California Dungy crab season delayed again over whales, high toxin levels
Commercial crabbers in northern California had hoped to begin their season on Dec. 1
Former American Seafoods CEO Gustafsson lines up consortium bid for company
Having parted ways with American Seafoods this week, former CEO Einar Gustafsson is working on a bid to buy the company with a group of investors, sources told Undercurrent
Oregon Dungy crab season postponed due to domoic acid, low meat yield
The latest test results also highlight elevated domoic acid levels in two areas, leading to their closures
American Seafoods promotes Andreassen to CEO after Gustafsson’s exit
The largest US at-sea pollock processor, American Seafoods, has promoted long-time executive Inge Andreassen to CEO
NOAA details plans to include ‘country of harvest’ in SIMP expansion
The proposed rule for the SIMP expansion is expected to be released in 2025, but not before the US presidential transition in late January -- Alexa Cole, NOAA
Tuna fleet at center of Mozambique’s $2bn corruption scandal up for auction
The 24 vessels at the heart of Mozambique's $2 billion tuna bond scandal are set to be auctioned off
NOAA to propose seafood import monitoring expansion again, acknowledge forced labor
The federal agency aims to add more high-risk species to the program and, for the first time, formally address forced labor issues in the global seafood supply chain
Canada invests over CAD 1.4m to bolster Quebec’s fishing industry
The initiatives aim to boost the market value of harvested seafood and assist local fishers in adapting to climate change
Leroy’s ‘best estimate’ is Norwegian trawlers will take 32% cod quota hit in 2025
'The government's adopted quota report and reintroduction of the trawl ladder mean that the trawler fleet's quota will be reduced over and above the general quota,' said Leroy Seafood
Indian Ocean skipjack tuna prices fall as Bangkok, Manta climb
Prices for skipjack tuna in the Indian Ocean lost some value since levels in Bangkok, Thailand, recently started to rise