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Trump is loosening red tape to help America’s $20 billion seafood trade deficit. Conservation groups worry overfishing could unravel the ocean’s ‘safety net’
Environment

Trump is loosening red tape to help America’s $20 billion seafood trade deficit. Conservation groups worry overfishing could unravel the ocean’s ‘safety net’

By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
April 19, 2025
A Maine seafood distributor says she is losing tens of thousands of dollars because of DOGE funding cuts: ‘This is not a business-friendly environment’
Politics

A Maine seafood distributor says she is losing tens of thousands of dollars because of DOGE funding cuts: ‘This is not a business-friendly environment’

By The Associated Press and Patrick Whittle
March 19, 2025
Mississippi seafood giant sold thousands of pounds of imported frozen fish and billed it as fresh caught local snapper
Retail

Mississippi seafood giant sold thousands of pounds of imported frozen fish and billed it as fresh caught local snapper

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August 27, 2024
While southern Europe sweats, a tough winter in Norway is threatening its key export: Salmon
Environment

While southern Europe sweats, a tough winter in Norway is threatening its key export: Salmon

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August 6, 2024
New England fishermen sentenced in complex fraud case involving Atlantic herring—a fish species vitally important as commercial lobster bait
Environment

New England fishermen sentenced in complex fraud case involving Atlantic herring—a fish species vitally important as commercial lobster bait

By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
July 16, 2024
Crab vendor in Oregon
Environment

Don’t eat shellfish from Oregon and Washington, FDA warns. Here’s what to know about the potential contamination risk

By Claire Rush and The Associated Press
June 11, 2024
Tides turn for seafood—more fish were farm-raised than caught in the wild for the first time ever
Environment

Tides turn for seafood—more fish were farm-raised than caught in the wild for the first time ever

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June 8, 2024
Virgin Media is suing Irish scallop fishers for $870,000 for allegedly damaging an underwater cable 9 years ago
Tech

Virgin Media is suing Irish scallop fishers for $870,000 for allegedly damaging an underwater cable 9 years ago

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June 5, 2024
U.S. fishermen poised to harvest billions of baby eels worth $2,000 a pound as authorities battle illegal sales
Retail

U.S. fishermen poised to harvest billions of baby eels worth $2,000 a pound as authorities battle illegal sales

By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
May 2, 2024
Fishing
Retail

Your seafood was probably produced by modern slaves, bombshell report on ‘widespread human rights crisis’ finds

By Joshua Goodman and The Associated Press
November 16, 2023
Fishers prepare market stalls in the late night
Environment

‘It’s a disaster. A total, complete disaster.’ Fishers fuming over new quotas to limit haddock catches

By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
May 16, 2023
Collapsing crab numbers force Alaska officials to cancel fishing seasons made famous by ‘Deadliest Catch’ TV series
Environment

Collapsing crab numbers force Alaska officials to cancel fishing seasons made famous by ‘Deadliest Catch’ TV series

By Zahra Hirji and Bloomberg
October 17, 2022
Close up photo of dead fish.
International

A fine kettle: How fishing became the issue that could sink a post-Brexit U.K.-EU trade deal

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October 15, 2020
How researchers are tracking illegal ghost boats and the decline in flying squid
International

How researchers are tracking illegal ghost boats and the decline in flying squid

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July 22, 2020
How Idaho became caviar country
Magazine

How Idaho became caviar country

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January 22, 2020

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