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California Plans Deepest Floating Wind Farm
California plans to transform Humboldt Bay into a hub for floating offshore wind power to help reach its 100% clean energy goal by 2045.
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Lawmakers Urge Extension of Russian Seafood Ban
Last week on March 30 the Alaska Legislature passed a resolution [HJR 29] supporting the continued federal ban on Russian seafood being imported into the U.S.
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NFWF Awards $3.4M for Fishery Data Upgrades
Grants will support efficient fisheries data collection and expand innovations to new fisheries
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Arctic Sea Ice Hits Record Low, Bering Surges
While Arctic sea ice reached its lowest seasonal peak on March 15, conditions in the Bering Sea told a very different story this winter– with ice expanding farther south than fishermen have seen in more than a decade.
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WHOI Sea Grant Funds $1.6M in Research
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant has awarded $1.6 million to four new research projects that will investigate pressing concerns related to Massachusetts’ vital aquaculture and fisheries industries
NEW YORK: Looking to Ease Fuel Tax Burden on Fishing Industry
POSTPONED: Mariana Islands Community Consultation Meetings
New study reveals hidden ocean chemistry
More than $65K worth of unreported fish eggs seized in Alaska
NEFMC: Reminder – April Council Meeting and Public Comment
CALIFORNIA: Inside California’s audacious bid to build the world’s deepest floating wind farm
ALASKA: State legislators urge federal government to extend Russian seafood ban
NFWF Announces $3.4 Million in Grants to Modernize Data Collection in U.S. Fisheries
Environmental group sues feds over Alaskan fur seals
ALASKA: All gear catch limit for SEAK Chinook salmon jumps to 207,400 fish
Guam draws a line in the ocean as feds push seabed mining closer to home
How the US rebuilt a collapsed fishery
US sushi industry soars to USD 22 billion valuation with little signs of slowing, NFI Sushi Council report finds
MAINE: Maine senators highlight lobstermen’s concerns with ropeless gear
- Collins, King Raise Ropeless Gear Concerns to Federal Policymakers
- Trump proposes USD 1.6 billion cut to NOAA
- NOAA officially reopens Northeast Canyons monument to commercial fishing
Washington
- CALIFORNIA: Inside California’s audacious bid to build the world’s deepest floating wind farm
- ALASKA: All gear catch limit for SEAK Chinook salmon jumps to 207,400 fish
- NEW YORK: Looking to Ease Fuel Tax Burden on Fishing Industry
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
- US sushi industry soars to USD 22 billion valuation with little signs of slowing, NFI Sushi Council report finds
- Northern Gulf of Maine scallop payday
- ‘Really challenging’: Fuel surge hits Hawaii drivers, fishing industry
Economic Impact
- Guam draws a line in the ocean as feds push seabed mining closer to home
- How the US rebuilt a collapsed fishery
- Trump budget proposal targets NOAA
Fisheries Management
- More than $65K worth of unreported fish eggs seized in Alaska
- Cartel catch: Mexican drug gangs fuel illegal red snapper harvests in Gulf of Mexico
- NOAA issues USD 222,902 in penalties over mislabeling tuna imports
Enforcement
- Activist group deliberately rams Aker krill fishing vessel
- Global Labor Justice demands seafood companies enact enforceable brand agreements to protect fisher rights
- Cooke set to take operational control of Avramar Greece
International Trade
- Arctic sea hits record low, while Bering Sea ice surges
- Warming Waters in the Gulf of Maine May Affect the Future of Lobsters
- “Remarkable” sea ice conditions in Bering Sea this winter as Arctic-wide sea ice hits record low
Conservation & Environment
- Mississippi judge rules private oyster lease scheme is unconstitutional
- Maine lobsterman asks US Supreme Court to weigh in on GPS monitoring rule
- Delaware court clears path for US Wind substation after Sussex, Fenwick lawsuit challenge
Legal
- POSTPONED: Mariana Islands Community Consultation Meetings
- NEFMC: Reminder – April Council Meeting and Public Comment
- Recovering Green Sea Turtles Prompt New Dialogue on Culture and Sustainable Use in the Western Pacific