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Trump signs seafood industry-punishing order to place 25% tariffs on Canada, Mexico; 10% on China

The president said he hoped that Americans would understand why he was imposing the tariffs. 'Tariffs don't cause inflation,' he said. 'They cause success'

Pacific halibut TAC slashed 18% to 19.7m lbs for US and Canada

The outlook for Pacific halibut in 2005 remains challenged as the 2024 biomass shrank by 17% and harvesters struggled to land three-quarters of their quota

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Atlantic Sapphire rents out Danish facility for pilot salmon farm

Red king crab prices falling on increased quota, slack demand, Russian supply

Bering Sea snow crabbers in brighter mood as global prices ratchet up

First of 3 new US Coast Guard cutters arrives in Alaska

Canada’s elver license holders bash DFO math, seek higher TAC

Alaska Seafood Task Force finalizes list of recommended reforms

US appeals court reinstates vertical buoy line limits impacting Massachusetts lobster fishery

‘We can’t absorb it’: BC seafood sector to need new markets if US tariffs hit

Pirates assault shrimp sector vessel in Ecuador’s Gulf of Guayaquil

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Salmon Evolution hits 1,700t Q4 harvest, plans further growth

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Norwegian ex-vessel prices for male king crab fall in week 4 after near-record surge

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Norway’s Arctic shrimp fishing trial could revive industry after decades-long ban

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Canadian aquaculture industry wants policy reversals as output drops 30% from peak

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Brazil’s farmed tilapia market sees price decline as exports hit historic peak

Brazil's tilapia market has entered 2025 with a continued downward trend in prices, which started in March 2024 and persisted throughout the year

Global salmon supply down in 2024 due to underperforming Alaska fisheries, GSMC attendees hear

Wild salmon is a shrinking share of global supply as farmed fish has long outstripped supply

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Washington state panel to vote on permanent fish farm ban

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Vietnamese shrimp sector hopeful for continued market recovery after 2024 improvement

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Greek bass prices ease in week 4 after start-of-year surge

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Mowi seals $655m deal to take control of fellow salmon farmer

Russia’s largest salmon farmer ups sales 11% despite drop in volumes

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