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Nova Scotia freezes fish farming applications for up to 3 years

The Nova Scotia government halts new applications while it adopts a "traffic light" system for fish farming licenses, similar to that of Norway.

Discovery Islands salmon farms closure to be decided in court

All against the closure of the Discovery Islands salmon farms. That seems to be the watchword after earlier this week the three major British...

Alaska’s commercial salmon fishery in 2022, valued at $76.5 million more than last year

The harvest of all species in the 2022 Alaska commercial...

Bristol Bay sockeye salmon harvest will be worse in 2023 according to forecasts

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) harvest forecast...

Alaska Governor requests federal fishery disaster for Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea snow crab fisheries

Alaska Governor, Mike Dunleavy, wrote to U.S. Department of Commerce...

“Alaska’s crab industry is absorbing another seismic shock”, says Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers

"Alaska's crab fleet facing $500 million in losses after Council...

Alaska cancels Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea snow crab harvest for 2022/23 season

After completing the analysis of the National Marine Fisheries Service...

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Nova Scotia freezes fish farming applications for up to 3 years

The Nova Scotia government halts new applications while it adopts a "traffic light" system for fish farming licenses, similar to that of Norway.

Discovery Islands salmon farms closure to be decided in court

All against the closure of the Discovery Islands salmon farms....

“We lead the way in the work for sustainable cod farming”

So says Hilde R. Storhaug, Sustainability Manager at Norcod. The company trusts the latest difficulties will not affect its long term.

European Union and Norway to safeguard western Baltic herring stocks

The meetings the EU and Norway have been having for more than 4 months finally came through safely. Both have signed three bilateral agreements including quota setting in the Skagerrak and Kattegat, quota exchange between the two sides, and reciprocal access to waters for fishermen. The agreement, as explained by the EU, "will significantly limit herring catches". The areas affected are in order “to protect the herring stock in the western Baltic".