Other Maine lawmakers join push for more details from China lobster deal
'The phase-one deal was opaque and questionably enforceable from the outset' -- senator Angus King and representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden
Big Canadian fishing unions in war of words with new minister
'Recent comments made by minister Murray highlight the minister’s singular focus on ocean conservation and lack of regard for the fishing industry...' -- joint statement by FFAW and UFAWU
NOAA advances plan for 2022 Atlantic sea scallop season with 13% reduction
NOAA has moved much faster than last year to get its new scallop framework proposal published, meaning the rules could be in effect close to when the 2022 season starts
Alaska nets more than half of USDA’s $50m in COVID seafood relief funds
'Not everyone had the ability to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic' -- Alaska senator Dan Sullivan
Longtime scallop harvester looks to be voice of New Bedford on regional council
Eric Hansen has been a scallop fisherman, like his father and grandfather before him, for 44 years, though his vessel, Endeavor, is now captained by his son
Collins presses USTR again on China’s failure to meet lobster import commitment
'Ensuring China’s commitments are upheld is critical to Maine’s iconic lobster industry, which supports thousands of jobs and strengthens our coastal communities' -- senator Susan Collins
Maine mulling legal fund to fight looming right whale regs
'We're looking at a decade of fighting these regulations' -- Republican Rep. William Faulkingham of Maine
It’s almost an annual thing: Maryland presses for more H-2B visas
Securing seasonal labor for crab picking in Maryland will be more challenging than ever in 2022: The industry only expects to get 10% of the workforce needed
Watch: Siam Canadian’s Gulkin talks shrimp outlook
Undercurrent News spoke with Jim Gulkin, CEO of Siam Canadian Group, on the outlook for the shrimp sector in 2022
Six more nations agree to ratify international fishing safety treaty
The signing of the Cape Town Agreement for the Safety of Fishing Vessels by Kenya, Ghana, Ireland, Portugal, Japan and South Korea will mean 22 countries have ratified