Oregon sets Dungeness catch record, but green crab invasion looms
The poundage total of Metacarcinus magister surpasses the 2020-21 season, but Oregon could be facing a green crab infestation like nearby Washington state
US forced labor case against Taiwanese tuna vessel ripens into rare ‘finding’
Unlike a withhold release order, a finding by CBP means the goods can be seized upon arrival in the US, not just detained -- customs and trade attorney Jessica Rifkin
NFI projections confirm price hikes, tighter supply for world’s whitefish in 2022
Four out of six fish in a group of major whitefish species are expected to see supplies tighten in 2022 with price hikes in the cards for all six
Norwegian vessels fill Icelandic waters, but capelin fishing slow
The maximum number of Norwegian vessels that can fish in Icelandic waters are now on-site, but fishing has been slow going thus far
West African nations sign anti-IUU pact, combine resources
Benin, Ghana and Togo have pledged to work together to reduce illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the Gulf of Guinea
Russian pollock catching picks up in week three
Pollock landings as of Jan. 24 in the Far Eastern Basin amounted to 141,000t, up 4% year-on-year
25 NGOs call on Kerry to realign US against IUU fishing
According to US navy secretary Carlos Del Toro, illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing has replaced piracy as the global maritime security threat
Russian Crab launches first in series of new crabbers
The Captain Alexandrov is the first of seven crab harvesting vessels being built for Russian Crab at the Onega shipbuilding plant in Petrozadovsk
Pelagic roe prices to fall in 2022, but room in market for both herring, capelin
Iceland's bumper capelin quota should bring down what have been record prices for herring and capelin roe, but sources feel there is room on the market for both
China’s CNFC gets subsidy hike, still suffers loss
In 2021, CNFC Overseas Fisheries received a total of CNY 117m in subsidies from its controlling shareholder, China National Agricultural Development Group