US senators’ proposed ban on Russian seafood would hit crab sector hardest
'This is a perfect addition to a package meant to show Russia that undermining and disrupting global norms will not go unpunished' -- senator Lisa Murkowski
Ready, Regal Springs, Kingfish Zeeland among latest to pull out of Boston
'The show will be very low attended and we feel the cost/benefit of exhibiting was not good' -- Jim Charters, Ocean Garden Products
Maine records most valuable lobster landing year ever
Normally Maine's Department of Marine Resources withholds its catch data until March, so this week's release of 2021 lobster landings is a bit early
Norwegian whitefish quota carryover means minimal volume drop expected for 2022
Newly-added carryover quota from the Norwegian fisheries directorate means last year's catch volumes are very possible in 2022, despite the original 20% TAC reduction
Strong snow crab biomass finding bodes well for TAC increase in big Canada fishery
The survey findings suggest a possible snow crab TAC increase of 35% in Canada's southern Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Most BC shellfish harvesters in compliance with new rules, survey shows
'There's a little bit of frustration … with people who think they can carry on the same way they did 20 years ago' -- Steve Pocock, president, British Columbia Shellfish Growers Association
BOEM, NOAA working up right whale species management policy
The study is part of an effort to help the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management craft a strategy to govern wind farm development
Saudi gov’t on staff training spree to back aquaculture ambitions
The country plans to grow to an aquaculture production of 600,000 metric tons of seafood by 2030, having spent $80m on research in the last three years alone
Boston 2022: Fortune seeks to expand fulfillment business beyond Wisconsin; Bakkafrost’s new plane
The Boston seafood show is back after a two-year absence and Undercurrent News has sent a large crew of reporters to cover the event, scheduled for March 13-15
New Bedford in line for $30m in port improvements
New Bedford, which advertises itself as the US's highest-grossing fishing port, has several publicly owned pier projects that are eligible for some of the funding
