Washington state to implement safeguards following steelhead escapes
The cause: a 1.5-inch gap between a pond outlet, screen system and rubber gasket that allowed smolts to escape
Three crew from sunken Intershell vessel recovering from severe hypothermia
The US Coast Guard and local rescue crews arrived to find the men clinging to an inflatable hose used to stir up the ocean bed in search of scallops and surf clams
Veramaris algal oil to help Atlantic Sapphire reduce marine ingredients in feed
The salmon farmer's goal is to completely eliminate by 2025 the use of marine-derived ingredients in the feed it gives to its Atlantic salmon
Week six to see Norway, Chile, Scots salmon all strengthen in price
Salmon farmed in Norway, Chile and Scotland all look set to strengthen in price for week six of 2022, with demand good and supplies limited
EU, US reach deal to re-open shellfish trade as soon as end of February
'I warmly welcome this deal, which resolves a longstanding issue we have been working hard to unlock' -- Valdis Dombrovskis, European commissioner for trade
Icelandic surveys suggest this season’s capelin quota will drop 100,000t
Surveys conducted through the second half of January suggest that the spawning stock stands at 1.1m metric tons, which would mean a quota of around 800,000t
Norway’s pelagic exports drop for January, capelin fishing off Iceland remains tough
Exports of herring were down 46% in volume terms for January, with mackerel down 39%, due to lower catches year-on-year
As 2022 begins, 17 tuna stocks fail MSC standards, says ISSF
Only six out of 23 major commercial tuna stocks worldwide are successfully avoiding overfishing and maintaining target stock biomass levels
UK ‘women in fisheries’ network launches
'Women work as female fishermen, in fisheries associations, they are fleet managers, policymakers and charity workers', the organization stated
Slow catches, strong demand drive H&G cod prices toward $5,000/t for China
Prices for H&G Atlantic cod are continuing to increase, with fishing slow and demand strong; the current level is the highest the price has been since 2008.