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Japanese per capita seafood consumption hits new record low

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:50:42 +0000


The Japanese Fisheries Agency's latest white paper shows that the nation's annual per capita seafood consumption fell to 21.3kg in fiscal 2024, less than half the peak level recorded in 2001

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USDA silent 2 weeks after Alaska pollock bid award deadline passes

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:02:34 +0000


One industry source told UCN that USDA likely received high bid prices and may be attempting to determine whether the sharp increase in pollock reflects genuine market conditions. USDA has not awarded full bids in the past due to 'price considerations'

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US senators introduce bill targeting ‘flags of convenience’ linked to illegal fishing

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:54:40 +0000


'Our maritime laws are built to protect fishermen and improve environmental and labor standards, but many bad actors use the flag of convenience to exploit gaps in those laws' -- US senator Roger Wicker

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Regional council’s advisory panel punts on Alaska Tanner crab conservation measures

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:50:19 +0000


'Tanner crab and the flatfish fisheries that we're particularly concerned with occurred in the same place. There's a direct overlap' -- Rebecca Skinner, Alaska Whitefish Trawlers Association

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Ecuador shrimp exports accelerate in April on strong China, US shipments

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:45:28 +0000


Songa remained Ecuador's second-largest shrimp exporter in April, but only some 120t of that went to the US after it was placed on the US Food and Drug Administration's red list

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Newfoundland judge pares back OCI’s CAD 12m demand on crab harvester’s estate

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:40:31 +0000


Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court justice Alexander MacDonald's ruling also challenges the nature of control agreements between processors and harvesters in the snow crab fishery

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US House bill would strip presidents of authority to restrict fishing in marine monuments

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:37:29 +0000


The bill received a hearing before the US House Committee on Natural Resources on Wednesday (June 3)

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US wholesale: Chilean seabass H&G, fillet prices soften as newly arrived product cools market

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:10:14 +0000


Portions held steady as a wave of headed-and-gutted landings took some of the fever out of the market, though sellers -- with replacement costs in mind -- have proved reluctant to chase prices down

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FDA clears ‘golden sea bream’ to be new name for scup, promising to boost New England fish sales

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:52:33 +0000


'With this name change we hope to be able to get golden sea bream, a domestic sustainable fish, to more dinner plates across the country and the world' -- Katie Almeida, Town Dock/Sea Fresh

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Norway salmon spot prices slide to 2026 low, Scottish stable

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:50:35 +0000


Based on sources' views, UCN has lowered its FCA Oslo fresh, head-on gutted salmon price assessment on 3-6kg salmon by more than 10%

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