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Bill divides anglers and environmentalists
Recreational fishermen are applauding and environmentalists are decrying a proposed overhaul to the Magnuson-Stevens Act, a 1976 fishing law credited with regrowing fish populations off the nation’s coasts.
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Fishermen ‘desperate’ for bill to ease catch limits
A bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week is being cheered by fishermen in Gloucester who are hoping for a lifeline for the struggling industry.
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Front line of climate change: Sea bass surge off RI
Warmer waters cause spike in numbers for this mid-Atlantic species, and it is becoming a more important catch for the region’s fishermen as regulators loosen catch limits for recreational fishermen.
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Deepwater Wind says it can coexist with fishermen
Saying it wants to be “a good neighbor” to commercial fishermen, Deepwater Wind announced Thursday it has adopted what it calls “first-of-its-kind” procedures to avoid damaging fishing gear.
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Rep. Young’s bill to revise MSA passes in the House
A bill amending the Magnuson-Stevens Act, sponsored by Alaska Rep. Don Young, passed the U.S. House on Wednesday.
Salmon scales tell researchers a lot about the fish returning to Bristol Bay
First U.S. Offshore Wind Developer Acts on Fishing Gear
MADELEINE FENDERSON & JASON GOLDSTEIN: Taking action to curb climate change could throw lifeline to Maine lobsters
Rights to Fish & Data Rights: How blockchain technologies could help
Lobster amendment could win industry support for Young’s MSA update
MASSACHUSETTS: Whale safety cited as state Senate votes to ban plastic bags
Controversial fishing bill divides anglers and environmentalists
With grocery supplies dwindling on remote Alaska island, the government opened seal harvest early
Gloucester fishermen ‘desperate’ for federal bill to ease catch limits
FLORIDA: FWC Builds Cages to Save Scallop Population
Front line of climate change: Black sea bass surge off R.I.
Entangled whale spotted off Cape Cod in October is freed from nets in N.Y.
It’s Summertime – And New England’s Seafood Shacks Are Now Open
MASSACHUSETTS: Senate Support For Fishing And Farming Secured in Environment Bond Bill
- Controversial fishing bill divides anglers and environmentalists
- Gloucester fishermen ‘desperate’ for federal bill to ease catch limits
- Lobster amendment could win industry support for Young’s MSA update
Washington
- With grocery supplies dwindling on remote Alaska island, the government opened seal harvest early
- FLORIDA: FWC Builds Cages to Save Scallop Population
- MASSACHUSETTS: Whale safety cited as state Senate votes to ban plastic bags
State & Local
- MADELEINE FENDERSON & JASON GOLDSTEIN: Taking action to curb climate change could throw lifeline to Maine lobsters
- REP. DON YOUNG: Partisanship shouldn’t undermine our fisheries
- WALL STREET JOURNAL: Trump Boils Maine Lobstermen
Opinion
- Rights to Fish & Data Rights: How blockchain technologies could help
- Some Alaska seafood exports escape China’s retaliatory tariffs
- After slow-paced 2017 season, albacore trollers hope landings pick up
Economic Impact
- First U.S. Offshore Wind Developer Acts on Fishing Gear
- NMFS greenlights experimental lionfish trap fishing
- Deepwater Wind says it can coexist with commercial fishermen
Fisheries Management
- Levittown Man Trafficked More Than 3,500 Protected Turtles, Feds Say
- Alaska-based Coast Guard cutter detains Chinese-flagged vessel for suspected illegal fishing
- Coast Guard busts Keys fishing vessel with shark fins
Enforcement
- Oceana report claims Italy ignoring IUU
- Majority of krill fishing companies join Greenpeace in protecting Antarctic Ocean
- Slump in global squid catch ignites fisheries management efforts
International Trade
- Front line of climate change: Black sea bass surge off R.I.
- Entangled whale spotted off Cape Cod in October is freed from nets in N.Y.
- Shifting fish giving New Jersey an early global warming challenge
Conservation & Environment
- 19 Eel Smugglers Sentenced, But Lucrative Trade Persists
- Suit: Offshore drilling done in absence of required report
- Judge rules for Oceana in California anchovy dispute
Legal
- NEFMC may limit access to whiting fishery
- MAFMC and NEFMC Launch Northeast Offshore Wind Webpage
- MAFMC: Vacancy Announcement: Assistant Plan Coordinator
Council Actions
- Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area for Limited Access General Category Vessels
- NOAA: Georges Bank Ecosystem Strategy Peer Review
- NOAA Fisheries Seeks Comments on Proposed Annual Catch Entitlements for Groundfish Sectors for Fishery Year 2018
