Hello all -- busy, busy, busy.

American Seafoods still leads the news agenda, though some of the anticipation is over.

An Alaska judge denied a request from the company for a restraining order against the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a decision that leaves dozens of companies facing roughly $400 million (€297 million) in fines.

However, American quickly re-filed a new motion last last week, this time after filing new paperwork. Stay tuned.

While Russia has been painted as a bogeyman ready to steal away market share from US pollock suppliers amid the Bayside