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Report calls for balanced approach in aquaculture
A new report by an American think tank on the state of the U.S. aquaculture industry highlights the challenges and opportunities facing domestic seafood farming in state and federal waters.
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Atlantic scallop haul tops 60 million pounds
The valuable 13-month Atlantic sea scallop 2018 fishing year wrapped up on March 31, with prices strong for final landings. Preliminary NOAA estimates for fishing year 2018 show 60.1 million pounds landed
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Bait Shortage Means Change for Lobsters’ Diet
Gulf of Maine lobstermen are casting around far and wide for new kinds of bait, now that federal regulators have cut herring quotas by 70 percent. Possible solutions include manufactured baits and pig hides.
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Where Did the Right Whales Go?
New evidence suggests that the endangered population lost much of a critical food source, but may be stabilizing slightly as it shifts territory to feed elsewhere.
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Sea Scallops Face Off Against Offshore Wind
Developers pushing to install massive wind turbines in the waters off New York and New Jersey have run into a delicate yet mighty foe: the Atlantic sea scallop.
US Close To Banning Swimming With Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins
Port of Seattle would sink without Alaska’s fisheries
Salmon studies: North Pacific project trawls for data, funding
NOAA admin defends budget in House oversight hearing
New report calls for balanced approach in growing US aquaculture industry
University of Rhode Island to Join NOAA Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic
Atlantic scallop haul tops 60 million pounds
Millions of Salmon in Norway Killed by Algae Bloom
National Fish & Seafood revived under new ownership, new name
Washington Congressional Democrats Voice Opposition to Mining in Upper Skagit River Watershed
UK seafood growth will be supported through Brexit and beyond, fisheries minister promises
This iconic fish nearly disappeared from New Jersey Now it’s coming back
Growth of Maine oyster farming prompts debate, disputes about aquaculture
UMCES report: Low health scores rain on Chesapeake Bay’s recovery
- NOAA admin defends budget in House oversight hearing
- Washington Congressional Democrats Voice Opposition to Mining in Upper Skagit River Watershed
- Interior boss: No monument changes planned, but up to Trump
Washington
- US Close To Banning Swimming With Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins
- This iconic fish nearly disappeared from New Jersey Now it’s coming back
- Growth of Maine oyster farming prompts debate, disputes about aquaculture
State & Local
- ROBERT BRYCE: New York’s energy policy depends on an impossible fantasy
- BANGOR DAILY NEWS: Better information needed as Maine lobstermen take on challenge of protecting right whales
- Opinion: Congress should continue investing in salmon recovery fund
Opinion
- Port of Seattle would sink without Alaska’s fisheries
- New report calls for balanced approach in growing US aquaculture industry
- Atlantic scallop haul tops 60 million pounds
Economic Impact
- Vineyard Wind seeks help in protecting right whales
- GLOUCESTER DAILY TIMES: NOAA fixes proposed haddock rules
- NOAA Fisheries Seeks Comments on Proposed 2019 Recreational Rules for Summer Flounder
Fisheries Management
- Coast Guard takes to the skies to patrol marine life, fishing industry
- Game wardens, Coast Guard chase off illegal fishing boats
- MSC establishes new requirements to combat forced and child labor
Enforcement
- UK seafood growth will be supported through Brexit and beyond, fisheries minister promises
- Algae bloom in northern Norway resulting in salmon mortalities
- Insight: Scottish fishing industry fears radical measures to protect marine life
International Trade
- Millions of Salmon in Norway Killed by Algae Bloom
- UMCES report: Low health scores rain on Chesapeake Bay’s recovery
- Where Did the Right Whales Go?
Conservation & Environment
- Judge dismisses lawsuit brought by fishermen and paid for by Pebble
- US tuna companies face class-action lawsuits over “Dolphin-Safe” claims
- U.S. consumers sue Bumble Bee, Chicken of the Sea, StarKist over ‘dolphin-safe’ tuna claims
Legal
- Tradition-Based Natural Resource Management: Practice and Application in the Hawaiian Islands
- South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Seeks Applicants for Executive Director
- Mark Your Calendar – SAFMC Meeting June 10-14, 2019 in Stuart, FL
