Pelagic vessel delivered to Faroese North Pelagic
Faroese pelagic and whitefish company North Pelagic has taken delivery of a new 90-meter vessel for fishing blue whiting, mackerel, capelin and herring
Petition seeks to expand Alaska protection areas for North Pacific right whales
'Along with ship strikes, entanglement in fishing gear is the greatest threat to baleen whales, particularly for those with critically low numbers like North Pacific right whales' -- Center for Biological Diversity
EU fleet faces stoppages, collapse as fuel price rises to record high
Spanish and European industry groups are eyeing strike action if they do not receive the aid they say is urgent, as fuel and logistics costs rocket
Russian seafood ban will hit US industry hard, SENA speakers say
The US Food and Drug Administration and US Customs are already tracing shipping worldwide in search of illegal activity as seafood producers reroute Russian traffic
Expect shrimp prices to decline due to coming glut, Sedacca says
Much of the shrimp that will help drive down prices is literally out to sea, on cargo ships, ordered when demand was high and shipping uncertain
Boat-based researchers spot 21 right whales off Massachusetts coast
There has been very little boat-based right whale research in southern New England, and none in the winter months until now
Offshore wind bill advances in Hawaii without distance restrictions
Hawaii has no offshore wind farms, but two developers have three projects under review
Alaska guv wants ban on Russian seafood imports
Many US seafood importers oppose the measure, fearing that it could put further strain on their businesses
Bregal to sell Blue Harvest’s last dozen scallopers after deals for three others close
With scallop vessels and licenses commanding a value of between $5 million and $7m, the 12 could net between $60m and $84m
US tells shrimp harvesters to use turtle excluders
The devices have been required for decades in the larger, more common, offshore nets called otter trawls