Seafood

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Top 35 Salmon Firms – 2012 SeafoodIntelligence CSER reporting Benchmarking Trends & Developments 2011" report to their offering. …

A plan to replace the Maine Lobster Promotion Council with a new, more robust marketing entity tasked with increasing demand for Maine lobster through expanded product and brand development efforts moved ahead Thursday night. …

Gov. Sean Parnell is requesting that a federal disaster declaration be issued for Upper Cook Inlet salmon fisheries because of very weak Chinook salmon runs, which he said have left sport and commercial fishermen facing substantial economic losses. …

A dispute over how much seafood people eat in Washington – and what it means for the state’s environmental regulations – will have to wait for the administration of a Gov. Jay Inslee or a Gov. Rob McKenna. …

Northern cod appear to be in better shape than any time since Ottawa imposed a moratorium on the Newfoundland and Labrador fishery two decades ago, a leading fisheries scientist says. …