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
Continuing COVID difficulties threaten US eel shipments to China
The warm weather in the US state of Maine could boost the highly lucrative harvest of baby eels, the 11-week season for which started Tuesday
Faroe’s Vardin orders new pelagic trawler for subsidiary
Wartsila said it will install its 4-stroke diesel engine -- Wartsila 31 -- in the 88-meter 'Finnur Fridi', which is under construction in Denmark for Krossbrekka
High catch volumes keeping Icelandic whitefish prices flat, for now
After weeks of bad weather, a gap in the clouds has helped Iceland's fishers to land a sizeable catch this week, keeping prices low even as demand soars
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
First Nations earn $39.71m from salmon net-pen farms, group says
The emergence of First Nations for Finfish Stewardship puts at least two First Nation groups in opposition over the pending Canadian government ban
Tradex CEO Reierson: Move fast on North American product
'[S]ource as much North American product as possible - and sooner than later' -- Robert Reierson, CEO and president, Tradex Foods
Quebec snow crab harvesters bemoan high fuel costs
Harvesters in Canadian snow crab fishing zone 16 are likely to reduce their trips as a result of the added cost of fuel, said Paolo Gionet, president of the local harvesters association