Rule change gives fishermen more opportunity to use federal PPP funds in pandemic downturn
Fishermen have been hurt by poor markets for their products as restaurants, a key outlet for seafood, have been shuttered or reduced service.
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$10.9 million settlement reached after Tacoma foundry accused of providing faulty steel for Navy subs
The Justice Department has reached a $10.9 million settlement with a defense contractor accused of producing substandard castings for Navy submarines at a Tacoma foundry...
American Seafoods has 25 new cases of COVID-19 among crew aboard 2 factory trawlers
The cases announced Thursday evening by the Whatcom County Department of Health follow test results last week in Bellingham that confirmed a larger COVID-19 outbreak among 86...
Washington state lawsuit alleges price-fixing by StarKist and rival tuna conglomerates
Washington is the first state seeking compensation from the tuna giants after a U.S. District Court judge in December imposed a $100 million fine against...
Coronavirus outbreak strikes Seattle factory trawler as most of 126 crew tests positive
The test results for the FV American Dynasty are a somber finding for the North Pacific fishing industry, which has been trying to keep COVID-19...
Fishing boat returns with tons of tuna, but there’s no restaurant market — so they’re selling to the public VIEW
With dining in eliminated during the coronavirus lockdowns, many fishermen now find themselves with a shortage of customers and a bounty of fish. From Maine...
Trawl fishing in the age of the coronavirus: First, you make it through quarantine
As trawl fishing gets underway, the seafood industry is taking extra precautions to keep crews healthy and to prevent spreading coronavirus.
Seattle-based Holland America Line lays off 2,000 workers, makes other cuts as coronavirus halts cruises
Most of Holland America's landbound staff work in Seattle and Santa Clarita, California. Nearly half the company's workforce in Washington state has been laid off or furloughed, a...
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