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Longline Fishery Has No Noticeable Impact on Turtles
Scientists from throughout the Pacific found that mortality by the Hawai'i shallow-set longline fishery on loggerheads and leatherbacks are "trivial" and have no impact on their population levels.
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Bill Would Mandate Report on Climate Change Fight
A bill introduced Tuesday would make sure climate change's impact on fish stocks is a focal point for the Donald Trump administration and the regional fishery management councils.
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Lobstermen: Whale Rules Need More Work
The Maine Lobstermen's Association has volleyed back at NOAA, saying it will continue pursuing "critical points" from its analysis of data used by the regulator to determine causes of harm to whales.
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Paper Shows Seafood Critical for Brain Development
A new paper published by a group of 13 leading dietary fats scientists highlights the tremendous health benefits from consuming seafood for infant and adolescent brain development.
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Sides battle over Monterey Bay’s anchovy population
A fishing group says it has new findings supporting its contention that there is a healthy population of anchovies, which is counter to a nonprofit’s lawsuit challenging how the number of anchovies are determined.
New device to be tested off Outer Banks could help save sharks from commercial fishing all over the world
FAO creating guidelines to combat human rights violations in fishing
ASMFC 78th Annual Meeting Final Agenda and Meeting Materials Now Available
Anchorage talk will dive into ocean acidification’s impact on Alaska marine life
Student-developed app will help public remove derelict crab traps
East Coast project to boost oyster breeding
New York sues NOAA for bigger share of summer flounder quota
Deep water sites off the US northeast coast are suitable for offshore blue mussel farms
NORTH CAROLINA: Proposal to regulate coastal fishing draws strong differences of opinion
Hawai’i Shallow-Set Longline Fishery Has No Discernable Impact on Sea Turtle Populations
US bill would mandate report on NOAA, council efforts to address climate change
ALASKA: Unalaska Mayor Laments ‘Depressing’ Year for Crab
Florida regulators crack down on harvest, sale of undersized spiny lobsters
RWU Law, URI among institutions to share $1.2M grant to help local aquaculture
- US bill would mandate report on NOAA, council efforts to address climate change
- South Carolina congressman files fishery management bill tied to climate change
- Senate panel approves marine research funding that Trump wanted to kill
Washington
- NORTH CAROLINA: Proposal to regulate coastal fishing draws strong differences of opinion
- ALASKA: Unalaska Mayor Laments ‘Depressing’ Year for Crab
- Anchorage talk will dive into ocean acidification’s impact on Alaska marine life
State & Local
- Alaska’s hatchery program supports healthy harvests
- JOHN SACKTON: Anti-Salmon Video Shot at Cooke Seafood Escalates Attacks on Farmed Fish
- JOHN FIORILLO: The US aquaculture industry is on life support
Opinion
- US retailer Publix audits seafood suppliers’ sustainability answers
- Record low Gulf Coast supply could jolt oyster prices
- All Hands: Alaska determined to overcome tariff troubles
Economic Impact
- Maine lobstermen to NOAA: Whale rules need more work
- Tribes, First Nations declare salmon emergency
- Tide to Table: The Rise of Ocean Farmers
Fisheries Management
- Florida regulators crack down on harvest, sale of undersized spiny lobsters
- NOAA Offers Reward for Information Regarding Unreported/Misreported Landings of Summer Flounder
- 3 charged with breaking herring fishing laws in Maine
Enforcement
- European seafood sector fights back against claims of IUU-tainted fishmeal
- Canadian Conservative Party’s fisheries plan more gentle on net-pen aquaculture
- NOAA Fisheries report identifies IUU in Ecuador, Mexico, South Korea
International Trade
- New device to be tested off Outer Banks could help save sharks from commercial fishing all over the world
- FAO creating guidelines to combat human rights violations in fishing
- Student-developed app will help public remove derelict crab traps
Conservation & Environment
- New York sues NOAA for bigger share of summer flounder quota
- New York Sues U.S. Dept. of Commerce Over Fluke Allocation
- Trump Sued For Failing To Protect Hawaii’s Cauliflower Coral
Legal
- Hawai’i Shallow-Set Longline Fishery Has No Discernable Impact on Sea Turtle Populations
- ASMFC 78th Annual Meeting Final Agenda and Meeting Materials Now Available
- SAFMC Seeks Applicants for Federal Fishery Advisory Panels
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
