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US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick goes against top choices for fishery management councils

July 17, 2026 — U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has opted to go against some top nominations for U.S. fishery management councils.

In a 26 June announcement Lutnick announced he selected Forrest Bowers, the second choice for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, instead the Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy’s top choice and current Alaska Department of Fish & Game Board Chair Märit Carlson-Van Dort. For the Pacific Fishery Management Council, Lutnick selected second-choice Chad See, director of the Freezer Longline Coalition, over the Washington Governor Bob Ferguson’s first pic of Jamie Goen, the executive director of the Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers trade group.

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Stakeholders nearing update on Chesapeake Bay Agreement with multiple goals for fisheries

November 6, 2025 — Federal and state stakeholders are getting close on an update to the Chesapeake Bay Agreement – a voluntary accord that sets goals for conservation and clean water – laying out desired outcomes for some of the region’s fisheries.

First established in 1983, signatories to the agreement include the governments of Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, New York, and the District of Columbia, along with the Chesapeake Bay Commission and federal agencies.

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Appalachian Salmon secures key permits to build trout RAS in West Virginia

October 8, 2024 — Appalachian Salmon has secured the key permits it needs for its plans to build a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) to farm trout in the mountains of the U.S. state of West Virginia.

Appalachian Salmon plans to build its RAS on the site of the former Maple Meadow Mine in Fairdale, West Virginia, and use the area’s groundwater resources to farm trout. Appalachian Salmon Founder and CEO Austin Caperton told SeafoodSource that the former mine contains more than 4 billion gallons of fresh water, which can more than supply the estimated 3 million gallons a day the farm would need.

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