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Plans to move NOAA hub to Newport being Finalized
The federal government is “finalizing plans” to move a National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration marine operations center from Virginia to Naval Station Newport, according to US Senator Jack Reed.
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Maine lobstermen sue aquarium over do-not-eat list.
A group of lobstermen is heading to court in the hope of resolving an issue that they claim has endangered their American market: lobster defamation.
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GOP congressmen: Halt offshore wind
Republican congressmen called Thursday for a halt to all offshore wind power projects amid a spate of whale deaths on the U.S. East Coast
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Gov. Moore requesting federal assistance
Governor Wes Moore is federal assistance for the Chesapeake Bay, amid concerns of an increase in invasive fish species, the Governor's office said Thursday.
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East Coast congressmen seek offshore wind advice
Four East Coast congressmen asked top Biden administration officials how their agencies responded to a May 2022 scientific recommendation for wider buffer areas around offshore wind projects to protect endangered whales.
The Big Impact of Small Fisheries Around the World
ALASKA: State lawmakers join call to feds to intervene in Canadian mining upriver of Alaska
NEW JERSEY: Four Congressmen Strongly Criticize Plans for Offshore Wind Projects
SFP working with FAO to create universal fish IDs to standardize data collection
NEW JERSEY: ‘No credible evidence’ that offshore wind activity is killing whales, state officials say
Collaborating with Industry on Greater Atlantic Electronic Reporting
Right whales vs. commercial fishing: No ‘easy solution’ for NOAA, says Raimondo
Plans to move NOAA hub to Newport are being finalized, Reed says
Crustacean defamation? Maine lobstermen sue aquarium over do-not-eat list.
NEW JERSEY: GOP congressmen: Halt offshore wind, probe whale deaths
Canceled California salmon season becomes financial burden for fishers
MARYLAND: Gov. Moore requesting federal assistance in protecting the Chesapeake Bay from invasive fish species
ALASKA: Measuring up in Bristol Bay
ESA-listed Species Not at Risk of Extinction From Hawai‘i and American Samoa Longline Fishery Interactions
- Van Drew, other Congress members call for answers on offshore wind and whales
- Congressman Jared Golden to NOAA: Share Findings on Recent Whale Strandings
- Legislation calls for seaweed farming study, funding for tribal start-ups
Washington
- NEW JERSEY: GOP congressmen: Halt offshore wind, probe whale deaths
- Canceled California salmon season becomes financial burden for fishers
- MARYLAND: Gov. Moore requesting federal assistance in protecting the Chesapeake Bay from invasive fish species
State & Local
- Save us, Supreme Court, from runaway regulation
- Rep. Allison Hepler: More and better data can protect lobstering and right whales
- Does offshore wind have a whale problem?
Opinion
- SENA 2023: Value-Added Salmon Shines in Boston
- Gulf shrimp landings data showing rebound in Louisiana and decline in Texas
- Cooke acquires Slade Gorton, expanding its position in US seafood importing, distribution sector
Economic Impact
- Plans to move NOAA hub to Newport are being finalized, Reed says
- SFP working with FAO to create universal fish IDs to standardize data collection
- Collaborating with Industry on Greater Atlantic Electronic Reporting
Fisheries Management
- The United States must act to stop illegal fishing in 2023
- More than 300 pounds of illegally caught red snapper seized off Texas coast
- Canadian operation uncovers illegal fishing in North Pacific
Enforcement
- Squid Fishing on the High Seas Has Exploded Since 2017
- Arctic Ocean fisheries agreement on fragile ground as global tensions mount
- Countries agree on historic oceans treaty to protect the high seas
International Trade
- Marine heatwaves are sweeping the seafloor around North America
- Speeding boats, fishing gear the leading causes of North Atlantic right whale deaths, conservation experts say
- ISSF report finds more tuna at healthy stock levels, but others still overfished
Conservation & Environment
- Crustacean defamation? Maine lobstermen sue aquarium over do-not-eat list.
- US court rules NMFS must move on whale take-reduction plan for West Coast black cod fishery
- Judge wants plan to protect humpback whales from fishery
Legal
- ESA-listed Species Not at Risk of Extinction From Hawai‘i and American Samoa Longline Fishery Interactions
- SSC Concurs with Studies Suggesting Large-Scale MPAs Have Limited Conservation Benefits for Pacific Tropical Tunas
- Science Advisors Weigh In on Cost Recovery in NWHI Fishing Trips
Council Actions
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Revised 2022 At-Sea Monitoring Coverage Target for Groundfish Sector Fishery
- Greater Atlantic Regional Dealer Permits Are Going Paperless This Fall
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Final Rule to Implement the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Excessive Shares Amendment (Amendment 20)
