Russian frozen fish prices firm but value of ruble dips
Frozen fish prices firmed across each of Russia's geographic regions in week eight of 2022 but, in dollar terms, prices were down as the ruble was hit by economic sanctions
Maine seafood industry expects indirect impact from Russian invasion
'I've had to tell [potential Russian customers] recently, keep me on your list of people, but we're not going to be doing anything with you right now' -- Richard Hall, Browne Trading Company
Trident confirms plan for scaled down booth at Boston show
'While we will not have our full culinary and demonstration booth, we will have a geographical location on the show floor ...' -- Melody Conner, Trident Seafoods
Maine legislature asked to limit menhaden licenses
Regulators in the US state want to limit licenses because they feel too many fishermen are harvesting menhaden, and that has raised the possibility of overfishing
EJF claims Chinese trawlers granted licenses in Madagascar have history of illegal fishing
A fleet of Chinese vessels which was previously caught fishing illegally in West Africa has been approved for trawling by the Malagasy authorities, it wrote
Editor’s choice: Russia sanctions would ‘devastate both sides’; PE puts US lobster firm up for sale
Neil Ramsden, EMEA editor of Undercurrent, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
Reuters: Alaska scientists worried about climate change limiting salmon industry
The state of Alaska has taken to sending emergency food shipments to communities affected by the loss of wild salmon due to marine heatwaves
Oregon harvesters ‘on high alert’ against wind farm zones
'The map is changing everything and putting everybody on high alert. This is just taking it up a notch' -- Tim Novotny, spokesman, Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission
US Coast Guard cites vessel off Alaskan coast for catching halibut during offseason
The crew of the cutter Bailey Barco reported finding 18 halibut and one lingcod when they boarded the 38-foot vessel named Competition off the coast of Kodiak
Russian fishing firm warns sanctions ‘would be devastating for both sides’
Business as usual, for now, say sources close to Norebo Holding, Russia's largest quota holder and major exporter of cod, haddock, pollock and pelagic fish
