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New England council votes down scallop leasing
apping six months of intense debate among fishermen, the New England Fishery Management Council voted this week against considering changes to allow scallop leasing within the fleet.
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Atlantic sea scallops at lowest biomass in 20 years
A Scallop Survey Report presented at the New England Fishery Management Council meeting Tuesday showed the Atlantic sea scallop fishery is facing its lowest biomass in over 20 years.
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Magnuson-Stevens changes move through the House
The House Natural Resources Committee voted Thursday to report out the Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act, setting a course for Congressional action on the first major overhaul of federal fisheries law
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NOAA officials get an earful from Maine lobstermen
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is considering a new round of measures aimed at reducing the risks that commercial fishing poses to the endangered North Atlantic right whale population
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Scallop leasing proponents consider appealing
Fisheries regulators denied a controversial proposal to develop a leasing program in New England’s scallop industry this week, but backers of the plan suggested they might appeal the decision
Atlantic Herring: Council Signs Off on 2023-2025 Specifications; Receives Stock Assessment Overview
New US “healthy” label should boost seafood consumption
MAINE: Portland public meeting on NMFS whale plan set for Oct. 5
New Jersey: Lund’s Fisheries accredited for in-house seafood safety inspection
MAINE: DMR Commissioner Keliher to Maine lobstermen: ‘It is imperative that we participate in the process to provide Maine’s input’
Rep. Allison Hepler: Lobster fishery faces more risks
New England council votes down scallop leasing
Atlantic sea scallops at lowest biomass in over 20 years — what that means for New Bedford
Magnuson-Stevens changes move through House committee
ALASKA: Fish for Families completes salmon distributions to communities experiencing record-low salmon returns
In the ocean’s twilight zone, a fish that could feed the world – or destroy it
NOAA officials get an earful from Maine lobstermen over further efforts to protect right whales
Scallop leasing proponents consider appealing regulators’ decision
Senators Wicker and Cardin Introduce Seafood Marketing Act of 2022
- Magnuson-Stevens changes move through House committee
- Senators Wicker and Cardin Introduce Seafood Marketing Act of 2022
- MSA reauthorization passes initial vote in US House
Washington
- MAINE: Portland public meeting on NMFS whale plan set for Oct. 5
- New Jersey: Lund’s Fisheries accredited for in-house seafood safety inspection
- MAINE: DMR Commissioner Keliher to Maine lobstermen: ‘It is imperative that we participate in the process to provide Maine’s input’
State & Local
- EDITORIAL: Sunday’s Blessing of the Fleet, a revival of our coastal heritage
- Op-ed: What science says about the sustainability of trawling
- Viewpoint: Maine aquaculture is a thing of beauty
Opinion
- Inflation continues to impact US fresh, frozen seafood sales
- Maine lobstermen, politicians rally in protest of fishing restrictions and boycott
- FAO: Global seafood trade has slowed
Economic Impact
- New England council votes down scallop leasing
- Atlantic sea scallops at lowest biomass in over 20 years — what that means for New Bedford
- Rep. Allison Hepler: Lobster fishery faces more risks
Fisheries Management
- China Eyes 4 Unsecured U.S. Marine National Monuments In The Pacific
- To Expand U.S. Reach, Station a Coast Guard Cutter at American Samoa
- NOAA ups observers in commercial snapper-grouper fishery
Enforcement
- Russia rethinks fishery strategy as trading realities set in
- China’s Huge Appetite for Fish
- High seas management treaty negotiations fail again
International Trade
- In the ocean’s twilight zone, a fish that could feed the world – or destroy it
- Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida, bringing record-breaking flooding and high winds
- Group that claims catching lobsters is harmful to whales draws sharp rebuke in Gloucester
Conservation & Environment
- Court weighs vastly different timelines for making new whale rules
- Wind turbine lawsuit ruling could mean delays for wind farms
- Fishermen appeal judge ruling that protects endangered whale
Legal
- Atlantic Herring: Council Signs Off on 2023-2025 Specifications; Receives Stock Assessment Overview
- ASMFC Seeks Proposals for Regional Pilot Projects in Support of Sustainable Aquaculture
- Scallop Leasing Off the Table; Council Decides Against Initiating an Amendment
