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The Seafood Harvesters of America has criticised the Obama government decision to establish the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.
Seattle fishing company Blue North has taken delivery of its new longliner Blue North.
To prove that their Acadian redfish, haddock and pollock fisheries meet rigorous sustainability requirements, Gloucester-based Sustainable Groundfish Association, Inc. (SGA) in New England has achieved certification to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard.
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has agreed to a resolution that asks the US government to address a suite of concerns before acting on the proposed expansion on the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (MNM) in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The proposed monument expansion could prohibit commercial tuna fishing by US vessels in two-thirds of US offshore waters around Hawaii.
The striking new addition to the Global Seas’ fleet has arrived in Dutch Harbor and is ready to start on the Alaska pollock B season following its conversion at the Patti Marine Enterprises yard in Florida.
A 72 metre trawler sent a distress call from a position approximately 700 nautical miles west of Dutch Harbor as crew were unable to control flooding. The crew abandoned ship into liferafts and have all been rescued.
US retail chain Costco appears to have given in to public pressure to end sales of Faroese salmon, despite its claims to the contrary.
The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) steering board has announced its recognition of the Alaska Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) Certification Program for the scope of Fisheries Certification at the 32nd session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries in Rome.
Inmarsat partner Network Innovations (NI), together with Fusion Marine Technology, have signed a contract with Alaskan Leader Fisheries to install Fleet Xpress, Inmarsat’s new high-speed broadband maritime communications service, powered by Global Xpress (GX). The contract marks the first commission of Fleet Xpress in the Bering Sea.
Something that started life as a social media project with a lighthearted name is developing into something bigger and deeper. The latest issue of Hook and Net carries an interview with Genevieve McDonald, founder Chix Who Fish.