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NOAA Report: Fishing Industry Declining Due to COVID
New analysis by NOAA Fisheries provides insights into the pandemic’s early economic impact.
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NMFS reports fishing revenue down 29% during COVID
The U.S. fishing industry lost nearly one-third of its revenue in the first seven months of 2020 as the covid-19 pandemic vaporized its major markets, according to a new analysis by NMFS.
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CARES Act relief funding straggles into 2021
As 2020 drew to a close, one-third of the $300m in aid set aside for the fishing industry through the CARES Act remained for delivery as states labored to complete distributions.
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Raimondo to play key role in offshore wind
In the selection of Gina Raimondo as the next U.S. Secretary of Commerce, the offshore wind industry would get a champion in Washington.
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Experts predict modest rebound for US foodservice
While 2020 has been the hardest year the U.S. restaurant industry has ever faced, some analysts and seafood suppliers expect to see the industry rebound in 2021.
MAINE: Offshore wind project raises questions for lobstermen
Offshore wind stagnated under Trump, Biden policies could create a boom for offshore energy
Noncommercial fishing is booming in Hawaii during pandemic
Trident Seafoods scrambling to contain COVID-19 outbreak ahead of pollock A season
Nearly all Alaska and West Coast fishermen badly hurt by pandemic, survey indicates
Florida restauranteur delivering fresh, flash-frozen fish across the US with Gulf to Table
U.S. Fishing and Seafood Industries Saw Broad Declines Last Summer Due to COVID-19
NMFS reports fishing revenue crashed 29 percent in pandemic
LOUISIANA: New Orleans restaurants’ oyster shells helped save the coast; can they again?
MSC’s Brian Perkins joining GAA as its new chief operating officer
NFI gearing up for virtual Global Seafood Market Conference, webinar series
Two New Vessel Slow Zones Off Nantucket and New York City to Protect Right Whales
MAFMC and ASMFC to Hold Public Hearings for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment
Veramaris becomes first ASC-MSC certified microalgae for feed
- Washington DC turmoil causing headaches Congressional Seafood
- CARES Act relief funding straggles into 2021
- Pacific sea otter reintroduction gets nudge from Congress
Washington
- MAINE: Offshore wind project raises questions for lobstermen
- LOUISIANA: New Orleans restaurants’ oyster shells helped save the coast; can they again?
- Noncommercial fishing is booming in Hawaii during pandemic
State & Local
- KRISTEN MINOGUE: Shark tags reveal an endangered species returning to natural refuge
- CATHERINE CASSIDY: Is Alaska open for business? Not from where I stand.
- CHRIS MCCARTHY: Is Vineyard Wind Dead or Just Playing Dead?
Opinion
- U.S. Fishing and Seafood Industries Saw Broad Declines Last Summer Due to COVID-19
- NMFS reports fishing revenue crashed 29 percent in pandemic
- Nearly all Alaska and West Coast fishermen badly hurt by pandemic, survey indicates
Economic Impact
- Offshore wind stagnated under Trump, Biden policies could create a boom for offshore energy
- Two New Vessel Slow Zones Off Nantucket and New York City to Protect Right Whales
- Draft Biological Opinion on 10 Fishery Management Plans Released for Feedback
Fisheries Management
- NOAA Joins USAID in Effort to Combat IUU Fishing Overseas
- US CBP takes action against Taiwanese trawler, accusing it of using forced labor
- Big Brother Is Watching: Satellites Used to Survey Fishing in High Seas
Enforcement
- Researchers say Europe’s ban on throwing unwanted fish overboard is backfiring
- UK government blamed for seafood border disruptions
- ‘We’ve lost 30 years’: Brexit shatters supply chains for French fish hub
International Trade
- Distribution and Abundance of Forage Fish in Arctic and Sub-Arctic Waters Affected by Warming Ocean Conditions
- Sysco tightens seafood sustainability policy to require more MSC- and ASC-certified seafood
- Is climate change impacting fish along the NC coast?
Conservation & Environment
- Searchable Maine fishing laws to make compliance easier
- Environmental groups plan to sue NOAA Fisheries over alleged Gulf, South Atlantic turtle violations
- Alaska governor plans appeal of mine project denial
Legal
- MAFMC and ASMFC to Hold Public Hearings for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment
- SAFMC Seeks Public Input on Proposed Management Measures for Dolphin and Wahoo
- MAFMC and ASMFC to Hold Public Hearings for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendmen
