Wednesday, October 15, 2025
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Alaska
Smarter nets and faster data for the Alaska pollock fishery
National Fisherman by Carli Stewart - October 9, 2025
In Alaska’s pollock fishery, the largest in the United States and among the most productive in the world, every tow carries not just pollock but the risk of catching salmon.
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Southeast Dungeness crab fishery runs through Nov. 30
The Sitka Sentinel - October 13, 2025
Dungeness crab fishing is on for a full fall season that began Oct. 1 and extends through Nov. 30. The commercial Dungeness fishery opened for 55 days this summer, beginning June 15 and closing Aug. 9, six days earlier than usual. Across Southeast, 162 Dungeness fishery permit holders this summer harvested 567,839 crab totaling 1.18 million pounds. Participation and harvest were relatively low, but fishermen earned a good average price of $4.06 per pound, up from an average of $3.13 last season and $2.12 the year before, according to Alaska Department of Fish and Game data.
City mulls privatizing municipal T-Dock
Cordova Times by Camille Botello - October 14, 2025
Cordova officials are mulling whether or not they should privatize the city’s T-Dock, in the latest effort to brainstorm different revenue sources for the municipality.
Fisheries councils respond to Trump's executive order on restoring American seafood competitiveness
Seafood Source by Nathan Strout - October 14, 2025
Regional fishery management councils across the U.S. are submitting a laundry list of items they claim to be tackling or considering in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on “restoring American seafood competitiveness.”
Even salmon couldn’t save US seafood sales from September slumpUS seafood sales mirrored the broader retail slowdown as consumers sentiment dropped.
Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - October 14, 2025
US seafood sales saw mixed results in major categories, dragged down by rising prices, shellfish woes and a sharp drop in consumer sentiment, according to new data from Circana, analyzed by Texas-based 210 Analytics.
Chinese whitefish processors in dire straits due to trade war, high raw material costs
Seafood Source by Mark Godfrey - October 14, 2025
Worsening trade uncertainty and increases in raw material costs have created a “very challenging” environment for the Chinese whitefish-processing industry.
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Labeling and Marketing
Alaska’s pink salmon moves past the can in new marketing push
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is promoting pink salmon with a fresh campaign aimed at busy households.
Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - October 13, 2025
Alaska’s pink salmon continues to shed its canned-only image as part of a coordinated seafood industry push to reimagine the species for US consumers.
Alaska Seafood Launches "Alaska Pink Salmon: Wild Made Easy"
Expana by Natasha Estremera - October 15, 2025
Alaska Seafood has launched its newest campaign, "Alaska Pink Salmon: Wild Made Easy," to promote pink salmon as a convenient and affordable meal solution.Timed perfectly for the back-to-school season, the campaign highlights the fish’s versatility and nutritional benefits in fresh recipes that inspire lunchbox-friendly meals.The brand package, rolling out through October, includes several assets such as a custom logo featuring "Alaska Pink Salmon: Wild Made Easy," high-quality photos and videos of pink salmon harvesting, processing, species shots, and plated recipes. It also offers consumer-focused content, including make-at-home recipe reels and a shareable recipe collection featuring both canned and filleted easy pink salmon recipes.Additionally, the campaign features a short video about Alaskan pink salmon fisherman Tom Meiners, who, with over 20 seasons of experience, has championed pink salmon as an abundant and wild species."I think I have the best job in the world—going out and catching fish and turning them into a sustainable food product for people to eat all over the country," said Meiners as the video begins. He highlights that pink salmon in Alaska are special due to what he describes as the best habitat available, with cold, clear waters and thousands of streams that converge to bring in fish from the most pristine waters managed by the top fisheries in the world. He adds, "And their abundance makes them affordable."
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