights are 'property' that is within the protection of the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution'
Sid Lee to spearhead Wild Alaskan national branding initiative
'In addition to their creative expertise, Sid Lee’s team shares our passion for sustainability and social progress' -- Arron Kallenberg, Wild Alaskan Company
Former Seafood Watch manager to lead Lusamerica sustainability drive
'Lusamerica has been flying under the radar for a long time as they have not had a dedicated communications manager...' -- Peter Adame, sustainability manager
Tune into UCN webinar today on US election’s impact on seafood supply chain
Among the many topics the group will discuss during the 90-minute meeting are issues related to wild harvesting, aquaculture, trade and pandemic-related relief
Wild Alaskan CEO credits low online consumer ad rates for nearly quadruple growth
'We woke up one morning and we had pretty much the same consumer demand for seafood, but we were able to acquire those members for about a third of our normal acquisition cost' -- Arron Kallenberg, CEO, Wild Alaskan Company
Washington senator pushes for streamlining of fishery disaster relief
'Unfortunately, the industry has yet to see a single dollar of relief due to a slow and inefficient and cumbersome implementation through [NMFS]' -- senator Maria Cantwell
US harvester group presses NOAA again to expand observer exemption
'The agency is sending a particularly egregious message that fishermen are expendable while NMFS staff must be protected from contracting COVID-19'