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BOEM Finalizes Fisheries Mitigation Guidance
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized guidance aimed at mitigating the impacts of offshore wind energy projects on commercial and for-hire recreational fisheries
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Saving eelgrass, an important and unknown seagrass
Eelgrass is the dominant species of seagrass in New England, but it's little-known and largely unsung. And no wonder — it's impossible to see from shore and barely visible from the boat.
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Trump on Track to Halt Wind Farms in NJ
A presidential executive order halting wind turbine activity off the East Coast is expected to be finalized in the first few months of his second presidency
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Threat to Food Security over Underexploited Fish
A groundbreaking study published by researchers at the University of Washington has unveiled fresh insights into the effectiveness of global fisheries management, challenging conventional assessments that focus solely
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Trump Again Vows To Stop Windmill Production
Trump Calls Windmills ‘An Economic And Environmental Disaster’ In Latest Rant Against Turbines
Northern Wind acquisition of Atlantic Capes in part due to lower scallop quotas
East Coast ‘slow zone’ to protect endangered whales withdrawn
NEFMC Solicits Contractor Proposals to Support Work on Climate-Resilient Fisheries Initiatives
NH and Maine lobstermen push back against new size rule amid economic fears
Sysco drivers threaten strike that could impact seafood distribution to hundreds of US businesses
The rise and fall of genetically engineered salmon
MASSACHUSETTS: Nantucket session with offshore wind regulators moved due to ‘volume of questions’
BOEM Finalizes Fisheries Mitigation Guidance
Saving eelgrass, the most important plant you’ve likely never heard of
NEW JERSEY: Trump on Track to Halt Wind Farms Approved Off LBI
Over 75 right whales – 20% of endangered population – spotted off Maine coast
NFI, FMI push back against US FDA’s “unnecessary” new food labeling proposal
VIRGINIA: VA Marine Scientists Leads National Program Cleaning up Discarded Fishing Gear, Awarding New Grants
More Than $1 Million Recommended for Ruth D. Gates Coral Restoration Innovation Grants Projects
- Biden signs FISHES Act to improve fisheries disaster relief
- Senate approves fisheries, critical mineral bills
- Congress scrambles to avoid government shutdown, punt funding decisions to March
Washington
- NEW JERSEY: Trump on Track to Halt Wind Farms Approved Off LBI
- VIRGINIA: VA Marine Scientists Leads National Program Cleaning up Discarded Fishing Gear, Awarding New Grants
- MASSACHUSETTS: Nantucket session with offshore wind regulators moved due to ‘volume of questions’
State & Local
- Monty Deihl: Let’s set the record straight about menhaden fishing
- Op-ed: In suing Cooke, Conservation Law Foundation has a short memory
- My Turn: Charting a course toward seafood independence for Alaska’s vulnerable food systems
Opinion
- Northern Wind acquisition of Atlantic Capes in part due to lower scallop quotas
- Sysco drivers threaten strike that could impact seafood distribution to hundreds of US businesses
- US retail seafood sales fell in December 2024 despite overall grocery sales increase
Economic Impact
- BOEM Finalizes Fisheries Mitigation Guidance
- Trump Again Vows To Stop Windmill Production—Here’s Why He Might Not Be Able To
- In New England, climate change is moving fast. The fishing industry is not
Fisheries Management
- San Francisco fisherman hid illegally caught species
- US Treasury Department sanctions Gulf Cartel members for illegal fishing
- Illegal Wildlife Smuggling Operation Shut Down in Puerto Rico
Enforcement
- Canada announces plans for new British Columbia salmon hatchery
- Newfoundland aquaculture industry pushing back against proposed marine protected area
- IUCN report questions China’s fish conservation, management efforts to revive domestic stocks
International Trade
- Saving eelgrass, the most important plant you’ve likely never heard of
- Over 75 right whales – 20% of endangered population – spotted off Maine coast
- More Than $1 Million Recommended for Ruth D. Gates Coral Restoration Innovation Grants Projects
Conservation & Environment
- Supreme Court won’t hear Vineyard Wind case; ACK for Whales files new suits
- US appeals court rules Alaska General Seafoods not liable for Covid-19 overtime pay
- Supreme Court Declines To Hear Challenge Of Vineyard Wind
Legal
- Northern Shrimp Section Releases Draft Amendment 4 for Public Comment States to Conduct Public Hearings in February
- NEFMC Solicits Contractor Proposals to Support Work on Climate-Resilient Fisheries Initiatives
- Reminder: Applications for Scientific and Statistical Committee Due January 17
Council Actions
- Extension of 2024 Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Specifications Emergency Measures
- 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