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Climate Change Could Cause Lobster Bust
“Climate change really helped us for the last 20 years,” said Dave Cousens, who stepped down as president of the MLA in March. But, he added, “Climate change is going to kill us, in probably the next 30.”
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Offshore wind projects worry Northeast fishermen
A flurry of planned and proposed offshore wind projects in the Northeastern United States is causing anxiety among fishermen, who are worried that the turbines will disrupt marine life and harm their livelihoods.
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Time for NOAA to let Sector IX fish again
So after months of NOAA saying it could not let Sector IX fishermen back on the water because it didn’t know how much overfishing took place in the sector dominated by Rafael, now the federal agency knows.
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Climate change moving fish north
World conflict is likely to increase over access to fisheries, as species move north in response to a warming ocean, according to a Rutgers University study published last week in the journal Science.
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Ballot measure opponents get financial boost
Some of Alaska’s biggest mines are putting more money into their fight against a pro-fisheries ballot initiative scheduled for this fall’s general election.
MASSACHUSETTS: Senate Candidate Geoff Diehl unveils plan to help fleet
ALASKA: Copper River crash will cost commercial fishermen millions
Trump just erased an Obama-era policy to protect the oceans
Huffman Applauds Allocation of $29 Million in Fisheries Disaster Relief Funds
U.S. Secretary of Commerce allocates $200 million fishery disaster funding following 2017 hurricanes
House lawmakers step up probe on green groups’ international work
Climatic conflict: Is the Mackerel War a model for future trade disputes?
Canada temporarily shuts fishing areas to help right whales
Judge rules for Oceana in California anchovy dispute
House Subcommittee to Hold Legislative Hearing on Offshore Renewable Energy Opportunities
Government policy could leave Maryland crab houses shuttered for the summer
ALASKA: Coastal Villages study renews fight over CDQ quota allocations
Adjudicator rules that controversial Shetland scallop fishery can be MSC certified
Climate Change Brought a Lobster Boom. Now It Could Cause a Bust.
- Trump just erased an Obama-era policy to protect the oceans
- President Donald J. Trump is Promoting America’s Ocean Economy
- House lawmakers step up probe on green groups’ international work
Washington
- MASSACHUSETTS: Senate Candidate Geoff Diehl unveils plan to help fleet
- ALASKA: Coastal Villages study renews fight over CDQ quota allocations
- ALASKA: Copper River crash will cost commercial fishermen millions
State & Local
- New Bedford Standard-Times: Time for NOAA to let Sector IX fish again
- Florida anglers can improve harvest data from their phones
- NEW BEDFORD STANDARD-TIMES: Finding new ways to bolster New Bedford’s fishermen
Opinion
- Huffman Applauds Allocation of $29 Million in Fisheries Disaster Relief Funds
- Tariff tango: Chinese seafood markets at risk as trade rhetoric escalates
- China is the biggest market for Alaska seafood exports. The tariff war is raising concerns.
Economic Impact
- Interstate fishery managers seek input on bluefish regulations
- North Pacific Council Looks at Limits for Cod Deliveries to Motherships in the Bering Sea
- U.S. Secretary of Commerce allocates $200 million fishery disaster funding following 2017 hurricanes
Fisheries Management
- Coast Guard busts Keys fishing vessel with shark fins
- The ‘dark fleet’: Global Fishing Watch shines a light on illegal catches
- Fishing company to pay $400,000 penalty following 4,200 gallon fuel spill into New Bedford Harbor
Enforcement
- Adjudicator rules that controversial Shetland scallop fishery can be MSC certified
- Greenland Salmon Agreement Touted as Path to Save Fish
- China tariffs threaten booming lobster business
International Trade
- Climate Change Brought a Lobster Boom. Now It Could Cause a Bust.
- Offshore wind projects worry Northeast fishermen
- Climate change moving fish north, threatening turf wars, study says
Conservation & Environment
- Judge rules for Oceana in California anchovy dispute
- ‘This Ruling Gives Us Hope’: Supreme Court Sides With Tribe in Salmon Case
- How to spot the secretive activities of rogue fishing boats
Legal
- Extension of an Interim Rule to Reduce Golden Tilefish Catch Limits in Federal Waters of the South Atlantic Region
- Atlantic Herring June 26th Days Out Conference Call Cancelled
- NPFMC Separates Adak Cod Issue from Broader Cod Allocation issues, Expects Action by Dec 2018
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
