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Groundfish fishery returning to its former glory
Thanks to conservation efforts, the recovery of Pacific groundfish has been massively successful, with only two stocks down from the 10 classified as overfished.
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America's Got Scallops
America's harvest of scallops is increasing to near-record levels at a time when the shellfish are in high demand and the value of the fishery has surged in recent years.
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Inside Montauk's commercial fishing industry
Montauk is not only the biggest commercial fishing hub in New York, it’s one of the largest in the Northeast.
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NY awards offshore wind contracts
New York on Thursday awarded two major offshore wind contracts to Norway’s Equinor and a joint venture between Denmark’s Orsted and U.S. utility Eversource.
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Councils join in push to require eVTRs
The New England Fishery Management Council has decided to join with the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council in requiring all vessels to use electronic vessel trip reports (eVTR), replacing physical reports
ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS: Proposed Bristol Bay protections have never been more important
New York signs biggest deal yet for offshore wind energy
Northeast Fisheries Observer Coverage Requirements
PFMC: 2019 Public Meetings Notice & Agenda Summaries
Pew issues IATTC advice ahead of July meet
‘Smart boats’, AI could revolutionise UK fishing, seafood industries
China playing public relations game focused on cooperative conservation
US groundfish fishery returning to its former glory, stakeholders say
MASSACHUSETTS: Lobster Processing Expansion Proposal Headed to Governor’s Desk
Improved Monitoring, Reduced Fishing Pressure and Strengthened FAD Management Needed for Sustainable Eastern Pacific Ocean Tuna Fisheries
America’s Got Scallops: Catch Is Up, Consumers Shelling Out
NEW YORK: Inside Montauk’s commercial fishing industry
New Area 2A Halibut Season-Setting Process Begins in September
New York awards offshore wind contracts as governor signs climate bill
- After census debacle, White House to knock out senior Commerce official
- Roundtable tour leading up to Magnuson-Stevens re-authorization planned
- Van Drew co-sponsors fisheries bill
Washington
- New York signs biggest deal yet for offshore wind energy
- MASSACHUSETTS: Lobster Processing Expansion Proposal Headed to Governor’s Desk
- NEW YORK: Inside Montauk’s commercial fishing industry
State & Local
- ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS: Proposed Bristol Bay protections have never been more important
- BANGOR DAILY NEWS: Finding the right way to protect right whales
- JOHN SACKTON: Alaska’s Fisheries No Longer the Gold Standard, as Budget Fiasco Threatens Research and Management
Opinion
- America’s Got Scallops: Catch Is Up, Consumers Shelling Out
- Bountiful Alaska salmon catches affecting Canadian farmed prices
- Critics Say Wind Farm Rates Constitute Price Gouging
Economic Impact
- Northeast Fisheries Observer Coverage Requirements
- US groundfish fishery returning to its former glory, stakeholders say
- New Area 2A Halibut Season-Setting Process Begins in September
Fisheries Management
- Coast Guard finds federal fisheries violations aboard 5 recreational fishing vessels
- Coast Guard wages battle against illegal fishing boats
- Coast Guard takes to the skies to patrol marine life, fishing industry
Enforcement
- China playing public relations game focused on cooperative conservation
- Improved Monitoring, Reduced Fishing Pressure and Strengthened FAD Management Needed for Sustainable Eastern Pacific Ocean Tuna Fisheries
- Massive shift underway in China’s aquaculture, fisheries sectors
International Trade
- Pew issues IATTC advice ahead of July meet
- Orca Action Month Inspires Local Action for Southern Residents
- As Whales Feed Near Shore, Fishing Nets Pose Risk
Conservation & Environment
- Conservation Group Sues NMFS Over West Coast Anchovies For a Second Time
- US Supreme Court ruling impacts marine insurance rates
- Maine fisherman acquitted of overfishing elver quota by 1/100th of a pound
Legal
- PFMC: 2019 Public Meetings Notice & Agenda Summaries
- Commercial Closure of the Golden Tilefish Hook-and-Line Component in South Atlantic Federal Waters on July 23, 2019
- August 2019 MAFMC Meeting Agenda
Council Actions
- Effective on June 23 – Closed Area I Scallop Access Area is Closed for the Limited Access General Category Individual Fishing Quota Fleet
- NOAA Fisheries Revises 2019 Summer Flounder Specifications
- Correction to the Proposed Rule for 2019 Groundfish Recreational Regulations in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank
