Wednesday, July 19, 2023

National US fresh, frozen, ambient seafood sales drop in June 2023 Seafood Source by Christine Blank - July 18, 2023 Sales of fresh, frozen, and ambient seafood in U.S. retail stores all decreased in June in spite of prices for the first two categories dropping in the period. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/premium/foodservice-retail/us-fresh-frozen-ambient-seafood-sales-drop-in-june-2023 *Requires Subscription US lawmakers propose budget cut to NOAA Fisheries for 2024 Seafood Source by Nathan Strout - July 18, 2023 NOAA Fisheries is likely to receive a budget cut in the 2024 fiscal year, with the U.S. Senate considering legislation providing a slight reduction in funding and the U.S. House considering even bigger cuts across NOAA. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/us-lawmakers-propose-budget-cut-to-noaa-fisheries-for-2024 Federal Register Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 07/19/2023 NMFS is opening directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to fully use the 2023 total allowable catch of Pacific ocean perch (POP) specified for the Bering Sea subarea of the BSAI. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/07/19/2023-15289/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-pacific-ocean-perch-in-the-bering-sea-subarea-of Pacific Seafood Processors Association 1900 W Emerson Place Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98119 Phone: 206.281.1667 E-mail: admin@pspafish.net; Website: www.pspafish.net Our office days/hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. *Inclusion of a news article, report, or other document in this email does not imply PSPA support or endorsement of the information or opinion expressed in the document.