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Sanford announces funding for new salmon hatchery in Southland. New Zealand seafood company, Sanford Limited has secured an $8 million loan from the Provincial Growth Fund to help it create […]
New viruses found in endangered salmon. Three new viruses—including one from a group of viruses never before shown to infect fish—have been discovered in endangered Chinook and sockeye salmon populations. […]
Ace Aquatec announces key milestones ahead of Aqua Nor 2025. Ace Aquatec, the award-winning aquaculture technology company, has announced several significant developments across its AI technology suite. The company has successfully […]
Testimony making difference in broken bycatch system North Pacific Fishery Management Council moves to consider amended alternatives for managing trawlers’ chum bycatch at its December meeting While the North Pacific […]
Chum trawl bycatch limit on the table. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council this week will consider limiting trawlers’ bycatch of chum salmon in the Bering Sea pollock pelagic trawl fishery. From […]
Stakes high for Alaska communities as “A” season for wild Alaska pollock opens The “A” Season for wild Alaska pollock officially opened on January 20, and the stakes couldn’t be […]
Microplastics widespread in seafood people eat. The tiny particles that shed from clothing, packaging and other plastic products are winding up in the fish that people eat, according to a […]
NOAA recommends nearly $220m in funding for coastal projects. NOAA of the USA is recommending nearly $220 million in funding for 32 transformational habitat restoration and coastal resilience projects this […]
How electronic monitoring is changing the Gulf of Alaska pollock fishery. The pollock fishery in the Gulf of Alaska is unique in many ways. The pollock fishery in Alaska’s Bering Sea […]
Cooke criticises decision not to renew two steelhead farming licences. Cooke Aquaculture Pacific says it was very disappointed to receive the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) notices not to renew […]
Blue Star Foods achieves significant RAS Division milestones. Blue Star Foods Corp., an integrated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) sustainable seafood company with a focus on Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems (RAS), […]
Southern resident killer whales not getting enough to eat since 2018. The endangered southern resident killer whale population isn’t getting enough to eat, and hasn’t been since 2018, a new […]
Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray announced the coming into force of additional regulatory changes that aim to rebuild vulnerable fish stocks. […]
Discovery Islands aquaculture research transfer request granted. Joyce Murray, Canada’s fisheries minister has made the following statement following a research-based transfer request from Yellow Island Aquaculture Ltd. “The sustainable and […]
Californian measures to protect freshwater fish hit by drought. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries have announced a Voluntary […]
Fishery disaster declarations for four US commercial fisheries U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo has announced her ‘determination’ that fishery disasters occurred in four fisheries in 2018, 2019, and […]
New action plans to save West coast USA marine species. NOAA Fisheries of the USA has released new action plans to promote the recovery of its high-priority ‘Species in the […]
Fish distribution and abundance changes in eastern Bering Sea. Pelagic or forage fish species are an important source of food for marine predators in the eastern Bering Sea. This group […]
Strait of Georgia herring in steep decline. International and local conservation groups are calling for an immediate closure of the herring fishery in the Strait of Georgia, after recently released […]
Innovative Bycatch Reduction Projects – The USA’s NOAA Fisheries has awarded more than $2.3 million to partners around the country to support innovative bycatch reduction research projects through its Bycatch […]
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