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US - A new $418,000 grant from the National Sea Grant College Program will support research aimed at helping seaweed growers in Alaska be more successful.

US - The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced four grants totaling $1.2 million to support the development of environmentally and econo…

US - Sockeye Salmon raw material prices continue to remain stable, indicative of a steady market on finished goods for the time being, reports Kyla Ganton in the Tradex Foods 3-Minute Market Insight.

US - What might the election of Donald Trump mean for the seafood industry? Economic reports already are pointing to his platform of opposing trade and pulling out of the North America Free Trade Agre…

US - A new study has found that as industries cut down on their mercury emissions, the mercury concentrations in some fish drop too.

US - Researchers from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science have investigated the impact that severe storms have on fish populations as it forces them to make sudden and unexpect…

US - Recent studies estimate up to 30 per cent of seafood served in restaurants and sold in supermarkets is actually something other than what is listed on the menu or label. Why mislabeling happens i…

US - As Alaskas iconic halibut fishery wraps up this week, stakeholders are holding their breath to learn if catches might ratchet up slightly again in 2017. Meanwhile, prices for hard to get shares o…

US - A new study has shown that toxins from freshwater algal blooms, a growing problem in lakes and rivers worldwide, can also contaminate coastal waters and marine shellfish.

US - An unexpected closure in the Gulf of Alaska will leave many West coast vendors scrambling for inventories of flatfish this Fall, reports Rob Reierson in the Tradex Foods 3-Minute Market Insight.

US - Values of Alaska salmon permits have taken a nose dive after a dismal fishing season for all but a few regions.

US - Freshwater fish play a surprisingly crucial role in feeding some of the world's most vulnerable people, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

US - 2015 was another above-average year for fishing and seafood consumption, with the average American adding nearly an extra pound of seafood to their diet, according to the annual Fisheries of the …

US - A changing climate is altering rain and snowfall patterns that affect the waters Alaska salmon call home, for better or worse. A first of its kind study now details the potential changes for Sout…

US - NOAA Fisheries has announced final revisions to the guidelines that federal managers will use as they routinely update the nation's marine fisheries plans.

US - Boats in the Gulf of Alaska should begin targeting Arrowtooth Flounder (Atheresthes stomias) towards the end of the month, following weeks of poor fishing of Pollock and Cod, report Rob Reierson …

US - It was a rough salmon season at most Alaska regions this summer, with Bristol Bay being the big exception. While sockeye catches exceeded expectations, all other species came up short. But salmon…

US - Research has found that Midshipman fish hum repetitively at night when it is time to breed, in an attempt to attract females to their nests for spawning.

GLOBAL - After a week-long national holiday, we checked in with our Chinese office to see what's on their radar at the moment, reports Rob Reierson in the Tradex Foods 3-Minute Market Insight.

US - Thanks to researchers at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), a new feed ingredient made from tree nuts is available to fish farmers.