Monday, January 5, 2026
- Jan 5
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West Coast
3MMI - IPHC Halibut Stock Projections & Harvest Decision Table
Tradex Foods - January 5, 2026
The International Pacific Halibut Commission has released its latest stock assessments and projections ahead of setting the 2026 harvest limits, with science showing Pacific Halibut remains stable but constrained.
International
US seafood groups granted role in legal fight over import ban
NFI and others won approval to intervene in a trade‑court battle over the US government’s rollout of a new seafood import ban tied to the Marine Mammal Protection Act, escalating a dispute between industry groups and environmental organizations.
Intrafish by Rachel Sapin and Kyle Stucker - January 2, 2026
The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has secured approval from the US Court of International Trade to intervene in a lawsuit brought by environmental groups seeking to enforce the entirety of a sweeping seafood import ban tied to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).
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Russia’s Far East pollock A season opens after record catch in 2025
Russia has launched its Far East pollock A season after a record harvest of 2.15m metric tons in 2025
Undercurrent News by Masahiko Takeuchi - January 4, 2026
Russia's Far East pollock A season has formally kicked off for 2026, opening against the backdrop of last year's record catch, with the annual quota set at 2.42 million metric tons, about 2% higher than the revised 2025 level.
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Russia Keeps Cod, Pollock Flowing to EU Despite Tariff Loss and Sanctions
SeafoodNews by Eugene Gerden - January 5, 2025
Russia continues exporting cod and pollock to the European Union despite existing restrictions and duties, though prices in the European market have not fallen.
Following the start of the Russia–Ukraine war, the EU banned imports of Russian caviar but left other fish products, including cod, outside the sanctions list. In 2024, the EU revoked tariff exemptions for Russian fishermen, yet purchases of Russian fish still reached €709 million, with the Netherlands and Germany among the largest buyers.
Despite continued supply, prices for Russian cod during the holidays have reached their highest levels in several years, according to Jorge Carmaneiro, vice president of the Portuguese Confederation of Small and Medium Enterprises (CPPME), in comments to Euractiv.
Supply chains for Russian cod and other whitefish to the EU often involve routing through Norway. After processing there, the product is typically labeled as Norwegian, obscuring its Russian origin.
Experts argue that stronger fisheries management, particularly in the Baltic Sea, is needed to reduce EU dependence on such imports. Baltic states, along with Finland and Sweden, had previously called for higher duties on Russian fish, but the European Commission has not backed additional restrictions.
https://seafoodnews.com/Story/1329630/Russia-Keeps-Cod-Pollock-Flowing-to-EU-Despite-Tariff-Loss-and-Sanctions
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