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Wind award is largest renewable project ever for CT
In what is the single largest purchase of renewable power ever by the state, Connecticut has chosen Vineyard Wind to develop an 804-megawatt offshore wind project.
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Nations call on WCPFC for climate change action plan
Pacific fisheries officials are calling on members of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission to band together and commit to an action plan that takes climate change’s impacts on its fisheries into account
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Cod Fishery Closes And Industry Braces for Impact
In an unprecedented response to historically low numbers of Pacific cod, the federal cod fishery in the Gulf of Alaska is closing for the 2020 season.
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Offshore Wind Awaits Federal Environmental Reports
The offshore wind industry is rolling out new projects, but a forthcoming federal environmental report may determine how and when they get built.
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Lobstering Union suing wholesalers over theft
The Maine Lobstering Union, the owner of wholesaler Trenton, Maine, U.S.A.-based wholesaler Lobster 207, has sued members of a family it said defrauded them of nearly USD 2 million.
Endangered Winter-run Chinook Salmon Increase with Millions of Offspring Headed to Sea
Offshore wind still looks to get a foothold in California
NOAA ship to conduct research, hydrographic survey of NMI reefs, slopes
Tracking the mysterious underwater migration of female lobsters
New rule allows New Bedford fishermen to stop throwing away fish
Some of Earth’s oldest creatures thrive in the dark off coasts of Carolinas, Virginia
New offshore wind award is largest renewable project ever for CT
Runaway warming could sink fishing and reef tourism, researchers warn
Pacific nations call on WCPFC for climate change action plan
Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery coming under more permanent state control
Alaska Cod Fishery Closes And Industry Braces For Ripple Effect
Atlantic Halibut Subject of NOAA Research
Offshore Wind Awaits Federal Environmental Reports
NEW YORK: Disappearing bluefish lead to regulators’ plan to limit catch
- Senator Doug Jones introduced bill to protect red snapper population in Gulf
- US House passes bill banning sale of shark fins
- Fishermen look to DC delegation for aid
Washington
- New offshore wind award is largest renewable project ever for CT
- Alaska Cod Fishery Closes And Industry Braces For Ripple Effect
- NEW YORK: Disappearing bluefish lead to regulators’ plan to limit catch
State & Local
- PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY: Doubling NJ offshore wind power will require work, cooperation
- JOE GILBERT: Wind turbine spacing plan inadequate for fishing safety
- BARRY RICHARD: New Bedford Boat Sinking A Holiday Heartbreaker
Opinion
- Global salmon production set to rise 6.5% in 2019, the highest increase since 2014
- Retailers, brands refusing to pay more for slavery-free seafood
- Dubai in the market for New England shellfish
Economic Impact
- Offshore wind still looks to get a foothold in California
- Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery coming under more permanent state control
- New rule allows New Bedford fishermen to stop throwing away fish
Fisheries Management
- NOAA, Coast Guard: More regs needed in wake of Rafael ’s fraud
- ‘We caught him using his own words’ NOAA: Rafael’s own fishery complaints opened door to his downfall
- Coast Guard Report Finds Misreporting in Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Fisheries
Enforcement
- Pacific nations call on WCPFC for climate change action plan
- Thanks to Mexico’s inaction, a cartel is causing irreparable damage in the ocean
- Pacific Meeting to Target Control of Tuna Fisheries
International Trade
- Endangered Winter-run Chinook Salmon Increase with Millions of Offspring Headed to Sea
- Runaway warming could sink fishing and reef tourism, researchers warn
- Halibut in steady decline throughout Pacific, says commission
Conservation & Environment
- Fishing groups sue federal agencies over latest water plan for California
- Bumble Bee’s Chris Lischewski convicted of fixing prices of canned tuna
- Chris Lischewski trial enters second week as key witnesses testify
Legal
- Federal Fishery Managers Approve Measures for Red Snapper, Mackerel, Blueline Tilefish
- NPFMC is Moving
- NEFMC Receives Skate, Herring, Dogfish, and EBFM Updates
Council Actions
- Gillnet Fishing: Closed Area I and Nantucket Lightship Closure Areas
- Effective on June 23 – Closed Area I Scallop Access Area is Closed for the Limited Access General Category Individual Fishing Quota Fleet
- NOAA Fisheries Revises 2019 Summer Flounder Specifications
Regulations
- FAO Symposium Discusses the Future of Fisheries and Global Food Security
- Everybody knows to avoid tuna when pregnant, right? Not so fast. Eating tuna might actually yield better results, says a large new study.
- For Your Heart, Eat Fish Or Take Pills? Now There’s A Drug Equal To 8 Salmon Servings
