Newfoundland inshore harvesters want Canada to give them yellowtail flounder quota, not US
'The federal government should not be handing over yellowtail to another country while Newfoundland and Labrador harvesters have no access to the resource' -- Keith Sullivan, FFAW
NGO Bloom cries foul over alleged German, Dutch electric fishing infringements
The French NGO, which led the cause for the ban on electric fishing within the EU, noted that Germany granted a derogation for another pulse vessel in April 2020
Atlantic Capes donates yellowtail flounder to Massachusetts food banks
'It’s important for us, as part of the South Coast community, to support members of our community who are in need' -- Jeff Bolton, CEO, Atlantic Capes Fisheries
While US harvesters brace for return of observers, Canada grants further delay
'These are not normal times' -- Thomas Nies, New England Fishery Management Council
OCI launches Canada offshore groundfish fleet’s first new vessel in decades
Ocean Choice International says the 242-foot Calvert will create 70 new year-round, full-time jobs and generate CAD 7 million in annual salaries
South Korean researchers pioneer land-based flatfish farming model
By using LED lights, a South Korean team has been able to grow flatfish between 15%-79% in tanks, with a low mortality rate
Noordzee sees pandemic drive retail sales, new customers for salmon plant
Whitefish and flatfish processor Noordzee made the leap to salmon late in 2019, and has been able to take advantage of rampant retail demand to quickly fill its factory
Dutch flatfish calls on EU for aid as trade ‘implodes’, pelagics on alert
Prices and catch volumes for demersal flatfish have dropped by about 30-40%, while brown shrimp catch has stopped entirely, VisNed says
Irish co-op fleet ties up as sector calls for gov’t aid
All 64 vessels in the Castletownbere Fishermen's Co-Op have been asked to return to port while the processing factory closed after traditional EU markets disappeared
US tariffs on Chinese seafood not going away soon, cost $309.5m to date
US importers of Chinese tilapia, squid and shrimp got hit the hardest, data shows