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
All salmon prices go on climbing on fierce spot market
Norwegian and Chilean salmon prices are rising again in week eight of 2022, while Scottish continue to suffer a shortage with prices spiking
US RAS depuration firm weighs its options, seeks partners
Over the next several months, the four-year-old, Verona, Wisconsin-based Exciton Clean will be exploring its 'strategic alternatives'
GAPP, Norpel partnering to put Alaska pollock into pet foods
The teaming with the Association of Genuine Alaskan Pollock Producers will soon put the fish in Norpel pet products across the US
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
Search ends for survivors of Spanish vessel sunk off Newfoundland
At 21 people, this is the largest loss of life to sea off the Canadian province of Newfoundland in more than two decades
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