Quebec joins fight for Canadian redfish quota
'The reopening of the fishery is an opportunity for Quebec to relaunch this industry from a development perspective...' -- Andre Lamontagne, Quebec's fisheries minister
Global warming, rising sea levels burying Mississippi’s seafood nurseries
Mississippi is using millions in settlement money from the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to shore up marshes
Brim to issue ‘blue, green’ bonds worth $38m
Bonds will be used to make investments in projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution, as well as promote more environmentally friendly modes of transport, company says
Ocean Choice leads NL offshore harvester fight to keep future redfish quota
'Ocean Choice has invested tens of millions in redfish capacity in the province in recent years, contributing to over 400 good quality jobs' -- Martin Sullivan, Ocean Choice International
Canadian gov’t accused of favoring offshore harvesters in redfish quota talks
'I fear there is no one really looking at what the future of this fishery looks like and [DFO officials] don't really care who benefits' -- Keith Sullivan, Fish Food and Allied Workers
Newfoundland processors react to lifting of licensing moratorium, add species
The Association of Seafood Processors was against the change, saying it could lead to instability in the industry
EU adds squid, frozen herring to zero tariff list amid Brexit disruption
The European Council has recently adopted an amended regulation adjusting the EU's tariff-free quotas for certain fishery products including loligo squid and frozen herring, among others
Another red tide hits Florida coast, surrounds visitors with ‘miasma of rotting death’
Cleanup crews working on the beaches of St. Petersburg, Florida, collected 15 metric tons of dead fish between July 1 and 9
Australian rock lobster exporters turn to domestic, Southeast Asian markets
Exporters are looking to Southeast Asia to plug the gap left by the collapse of the Chinese market following escalating political tensions
USDA changes course, makes disaster relief available to redfish farmers, others
Winter storm Uri wiped out more than 200 million farmed redfish in the US state of Texas in February but producers were previously unable to qualify for disaster relief