Royal Greenland shutters Quebec shellfish plant after shrimp quota cut
The seafood giant said the decision was prompted by recent cuts to the northern shrimp quota in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, a labor shortage, and low market prices for shrimp, crab and lobster
Newfoundland panel to decide snow crab dock prices by April 4
Having thus far failed to agree on a new price formula, snow crab harvesters and processors in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) will return to their usual approach of relying upon the Standing Fish Price-Setting Panel
Canada delays Newfoundland snow crab season opening by five days
Snow crab harvester John Efford threatened a protest at DFO's regional office, in St. John's, on Tuesday if it didn't delay the start of the season
Snow crab wholesale prices could stay frozen after 2024 season starts
'We have to be really careful. We don't want another repeat of prior years' - Osborne Burke, general manager, Victoria Fisheries Cooperative in Nova Scotia
Quota up again in world’s largest snow crab fishery
Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans has set the total allowable catch for snow crab in Newfoundland and Labrador at 57,568 metric tons in 2024, up 5.2%
Chilean seafood exports ride high on Brazil, China demand
Chile's seafood exports witnessed a modest 0.3% value uptick in February, totaling $729 million
Newfoundland crab harvesters declare victory after three-hour meeting with provincial government
'It was a productive meeting that led to positive outcomes' -- NL fisheries minister Elvis Loveless
Newfoundland crab catchers call price formula negotiators home, say talks are dead
The Fish Food and Allied Workers, the union that represents harvesters in the Canadian province, says it now expects the matter to be decided by the Fish Price Setting Panel
Bornstein to consolidate three West Coast US plants into one
Bornstein has made the 'difficult decision' to close plants in Bellingham, Washington, and Newport, Oregon, and move production into its Astoria plant, in Oregon
Russia may abandon UN treaty governing Arctic cooperation
A Russian politician announced the country is contemplating a withdrawal from the UNCLOS agreement, which governs activity -- including fishing -- in the Arctic region