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  • Surf clam fleet could take big hit from wind

    Offshore wind projects off the East Coast could take up to a 15 percent bite out of the surf clam industry’s $30 million annual revenue, according to two new studies from Rutgers University researchers.

  • Feds reverse Trump limits on habitat protections

    The Biden administration on Thursday withdrew a rule adopted under former President Trump that limited which lands and waters could be designated as places where imperiled animals and plants could receive protections.

  • Fishing industry fears losses from VA offshore wind

    Today, two wind turbines turn off Virginia’s coast. But by the middle of the next decade, hundreds more may have joined them.

  • Offshore wind boosted as govs team with Biden

    The White House is launching a formal partnership with 11 East Coast governors to boost the growing offshore wind industry, a key element of President Joe Biden’s plan for climate change.

  • Fishing advocates seek fed funding for wind studies

    A nationwide coalition of commercial fishing groups is asking Congress for nearly $74 million to survey and plan for how offshore wind energy development may change marine environments and fishing communities.

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Other News June 24, 2022

US public backs aquaculture, poll finds

State and Local June 24, 2022

How warming ocean temperatures wiped out Maine’s shrimp industry

International & Trade June 24, 2022

Canadian Fisheries Minister Announces 2-Year Renewal of Discovery Island Fish Farm Leases

Economic Impact June 24, 2022

Surf clam fleet could take big hit from offshore wind

Conservation & Environment June 24, 2022

Federal agencies reverse Trump limits on habitat protection

International & Trade June 24, 2022

MSC’s new fisheries standard unanimously approved by trustees

Council Actions June 24, 2022

Offended by Removal of Last Vestiges of US Ocean Waters Open to Fishing

Council Actions June 23, 2022

Western Pacific Federal Managers Support Conservation Definition and Request Better Coordination with NOAA on ESA Biological Opinions

Management & Regulation June 23, 2022

As feds eye more wind leases off Virginia, fishing industries fear losses

Management & Regulation June 23, 2022

Offshore wind industry boosted as New England governors team up with Biden

International & Trade June 23, 2022

Canada renews BC salmon farm licenses for two years

Management & Regulation June 23, 2022

BOEM Seeks Public Comment on Draft Fisheries Mitigation Strategy

Science June 23, 2022

Offshore wind farms expected to reduce clam fishery revenue, study finds

Council Actions June 22, 2022

Council Concerned With Lack of Support for Western Pacific Fishing Communities

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    Washington

  • Fishing advocates seek new federal funding for offshore wind studies
  • USDA plans more Alaska, West Coast groundfish buys for nutrition programs
  • NFI, other trade groups laud passage of Ocean Shipping Reform Act
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    State & Local

  • How warming ocean temperatures wiped out Maine’s shrimp industry
  • ALASKA: Management council declines action on Bering Sea bycatch to address Yukon-Kuskokwim salmon subsistence worries
  • ALASKA: Fishermen say Bristol Bay protections must be stronger
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    Opinion

  • Don’t endanger aquatic ecosystems in the name of solving climate change
  • Letter: Act brings fishermen back to grant process
  • Terry Haines: American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act Will Identify The Needs of the Industry
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    Economic Impact

  • Surf clam fleet could take big hit from offshore wind
  • Retail sector’s US seafood sales plunge as inflation continues to bite
  • Steep lobster price fall represents a return to normalcy – for now
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    Fisheries Management

  • As feds eye more wind leases off Virginia, fishing industries fear losses
  • Offshore wind industry boosted as New England governors team up with Biden
  • BOEM Seeks Public Comment on Draft Fisheries Mitigation Strategy
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    Enforcement

  • One man caught 62 out-of-season lobsters. Another tried to hide some in his shorts, cops say
  • Coast Guard Searches for Poachers From Mexico Stealing Fish From U.S.
  • Protect the North Atlantic right whales: are you ready for the deadline?
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    International Trade

  • Canadian Fisheries Minister Announces 2-Year Renewal of Discovery Island Fish Farm Leases
  • MSC’s new fisheries standard unanimously approved by trustees
  • Canada renews BC salmon farm licenses for two years
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    Conservation & Environment

  • Federal agencies reverse Trump limits on habitat protection
  • Array of NGOs claim proposed MSC standards would “tarnish” its reputation
  • River Traps Chew at Huge Ocean Plastics Problem
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    Legal

  • Lobster industry and lawmakers await court decision to determine legality of new restrictions
  • Frenchman Bay salmon farm developer sues Maine for spiking its lease application
  • Salmon purchasers net $85 mln settlement in U.S. price-fixing case
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    Council Actions

  • Offended by Removal of Last Vestiges of US Ocean Waters Open to Fishing
  • Western Pacific Federal Managers Support Conservation Definition and Request Better Coordination with NOAA on ESA Biological Opinions
  • Council Concerned With Lack of Support for Western Pacific Fishing Communities
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    Regulations

  • NOAA Begins Process to Potentially Protect Waters Off New York, New Jersey
  • NOAA Requests Comments on a Proposed Rule to Revise the Gulf of Mexico Red Grouper Catch Limits and Catch Targets
  • The Southeast For-Hire Integrated Electronic Reporting Program (SEFHIER) Thanks Program Participants and Offers Year End Reminders
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    Nutrition

  • New England waters are teeming with fish species. The problem is we eat too few of them.
  • Why everyone should eat more ugly seafood
  • Bumble Bee targets younger consumers with new marketing campaign
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