Cooke’s new trawler heads to Argentina for shrimp season
Cooke's Wanchese Fish Company's new shrimp trawler 'Destiny' is on its way to Argentina's Mar del Plata fishing grounds in time for the offshore season
Four hurricanes in 12 months cost Louisiana fisheries nearly $580m
'The landfall of four major hurricanes in a single state in such a short time frame [12 months and two days] is unprecedented in the northern Gulf of Mexico region' -- damage study
California issues first $5K fine for poaching under new law
A vessel was caught fishing in Swami's State Marine Conservation Area, one of many marine protected areas along California's coast, in December 2020
Scallop, lobster landings led Massachusetts to record-breaking values
The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries reports having recorded more than $800 million worth of seafood landings in the US state in 2021, an all-time high
Herring fishing off to quick start in Norway
Norway's pelagic auction has received more than 22,000t of spring-spawning herring, and almost 6,000t of North Sea herring, in the first week of 2022
Ahead of bumper season, Norway can sell Icelandic capelin as MSC
Iceland's capelin fishery has been MSC-certified for years, but now Norway has negotiated an agreement allowing its catches in Icelandic waters to carry the label
Judge rules California gas company liable for 119-year-old pollutants in herring fishery
The judge's order was touted as a victory for herring harvesters who still work the area near the old gas plant, which is east of the Golden Gate Bridge
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
American Seafoods draws from EDF in hire of first chief sustainability officer
Tim Fitzgerald worked more than 18 years at the Environmental Defense Fund before joining American Seafoods in September
Peterson named as president of BBNC Alaska cod supplier Bristol Wave
Joel Peterson is a former member of the NPFMC's advisory council. Dave Little had served as president of Bristol Bay Alaska Seafoods since 2019 and will now assume the role of CEO