* Today's stories in bold
January 27 - February 3
Feb. 3 - Julie Packard repudiates statement by Michael Sutton slamming Global Trust and Alaska
Feb. 2 - Big increase in number of FDA warning letters to seafood processors seen in 2011
Jan. 31 - Former MSC CEO says Alaska's decision shows paralysis and bureaucracy in MSC at a breaking point
Jan. 30 - Coldest Alaska weather in years hampering fishing season
Jan. 30 - Fish sold as king salmon turn out to be chums; seller faces felony conviction
Feb. 2 - Why New England Cod is a crisis for NOAA Fisheries (Editorial)
Jan. 31 - Monterey Bay revises Seafood watch criteria, will study equivalency with other certifications
Feb. 3 - Juneau fishing guide given longest jail sentence in state history for breaking wildlife laws
Feb. 3 - Surprise: Could NOAA's New England Cod numbers be right?
Feb. 1 - NFI Future Leaders and SeaShare team up for seafood donation charity event
Feb. 3 - Mike Carroll joins Global Trust, after stints at New England Aquarium, Ahold
Feb. 3 - NPFMC moves to reduce halibut bycatch in Gulf of Alaska by revising PSC numbers
Jan. 30 - Halibut TAC's cut 18%, more focus likely on halibut bycatch in Alaska
Jan. 31 - Bering Sea ice may prove to be beneficial to pollock stocks
Feb. 3 - MSC threatens damaging campaign against Alaska (Video)
Feb. 1 - Maine lobster catch tops 100 million pounds for first time
Feb. 2 - Arne Fuglvog likely to receive shorter sentence
Feb. 2 - Aquabounty site may have tested positive for ISA, financial problems continue
Feb. 2 - Council and NMFS compromise on cod cutbacks
Feb. 3 - Nova Scotian lobstermen urged to 'take back' the industry for better prices
Feb. 1 - Fishermen in antitrust complaint against Pacific Seafood gain legal "class" status
Feb. 2 - PETA wants Sea World to stop serving seafood
Feb. 2 - Alaskan fishery observer program expands to small boats and longline vessels (Fish Radio)
Feb. 1 - Fish shortage threatening Pacific nations
Jan. 30 - Export of live West Coast Dungeness to China soaring
Jan. 31 - Newfoundland, federal fisheries ministers clash over quota and Newfoundland gets no commitments
Jan. 30 - Captain of Mass. fishing vessel faces prison and fine for assaulting at-sea monitors
Feb. 1 - Mazzetta commits to sustainability by joining NFI's crab council
Jan. 30 - Sensational cries of 'cartel' in New England miss their target (Editorial)
Jan. 31 - Bycatch for halibut, blue king crab main items on N. Pacific council agenda this week
Feb. 2 - Rossi departure gives ADF&G opportunity to return to science with less politics
Feb. 3 - NMFS sea lion restrictions still under fire from Alaskan fishermen despite court ruling
Jan. 31 - Coast Guard rescues three from sunken crab boat off Crescent City
Jan. 30 - What's behind a $700,000 tuna: Massive advertising success for Japanese sushi chain
Feb. 2 - Jellyfish proliferation in world's oceans appears to have been overstated
Feb. 3 - Panel demands end to unfettered powers of DFO minister, more science based mgt
Jan. 30 - Is there a 'cartel' controlling New England fish sales (Video)
Feb. 2 - Lacey Act snags former Maryland turtle broker
Jan. 31 - Nicole Kimball named to replace Stephanie Moreland as Alaska's federal fisheries coordinator
Feb. 3 - Jack Kilgore and Ray Burke named as co-leaders of Rich's North American operations
Jan. 31 - Surimi sales level at end of 2011, helped by consumer trend to eat at home
Feb. 3 - Landry's shutters eight Morton's restaurants as it completes acquisition
Feb. 1 - North Pacific fishery council to meet in Seattle and set halibut bycatch (Fish Radio)
Feb. 1 - Vietnamese shrimp exporters express little concern about a 2012 raw material shortage
Feb. 2 - University of Hawaii scientists tracking drift of Japan tsunami debris across Pacific
Feb. 3 - USCG searching for missing crab fisherman off California coast
Feb. 1 - Iceland's HB Grandi reports big increase in earnings
Jan. 31 - New Bedford fishing industry says attacks on at-sea observers are rare
Feb. 1 - Third warmest January in 50 years results in consistent consumer grocery shopping patterns
Jan. 30 - Vietnam shrimp factories ramping up quickly after early lunar new year
Jan. 30 - Fisherman asks NOAA to investigate restraint of trade complaint against Northeast Seafood Coalition
Feb. 2 - U.S. Foods achieving IFS certification of all of its 60 DCs for safety and quality
Feb. 2 - Norwegian inshore boats sacrificing quality for operational efficiencies say researchers
Jan. 30 - Gulf shrimp landings data eagerly awaited - may be better than predicted by fishermen
Jan. 30 - Russian retailer with private backing launching small format chain, starting in Miami
Feb. 1 - Massachusetts sets up $1 million loan fund to help fishermen buy catch rights
Jan. 30 - Norway's Aker Seafoods will sell Nordfjordtral trawler to Independent Seafood Canada Corporation
Jan. 31 - Sendai, another major Japanese wholesale market, reports better than expected year end results
Feb. 3 - As West Coast sea lion population grows, salmon conflicts increase
Feb. 2 - Fresh off Tet holiday, Vietnamese processing firms report sharp drop in Tra fish material prices
Jan. 31 - Cape Breton halibut fishermen force closure of fishery office while demanding larger quota share
Feb. 1 - Sea Shepard offering $10,000 for information that convicts Puget Sound seal killers
Jan. 31 - 19 products compete in this year's Alaska symphony of seafood, judging begins next week
Jan. 30 - Louisiana Seafood Board's proposal to buy naming rights for New Orleans arena divides industry
Feb. 3 - Letter: Gloucester fishermen rally behind Vito Giacalone, permit bank program
Feb. 1 - Benihana running February Seafood Diablo special for $20.
Feb. 2 - Galatoire's new management retains classic menu but faced outrage over dismissal of long-time waiter
Jan. 30 - Charter boat captains; recreational fishing interests plan new rally in Washington to protest NOAA
Feb. 3 - Alaskan DNR's new mission statement emphasizes resource development (Fish Radio)
Feb. 3 - Satellite tracking of endangered loggerhead turtles reveals feeding aggregations in Gulf of Mexico
Feb. 2 - China bans farmed fish sales from two counties with cadmium contaminated Longjiang river
Feb. 2 - Severely depleted Chilean mackerel stock situation 'is critical'
Feb. 2 - Cod uproar causes crisis for NOAA (Video)
Feb. 3 - DFO thinks Canada's East Coast harp seal population may be hitting its peak
Jan. 31 - Newfoundland-Labrador processors may be funded to stockpile seal products
Jan. 30 - Oceanographer predicts low oxygen conditions will intensify off West Coast
Feb. 2 - Council requests emergency closure of mid-Atlantic (Delmarva) sea scallop fishery
Feb. 2 - Friend of the Sea becomes internationally recognized standard for Omega-3 fish products
Jan. 31 - Prince of Wales to launch sustainability campaign aimed at global overfishing
Feb. 3 - Former Maine fishery commissioner Dennis Damon offers long-time perspective on fisheries management
Jan. 31 - Monterey Bay makes positive changes in Seafood Watch program (Video)
Feb. 1 - New fish stunning and bleeding system featured at Glasgow exposition
Feb. 2 - Honduras expects to export 20 million pounds of tilapia this year
Feb. 2 - Newfoundland-Labrador aquaculture production expected to have grown about 50% last year
Feb. 1 - Eating fish tied to lower risk of colon polyps among women
Feb. 3 - Peruvian fishery production surges 29% in 2011 with moratorium on anchovy production lifted
Jan. 31 - National Restaurant Association reports highest performance index in nearly six years
Feb. 1 - 19 Members of Congress Call on Obama Administration to preserve historic Gulf of Maine cod fishery
Feb. 3 - U.S. unemployment rate falls to 8.3 percent
Feb. 1 - Cape Breton halibut fishermen continue to protest for larger quota
Feb. 1 - Louisiana crawfish has a long history
Jan. 30 - American Seafoods accepting applications for Alaska community grant program
Jan. 31 - Spanish tuna canners switch tactics, demand big increase in zero duty loin imports
Jan. 31 - WTO fisheries negotiations reach an impasse
Jan. 31 - New probiotic bacteria show promise for use in shellfish aquaculture
Jan. 31 - Brussels restaurants freely serve endangered fish to EU bureaucrats say UK critics
Feb. 1 - Captain D's off to a strong start in 2012 with comps up 9 percent
Feb. 1 - Wendy's will try to position itself as the premium quick serve brand
Feb. 1 - In China, banning shark fin is uphill battle
Jan. 31 - Momentum gaining for federal action on GM food labeling