King crab prices down 25% as Alaska season opens. Market affected by surge in illegal Russian king crab. ow.ly/ewnJe

New #shrimp virus EMS cutting into output in Thailand, Vietnam - major topic at #GOAL2012 meeting. ow.ly/eUTRd Seafood News

Groundfish team recommends 13% increase in #Alaska #pollock ABC for 2013; may lead to increase in TAC at Dec. Council mtg. Seafood News

#Salmon to surpass #shrimp as top seafood sold at US retail in 2012- Marine Harvest. ow.ly/ftBbm Seafood News #MarineHarvest

Anti-Monopoly charges against Russian #Pollock Producers very weak, make travesty of investigation - it's a resource grab...

#Shrimp Countervail filing has financial red flag - why the 40% jump in admin expense yoy; accounts for all the 'injury'...

Carbon Monoxide treated yellowfin #tuna may get new tariff classification with 12.5% duty - huge issue for US importers ow.ly/hvYKE

Bob 'Torch' Del Torchio Sr. dies at 91 in Gloucester - founder of Cape Ann Seafoods, manager at NEFCO ow.ly/i4iTc

Norwegian fresh #cod surging into UK market, causing chaos ow.ly/k9MNY Seafood News

#GAA says specific bacteria identified as the cause of the EMS #shrimp disease.Major breakthrough will lead to mitigation, restocking...

Good outcome ASMI mtg Walmart - commitment to Alaska Salmon, 15 incl exec vp in room, focus on RFM, follow up in a week - story tomorrow

Whitefish surpasses #shrimp as top seafood category in US in 2012 say new per capita consumption numbers ow.ly/qoW1g

Hearing rumors of decreased AK snow crab quota..not sure how much Seafood News should be announced by end month

Video on 'Alaska Miracle' birth of seafood sustainability required watching #seafood campaigners should know history ow.ly/IuMrI

Thanks Trevor Branch (moved to Bluesky) x.com/TrevorABranch/…

For only second time in approximately 95 years, Halibut Commission split on quotas, with US and Canada at loggerheads. Result is both countries will set their own quotas.. erodes authority of @IPHCinfo . Disagreement on how to allocate needed cuts. seafoodnews.com/Story/1090325/…

EPA reverses Pebble Mine Decision in a Surprise Ruling . We'll have our analysis and how this may impact the Stand for Salmon Initiative and Stute's Bill. John Sackton SFDNews adn.com/business-econo…

Right Whale Deaths big issue for crab and lobster fisheries on the East Coast ..2017 Mortalities will lead to rapid extinction and if NOAA Fisheries and Canada's Fisheries Oceans Canada are too slow to respond we'll see a big market backlash seafoodnews.com/SearchStory/yy… seafoodnews.com/SearchStory/yy…

Marine Omega-3 fatty acids may be much better than plant derived Omega-3's for some health benefits. This study showed big difference in fighting cancer.. We should let our customers know. John Sackton SFDNews seafoodnews.com/Story/1090393/…

Washington State's Report on Cooke Cyprus Farm Net Pen Collapse is devastating, documenting negligence. I think it likely leads to legislation phasing out farmed salmon in Puget Sound.. could be a turning point in the NW.. although I support farmed salmon seafoodnews.com/Story/1090731/…