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U.S. and Canadian lobstermen see big challenges
After a two-year hiatus, members of the U.S. and Canadian lobster fisheries met in Portland over the weekend to discuss challenges facing their industry.
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Legal sizes for lobsters could change
The rules about the minimum and maximum sizes of lobsters that can be trapped off New England could soon become stricter, potentially bringing big changes to one of the most valuable seafood industries in the country.
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Gulf of Mexico has warmed at twice rate of oceans
A new study says sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico have warmed about twice as much as global ocean waters since 1970.
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High number of whales are washing up on U.S. beaches
Researchers are trying to figure out a mystery: Why are so many humpback whales, right whales, and other large mammals dying along the U.S. East Coast?
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Green groups targeting blue-collar lobstermen
Environmental groups that have led litigation targeting the lobster fishing industry have been heavily funded by various liberal dark money groups that don't disclose their individual donors
MAINE: Wave of changes hitting Maine’s lobster industry all at once
ALASKA: A Mine That Threatened Alaskan Salmon May Be No More
MASSACHUSETTS: Blue Harvest Fisheries expands groundfish fleet
Blue Harvest Fisheries Completes Purchase of New, Modern Groundfish Vessel
Here we go again: Consumer Reports Loves a Good Scare Story
NEFMC Seeks Contractor to Assist with Executive Director Search Inbox
NEW JERSEY: Recreational fishermen will hate this: Regulators want more spiny dogfish in the water
MAC: EU’s Ukraine war response requires more top-level fisheries, aquaculture action
ALASKA: Climate change takes back seat in Alaska’s bycatch showdown
Revolution Wind Turbines’ Effects on Life in the Sea and on the Seafloor Remain Unclear
NEFMC Recommends 2023 Recreational Cod and Haddock Measures; Revises Halibut ABC in Framework 65
Despite a pause on new regulations, U.S. and Canadian lobstermen see big challenges ahead
Legal sizes for lobsters could change to protect population
Gulf of Mexico has warmed at twice rate of global oceans
- Bering Sea crabbers welcome disaster relief, seek temporary area closure
- Murkowski outlines Alaska Fisheries and Oceans funding in Consolidated Appropriations Act
- Update: US government omnibus bill includes $300 million to help Alaska Bristol Bay red king crab, Bering Sea snow crab and other fishery disaster areas
Washington
- MAINE: Wave of changes hitting Maine’s lobster industry all at once
- ALASKA: A Mine That Threatened Alaskan Salmon May Be No More
- MASSACHUSETTS: Blue Harvest Fisheries expands groundfish fleet
State & Local
- OPINION: Rural Alaska is suffering. Shutting down the Area M fishery isn’t the answer.
- OPINION: A modest proposal for Alaska fisheries
- CONSTANCE GEE: ‘Strategy’ to protect right whales from offshore wind development is recipe for extinction
Opinion
- US supermarkets promoting seafood meals as an affordable option
- U.S. Offshore Wind: Still Affordable?
- US retail seafood outlook more positive for second half of 2023
Economic Impact
- Blue Harvest Fisheries Completes Purchase of New, Modern Groundfish Vessel
- Despite a pause on new regulations, U.S. and Canadian lobstermen see big challenges ahead
- Legal sizes for lobsters could change to protect population
Fisheries Management
- The United States must act to stop illegal fishing in 2023
- More than 300 pounds of illegally caught red snapper seized off Texas coast
- Canadian operation uncovers illegal fishing in North Pacific
Enforcement
- MAC: EU’s Ukraine war response requires more top-level fisheries, aquaculture action
- Price of Japan’s top tuna highlights country’s recovery from Covid-19
- Debate heats up over sustainability of maximum sustainable yield policy for Ireland’s fisheries
International Trade
- Gulf of Mexico has warmed at twice rate of global oceans
- Revolution Wind Turbines’ Effects on Life in the Sea and on the Seafloor Remain Unclear
- An unusually high number of whales are washing up on U.S. beaches
Conservation & Environment
- Southeast Alaska communities set to join growing chorus opposing lawsuit that threatens Chinook shutdown
- Vineyard Wind opponents ask federal judge to halt project over environmental concerns
- SE Alaska trollers and conservation group await judge’s decision on possible Chinook fishery closure
Legal
- NEFMC Seeks Contractor to Assist with Executive Director Search Inbox
- NEFMC Recommends 2023 Recreational Cod and Haddock Measures; Revises Halibut ABC in Framework 65
- ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board Webinar Scheduled for March 2; 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Council Actions
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Revised 2022 At-Sea Monitoring Coverage Target for Groundfish Sector Fishery
- Greater Atlantic Regional Dealer Permits Are Going Paperless This Fall
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Final Rule to Implement the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Excessive Shares Amendment (Amendment 20)
