Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Alaska
Fish & Game confirms pink and chum egg take cap for hatcheries
KMXT by Katherine Irving - November 3, 2026
Alaska hatchery operators have agreed to place a cap on the amount of eggs they can take from pink and chum salmon for the next five years.
West Coast
Pacific Seafood executives thank firefighters, police and city of Newport for work fighting Bayfront fire
Lincoln Chronicle by Shayla Escudero - November 3, 2026
Pacific Seafood executives came to Newport on Monday night to thank police, firefighters and city employees for helping put out the fire that engulfed their 11,000 square foot cold storage building 10 days ago.
Northern California Dungeness crab season delayed until 2027
National Fisherman by staff - November 3, 2026
California’s commercial Dungeness crab season will remain closed in the northern part of the state until at least Jan. 1, 2027, as fishery managers respond to humpback whale entanglements.
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National
US commercial fisheries landed 7.7 billion pounds in 2024
National Fisherman by staff - November 2, 2026
NOAA Fisheries released three of its flagship reports on U.S. fisheries, showing commercial fishermen landed 7.7 billion pounds of seafood worth $4.9 billion in 2024, while the number of stocks subject to overfishing fell to an all-time low in 2025.
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USDA targets Alaska pollock in latest seafood bid
Value-added products account for a large share of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's latest seafood purchase request.
Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - November 2, 2026
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a bid solicitation for 1.94 million pounds worth of Alaska pollock and catfish to be distributed across the United States as part of federal domestic food programs.
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Environment/Science
Satellite tagging offering NOAA better understanding of red king crab migration patterns
SeafoodSource by Haley Jones - November 3, 2026
Research led by NOAA Fisheries found that red king crab migrations off the coast of Alaska are impacted by environmental factors, implying that regulators need more flexible tools to effectively manage the species.
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Labeling and Marketing
National Seafood Association data finds US seafood consumption fell in 2024
SeafoodSource by Chris Chase - November 3, 2026
New data shared by the National Seafood Association indicates seafood consumption in the U.S. fell in 2024.
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