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Biden wants 25 percent funding increase for NOAA
President Joe Biden has called on Congress to give the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a more than 25 percent increase in funding for the 2022 fiscal year.
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Cod stocks creep back up for Gulf of Alaska
Pacific cod stocks have begun to rebound in the Gulf of Alaska, but the total allowable catch (TAC) for 2021 remains low at 17,321 metric tons.
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Stakeholders Square off Over Maine's Leasing Process
Tensions over Maine’s aquaculture industry again spilled into the Legislature on Tuesday as lawmakers held a public hearing on a proposal that would conduct a broad review of the way state regulators approve leases.
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Sea farmers say aquaculture bill could hurt industry
The bill would revamp the permitting framework for state aquaculture leases, adding a variety of restrictions and safeguards.
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New Bedford Works to Vaccinate Fishing Communities
This past weekend, New Bedford held a vaccine clinic specifically geared towards those working in these industries. More are planned for this week.
NEW JERSEY: Offshore wind power lines: Buried under Island Beach State Park, hooking into Oyster Creek
King salmon in Western Alaska are getting smaller, and research suggests predators could be the reason
MASSACHUSETTS: ‘More than a job’: New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center reopens Thursday with new exhibit
Pacific Council Rejects Sardine Stock Projection; Approves Reduced Fishing Levels for 2021
Russian fishing industry blasts new limits on vessels of foreign origin
Seafarers union looks to Alaska as it seeks hundreds of apprentice workers on contracted vessels
Study of US tuna fisheries explores nexus of climate change, sustainable seafood
ALASKA: Bering Sea fishermen likely had COVID-19 but still went to Unalaska bar. Now, locals have to quarantine.
Shucked by the pandemic, oyster market begins to open up
LOUISIANA: Gulf of Mexico crabbers keeping an eye on nearby states in light of tight supply in early 2021
China’s dietary advisory body calls for more seafood consumption to improve health
Epic Drought Means Water Crisis on Oregon-California Border
ALASKA: Kodiak Fisheries Adjust to Tariffs, Pandemic and Climate Change
Abundance-based Management of Halibut Bycatch Draws Focus of NPFMC This Week
- Biden banks on offshore wind to help curb climate change
- Biden administration proposes record $6.9 billion budget for NOAA
- SATS launches new campaign to spur US aquaculture expansion
Washington
- ALASKA: Kodiak Fisheries Adjust to Tariffs, Pandemic and Climate Change
- NEW JERSEY: Offshore wind power lines: Buried under Island Beach State Park, hooking into Oyster Creek
- MASSACHUSETTS: ‘More than a job’: New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center reopens Thursday with new exhibit
State & Local
- NEILS STOLPE: It’s Not Just Windmills
- SEAN HORGAN: Chief Justice Roberts Takes Aim At Antiquities Act
- JERRY FRASER: Don’t look up: 30×30 dusts off an old scapegoat
Opinion
- Shucked by the pandemic, oyster market begins to open up
- One year into pandemic, seafood has become a “habit-driver”
- NOAA to reimburse monitoring costs
Economic Impact
- Epic Drought Means Water Crisis on Oregon-California Border
- Abundance-based Management of Halibut Bycatch Draws Focus of NPFMC This Week
- Pacific Council Rejects Sardine Stock Projection; Approves Reduced Fishing Levels for 2021
Fisheries Management
- Leaked US intelligence document calls for support of South American countries’ fight against Chinese IUU
- NOAA Office of Law Enforcement Names Three New Assistant Directors
- Emergency Action to Continue to Waive Observer Coverage
Enforcement
- Russian fishing industry blasts new limits on vessels of foreign origin
- Japanese seafood industry confronting limits of wild-catch fisheries
- Japan to start releasing treated Fukushima water into sea in 2 years
International Trade
- Feds enforcing fishery, distancing rules to protect southern resident orcas
- Pacific heat wave had lasting impacts on Gulf of Alaska marine species
- Four nations make global call for action to curb marine plastics pollution
Conservation & Environment
- Suit seeks to reverse Trump changes to sea turtle protection
- American Samoa loses fishing rights decision in Ninth Circuit
- US Chief Justice’s remarks set up likely showdown with Biden over fishing bans
Legal
- Key federal fisheries advisory panel loses Alaska Native voice
- Registration is Open for the Third Annual Mid-Atlantic Ocean Forum
- Recruitment Announcement – SAFMC Quantitative Fisheries Scientist
Council Actions
- FDA not meeting goals, following procedure on seafood warning letters, according to GAO report
- 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
