FishWise, Seafood Legacy agree to tackle human rights violations in Japan
'This collaboration presents a significant opportunity to embed effective human rights due diligence in one of the largest seafood importing and consuming markets in the world' -- Ashley Greenley, FishWise
Huffman pauses further work on MSA until Alaska can replace Young
It's 'important all voices be heard in this MSA reauthorization process – and so, we will be pausing further committee consideration ...' -- representative Jared Huffman
Procedural move in US Congress sets up SIMP expansion showdown with Russia twist
'If you truly want to get to the Russian seafood, you need to have traceability requirements' -- Beth Lowell, Oceana
US reinstates tariff exclusions for haddock, sole, crabmeat imported from China
The tariff exclusion extensions will continue through Dec. 31, 2022, and be backwards-dated to apply as of Oct. 12, 2021
Walmart supplier Fishin’ Company plans $130m India tilapia project
According to Undercurrent News sources familiar with Fishin', the project will offer vertically integrated supply for the likes of Walmart, in the North American market
Western buyers increasingly ask Chinese processors to avoid Russian fish
Though requests have not reached a critical mass, Chinese processors worry it forewarns widening western sanctions and boycotts
Alaska closes some Dungeness fisheries to aid subsistence harvesters
'They just wanted to push the commercial operators out just a short ways' -- Kurt Whitehead, state fish and game advisory committee member
US funds lobster ‘ghost gear’ cleanup of Long Island Sound
Ghost gear might account for up to 70%, by weight, of the ocean's macro-plastics
Alaska sets dates for elections to fill Don Young’s seat in US House
The US seafood state of Alaska will hold two special elections this summer to fill its lone US House of Representatives seat
USDA taps Trident for $4.7m pollock purchase, High Liner for $1m
In total, USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service has agreed to pay $5.7m for 707t of frozen pollock products to supply child nutrition programs across 16 US states