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China's sea power on Darwin's doorstep
The AP and Univision accompanied the Ocean Warrior this summer on an 18-day voyage to observe up close for the first time the Chinese distant water fishing fleet on the high seas off South America.
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Can NJ fishermen coexist with massive wind farms?
“From my perspective as a fishery scientist, that’s a lot of ocean and a lot of fisheries and a lot of marine habitat that is on the table” [for offshore wind], says shellfish ecologist Daphne Monroe.
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High material costs impact seafood industry
The latest in a long line of transportation snags affecting the seafood industry is gridlock at ports in the U.S. state of California, which has created supply chain woes for importers.
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Bering Sea crab fleet braces for another blow
The Bering Sea crab fleet and fishing communities around the state and the Pacific Northwest are bracing for another blow to their industry and are calling for new conservation efforts.
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Ocean zoning pushes fisheries to the brink
The “space” for fisheries is shrinking. Fisheries are based on moving species distributions that do not function well within fixed boundaries, like those being zoned for MPAs and offshore wind.
Alaska Native graduate program aims to elevate Indigenous knowledge in fisheries research
Some sharks are more likely to die after ‘catch and release,’ study finds. Here’s why
US Pacific Fishery Managers Set Uku Catch Limits in Hawai‘i, Support Exploring Cultural Take of Green Sea Turtles
Squid processors help new Northeast science center study
Disease resistance gene pinpointed in farmed salmon, trout
Great Wall of Lights: China’s sea power on Darwin’s doorstep
Jersey Shore’s fishing industry wonders: Can it coexist with planned massive wind farms?
High material, transportation costs continue to impact US seafood industry
Salmon Technical Team to hold joint online meeting with Salmon Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee and Model Evaluation Workgroup October 20-21, 2021
New tool maps birds, fish in offshore wind areas
Biologists use trucks to help shad reach spawning ground
ALASKA: With low stocks and closures looming, Bering Sea crab fleet braces for another blow
NOAA awards education grants of $30 million each to two HBCUs to increase diversity in STEM Workforce
Western Pacific Fishery Managers Recommend Improved Seabird Conservation Measures
- US Senate approves drift gillnet ban again
- USDA Invests $700 million to Provide Relief to Small Producers, Processors, Distributors, Farmers Markets and Seafood Processing Vessels and Processors Impacted by COVID-19
- USDA providing USD 50 million in grants to seafood suppliers, processors
Washington
- ALASKA: With low stocks and closures looming, Bering Sea crab fleet braces for another blow
- NORTH CAROLINA: Panel with stakes in clean water adds to coastal habitat plan
- Rhode Island Announces Second Round of COVID Fisheries Funding
State & Local
- Close Quarters: Ocean zoning pushes fisheries to the brink
- BANGOR DAILY NEWS: Right whales, wrong rules
- DANA CONNORS: Does aquaculture fit with Maine’s economic, environmental future? A thorough review will find out.
Opinion
- High material, transportation costs continue to impact US seafood industry
- Good news in the crab fishery comes from the Gulf of Alaska
- Maine’s Next Generation Of Lobstermen Brace For Unprecedented Change
Economic Impact
- Jersey Shore’s fishing industry wonders: Can it coexist with planned massive wind farms?
- Biologists use trucks to help shad reach spawning ground
- NMFS approves plan to restrict salmon fishing, protect orcas
Fisheries Management
- “A calculated and secret scheme”: US CBP alleges willful Jones Act violations by pollock transporters
- CBP issues USD 350 million in Jones Act fines, threatening Alaskan seafood trade
- National Fisheries Institute Statement on NOAA’s IUU Report to Congress
Enforcement
- Great Wall of Lights: China’s sea power on Darwin’s doorstep
- UK slows introduction of European seafood, meat import controls
- Scientists call for moratorium on ocean mining, fearing impact on Pacific tuna fishery
International Trade
- Valuable crab populations are in a ‘very scary’ decline in warming Bering Sea
- Critics Question the Climate Benefits of Deep Sea Mining
- What Fish Fat Can Tell About the Value of Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Habitat
Conservation & Environment
- What’s behind one lawsuit against Vineyard Wind
- Feds accuse Alaska seafood transporters of ‘secret scheme’ to evade the Jones Act using 100-foot rail line
- New Bedford Fishermen Among Those Suing Over Vineyard Wind
Legal
- US Pacific Fishery Managers Set Uku Catch Limits in Hawai‘i, Support Exploring Cultural Take of Green Sea Turtles
- Salmon Technical Team to hold joint online meeting with Salmon Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee and Model Evaluation Workgroup October 20-21, 2021
- Western Pacific Fishery Managers Recommend Improved Seabird Conservation Measures
