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Are mahi fleeing Florida to beat the heat?
Under a sky glowing orange from the dawn sun, Martin Grosell gunned his twin-engine sportfishing boat toward the Gulf Stream one morning in August, in search of one of his and South Florida’s favorite fish: mahi.
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Fishermen ask to spike NOAA onboard observer program
Fishermen who convinced the Supreme Court to toss out the Chevron doctrine, which had long buttressed federal regulatory muscle are asking an appeals court to effectively get industry-paid NOAA monitors off their boats
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Maine offshore wind lease set for October
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will hold an auction for offshore wind leases in the Gulf of Maine in late October, it announced Monday.
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Lobster is not the luxury meal it once was
There was a time not all that many years ago when the restaurant industry marketed lobster as a luxury item.
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Push for George Bank offshore wind protections
As Nova Scotia rushes to establish an offshore wind industry, some fishers are calling for explicit protection for the rich fishing ground on Georges Bank.
WASHINGTON: Sockeye run gets a break from heat: Columbia River’s record run had faced peril from earlier warm weather
Lobstermen clash with poachers during federal enforcement crisis
Climate change heavily affecting fish stocks in Japan, resulting in historically low catch totals
Red Lobster places bankruptcy in the rearview, but not its debts
ALASKA: Native communities in Alaska face crisis as integral way of life disappears: ‘I look at salmon as my ancestors’
Scientists document complex changes to Maine’s kelp forests
Flawed fisheries science ‘cause for concern’
FLORIDA: Are mahi fleeing Florida to beat the heat?
Fishermen ask court to spike NOAA onboard observer program
OPINION: It’s time to stop Russian interference in Alaska’s fishing industry
Gulf of Maine offshore wind leases to be auctioned in October
Off the Menu: Lobster is not the luxury meal it once was
Fishers want ‘incredibly important’ Georges Bank protected against offshore wind development
Filipino fishermen claim they were abandoned by US company, fight for allegedly withheld wages
- Biden announces USD 34 million to modernize NOAA Fisheries
- Biden-Harris Administration announces $34 million to modernize NOAA Fisheries’ data, infrastructure and workforce
- Alabama senators’ red snapper legislation moves forward
Washington
- FLORIDA: Are mahi fleeing Florida to beat the heat?
- WASHINGTON: Sockeye run gets a break from heat: Columbia River’s record run had faced peril from earlier warm weather
- ALASKA: Native communities in Alaska face crisis as integral way of life disappears: ‘I look at salmon as my ancestors’
State & Local
- OPINION: It’s time to stop Russian interference in Alaska’s fishing industry
- Opinion: Policymakers in search of sound science need to listen to fishery
- Op-ed: Marine Stewardship Council is failing on worker protections
Opinion
- Red Lobster places bankruptcy in the rearview, but not its debts
- Global Shrimp Council launching first major marketing push
- Court Approves Red Lobster Bankruptcy Plan; Over 500 Restaurants to Survive
Economic Impact
- Gulf of Maine offshore wind leases to be auctioned in October
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces First Offshore Wind Lease Sale in the Gulf of Maine
- Knives out on Maine-Canada border as lobster fishery gray zone dispute gets pointed over poaching accusations
Fisheries Management
- Russian, Chinese fishing vessels barred from US port services
- US shrimpers call for investigation of uneven enforcement of import restrictions related to turtle-excluder device use
- Shrimp from Thailand Removed from Labor Department’s Forced Labor List
Enforcement
- Lobstermen clash with poachers during federal enforcement crisis
- Climate change heavily affecting fish stocks in Japan, resulting in historically low catch totals
- Fishers want ‘incredibly important’ Georges Bank protected against offshore wind development
International Trade
- US Gulf of Mexico oil firms begin hurricane damage checks, ports reopen
- Sharing Climate Change Knowledge, Inspiring Action in the Chesapeake Bay
- IATTC adopts electronic monitoring standards, improvements to compliance processes
Conservation & Environment
- Fishermen ask court to spike NOAA onboard observer program
- Filipino fishermen claim they were abandoned by US company, fight for allegedly withheld wages
- Nine charged in multi-state illegal catfish operation in US
Legal
- Meeting Summary and Presentations from the September 13 Meeting of the Northern Shrimp Section Now Available
- Mid-Atlantic Council Seeks Contractor to Develop a Framework to Evaluate Changes in Stock Distribution
- NEFMC September 24-26, 2024 Meeting – Gloucester, MA – Listen Live, View Documents
Council Actions
- NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Propose Revisions to Regulations Implementing the Endangered Species Act
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Revised 2022 At-Sea Monitoring Coverage Target for Groundfish Sector Fishery
- Greater Atlantic Regional Dealer Permits Are Going Paperless This Fall