snow crab
Russia’s war spreads to Alaska through MSC labels
Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang accused the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification body in an open letter of reducing its requirements favoring the Russian seafood industry.
Aquaculture
U.S. Senate to reconsider AQUAA offshore aquaculture bill
Senators from Mississippi and Hawaii join forces in bringing the bipartisan Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture (AQUAA) bill before the U.S. Senate.
Non-Norwegian vessels can’t fish snow crabs in the Svalbard archipelago
The Supreme Court of Norway upholds the decision of the Directorate of Fisheries and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, which had already rejected the request made by a Latvian vessel.
Disaster declarations for Alaska’s fisheries
In response to a request from Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy,...
Alaska and Washington senators also ask for federal disaster declaration for crab fisheries
Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, from Alaska, and Maria Cantwell...
Alaska’s only representative in the U.S. House also joins the crabbers’ demands
In a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and...
Alaska crabbers propose a fishery management plan to make all fisheries sustainable and resilient
Faced with the difficult situation they tackle after the closures...
Alaska Governor requests federal fishery disaster for Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea snow crab fisheries
Alaska Governor, Mike Dunleavy, wrote to U.S. Department of Commerce...
Harvesters, processors, and communities of Bering Sea crab fisheries request a fishery disaster declaration
The harvesters, processors, and communities of Bering Sea crab fisheries...
Could the closure of Alaska’s crab fisheries have been prevented?
Following the announcement of the cancellation of the Bristol Bay...
“Alaska’s crab industry is absorbing another seismic shock”, says Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers
"Alaska's crab fleet facing $500 million in losses after Council...
Alaska cancels Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea snow crab harvest for 2022/23 season
After completing the analysis of the National Marine Fisheries Service...
Decreasing number of king crab catches in Norway as prices go higher
According to Norges Råfisklag The Norwegian sales organization, Norges Råfisklag, has...
Record-high earnings during 2021 for Royal Greenland
Due to snow crab increased demand and prices Royal Greenland reported...
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Russia’s war spreads to Alaska through MSC labels
Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang accused the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification body in an open letter of reducing its requirements favoring the Russian seafood industry.
U.S. Senate to reconsider AQUAA offshore aquaculture bill
Senators from Mississippi and Hawaii join forces in bringing the bipartisan Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture (AQUAA) bill before the U.S. Senate.
Antibiotic-contaminated shrimp from Asia rejected by FDA is U.S.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released data on seafood line-of-entry rejections in May. Among the results, three of those rejections (2.9%) were of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics.
1 million dollar agreement between Blue Star and Bloomin’ Brands for next level menus
Blue Star Foods has signed a new USD 1 million (EUR 928,16 million) supply agreement with Bloomin' Brands. Although the new contract was announced in June, it began in April and will run through the remainder of 2023.
