USDA widens school meal standards to allow purchases of more local seafood; Trident, Channel Fish earn USD 21.8 million in federal contracts
US online grocery sales expected to hit USD 120 billion by 2028, with Walmart emerging as dominant player
ALASKA: Feds approve disaster declaration for 2022 Kuskokwim salmon fisheries
Fishing by dodgy fleets hurts economies, jobs in developing countries: Report
Court Denies Nantucket Group’s Appeal of Vineyard Wind
Court shuts down offshore wind challenges over endangered whale
ALASKA: Economic report portrays a mixed picture of Alaska’s huge seafood industry
Wells Fargo: Peter Pan in “Imminent Danger of Insolvency,” Asks Court to Put in Receivership
Coast Guard Hears Vessel Transit Safety Concerns From Commercial Fishing Industry
MASSACHUSETTS: New Bedford fishing pier collapses, forces vessel relocation and equipment retrieval
MASSACHUSETTS: Offshore wind expansion will rely on ports, including New Bedford
Sea off New England had one of its hottest years in 2023, part of a worldwide trend
Cooke Aquaculture cleans up beaches on Earth Day
Deadline Extended (May 24): Request for Proposals for Collaborative Strategies to Adapt Scup Gear Restricted Areas to Changing Ocean Conditions
- Save Our Shrimpers Act introduced to safeguard US shrimping industry
- US lawmakers renew efforts to bring COOL online
- Biden-Harris Administration invests $3.9 million for Ocean-based Climate Resilience Accelerators through Investing in America agenda
Washington
- ALASKA: Economic report portrays a mixed picture of Alaska’s huge seafood industry
- ALASKA: Feds approve disaster declaration for 2022 Kuskokwim salmon fisheries
- MASSACHUSETTS: New Bedford fishing pier collapses, forces vessel relocation and equipment retrieval
State & Local
- Op-ed: Human rights issues in the farmed seafood industry and the role of certification
- Offshore wind turbines won’t reduce carbon dioxide emissions. This is why
- Banning fishing won’t protect local kelp forests from marine heat waves
Opinion
- USDA widens school meal standards to allow purchases of more local seafood; Trident, Channel Fish earn USD 21.8 million in federal contracts
- US online grocery sales expected to hit USD 120 billion by 2028, with Walmart emerging as dominant player
- Wells Fargo: Peter Pan in “Imminent Danger of Insolvency,” Asks Court to Put in Receivership
Economic Impact
- NOAA Fisheries issues the final rule that implements Federal management of the salmon fishery in the Cook Inlet EEZ Area
- Activists seek lockdown on New England wind project
- Offshore wind threatens future of commercial fisheries
Fisheries Management
- NOAA wraps up forced labor initiative with Seafood Labor Summit
- California fines San Diego fishermen USD 145,000 in poaching ring bust
- NFI Shares Seafood Industry Labor Principles Following India Shrimp Labor Abuse Reports
Enforcement
- Fishing by dodgy fleets hurts economies, jobs in developing countries: Report
- Middle East tensions rise, causing potential seafood supply-chain bottlenecks
- The Shrimp on Your Table Has a Dark History
International Trade
- Sea off New England had one of its hottest years in 2023, part of a worldwide trend
- Cooke Aquaculture cleans up beaches on Earth Day
- Right Whale Day in Mass. marked during tough year for species
Conservation & Environment
- Court shuts down offshore wind challenges over endangered whale
- Court Denies Nantucket Group’s Appeal of Vineyard Wind
- Alaska asks judge to toss critical habitat for threatened seals
Legal
- Deadline Extended (May 24): Request for Proposals for Collaborative Strategies to Adapt Scup Gear Restricted Areas to Changing Ocean Conditions
- Groundfish: Council Begins Work on Amendment 25 to Add Four Atlantic Cod Assessment Units to Management Plan
- Northern Edge of Georges Bank: Council Narrows Range of Scallop Access Concept Areas for Further Analysis
Council Actions
- NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Propose Revisions to Regulations Implementing the Endangered Species Act
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Revised 2022 At-Sea Monitoring Coverage Target for Groundfish Sector Fishery
- Greater Atlantic Regional Dealer Permits Are Going Paperless This Fall