Warm Water Blob Could Impact Gulf of Alaska Pollock Fishery
The giant “blob” of warm water concentrated along the Pacific Northwest coasts appears to have impacted Alaska Pollock larvae stocks in the Gulf of Alaska. Findings from a study reported during the Pacific Anomalies workshop in Seattle showed the absence of new fish surviving into the late summer. “There was a remarkable decline in the pollock larvae that we’re seeing in that survey,” said Russell Hopcroft of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. “It’s one of poorest recruitments that we can see in the time series."
Progressive Grocer’s 2016 Retail Seafood Review survey suggests that the seafood sector should be in for strong sales this year. Not a single retail participant expected seafood sales to decline in 2016, which went with a fairly hopeful outlook for 2016 seafood sales.
In other news we have confirmed that at this time, no countries in Europe have a ban on live lobster shipments. Our story on March 8th reported that Sweden and Norway had already taken action, based on our reports from Norway. This is not correct. Neither country has banned live lobster shipments.
Meanwhile, Rajgopal Choudary the Chairman of Devi Fisheries says that Indian shrimp output could reach 800,000 metric tons by 2020. Choudary said more growth can be achieved by developing additional land areas in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and West Bengal for shrimp production.
Finally, Canadian live lobsters are being by promoted by Sam’s Club in China. The promotion is part of a deal between Nova Scotia’s provincial government and Sam’s Club Futian branch in Shenzhen.
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