Alaskan lawmakers are celebrating the decision made this week by the United States Department of Agriculture and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to approve a Section 32 purchase of USD 30 million (EUR 26.3 million) worth of Alaska pollock …
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… Read MoreA sea lice infestation at Cermaq Canada’s Fortune Channel salmon farm caused the farm to be closed this past summer.
The exact number of salmon that were euthanized was not disclosed, but according to Johnson, the company typically has “several hundred thousand fish” at each of the company’s farm sites.
“Closing the site was the right thing to do as the fish were never going to recover well and would
… Read MoreA U.S. Federal Court in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. has issued a ruling that is intended to protect salmon and steelhead trout in the Columbia River basin from rising water temperatures.
In the mile-long lakes created by hydropower dams on the rivers, the water temperature has often exceeded 70 degrees Fahrenheit for days at a time, though the Clean Water Act bars the temperature in the river from exceeding 68 degrees. Cold water species
… Read MoreWith U.S. election day on 6 November just around the corner, Alaska Governor Bill Walker shocked the state on 19 October by dropping out of his race for reelection.
Walker, an independent, said he realized he would not be able to win a three-way race, and has endorsed the Democratic candidate – former U.S. Senator Mark Begich – who faces former Republican State Senator Mike Dunleavy. Though Walker’s name will still be on
… Read MoreOn 6 November, Election Day in the United States, Alaskans will be voting on a ballot measure that seeks to protect the state’s salmon habitats.
Alaska Ballot Measure 1, the Salmon Habitat Protections and Permits Initiative, would enact stricter regulations for oil and gas development in salmon habitats and additional regulations for restoring salmon streams if they are disturbed by development. Companies that don’t follow the
… Read MoreAlaska Department of Corrections Commissioner Dean Williams has proposed a plan that would see prisoners in the state be able to finish their sentences working in Unalaska’s seafood plants, if the proposal is approved
… Read MoreNext year’s pollock catch in the Western and Central Gulf of Alaska will drop substantially, according to the new catch limits for Gulf of Alaska species which are slated to be adopted by the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council
… Read MorePacific salmon fillets have been removed by the U.S. government from the list of products from China on which tariffs will apply
… Read MoreSeafood companies in the U.S. Pacific Northwest are “getting sucked into the escalating trade war between the Trump administration and China,” according to a new
… Read MoreThe Union of B.C. Municipalities, a Canadian local government body, has joined with First Nations tribes and environmental groups in calling for a transition from open-net salmon farms to a closed containment system for the industry.
A resolution passed by the UBCM urges the province to look into why many open-net fish farms were opened in First Nations territories without adequate consultation and encourages the province to begin
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