Bumble Bee targeted for alleged false marketing claims in lawsuit
'Bumble Bee and its supplier and parent company FCF have a long history of engaging in and/or allowing unfair and dangerous labor practices' -- a lawsuit asserts
NOAA names new Alaska administrator
Jon Kurland is the new regional administrator for NOAA Fisheries' Alaska region, succeeding Jim Balsiger, who had been in the position for 21 years
Alaska processing industry begins recruiting for 2022 salmon season
Alaskan seafood processing employers are currently recruiting over 3,200 workers for the 2022 salmon run and other upcoming seasons
Frank sells stakes in Russian Fishery, crab sister firm after US sanctions
Gleb Frank has sold his stakes in Russian Fishery and its sister crab harvesting firm to the companies' management after being hit with US government sanctions
US gov’t adds owner of Russian Fishery, crab sister firm to sanctions list
The US government added Gleb Frank, the owner of Russian Fishery Company and a sister crab firm, to its sanctions list on March 24
Four crew missing after Japanese tuna vessel fire
The fire was reported on a vessel off the Japanese coast on March 21, and was crewed by two Japanese and six Indonesian fishers
Scotland’s Organic Sea Harvest brings in experienced hires
The Visscher Seafood and Villa Seafood-owned Scottish aquaculture firm has brought in two experienced names in business development and finance
Japan’s Maruha invests in US frozen food maker Happi Foodi
Maruha Nichiro announced in a press release that it has invested in Happi Foodi, a frozen food supplier based in the US state of New Jersey
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
Nine fishermen feared drowned after Indonesian vessel sinks off Western Australia
Nine people are missing and presumed dead after an Indonesian fishing boat capsized off the northwest coast of Western Australia