US commerce secretary: NOAA doesn’t have power to delay lobster gear compliance
'NOAA is not permitted on its own to change the date from May 1st to July 1st' -- Gina Raimondo, secretary of commerce
Washington to take $11m swing at protecting Dungeness harvests from green crab invasion
A few harvesters are out now trapping green crabs, but the really intense efforts won't begin until the major assault on crabs starts in mid-March and runs to late April
Canadian seafood industry reignites call for blue economy plan
The Canadian seafood industry's blue economy strategy calls for six actions, including divvying up duties at DFO to better address the sector's economic growth
Norwegian fresh salmon export volume rises, value drops in week four
The export volume of fresh Norwegian salmon rose week-on-week by 3% to 18,164 metric tons in week four; down, however, from 20,061t in the fourth week of 2021
Norwegian fresh cod prices hold firm as catches ramp up
In contrast, prices for fresh haddock and skrei fell in week four, while export volumes of frozen haddock also saw a notable increase in the week
Impact investor strikes deal for four new seabass, salmon RAS
Switzerland-based ImpactMarine -- seemingly a newly created part of ImpactAgri, which develops and finances agribusinesses across sub-Saharan Africa -- has partnered with Denmark's Graintec
Norwegian firm partners with Aquamaof for 20,000t land-based salmon farm
Kvidul aims to build two 10,000t phases on the island of Brennholmen, Afjord, as well as a 10m-capacity smolt facility
Aker Biomarine establishes Tokyo office amid krill oil push
Norwegian krill company Aker BioMarine has established an office in Tokyo, Japan, as it looks to expand sales of nutraceutical ingredients in Asia
Icelandic cod, haddock prices volatile yet at record January high
Whitefish raw material prices in Iceland have been gradually dropping due to the availability of skrei and the onset of the cod fishing season
MSC unveils ‘fins naturally attached’ policy as part of new standard
'To strengthen the MSC's requirements further all fisheries retaining sharks will be required to have a fins naturally attached policy, without exception'