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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.
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House Passes MSA Update with Support of NCFC Members
With the support of the NCFC, Congress passed H.R. 200, the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, which modifies and reauthorizes the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
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New online source shows East Coast wind projects
"Offshore Wind in the Northeast Region" is a new webpage compiled by the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils that shows all planned and potential offshore wind energy lease areas to date.
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House votes to overhaul fishery management law
The House on Wednesday passed controversial legislation that aims to overhaul how the federal government manages the nation’s fisheries.
ALASKA: Hatchery debate wages on as research continues
NEFMC may limit access to whiting fishery
Some Alaska seafood exports escape China’s retaliatory tariffs
New York Halts Commercial Fluke Fishery for About 2 Weeks, Sets Harvest Limit
NMFS greenlights experimental lionfish trap fishing
Deepwater Wind says it can coexist with commercial fishermen
MSA Today: House approves Magnuson reauthorization
Don Young’s bill to revise Magnuson-Stevens fishing law passes in the U.S. House
Fishing groups divided over proposed update to fisheries management law
Oceana report claims Italy ignoring IUU
Shifting fish giving New Jersey an early global warming challenge
NEW YORK: ‘Choose Long Island’ Campaign Promotes Buying Local Produce, Seafood
House Passes MSA Reauthorization with Support of NCFC Members
New online source shows East Coast offshore wind projects
- MSA Today: House approves Magnuson reauthorization
- Don Young’s bill to revise Magnuson-Stevens fishing law passes in the U.S. House
- House Passes MSA Reauthorization with Support of NCFC Members
Washington
- ALASKA: Hatchery debate wages on as research continues
- New York Halts Commercial Fluke Fishery for About 2 Weeks, Sets Harvest Limit
- NEW YORK: ‘Choose Long Island’ Campaign Promotes Buying Local Produce, Seafood
State & Local
- REP. DON YOUNG: Partisanship shouldn’t undermine our fisheries
- WALL STREET JOURNAL: Trump Boils Maine Lobstermen
- HANK SOULE: Revitalizing waterfront is still up to sectors and Carlos Rafael
Opinion
- Some Alaska seafood exports escape China’s retaliatory tariffs
- After slow-paced 2017 season, albacore trollers hope landings pick up
- Reprocessed state seafood exports exempted from Chinese tariffs
Economic Impact
- NMFS greenlights experimental lionfish trap fishing
- Deepwater Wind says it can coexist with commercial fishermen
- Fishing groups divided over proposed update to fisheries management law
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
- Shifting fish giving New Jersey an early global warming challenge
- Rescue team saves entangled humpback whale off New Jersey coast
- Sen. Markey pushes for $5M in grants to save right whales
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
