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US senator presses Trump administration over Alaska fishery stock surveys

'These surveys are the foundation for Alaska’s world-class fisheries management, and missing survey data would have serious consequences for Alaska’s fisheries' -- US senator Lisa Murkowski

US wholesale: Prices rise on China-processed haddock, sole as 170% tariffs loom

If the exemptions lapse as scheduled on May 31, those products would see a 25% duty added to the existing 145% tariff, bringing the effective rate to 170% 

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McDonald’s adds Alaska pollock to its McWrap lineup in Canada

US wholesale: Icelandic cod, haddock fillet prices climb amid tight supply, tariff pressures

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Week 16 US wholesale prices: Shrimp continues tariff-induced surge; Steep climbs on Iceland haddock, Norwegian salmon; Lobster tanks

US customs will make ‘case-by-case’ decisions on tariff exemptions for Alaskan fish coming back from China

Norwegian, Russian CIF China H&G haddock prices drop as US trade war causes processor panic

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Japanese surimi industry braces for another potential Alaska pollock price hike

Russia’s pollock A-season sees surimi production up 12%

New Hilton Saucy Fish products, Foppen’s bagel sandwich make US debuts

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US wholesale: Week 16 ‘market pulse’ updates available on key seafood commodities

US wholesale: Week 16 ‘market pulse’ updates available on key seafood commodities

Chinese pollock processing factory

Trump tariffs put China processing orders to US on hold; even Alaska-origin trade uncertain

Chinese pollock processing factory

China 84% tariffs on US won’t hit Alaskan salmon, whitefish raw material for re-export

free read Week 15 US wholesale prices: Trump tariffs drive hikes in farmed shrimp, salmon, whitefish with octopus surging

Softening H&G cod, haddock prices expected as Trump’s 104% tariff on China takes effect

Nissui targets $6.6bn sales by 2027 with global expansion, aquaculture at core

Alaska pollock A season winds down with increased PBO, surimi, roe output

Russia aims to get China buying pollock roe after drop in prices to Japan, Korea

free read US wholesale: Week 15 ‘market pulse’ updates available on key seafood commodities

US wholesale: Week 15 ‘market pulse’ updates available on key seafood commodities

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NOAA cuts mean ‘less capacity’ to support Alaska federal fisheries

China retaliates with 34% tariff on US goods amid escalating trade war

UK house of parliament. Credit: Maurice, on Flickr

Pollock fillets, salmon headline US imports on UK’s list of potential retaliatory tariffs

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Week 14 US wholesale prices: Trump tariff decision ‘wild card’ on salmon; Coldwater lobster tails discounted

Norwegian frozen H&G cod, haddock prices surge to new records; Russian pollock also up

Chinese pollock processing factory

Trump’s trade rep claims UK fills duty-free ATQs with Russian fish at expense of US

US wholesale: Week 14 ‘market pulse’ updates available on key seafood commodities

US wholesale: Week 14 ‘market pulse’ updates available on key seafood commodities

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Experimental gear floated to reduce chum bycatch in Bering Sea pollock B season

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US wholesale: Groundfish market firms as haddock leads gains, buyers pull back

Haddock was the most active market mover this week, with industry sources pointing to declining US inventories, hesitant buying behavior and a general reluctance to commit to forward contracts

McDonald’s China demand for Russian pollock grows, as European Gaza boycotts hit Alaskan output

China's imports of pollock fillets from Russia were up 104% y-o-y to 19,025t, as McDonald's, Yum Brand China's KFC and others have taken advantage of low prices, sources said

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aquaculture

China’s new tariffs on US seafood preserve processing, fishmeal exemptions

US wholesale: Twice-frozen cod, haddock prices keep rising

US wholesale: Groundfish prices rise amid global uncertainty

prices

Russian Fishery CEO: Domestic pollock market competes with EU on fillets, China on H&G

free read US wholesale: Week 13 ‘market pulse’ updates available on key seafood commodities

Trump tariffs on China make 2x pollock fillets level with Alaskan single-frozen for US buyers

companies

Maersk shipping giant confirms Alaska exit in February 2025

Frozen Norwegian, Russian cod, haddock H&G hit new record levels; pollock back up

free read Week 12 US wholesale prices: Tilapia, salmon edge higher; scallop pressure mounts amid potential Framework 39 delays

people

US pollock booster Stephanie Madsen reflects as she retires at year’s end

Nissui-backed Three Oceans parts ways with UK foodservice sales veteran

Alaska bycatch council chair: ‘A volunteer board cannot do the work’

m&a

Former American Seafoods investor Coastal Villages involved in Gustafsson’s bid for pollock giant

Maruha Nichiro merges Alaska pollock subsidiaries amid market challenges

Maruha Nichiro to sell majority of cross-shareholdings to fuel global expansion

retail

US packaged seafood category sees growth in September amid hurricanes, port strikes

US importers face possible 45% tariffs on China-processed Alaskan flatfish, Atlantic haddock from June 1

free read Catch the Current episode 5: Trader Joe’s salmon skin-pack deal; Lent offers hit fast food; Wild Alaska Sole Association’s Pat Shanahan joins

processing

Young’s, Greenland Seafood parent reports surge in earnings, passes £2bn in revenue

Espersen to close Lithuania plant, shift processing to Poland

H&G Russian pollock prices keep dropping amid uncertainty over China fillet deals; cod, haddock creep up

fishing

Trump administration begins implementing mass firings at NOAA

Russia revises 2025 TACs up, plans for increased 2026 catches

Rough weather slows Russian pollock fishing