Every time things seem to settle down in the Alaska pollock sector, something crazy happens.

The “will they, won’t they” saga of the Russian pollock fishery’s bid for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) seemed to put that issue to bed, but just last month, we reported that the story continues.

The market trauma of the Russian seafood ban seemed to largely have settled down – just in time for Russia to start offering subsidies for companies that keep their product in-country. China turned around and put food safety restrictions on imports from the country that seemed aimed at locking suppliers out.

Then,