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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.
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Council to consider reopening Pacific monument water
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council will consider two actions at its 206th meeting that could reopen parts of the Pacific long closed to U.S. commercial fishing.
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Alaska pollock fishery secures MSC recertification
Cecertification of the Alaska pollock fishery against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard was finalized today, reaffirming the fishery’s status as a responsibly managed and sustainable seafood resource.
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
Industry puts forth guidance on a “fishery sensitive” approach to marine carbon dioxide removal
MASSACHUSETTS: More than 100 right whales spotted south of Island
USDA issues USD 2 million in grant funding to improve blue catfish processing capacity
WP Council to Consider Restoring Fishing in Pacific Marine Monuments
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
PFMC to host public meeting on salmon management alternatives
US lawmakers introduce bill to reauthorize NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay Office
Target sued over private-label tuna sustainability claims
ALASKA: New proposals would protect Alaska waters from bottom trawling
Council will weigh reopening Pacific Monument waters to fishing
Inaugural North Atlantic Blue BioTech Summit working to boost seafood industry via tech innovation
- US lawmakers introduce bill to reauthorize NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay Office
- US Senate passes FISH Act, again
- Bipartisan ESA reform evolves in Senate
Washington
- NOAA Conducts First Comprehensive Aerial Survey of Ice Seals in the Arctic
- ALASKA: New proposals would protect Alaska waters from bottom trawling
- MASSACHUSETTS: More than 100 right whales spotted south of Island
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 to pay French company $1B to walk away from US offshore wind leases
- PFMC to host public meeting on salmon management alternatives
- Council will weigh reopening Pacific Monument waters to fishing
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
- Target sued over private-label tuna sustainability claims
- DOJ sides again with conservationists to block Pebble Mine
- Fishing lawsuit could reshape NC’s coastal industry. Here’s the latest
Legal
- WP Council to Consider Restoring Fishing in Pacific Marine Monuments
- SSC Backs Reopening US Monument Waters to Strengthen American Fishing and Science
- SSC Reviews Science Priorities as NOAA Funding Tightens