Category: Food

New Opening Date for Calif. Dungeness Season

1/5/2025 - By nationalfisherman.com. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced that the commercial Dungeness crab fishery from the Sonoma/Mendocino County line to the U.S./Mexico border will open on January 5, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. A pre-soak period will begin today, January 2, 2025, at 8:01 a.m. This area, covering… SEE MORE

Caviar Pizzas, New Money, and the Death of an Ancient Fish

12/17/2024 - By Paul Greenberg. Fancy fish eggs have become the latest luxury good to go viral on social media, raising questions about the future of sturgeon. I am sitting at a slick Manhattan waterfront restaurant on the banks of the East River, New York City, trying to decide why I find… SEE MORE

Advocacy can Anchor Seafood in U.S. Food Systems

12/15/2024 - By Carli Stewart. In a time when the commercial fishing community faces challenges on many fronts, ensuring seafood becomes an integral part of national food systems requires more than hard work on the water. As political opportunities evolve, the seafood sector must strengthen its advocacy efforts to gain the support… SEE MORE

2024 Alaska Symphony of Seafood Celebrates Innovation

12/13/2024 - By nationalfisherman.com. The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF) proudly announced the winners of the 2024 Alaska Symphony of Seafood, an event highlighting the most innovative and delicious products featuring Alaska's finest seafood. The turnout for this year’s Symphony was the best in years, with many companies submitting multiple products. Fishermen and seafood… SEE MORE

Bristol Bay Sockeye gets a Boost with New PicoICE Tech

12/7/2024 - By Paul Molyneaux. Since it began in 1884, the Bristol Bay sockeye fishery has transformed from a cannery fishery to a fresh frozen fishery that competes with farmed salmon in the global market. Improving the quality of the catch has become a top priority for fishermen and processors looking to… SEE MORE

First Nations and Scientists use AI to Restore Salmon Runs

12/6/2024 - By Paul Molyneaux. Out in the rainforests of northwestern British Columbia, salmon runs are essential to First Nations communities that rely on fish for subsistence and income. After years of declining runs, several Nations have joined forces with scientists from Simon Fraser University, researchers from the Wild Salmon Center in Portland, Oregon,… SEE MORE

2024 a Tough Year for Kodiak Salmon Fleet

12/1/2024 - By nationalfisherman.com Hundreds of commercial salmon fishermen around Kodiak Island opted not to fish this past summer. That’s according to data released by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game earlier this month on Nov. 5. Limited participation, a lack of salmon, and additional market factors created one of the lowest valued… SEE MORE

Commentary: Is Long Island Sound the future for Cape Cod Bay lobsters?

11/29/2024 - By nationalfisherman.com Cape Cod and lobster are as much a match as peanut butter and jelly. It’s hard to imagine a summer without lobster rolls or that quintessential Cape Cod food adventure, a clambake, with lobsters steamed under layers of seaweed. Catches in Cape Cod Bay were good for many… SEE MORE

An oyster reef with lush greenery in the background. Credit: Adobe Stock

Celebrating Oysters During Oyster Week

11/17/2024 - By fisheries.noaa.gov. It's Oyster Week 2024! We're celebrating by honoring one of our favorite shellfish all week with special features. Oysters are remarkable. They provide many benefits to the ecosystem they live in. They are filter feeders—they clean the water as they eat. And they grow in reefs, which provide… SEE MORE

The annual Seagriculture, USA Conference took place in Ketchikan, Alaska.

Connecting Aquaculture Enthusiasts from Across the World

11/16/2024 - By fisheries.noaa.gov. Ketchikan, Alaska hosts the third annual Seagriculture, USA International Seaweed Conference. Members of the NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region Aquaculture team attended the international seaweed growing conference Seagriculture, USA Sept.11-12 in Ketchikan, Alaska. The 2024 conference marks the event’s debut in Alaska, an exciting distinction for the growing Alaska aquaculture industry. Participants… SEE MORE