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Lobstermen haul traps off the coast of Maine. Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative photo.

Canadian salmon farmer admits to using lobster-killing pesticide

Blockchain may also work better to track some products than others. For instance, the fish tracking that an entity named Provenance piloted in the Indonesian tuna fishery in 2016 may be more difficult to administer reliably for shrimp or fishmeal. Proven.

Blockchain could open markets

The Pebble Mine

Duncan Fields — Kodiak, Alaska, setnet fisherman and fisheries consultant Duncan Fields. Fields family photo

Fields withdraws Board of Fish nomination to clear path for Cain

Technomic Alaska — The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute partnered with Technomic Research to help identify current trends in seafood consumption and how best to position Alaska seafood in a rapidly changing marketplace.

Who are the fish buyers of the future?

Chesapeake oyster — Restoring oysters in Chesapeake Bay tributaries. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo

Chesapeake oysters get seed money; Maryland gov. allocates $750,000

Stand for Salmon — The Stand for Salmon initiative is slated for the Alaska ballot.

Salmon vs. Goliath: Yes for Salmon campaign clears hurdle for ballot initiative

Princess Hawaii longliner — The 61-foot Hawaii-based longliner Princess Hawaii before her name change from Lihau in May 2017. Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission photo

Hawaii longliner sinks 400 miles off Hilo; 8 crew reported safe

America's Finest under construction at Dakota Creek Industries in Anacortes, Wash. Dakota Creek Industries photo by Mike Nelson.

America’s Finest fails to win waiver

Cooke net pen collapse — A Cooke Aquaculture salmon net pen in Puget Sound collapsed on Aug. 20, 2017. Wild Fish Conservancy photo

Washington’s Inslee signs salmon pen ban into law