US federal government takes over Cook Inlet salmon management from Alaskan state oversight
As lawmakers take up NOAA funding, conservation groups demand $300M for endangered marine species
Two U.S. Offshore Wind Farms Gear Up for Construction Despite Challenges
Mussel shells are changing as the ocean warms, study finds
Peltola pushes bill to permanently block Pebble mine in Alaska
ASMFC Presents 2024 Annual Awards of Excellence
Status of the stocks: Record-low number of stocks on overfishing list in 2023
NEFMC: Scallop Research Set-Aside Program to Support 14 New Projects; Several 2024 Announcements Include Multi-Year Awards
NOAA issues final ruling on Cook Inlet federal fishing waters
8 Gulf of Maine sites picked for possible commercial offshore wind leases
Dominion Energy says court challenge not delaying Virginia wind project
US regulators maintain fishing quota for valuable baby eels, even as Canada struggles with poaching
NEW JERSEY: More offshore wind farms? New Jersey opens 4th round of bidding
ALASKA: Alaska lawmakers, residents ask feds to limit how much salmon industrial trawlers catch
- 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
- Peltola pushes bill to permanently block Pebble mine in Alaska
- NEW JERSEY: More offshore wind farms? New Jersey opens 4th round of bidding
- ALASKA: Alaska lawmakers, residents ask feds to limit how much salmon industrial trawlers catch
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
- US federal government takes over Cook Inlet salmon management from Alaskan state oversight
- Two U.S. Offshore Wind Farms Gear Up for Construction Despite Challenges
- Status of the stocks: Record-low number of stocks on overfishing list in 2023
Fisheries Management
- Feds pinch Southeast Alaska skippers for illegally transporting crab
- NOAA wraps up forced labor initiative with Seafood Labor Summit
- California fines San Diego fishermen USD 145,000 in poaching ring bust
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
- As lawmakers take up NOAA funding, conservation groups demand $300M for endangered marine species
- 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
Conservation & Environment
- Dominion Energy says court challenge not delaying Virginia wind project
- Court shuts down offshore wind challenges over endangered whale
- Court Denies Nantucket Group’s Appeal of Vineyard Wind
Legal
- ASMFC Presents 2024 Annual Awards of Excellence
- NEFMC: Scallop Research Set-Aside Program to Support 14 New Projects; Several 2024 Announcements Include Multi-Year Awards
- Court shuts down offshore wind challenges over endangered whale
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