Bank: Demand for vessel new-builds growing on US West Coast
A lender to US West Coast fishing operations reports a surge in new vessel builds as optimism grows that several fisheries are returning from tough times
Massive recruitment event shows up in Alaska sablefish stocks
The 2017 surveys and 2016 age data resulted in a very large estimate of the 2014 year-class for sablefish in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands regions
Alaska’s Kodiak port moves closer to allowing direct sales from boats
The city council in Kodiak, Alaska, has taken a major step closer to allowing fishermen there to sell their catch directly
Japanese firms’ outlook on China shifting from processing hub to fast-growing sales destination
Japanese seafood companies are shifting their point of view on China, as the country’s middle and upper class can increasingly afford high-quality seafood
Pacific halibut chief says lull in landings is temporary
Alaskan fishermen might be taking a break from halibut, but they'll be back soon, maintains the head of the International Pacific Halibut Commission
Shining Ocean hires culinary veteran in push outside surimi
True World Group’s surimi-focused subsidiary takes on Ron Steckler, a former vice president at International Seafoods of Alaska with four decades' experience in food
Salmon offsets pollock, snow crab slump at Maruha’s US division
Full-year profits and net sales were both forecast higher for the North American business of Maruha Nichiro, the world’s largest seafood company
Alaska trade mission to Korea reaffirms need to confront ‘fierce’ Russian competition
In South Korea, consumers are increasingly thinking healthy and concerned about food quality -- trends that bode well for seafood, and particularly for Alaska seafood
Through-the-roof black cod prices expected to hold
Yet with supply expectations high for this year, it remains to be seen whether those expectations come true when the season starts March 11
New Trump policy puts sablefish pot-fishing rule on hold
A recently announced 'regulatory freeze' from the Donald Tump administration means that a plan to allow pot fishing for Alaska sablefish is on hold until at least March