Maine closed-pen salmon project debuts video series to counter resistance
The hosting town of Gouldsboro voted in a special election, held on Nov. 15, to approve a six-month moratorium against all large-scale finfish farms in the area
Shrimp farmers seeing conditions for ripe 2022 in Mexico
Mexico's shrimp sector raised its production by 3.7% year-on-year to 227,000t in 2021 with a commercial value of $1 billion
US Gulf of Mexico shrimpers getting some good prices mid-season
Some of the most recent dockside prices of shrimp are at 52-week highs, according to David Veal, executive director of the American Shrimp Processors Association
US offshore aquaculture firm secures largest-ever concession off Brazil
Forever Oceans has signed an agreement with the Brazilian government to ocean-raise fish in two zones totaling 64,200 hectares, an area three-and-a-half times the size of Washington DC
Washington’s highest court upholds Cooke’s steelhead permit
The nine judges of the Washington Supreme Court agreed unanimously to reject a challenge that advocacy groups mounted to the approval of Cooke's permit to farm steelhead
Strong US Dungeness season start begs question: Could this year be a runaway?
'We started with the highest starting price in the history of the fishery and we are catching quite a lot of crab' -- Hugh Link, executive director, Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission
US pioneer of local management of west coast fisheries dies
Donald Hansen was described as a strong proponent of the regional fisheries management council concept -- especially the idea that local people should shape fishery policy
Up to 190,000 salmon escape Caleta Bay farm in Chile
Caleta Bay told Sernapesca, Chile's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service, that the incident was caused by third-party sabotage
SalMar Aker Ocean brings in Fjordlaks boss as CEO
The offshore salmon farming company, formed by SalMar and Aker, aims to produce 150,000t of salmon in new areas of the ocean by 2030