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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
US public backs aquaculture, poll finds
How warming ocean temperatures wiped out Maine’s shrimp industry
Canadian Fisheries Minister Announces 2-Year Renewal of Discovery Island Fish Farm Leases
Surf clam fleet could take big hit from offshore wind
Federal agencies reverse Trump limits on habitat protection
MSC’s new fisheries standard unanimously approved by trustees
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
As feds eye more wind leases off Virginia, fishing industries fear losses
Offshore wind industry boosted as New England governors team up with Biden
Canada renews BC salmon farm licenses for two years
BOEM Seeks Public Comment on Draft Fisheries Mitigation Strategy
Offshore wind farms expected to reduce clam fishery revenue, study finds
Council Concerned With Lack of Support for Western Pacific Fishing Communities
- 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
Washington
- 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
State & Local
- 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
Opinion
- 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
Economic Impact
- 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
Fisheries Management
- 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?
Enforcement
- 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
International Trade
- 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
Conservation & Environment
- 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
Legal
- 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
Council Actions
- 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
