Hearing used to make case that expanded SIMP would better block Russian seafood
'NOAA must immediately take steps to expand SIMP so that we can keep slave-caught illegal and Russian seafood out of this country and stop funding Putin's atrocities' -- US representative Jared Huffman
South Koreans ask should we enjoy Russian crab or ban it?
'We should not buy those crabs. That's not even a necessity, and Russia waged an unjustifiable war against Ukraine. We should join the boycott' -- Jung Mi-jung, consumer
As record Dungeness season winds down, Oregon finalizes management plan
The fishery management plan will help Oregon's Dungeness crab fisheries become certified as sustainable
UK seafood firms warn labor shortages have ‘halved profitability’
'For example...Brixham Fish Market was told by three of its main scallop buyers that they would not be buying any scallops until the staffing situation is sorted'
Ukraine war, unsold inventory factor into Newfoundland’s low snow crab price
'The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting sanctions imposed by many nations ... have created an environment of uncertainty ...' -- the NL fish price-setting panel
UK inquiry ‘struck by gov’t failure to grasp labor issues’
An Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee was 'in no doubt about the seriousness of the issues facing the food and farming sector caused by labor shortages'
Hodges sees a ‘new world order’ for snow, king crab
'As the year continues and current inventories of Russian-produced crab held by American companies is sold, a new world order will emerge' -- Les Hodges
Imports of Russian whitefish possibly excluded from EU ban
On Tuesday European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced a 'fifth package' of sanctions which target, among other things, imports of Russian seafood
DTC darling Wild Alaskan ends holdout, boosts subscription rates 11%
Subscribers will now be required to pay $145 per month to keep receiving 12 packs containing a selected mix of frozen wild-caught salmon, whitefish or shellfish products
Latest EU sanctions on Russia to ban €5.5bn worth of imports, including seafood
The EU's fifth package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine has six pillars, one of which is a ban on imports 'to cut the money stream of Russia and its oligarchs'