Royal Greenland, Polar-owned halibut firm hit by low prices
Upernavik Seafood, joint-owned by fellow Greenland firms Royal Greenland and Polar Seafood, is having to follow the market and hope for better Greenland halibut prices
New Air Iceland cooperation could ease fish air-freight exports from Greenland
Air Iceland Cargo and Greenland’s airport authority have agreed to improve collaboration on cargo shipping, in move that could make fish exports by air from Greenland easier
Dock prices in Alaska up for halibut, salmon
Dock prices for Alaska’s most popular species of finfish are at the top of their historical range, partly due to a supply shortage and partly due to increasing popularity
Bycatch symposium underway in Alaska
Fisheries scientists and industry stakeholders are discussing how to define and manage bycatch of salmon at the Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium this week
Prices up on Alaska halibut, black cod
Prices up on low inventories in both species throughout Alaska's docks
Alaska Seafood Source turns to Kickstarter in bid to raise $60,000
With $18,000 towards the target raised, the 'ocean to table' project is looking to crowd-fund its plan to connect consumers with fishermen
Alaska schoolchildren eating wild salmon for lunch
In communities from Unalaska to Dillingham, wild-caught Alaska salmon is on menus more and more these days, thanks to the Sitka Conservation Society
Chinese appetite fattens profits at Gourmet Ocean Products
Voracious demand in China for sea cucumber sees Gourmet Ocean Products hit a rich vein of profits in recently released financials
Fresh halibut arrives in BC just as freezers run out
This year’s halibut season is starting up just in time, as freezers in Victoria, Canada were running out
Weather slows Alaska halibut opener, first prices similar to 2013
Commercial halibut fishers began targeting 16.7 million pounds of quota March 8, but bad weather kept many off the fishing grounds