No parties happy as Scotland surprises fishing sector with cod protections
The Scottish government had made changes to fishing regulations designed to protect cod stocks, and these went down poorly with fishermen; the changes have since been rolled back
Washington state’s Dungeness season setting records
Overall Dungeness poundage so far this year has been impressive, and the prices fetched more so, but a market glut and green-crab infestation are on the horizon
Opinion: SIMP expansion coming from unexpected source
Priority 'US-China' bills targeted to the broader economy and working their way through the House of Representatives and Senate containing SIMP-related provisions
American Seafoods brings in exec to advise on fishing, downstream M&A
PE backer of American Seafoods has brought in a seasoned M&A executive to look at both upstream and downstream deals, sources told Undercurrent News
Seafood firms join push to cut SIMP parts out of fast-moving China bill
The late-added SIMP measures 'will impose requirements on seafood companies so complex that much of the supply chain is likely to grind to a halt in response'
Southeast Alaska Tanner crab harvest could be best in decades
'What we're seeing is kind of historically high levels' -- Joe Stratman, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
January the ‘best month ever’ for Norwegian frozen cod exports
Cod and saithe were two of the biggest winners in a month which saw Norwegian seafood exports break value records even as wild-caught volumes fell
Namibian gov’t demands $213m in back taxes from Samherji
Namibian authorities claim this figure was owed by Samherji subsidiaries to the government before the Fishrot corruption scandal broke in 2019
Faroese also gain MSC for their share of Icelandic capelin
Now catches of Icelandic capelin by Iceland, Norway and the Faroese can all carry the MSC label
Study claims Brexit benefits ‘fall far short of rhetoric’
Promises to take back control of UK waters and increase quota shares while minimizing trade impacts is 'starkly at odds with the reality of what has been achieved'