Three crab harvesters rescued from sunken California vessel
The vessel's bilge pump stopped so the boat kept taking on water until it got into the alternator and the boat shut down and, eventually, sank
Capelin boost sees Brim more than double its profits in 2021
Earnings in Q4 alone doubled year-on-year thanks to increased fishing and prices for herring and capelin
GAPP launching $1.5m media blitz pushing Alaska pollock
The 'Always On' marketing campaign will use social media influencers and traditional media, among others, to highlight the wild-caught fish's selling points
‘WSI Watch 2021’ highlights women’s progress, problems in seafood industry
More than 200 stories of women in 60 countries are included in the 110-page publication, which was released this week
California warns Dungeness crab harvesters: Don’t cheat
Of the recent violations, the most common has been the commercial harvest of undersized crabs
Over quota, king mackerel gillnet season ends in Gulf of Mexico
Under federal regulations, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is required to subtract overages of the commercial gillnet quota from the next year's quota
Maine lawmakers reverse course, revive fund to fight right whale regs
Changes to the proposed Maine state bill would allocate $900,000 annually to the fund, which the legislature could renew every two years
Karstensens to build new 75m pelagic trawler for Veibust family
The new Havfisk is the latest vessel ordered by the Veibusts from Karstensens Skibsvaerft after receiving the 80m trawler Havskjer in early 2021
Canadian lobster exports have biggest year ever, topping CAD 3.2bn in 2021
The big change was in US frozen and processed lobster sales, which were up CAD 240m and CAD 300m, respectively, from 2019
Spain threatens to close ports to Russian vessels, encourages EU to follow suit
Spain has called on the EU bloc to ban Russian vessels from its ports and waters, bringing sanctions against Russia to the maritime space