Fri. May 2 2025

Fortune Sues Former Executive and Salmon Company Vikenco for Stealing Trade Secrets


Sullivan-Whitehouse FISH Act 2025 is Unanimously Passed by Senate Commerce Committee


Louisiana's Inshore Shrimp Season to Open May 8 in Some Parts


Japan’s Black Cod Imports Exceed 10,000 Tons 3 Years in a Row


Russia Hopes for Good Mackerel Catches This Year Despite Earlier Reports of Stock Decline


Texas House of Reps. Advances Legislation Supporting State Shrimp Industry


Seafoodnews.com Summary Friday, May 2


Thu. May 1 2025

ANALYSIS: Cod Retail Data Suggests Peak Promotional Efforts from New Year to End of Lenten Season


Alaska’s Silver Bay Joins GSSI as Funding Partner


Sens. Booker and Sullivan Introduce Keep Finfish Free Act Banning Fish Farms in US EEZ


Navigating the Trump Tariff Turbulence: A Comprehensive Timeline


Senate Markup of FISH Act Addresses IUU Fishing Concerns, Reauthorizes Sea Grant Program


Ocean Outcomes Announces $3M Push for Tuna Fleet Transparency in Northeast Asia


Russia to Accelerate Domestic Fisheries Research in 2025


GAPP Awarded Funds for Trade Missions, Research in Key Global Markets


Seafoodnews.com Summary Thursday, May 1


Wed. Apr 30 2025

FDA Finalizes “Healthy” Food Definition, Includes Nuts, Seeds, Eggs, Olive Oil, and Salmon Products


Fisheries Council of Canada Congratulates Newly Elected Prime Minister Mark Carney


NMFS Issues Temporary Rule to Ensure Uninterrupted Northeast Groundfish Season; Fishery Opens May 1


Japan’s March Seafood Exports Surged 63% in Quantity and 48% in Value


Russia Reduces Imports of Fish Products from “Unfriendly” States


World’s First Wind-Aquaculture Platform Passed Acceptance


Seafoodnews.com Summary Wednesday, April 30


The Retail Rundown: Grocers Turn Up the Heat


Tue. Apr 29 2025

ANALYSIS: Unsettled Start for 2025 Snow Crab Market as Supply and Sectoral Pressures Mount


Save California Salmon: Another Lost Season is a ‘Total Crisis, Not a Closure’


Kawasaki Heavy Industries Lands First Trout Salmon Harvest, Aims for Future Sales of JPY 10 Billion


Russia Aims for 89,000-Ton Catch from Faroese Waters This Year


International Coalition of Fisheries Associations Will Host Global Affairs Panel in Barcelona


Bipartisan Bill Would Ban Offshore Drilling Off New England Coast and Gulf of Maine


Chicken of the Sea Reveals New Ghost Pepper Tuna Packet


Seafoodnews.com Summary Tuesday, April 29


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Canadians Focused on Economy in Today’s Federal Election; Stakes High in Seafood Industry


New Agreement Ensures Water for Farmers, Fish in California


Watch Out for Hairy Crab Claws: Invasive Chinese Mitten Crab Found in Columbia River


Seafoodnews.com Summary Monday, April 28


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Today's Main Story: St. James Smokehouse's Salmon Supplier MKG Provisions Fined and Put on Probation for False Labeling 

A story we published on Friday, April 29 from the BBC News by Douglas Fraser about UpRiver Aquaculture admitting to a Lacey Act Violation for false labeling said that the company supplied salmon to St. James Smokehouse. However, according to a press release issued by UpRiver’s General Manager Cheryl Lipson, the company does not supply salmon to St. James Smokehouse.  Rather the company, which also does business as MKG Provisions, said it processed the salmon that it received from St. James. The packaging MKG used was also provided by St. James. “MKG’s customer [St. James Smokehouse] provided MKG with both the salmon as well as the pre-printed packaging, and the salmon was marketed and sold under the customer’s label, not MKG’s or UpRiver’s,” MKG said in a press release.

NMFS's annual Status of the Stocks fishery report continued to show the positive effects of US Fishery Management under Magnuson. However, Peggy Parker writes of one glaring error in this year's report about the overfishing status of Eastern Pacific Swordfish.  There appears to be confusion on whether that fishery should be under the jurisdiction of the U.S. at all, even though references are in documents of the Pacific Fishery Management Council.

In other news, Chinese seafood export and import figures posted their worst declines in 20 years in 2015. According to our story, high inputs costs and over production combined with a decline in global and domestic seafood demand to hurt the sector's revenues and volumes.

Meanwhile, one Dungeness crab from California's North Coast tested positive for high levels of domoic acid, further delaying the start to commercial fishing activity in the region. The single positive "hot crab" now has the state's fishery managers questioning if anything can be done to expedite opening the fishery, rather than having to wait weeks for another round of tests.

Finally, the Togiak herring season that started April 17, the earliest opening in history, landed a cumulative total of 10,480 metric tons as of yesterday. That is just over 50 percent of the total purse seine allocation of 20,148 metric tons in 12 days.

Have a great weekend.

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