Cliff White

Three recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) fish farm projects in France are facing mounting public opposition, led by animal welfare NGO Welfarm and marine conservation NGO Seastemik.

Metz, France-based Welfarm, a partner of the larger Eurogroup for Animals and World Federation for Animals groups, initiated an oppositional campaign in April 2023, and Seastemik, a French organization founded in 2023 with a focus on eliminating commercial salmon

Salmon catch totals and fish sizes have been disappointing thus far in the U.S. state of Alaska’s summer season, potentially accelerating the ongoing shakeout taking place in Alaska’s seafood sector.

Around 87 million salmon have been caught in Alaska this summer, far short of the 230.2 million salmon harvested in 2023 and tracking well below the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) forecast of 135.7 million fish by

Pelagos is the Faroe Islands’ largest pelagic species processor, concentrating on mackerel, herring, capelin, blue whiting, and silver smelt.

Founded in 2014 by several of the country’s largest pelagic players as a means of producing more food-grade pelagic products for export, Pelagos has had a great first decade in business, according to CEO Jóhan Páll Joensen.

“Big quotas, high prices, big demand –

The August king salmon season in Southeast Alaska will not happen after Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) determined there was a catch overage in the first retention period earlier this summer.

Commercial trollers caught 82,000 kings in the first season, above the target of 66,700, forcing ADF&G to end fishing on 8 July. While the agency’s 2024 preseason forecast estimated commercial fishermen would be left with 15,000