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US judge dismisses civil suit against restaurant, wholesaler over seafood mislabeling scheme

A seafood consumer filed a lawsuit against restaurant Mary Mahoney's Old French House and wholesaler Quality Poultry & Seafood in 2024 after news broke of a seafood mislabeling scheme

EU proposes cutting Norway’s blue whiting quota share from 26% to 6%

'The EU's unserious...proposal...is a setback in reaching an agreement -- not only for blue whiting, but also for mackerel and herring' -- Audun Marak, CEO of Fiskebat

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Chilean court finds former Nova Austral execs guilty of water polution, falsifying data

EU aims to tighten oversight on IUU by third countries

EU court upholds Atlantic bottom fishing ban amid industry backlash

US-China agreement locks in tariff rates at existing levels

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Oceana claims EU long-distance fleet more than double as large as officially known

Cooke legal proxy voices concern over possible Norwegian salmon dumping in US market

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Canadian First Nation cancels lobster lawsuit against federal fisheries dept

American Samoa fisheries representative backs opening of marine monument to commercial fishing

High Liner strikes at opportunity to augment frozen value-added offerings with Mrs Paul’s, Van de Kamp’s purchases

US hits Vietnam with record-high shrimp anti-dumping tariff

Njord Marine slashes Canada workforce after Grieg Seafood BC contract expires

US judge orders Commerce Department to revisit antidumping ruling against Vietnamese pangasius exporter

Scholar urges Canada to overturn ‘unconscionable’ BC salmon farming ban

Norwegian gov’t postpones new salmon farming regulations until 2026 at earliest

Democratic leader tries again to reauthorize Magnuson-Stevens Act

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Icelandic salmon farmer Kaldvik faces investigation call over acquisition

UK 5,000t land-based salmon project gets green light after legal review

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NGOs, companies urge UK to back global fisheries safety pact

BC salmon farmers see promise in Carney government, but need action on 2029 ban

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Louisiana man arrested, charged with repeatedly stealing crawfish from farm

Bumble Bee asks for dismissal of forced labor lawsuit

FDA places 5-year import ban on large Mississippi seafood wholesaler

FDA issues warning letters to four foreign seafood processors

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Catch the Current episode 19: Tariffs on, tariffs off; All things salmon; Pollock net recycling makes room for future improvements

American Seafoods' chief sustainability officer Tim Fitzgerald and At-Sea Processors Association vice president Caitlin Yeager call in from Net Recycling Day in Seattle, Washington 

Alaska lawmaker introduces bill to ban mining near salmon-rich Bristol Bay

'This is something the tribes have been talking about for years' -- Alannah Hurley, United Tribes of Bristol Bay

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aquaculture

Few rally around Alaska governor’s controversial fish farm bill

Barramundi Group fights for survival with debt-restructuring proposal

Shellfish crop insurance tops Canadian group’s wish list for new administration

prices

Dungy crab buyers deny price-fixing conspiracy in latest US court filings

EU sanctions major Russian cod, pollock fishing companies

Trump administration petitioned to investigate Ecuador shrimp industry for mangrove destruction, child labor

companies

Unpaid vendors secure $2.8m in liens against Northline’s Alaska-bound freezer barge

US orders squid caught by Chinese-flagged vessel detained under withhold release order alleging worker abuse

SEA Alliance creating ‘worker voice directory,’ commits to impact review

people

Namibian court rejects asset restraint order on ex-Samherji execs, Fishrot rumbles on

New Canadian study backs argument sea lice driven by more than just salmon farms

Fortune, Vikenco in talks to settle trade secrets lawsuit

m&a

Rodger May’s former partners cry foul over his play for Peter Pan assets

Alaska judge reopens lienholder’s claim to former Peter Pan plant in Port Moller

Vikenco claims Fortune’s ‘invalid’ lawsuit tied to $80m salmon contract dispute

retail

Sainsbury’s, Tesco not part of UK retail damages claim over alleged Norwegian salmon price fixing

US shrimp import bill gains company amid wider push for oversight

Major US seafood buyer Harvest Sherwood files for bankruptcy, attacks grocery giant Sprouts

processing

Wells Fargo urges judge to approve Peter Pan asset sale to Rodger May

US judge puts Ocean King on hook with others in alleged Dungy crab price-fixing conspiracy

US immigration dragnet snags more seafood processing workers

fishing

US issues Pacific halibut IFQ permits on time, tariffs loom over fishery

Northline’s Bristol Bay-bound salmon freezer barge steams north to Alaska

free read US commercial fisherman sentenced for poisoning, shooting dolphins in Gulf of Mexico