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REID: Monument Defenders Never Looked at Costs
The creation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Monument was opposed by many in the seafood industry, on the grounds that the monument designation was not needed to support conservation aims.
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Trump signs bill to help reduce plastics in ocean
Before his much publicized visit with American musician Kanye West on Thursday, US president Donald Trump helped advance efforts to remove some of the plastic floating in the ocean by signing the Save Our Seas Act.
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Ropes are latest point in battle over right whales
The lobster industry proposes easier-breaking vertical lines to reduce the chance of entanglements, but advocates for the whales say that’s not enough.
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9 countries and the EU protect the Arctic Ocean
Climate change is so quickly melting the far north that key nations just agreed to prohibit commercial fishing in the high seas of the Arctic for at least 16 years.
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Science-based management key to success of fisheries
One of Alaska's great success stories is the resurrection of our salmon fisheries after a virtual collapse that occurred under federal management in the years before statehood.
Report ‘erodes trust’ for lobstermen
EDWARD KRAPLES: We need more, not less, competition for offshore wind
MASSACHUSETTS: Falmouth and New Bedford Battle Across Buzzards Bay for NOAA Headquarters
MASSACHUSETTS: Fishermen’s Wives tout Gov. Baker’s support
Advisory group grapples with right whale protection measures
President Trump Signs Save Our Seas Act
ERIC REID: Northeast Canyon’s Monument Defenders Never Looked at Costs, Considered Alternatives
Micronesia’s longline yellowfin tuna fishery achieves MSC certification
Before Kanye visit, Trump signed bill to help reduce plastics in ocean
Fishmeal industry optimistic on upcoming Peruvian anchovy season
Herring, key to coastal health, slowly returning to rivers
Ropes are latest flashpoint in tug of war over endangered right whales
Largest Pacific cod catchers look to hook investor for fleet renewal, not sell up
NOAA Fisheries approves Alabama snapper program
- Before Kanye visit, Trump signed bill to help reduce plastics in ocean
- President Trump Signs Save Our Seas Act
- Mississippi’s Palazzo gives US House it’s own offshore aquaculture bill
Washington
- MASSACHUSETTS: Falmouth and New Bedford Battle Across Buzzards Bay for NOAA Headquarters
- MASSACHUSETTS: Fishermen’s Wives tout Gov. Baker’s support
- NOAA Fisheries approves Alabama snapper program
State & Local
- ERIC REID: Northeast Canyon’s Monument Defenders Never Looked at Costs, Considered Alternatives
- EDWARD KRAPLES: We need more, not less, competition for offshore wind
- TIM BRADNER: Science-based management the key to Alaska’s successful fisheries
Opinion
- Largest Pacific cod catchers look to hook investor for fleet renewal, not sell up
- Block Island Wind Farm to get a new owner
- Key Alaska seafood products dropped from list of Chinese tariffs
Economic Impact
- After the driftnet ban, swordfish fishery faces sustainability & market pressures
- New England Shrimp Population Still Depleted, Board Says
- Northern shrimp surveys point to another year of moratorium
Fisheries Management
- City leaders angered by US government action against former Rafael captains
- 1 Person Killed, 1 Injured in Attack Aboard Fishing Vessel Off Nantucket
- NOAA seeks $3 million in fines from Carlos Rafael
Enforcement
- Micronesia’s longline yellowfin tuna fishery achieves MSC certification
- Fishmeal industry optimistic on upcoming Peruvian anchovy season
- 9 countries and the EU protected the Arctic Ocean before the ice melts
International Trade
- Report ‘erodes trust’ for lobstermen
- Herring, key to coastal health, slowly returning to rivers
- Advisory group grapples with right whale protection measures
Conservation & Environment
- Feds beat fishermen: Court dismisses challenge to Atlantic monument
- Federal court rules against fishermen in Northeast Canyons monument lawsuit
- Fishing Groups Lose Legal Battle Over Marine Monument
Legal
- South Atlantic Fishery Management Council October 1-5, 2018 Meeting Summary
- MAFMC to Host Workshop Addressing Law-Enforcement Issues in For-Hire Fisheries
- Last Call for Public Comments on Summer Flounder Commercial Issues Amendment
