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$1B deal signals shift in Trump wind strategy
The Trump administration’s $1B payout to a French energy firm to exit U.S. offshore wind is seen by supporters as creative, but critics call it extreme and misguided.
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The training and safety of observers
The death of an observer aboard the Gloucester-based dragger Lily Jean has heightened scrutiny of the NMFS observer program, highlighting the risks observers share with fishermen.
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US to pay $1B to exit offshore wind leases
The Trump administration will pay $1 billion to a French company to walk away from two U.S. offshore wind leases as the administration ramps up its campaign against offshore wind and other renewable energy.
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Fish quality hub to boost value, competitiveness
New England’s fishing industry faces pressure from rising imports despite strong local stocks. GMRI launched a free Fish Quality Resource Hub to help fishermen improve product quality and boost market value.
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New proposals aim to curb trawling in Alaska
Three proposals before the Alaska Board of Fisheries, meeting March 17–21 in Anchorage, would require use of best-practice bycatch mitigation tools in groundfish harvesting within state waters.
Bill to combat illegal foreign seafood harvest passes Senate
Guam’s fish are disappearing; island scientists now have data to show how bad it really is
Center for Biological Diversity to sue NOAA Fisheries over horseshoe crab decision
WP Council Takes Final Action on Commercial Fishing Access in Pacific Marine National Monuments
What is a ‘super El Niño’? Scientists predict record-breaking climate event this year
NOAA Conducts First Comprehensive Aerial Survey of Ice Seals in the Arctic
Trump administration’s $1B deal to stop offshore wind shows an evolution in its anti-wind strategy
The training and safety of observers
Endangered Killer Whales Known for Isolation May Depend on Their Interaction with Other Populations
ALASKA: Kodiak kelp farmers form a co-op, plan to sell a million pounds
ALASKA: Aleutians East Borough files formal ethics complaint for a conflict-of-interest vote in suspending Alaskan conservation program
The man who keeps the menhaden fleet running
Trump administration to pay French company $1B to walk away from US offshore wind leases
Fish quality hub to help fishermen boost value, compete with imports
- Bill to combat illegal foreign seafood harvest passes Senate
- US lawmakers introduce bill to reauthorize NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay Office
- US Senate passes FISH Act, again
Washington
- ALASKA: Kodiak kelp farmers form a co-op, plan to sell a million pounds
- ALASKA: Aleutians East Borough files formal ethics complaint for a conflict-of-interest vote in suspending Alaskan conservation program
- NOAA Conducts First Comprehensive Aerial Survey of Ice Seals in the Arctic
State & Local
- Congressional investment in science essential to protect our ocean
- BEN LANDRY: Call to shut down menhaden fishery is unwarranted
- Peter Navarro: Trump lifts Biden’s fish ban to lower your grocery bill
Opinion
- Fish quality hub to help fishermen boost value, compete with imports
- USDA issues USD 2 million in grant funding to improve blue catfish processing capacity
- Lobster rolls approach $50, but Bostonians appear happy to shell out
Economic Impact
- Trump administration’s $1B deal to stop offshore wind shows an evolution in its anti-wind strategy
- Trump administration to pay French company $1B to walk away from US offshore wind leases
- PFMC to host public meeting on salmon management alternatives
Fisheries Management
- Alabama, Gulf Coast senators push NOAA to tighten enforcement against illegal Mexican fishing in Gulf
- US senators demand NOAA Fisheries improve enforcement against illegal red snapper harvesting
- US Coast Guard debriefs Congress on efforts to stop IUU fishing
Enforcement
- Global Labor Justice demands seafood companies enact enforceable brand agreements to protect fisher rights
- Cooke set to take operational control of Avramar Greece
- The hidden cost of fisheries subsidies
International Trade
- What is a ‘super El Niño’? Scientists predict record-breaking climate event this year
- Industry puts forth guidance on a “fishery sensitive” approach to marine carbon dioxide removal
- Alaska pollock fishery secures MSC recertification
Conservation & Environment
- Center for Biological Diversity to sue NOAA Fisheries over horseshoe crab decision
- Target sued over private-label tuna sustainability claims
- DOJ sides again with conservationists to block Pebble Mine
Legal
- WP Council Takes Final Action on Commercial Fishing Access in Pacific Marine National Monuments
- WP Council to Consider Restoring Fishing in Pacific Marine Monuments
- SSC Backs Reopening US Monument Waters to Strengthen American Fishing and Science