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Trump administration to hold wind auction
Nearly 400,000 acres of the Massachusetts Wind Energy Area will be up for grabs in December, as the Trump administration holds its next offshore wind auction, officials announced this week.
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Offshore wind farms planned on East and West coasts
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced this week the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will hold an offshore wind auction Dec. 13 for nearly 390,000 acres (157,831 hectares) of ocean off Massachusetts.
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Omega-3s in Fish Oils Tied to Healthy Aging
Older adults with the highest blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids were more likely to be living without chronic diseases or mental or physical deterioration.
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Big bluefin tuna make comeback
Large Pacific bluefin tuna not seen in California waters for decades have reappeared, to the delight of fishing enthusiasts and scientists.
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Trump Admin opens door for California wind farms
The Trump administration is considering allowing companies to build offshore wind farms off the coast of California.
CALIFORNIA: U.S. Department of Interior soliciting interest in developing Central Coast offshore wind farms
Republican leading Alaska gubernatorial race a mystery on commercial fishing issues
Harris Teeter shoppers may have bought mislabeled and ‘distressed’ crabmeat for years
Atlantic Herring Massachusetts/New Hampshire Spawning Closure in Effect October 26 through November 22, 2018
Trump administration to hold Massachusetts offshore wind auction in December
UMaine team gets help in battle with salmon-ruining lice
Ups and downs for Alaska cod and pollock
StarKist pleads guilty to role in canned tuna price-fixing
Offshore wind farms planned on East and West coasts
MASSACHUSETTS: Feds see much potential in state’s offshore wind
New England Council Seeks Scientific and Statistical Committee Nominees
Jeffrey Bolton replaces Daniel Cohen as CEO of Atlantic Capes Fisheries
NEW JERSEY: Land Bill to Assist Black Sea Bass and Flounder Commercial Fishermen Clears Assembly Panel
Rep. Zeldin Announces $182,000 Grant for New York Sea Grant Program
- NOAA Announces Out of Cycle Fisheries Council Appointments
- Warren Urges Dept. of Commerce, NOAA to Ensure Carlos Rafael Fishing Permits Remain in New Bedford
- Fisheries marketing bill passes Senate unanimously
Washington
- CALIFORNIA: U.S. Department of Interior soliciting interest in developing Central Coast offshore wind farms
- Republican leading Alaska gubernatorial race a mystery on commercial fishing issues
- Trump administration to hold Massachusetts offshore wind auction in December
State & Local
- RAMONA DENIES: Should Oregon Kill Sea Lions to Save the Salmon?
- PORTLAND PRESS HERALD: Proposed lobster rules not based on science
- ERIC REID: Northeast Canyon’s Monument Defenders Never Looked at Costs, Considered Alternatives
Opinion
- Jeffrey Bolton replaces Daniel Cohen as CEO of Atlantic Capes Fisheries
- Largest Pacific cod catchers look to hook investor for fleet renewal, not sell up
- Block Island Wind Farm to get a new owner
Economic Impact
- Offshore wind farms planned on East and West coasts
- Lower herring quotas squeeze lobster trade
- Trump administration opens door for California offshore wind farms
Fisheries Management
- Scallops seized, captain arrested in New Bedford
- City leaders angered by US government action against former Rafael captains
- 1 Person Killed, 1 Injured in Attack Aboard Fishing Vessel Off Nantucket
Enforcement
- Royal Navy to help protect British fishing fleets after Brexit
- Russian seafood market faces challenge of generational taste shift
- Micronesia’s longline yellowfin tuna fishery achieves MSC certification
International Trade
- What happens to fish and other sea creatures underwater during a hurricane
- Third right whale death confirmed by NOAA
- Omega Protein close to netting MSC for menhaden
Conservation & Environment
- StarKist pleads guilty to role in canned tuna price-fixing
- Feds beat fishermen: Court dismisses challenge to Atlantic monument
- Federal court rules against fishermen in Northeast Canyons monument lawsuit
Legal
- Atlantic Herring Massachusetts/New Hampshire Spawning Closure in Effect October 26 through November 22, 2018
- New England Council Seeks Scientific and Statistical Committee Nominees
- Commerce Department Announces Appointments to 3 Regional Fishery Management Councils
