Saving Seafood
The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council: During its September 2026 Council Meeting the New England Fishery Management Council addressed multiple management priorities that…
National Fisherman
The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) is pushing back on efforts to link commercial menhaden harvest to historically poor osprey reproduction in portions of the Chesapeake Bay,…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic herring Area 1A fishery regulations include seasonal spawning closures for portions of state and federal…
Richmond-Times Dispatch
The following is an excerpt from an op-ed published today in the Richmond Times Dispatch by Jason Joyce, director of advocacy for the New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association…
Richmond-Times DispatchRappahannock Record
In advance of potential action by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to further reduce the Chesapeake Bay Reduction Fishery Cap (bay cap), Northumberland supervisors on Thursday,…
Rappahannock RecordSaving Seafood
MATHEWS, Va. (Saving Seafood) — September 16, 2026 — Atlantic menhaden may be one of the most debated fish in the Chesapeake Bay, but a Virginia fisheries scientist…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by Ocean Harvesters: The Center for Conservation Biology at William & Mary has released the results of its 2026 Chesapeake Bay osprey breeding performance…
SeafoodSource
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) has announced a partnership with Alzheimer's Resource Alaska, linking the nutrients found in Alaskan seafood products to positive, long-term brain health. In…
SeafoodSourceNational Fisherman
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), coastal states of Maine through Virginia, have scheduled hearings to gather public input on Draft Addendum II to Amendment 3 to…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will meet Tuesday, October 6 – Thursday, October 8, 2026, at The Sanderling…
One Angler's Voyage
The following is an excerpt from a post, "Bunker Mentality," by author Charles Witek from his recreational fishing blog One Angler's Voyage. Mr. Witek is an attorney, fisheries…
One Angler's VoyageSaving Seafood
Atlantic Herring Management Board members from the states of Maine, New Hampshire and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will meet via webinar on September 21, 2026 from 11:00 a.m.…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic coastal states of Maine through Virginia have scheduled hearings to gather public input on Draft Addendum…
National Fisherman
Chesapeake Bay menhaden fishing protesters in small craft continue to harass Ocean Harvesters ’ boats and fishermen by circling in front of the firms’ steamers attempting to keep…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
Congratulations are in order for the winners and participants in the 2026 Big Man’s Cobia Bonanza. The ninth annual tournament was held August 14–15 in the Chesapeake Bay,…
National Fisherman
The recent sinking of the Calcasieu Pass in Delaware waters in the Atlantic Ocean to make a reef perhaps speaks more to the changing times of Virginia’s menhaden…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
For the past 3 years, our Habitat Camera (HabCam) Survey has had self-propelled underwater helpers. From June 30 to July 6 of this year, two Tethys-class long-range autonomous…
Weekly Packet
Maine’s Department of Marine Resources announced that commercial menhaden (pogy) harvesting will reopen at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, August 31, using quota transfers from other Atlantic states. On…
Weekly PacketSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic coastal states of Maine through Virginia have scheduled hearings to gather public input on Draft…
ABC News 12
A new bronze statue along the Beaufort waterfront is helping preserve a key part of the town’s commercial fishing history. The statue, named “Samuel,” was recently unveiled at…
ABC News 12Saving Seafood
Atlantic mackerel have long followed a predictable seasonal migration across the Northwest Atlantic. Each spring, mackerel move north from southern New England and the Mid-Atlantic—through Georges Bank and…
National Fisherman
Delaware has sunk a retired 180-foot menhaden vessel on its flagship offshore artificial reef, the state Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced Aug. 18. The Calcasieu…
National FishermanABC News 12
A new addition at John Newton Park is honoring Beaufort’s long connection to the menhaden fishing industry. The Town of Beaufort held a ribbon cutting Friday to unveil…
ABC News 12SeafoodSource
An ongoing debate over the future of the U.S. Atlantic menhaden fishery has gained national media attention, with the industry pushing back against NGOs and activists. The Washington…
SeafoodSourceNational Fisherman
Atlantic menhaden management could face another major discussion this fall, this time over how the coastwide catch is divided among East Coast states. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by Ocean Harvesters: The F/V Calcasieu Pass, a retired menhaden fishing vessel formerly operated by Ocean Harvesters, was intentionally sunk Wednesday, August 12, at…
SeafoodSource
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) is being petitioned to initiate a reallocation process for the menhaden fishery as it also considers its options to reduce the…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
For certain fish species, like Pacific salmon, reproduction is a once-in-a-lifetime event, known as semelparity. Many other fish are iteroparous—meaning they can spawn repeatedly throughout their lives. New…
WHRO
Officials who regulate the Atlantic menhaden industry have debated in recent years how to balance the historic fishery in the Chesapeake Bay with growing concerns about the ecosystem.…
WHRONational Fisherman
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has voted to advance Draft Addendum II to Amendment 3 of the Atlantic Menhaden Fishery Management Plan for public comment, reviving…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Commission’s Atlantic Menhaden Management Board approved Draft Addendum II to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery…
SeafoodSource
A lawsuit against Cooke Inc., Omega Protein, and Ocean Harvesters has been defeated after the United States Court of Appeals upheld its dismissal in January 2025 . Cooke…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
The following was released by Ocean Harvesters: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Menhaden Management Board today voted to release Draft Addendum II to Amendment 3 of…
Smithsonian Magazine
As he watched the British bombarding Fort McHenry from a truce ship on the Patapsco River, inspiration struck Francis Scott Key. When the American flag was raised after…
Smithsonian MagazineSaving Seafood
Supplemental materials for ASMFC’s 2026 Summer Meeting are now available at https://asmfc.org/events/ 2026-summer-meeting/ for the following Boards/Committees. Click on “Supplemental Materials” at the bottom of the relevant Board/Committee…
SeafoodSource
NOAA Fisheries recently held what it is describing as its first-ever international cooperative research knowledge exchange with Scotland. NOAA hosted 16 members of the Scottish Fishermen’s Association in…
SeafoodSourceNEWS-TIMES
The importance of Beaufort’s menhaden fishing industry and the significant role African-Americans played in that history will be honored with a new life-sized work of art. “Menhaden Tales”…
NEWS-TIMESNational Fisherman
Ocean Harvesters has released a detailed response to a July 6 commentary by osprey researcher Dr. Bryan Watts, arguing that his recent scientific work does not establish a…
National FishermanNational Fisherman
A delegation of commercial fishing leaders from Scotland toured ports across the Northeast last month to study how cooperative research between fishermen and scientists is shaping fisheries management,…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will meet Tuesday, August 11 – Thursday, August 13, 2026 at The…
Yahoo! News
Massive schools of menhaden (also called baitfish) were spotted lining the shore of Southampton, New York, on July 17. Aerial footage by drone pilot Joanna Steidle shows dense…
Yahoo! NewsSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board members from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts…
Saving Seafood
An article published today by Gaea Cabico in Sentient Media criticizes the use of fishmeal in livestock feeds, including feeds used in raising pigs and chickens, and argues…
Northeastern Global News
The longfin squid that ends up on your plate as calamari may have been caught in Rhode Island, but it’s likely traveled to China and back again for…
Northeastern Global NewsNational Fisherman
The cameras are rolling again on Georges Bank, where NOAA Fisheries scientists are collecting millions of images of the seafloor to help shape future management of the Atlantic…
National FishermanPenobscot Bay Pilot
A pilot program is underway that tests the real-world operational limits of low-voltage electric propulsion in the demanding environments of New England’s working waterfront. The project, funded and…
Penobscot Bay PilotSaving Seafood
The American Saltwater Guides Association has published a blog post urging its membership and the broader recreational fishing community not to avoid accountability by blaming the diminished striped…
Coast TV
After a declining population of mackerel since 2017, recent assessments show the population is improving, according to NOAA Fisheries. NOAA says it found that the Atlantic mackerel population…
Coast TVVirginian Pilot
Menhaden may be a relatively small fish but they have an outsized presence in ongoing debates about the health of the Chesapeake Bay. The menhaden industry and environmental…
Virginian PilotNational Fisherman
Advocates for the U.S scallop fleet hailed President Trump’s declaration of a “National Scallops Day” July 2, leading a list of NOAA Fisheries actions the administration says are…
National FishermanNational Fisherman
NOAA announced a set of regional priorities on July 2 aimed at cutting regulatory burdens on domestic fishing fleets and boosting seafood production, part of the agency's response…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
President Donald Trump declared “National Scallops Day,” tying the designation to a NOAA Fisheries announcement that the agency has prioritized expanding access for the Atlantic sea scallop fleet…
Saving Seafood
NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Eugenio Piñeiro Soler today issued a statement outlining the agency’s priorities for reducing regulatory burdens on domestic fishermen and increasing U.S. seafood production. The…
Saving Seafood
Since 2017, NOAA Fisheries and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council have been trying to help the Atlantic mackerel population rebuild. The population has been struggling, but a recent…
WHRO
Virginia’s final budget, passed by the General Assembly Monday, includes funding for a highly anticipated study investigating menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay. An amendment from Gov. Abigail Spanberger…
WHROSeafoodSource
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has finalized a rule reclassifying cephalopods as shellfish, a move advocates claim will reduce red tape and unnecessary fees around squid…
SeafoodSourceWMRA
Thirty-five years ago, the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum asked a local group of retired menhaden fishermen to perform some of their work songs, known as chanteys, for a Fourth…
WMRANational Fisherman
The Virginia General Assembly in Richmond, Va., officially passed on June 29 fourteen budget amendments to the states $205 billion biennial budget including $2 million for a comprehensive…
National FishermanVirginian Pilot
A new paper by Bryan Watts, Ph.D., and coauthors reports poor osprey reproduction in high-salinity areas of the Chesapeake Bay and argues that reduced availability of Atlantic menhaden…
Virginian PilotNational Fisherman
On the heels of the Virginia General Assembly approving a $205 billion biennial budget on June 22 without including funding for the menhaden study, Governor Abigail Spanberger proposed…
National FishermanWWMT
Governor Abigail Spanberger has sent the compromised Virginia budget proposal back to lawmakers with 14 amendments. These changes would require an additional $62 million of the State's remaining…
WWMTSaving Seafood
The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council: The New England Fishery Management Council met from June 23–25, 2026, in Mystic, Connecticut. The following is…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy: The U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) applauds the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
National Fisherman
A longstanding federal definition of "shellfish" is changing to better reflect modern biology and simplify seafood trade regulations. According to Newsweek , the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
"We are extremely pleased that Gov. Abigail Spanberger has announced her intention to send budget language to the General Assembly that includes a study of menhaden in the…
SeafoodSource
Menhaden processor Omega Protein and menhaden harvester Ocean Harvesters are both pushing back after an environmental NGO laid the blame for a lack of funding for research in…
SeafoodSourceNational Fisherman
Virginia House and Senate lawmakers finalized the state’s $205 billion 2026-28 biennial budget in June without approving funds for research of the state’s Chesapeake Bay menhaden population. Omega…
National FishermanNational Fisherman
A scientific paper documenting widespread reproductive deficits among Chesapeake Bay osprey is drawing attention from the commercial fishing industry, with Ocean Harvesters arguing that the study does not…
National FishermanOne Angler's Voyage
WASHINGTON — June 17, 2026 — A new post from One Angler’s Voyage by author Charles Witek takes a hard look at the recently launched Forage Fish Campaign…
One Angler's VoyageBoston.com
Beachgoers in Provincetown experienced a surprise Friday when thousands of squid were found washed up on the shore. The legions of dead cephalopods sparked ample discussion on social…
Boston.comSaving Seafood
Collaborate, Design, and Launch: SPAM, the Sampling Program for Atlantic Mackerel Atlantic mackerel are an ecologically important forage fish and support recreational and commercial fisheries valued at approximately…
Boston Globe
Thousands of dead squid washed up on the beach in Provincetown Harbor on Saturday, sparking wild speculation on social media. Officials, however, said there’s no dangerous substance floating…
Boston GlobeNational Fisherman
The Northeast Fisheries Science Center held a two-hour webinar May 22 kicking off a new season of mackerel cooperative research and looking for fishermen to share their skills…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
NOAA Fisheries is beginning a cooperative research initiative, partnering with the Northeast fishing industry to learn more about Atlantic mackerel population dynamics. The initiative will receive $2.3 million…
Seafood News
The menhaden fishing industry is pushing back against the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership's criticism of recent fisheries management decisions, accusing the conservation group of applying inconsistent standards to…
Seafood NewsSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: In a May 6 post by Jaclyn Lunaas , ( “Fisheries Board Defers Advancing Plan to Address Chesapeake Bay…
Seafood News
A debate over Atlantic menhaden management in the Chesapeake Bay intensified this week after critics pushed back against a recent statement from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation accusing regulators…
Seafood NewsNational Fisherman
A recent announcement that the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Menhaden Management Board has postponed a decision to place further restrictions on Virginia’s menhaden reduction fishery inside…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: A May 5 statement by David Sherfinski of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) misleadingly portrays the Atlantic States Marine…
Advocate
Louisiana’s menhaden fishing industry officially began the 2026 season on April 20, the day after the annual Blessing of the Fleet in Plaquemines Parish. The longstanding tradition brought…
AdvocateNews On The Neck
Critics of commercial menhaden fishing in the Chesapeake Bay have called for Bay-specific science. The Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) announced a pilot is advancing that may…
News On The NeckE&E News
The Trump administration is pressuring regional officials to roll back a monitoring program for Atlantic herring fisheries, reversing course on regulations that sparked the legal battle that upended…
E&E NewsNational Fisherman
Two independent analyses are pushing back on a key claim driving current Atlantic menhaden management discussions, that Virginia’s reduction fishery is preventing fish from reaching Maryland waters. According…
National FishermanNational Fisherman
An analysis released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition argues that federal fisheries managers treated economic concerns differently when weighing striped bass and menhaden management decisions at last year’s…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The Atlantic menhaden fishery has been recertified as sustainable according to Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standards. The recertification once again confirms that the fishery is environmentally sustainable and…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: A recent video series from the Teddy Roosevelt Conservation Partnership continues the organization’s near decade-long practice of spreading misinformation…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: Just over a month ago, Will Poston of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation once again published false and misleading claims…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Science Center for Marine Fisheries : Last October , the Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) funded a team of leading Atlantic…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: An MFC analysis of two board meetings held as part of the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Atlantic States…
Saving Seafood
The following was release by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: A proposed Atlantic menhaden management addendum aimed at Virginia’s Chesapeake purse seine fishery is being driven by a simple…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Final supplemental materials for the ASMFC’s 2026 Spring Meeting are now available at https://asmfc.org/events/ 2026-spring-meeting/ for the…
Daily Comet
More than 60 samplings of Gulf aquatic life have been tested for oil, and samples have come back negative. Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, known as LOOP, learned Feb.…
Daily CometAdvocate
The Gulf menhaden fishery has earned its first recertification from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) – the world’s leading certification body for sustainable fisheries – reaffirming its environmental…
AdvocateNational Fisherman
The Gulf menhaden fishery has secured recertification from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), reaffirming what industry leaders say is a track record of strong stock health, low bycatch,…
National FishermanSeafoodSource
The U.S. Gulf menhaden fishery has been recertified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard after passing an independent audit by SCS Global Services. The menhaden fishery in…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
The following was released by Ocean Harvesters and Westbank Fishing: The Gulf menhaden fishery has earned recertification from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), reaffirming its strong environmental performance…
National Fisherman
Out of Empire, Louisiana, the menhaden fleet doesn’t just catch fish. It sustains families, funds local businesses, and anchors one of the few steady industries in low Plaquemines…
National FishermanSeafoodSource
Oxnard, California, U.S.A.-based Sun Coast Calamari has purchased two new vessels and appointed a new general manager in a bid to expand its position within the California squid…
SeafoodSourceSeafoodSource
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed reclassifying squids and other cephalopods as shellfish, removing its responsibility for regulating those fishery products and ensuring they are regulated…
SeafoodSourceNational Fisherman
The Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) has announced that researchers from NASA’s Earth Science Division have joined the center’s Industry Advisory Board, a move aimed at expanding…
National FishermanNational Fisherman
A recent fish wash-up along beaches from Cape Henry, Va., to Nags Head, N.C., has reignited tensions between environmental advocates and the menhaden industry, with the Menhaden Fisheries…
National FishermanAdvocate
Along Louisiana’s coast, the menhaden industry has quietly powered local economies for generations – providing industrial jobs, rebuilding communities after disasters, and allowing families to stay rooted in…
AdvocateSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: The Menhaden Fisheries Coalition strongly criticizes the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Will Poston for exploiting the recent fish wash-up from…
Baltimore Sun
The following is an opinion piece by Ben Landry, vice president of public affairs for Ocean Fleet Services, the parent company of Ocean Harvesters, originally published in the…
Baltimore SunMiddle Neck News
President Donald Trump signed a federal spending package in January that includes two-point-five million dollars for menhaden research, ending a two-year wait for state funding. Businesses, scientists, and…
Middle Neck NewsCape Cod Times
On a still April morning, one of the most important things happening on Cape Cod is easy to miss unless you’re really looking. No crowds. No signs. Just…
Cape Cod TimesSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Science Center for Marine Fisheries : Last week, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) highlighted the sustainability of U.S. fisheries with new data…
National Fisherman
The Louisiana Shrimp Association issued a sharp public response this week after it said CCA Louisiana tagged the group in a Facebook post it described as an attempt…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
Jan. 29, 2026 — The Louisiana Shrimp Association issued a forceful public response after it said CCA Louisiana tagged the group in a Facebook post that appeared designed…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Marine Stewardship Council : The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), a global nonprofit organization that works to end overfishing, today announced 2025 year-end…
National Fisherman
Louisiana has long relied on science to guide its management of natural resources, including energy, agriculture, and fisheries. That approach is now under scrutiny as the Louisiana Wildlife…
National FishermanAdvocate
Louisiana has long relied on science to guide how it manages its natural resources. From energy to agriculture to fisheries, legislators and regulators have invested in research, monitoring,…
AdvocateCarteret County News-Times
A new book, "Menhaden: A Biologist’s Thirty-Two Year Journey with the Fish and the Fishery," by Morehead City resident Joe Smith, offers what Palmetto Publishing calls "an exhaustive…
Carteret County News-TimesAdvocate
Louisiana’s coast supports a wide variety of uses, including conservation, recreation, commercial fishing, energy, and shipping. The debate over menhaden harvest and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission…
AdvocateSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board members from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Atlantic Herring Management Board members from the states of Maine, New Hampshire and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts…
National Fisherman
In the weeks following the 2025 Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) annual meeting, a wave of statements from environmental and recreational fishing groups has told the public…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: In the weeks since the 2025 ASMFC Annual Meeting, there’s been a widespread misconception circulated by environmental and recreational…
Penobscot Bay Press
Maine’s Department of Marine Resources has scheduled an online meeting to solicit input from commercial menhaden harvesters for the 2026 season. The DMR is seeking the input from…
Penobscot Bay PressSaving Seafood
The following was released by Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: NOAA Fisheries and the states of Maine and New Hampshire, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts project the Atlantic…
WBZ
It’s a plentiful year for River Herring in Massachusetts. Daria Santollani is the senior engagement manager at the Mystic Watershed Association , the organization that tracks herring population…
WBZSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board members from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts…
Saving Seafood
November 17, 2025, 2025 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: There’s been a lot of stakeholder discussion on the outcome of the…
NOLA.com
Louisiana’s menhaden fishery has long been defined by respect – respect for the Gulf, for science, and for the coastal communities that depend on both. This month, the…
NOLA.comSeafoodSource
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) is moving forward with a proposal to reduce the size of buffer zones for menhaden fishing near the state’s beaches, a…
SeafoodSourceWBRZ
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday advanced a plan to decrease the size of a no-fishing zone after members of the commercial menhaden fishing industry complained…
WBRZNews On The Neck
The cut was approved by ASMFC’s Menhaden Management Board, which reviewed both the updated single-species stock assessment for menhaden and the 2025 Ecological Reference Points (ERPs) Assessment and…
News On The NeckSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: Last week, Backwoods University , a podcast series from the MeatEater network, explored the menhaden fishing industry, known locally…
Fox 23
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission approved a 20 percent reduction in the catch of "menhaden," an important lobster bait more commonly known as "pogies." Read the full…
Fox 23Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Commission’s Atlantic Menhaden Management Board received the results of the single-species assessment update and the 2025…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: This is an update on Season 2 (October 1 – December 31) of the 2025 Area 1A…
CAI
Twenty years ago, Massachusetts banned harvesting river herring in an attempt to protect alewife and blueback herring. Last year the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission released a stock…
CAISeafoodSource
The largest menhaden fishing company in the U.S. announced it will likely need to reexamine its operations in 2026 due to proposed cuts to the total allowable catch…
SeafoodSourceWHRO
The coastwide catch limit will be reduced by 20%, which is less than environmental and recreational fishing groups had hoped after a recently reported decline in the menhaden…
WHROSeafoodSource
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has chosen to cut the 2026 Atlantic menhaden quota by 20 percent for 2026, drawing criticism from the fishing industry and…
SeafoodSourceNational Fisherman
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) voted this week to approve a 20 percent cut to the 2026 Atlantic menhaden quota, a decision that New England Fishermen…
National FishermanChesapeake Bay Magazine
In a marathon four-hour fishery management meeting on Tuesday, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC)’s Menhaden Management Board grappled with menhaden catch limits up and down the…
Chesapeake Bay MagazineSeafoodSource
As debate over the sustainability of the menhaden fishery in the Chesapeake Bay continues between the fishing industry and environmental groups, the Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS)…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Southeastern Fisheries Association: The Southeastern Fisheries Association (SFA) — established in 1952 and describing itself as Florida’s oldest seafood industry association with…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by UFCW Local 400: The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 Union has released a new video highlighting the voices of its…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: Tomorrow, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Menhaden Board is slated to take up several issues which have the…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), American Sportfishing Association (ASA), Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP), and the American Saltwater Guides…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: The Menhaden Fisheries Coalition today welcomed a newly funded Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) project to produce a…
Saving Seafood
T he following was released by the Science Center for Marine Fisheries : The Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) has funded a new project that will create…
National Fisherman
At the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) 83 rd Annual Meeting in Dewey Beach, Delaware, the Atlantic Menhaden Management Board is weighing a drastic cut to one…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the New England Fishermans Stewardship Association: Dustin Delano, NEFSA COO, Warns Fishermen about the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Potential New Harvest Limits:…
Coast TV
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 83rd Annual Meeting will be hosted by Delaware for the first time since 2008 starting Oct. 27 to Oct. 30. at the…
Coast TVWHYY
American shad were a major food source for early European settlers and Native Americans who lived along the Delaware River. Known as “America’s founding fish,” the species were…
WHYYSaving Seafood
The following was released by Ocean Harvesters: As Virginians, we share the public concern about the poor 2025 osprey breeding results reported by the Center for Conservation Biology…
National Fisherman
The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) is recommending big cuts to quotas of pelagic species in the Northeast Atlantic, continuing a downward trend amid…
National FishermanAdvocate
Louisiana’s working coast has long depended on the Gulf menhaden fishery – a sustainable industry that supports more than 2,000 jobs, contributes $419 million annually, generates $25 million…
AdvocateSaving Seafood
For the second year in a row, Maryland’s top delegates to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) claimed menhaden were absent from Maryland’s upper Chesapeake Bay, blaming…
NOLA.com
With the 20th anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita upon us, Louisianians are thinking back to that devastation and remembering all those who helped us get through those…
NOLA.comNational Fisherman
Omega Shipyard Inc. of Moss Point, Miss., recently delivered a new, state-of-the-art menhaden seiner, F/V Tangier Sound, to Ocean Harvesters in Reedville, Va . The 165’x40’x12’ steel hull…
National FishermanNOLA.com
America’s menhaden fishery is one of the great success stories of U.S. seafood production – a renewable, sustainably managed resource that supports thousands of jobs, fuels rural economies,…
NOLA.comecoRI
While Rhode Island has spent decades and millions of dollars erecting fish ladders, removing dams, and cleaning up its rivers to shore up dwindling herring populations, it’s a…
ecoRICool Down
A researcher at the University of Maine's Pelagic Fisheries Lab conducted a study about Atlantic bluefin tuna and observed surprising changes in the fish's diet. This prized species…
Cool DownNational Fisherman
A study by Mississippi-based researchers found that menhaden are not a primary food source for Gulf of Mexico predator species like red drum, summer flounder, and spotted sea…
National FishermanNOLA.com
One of the most important questions in the Gulf is also, surprisingly, one that hasn’t had a detailed answer: what exactly do predator fish eat? Species like red…
NOLA.comSaving Seafood
The following was released by Ocean Harvesters: A press release issued yesterday by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) continues a multi-year pattern of gross dishonesty, as it presented…
Saving Seafood
Seventeen years ago, author H. Bruce Franklin published a book. It was titled The Most Important Fish in the Sea: Menhaden and America , and it caught the…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Final supplemental materials for the Commission’s 2025 Summer Meeting are now available at https://asmfc.org/events/ 2025-summer-meeting/ for the…
Aqua Feed
Menhaden processor Omega Protein and its harvesting partner Ocean Harvesters have urged the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to conduct further scientific reviews before considering potential reductions…
Aqua FeedSeafoodSource
A new study conducted by the University of Southern Mississippi has revealed more details of the diets of common predators in the Gulf of Mexico – currently referred…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: In a letter submitted to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), Peter Himchak, Senior Scientific Advisor to Omega…
Virginian Pilot
Steve Atkinson’s July 13 guest column (“ Halt menhaden harvest until studies determine its effects ”) is riddled with distortions about the menhaden fishery. While it claims to…
Virginian PilotNOLA.com
Along Louisiana’s coast, fishing is more than a job, it’s a way of life. At the heart of this tradition are two U.S.-owned and operated companies, Westbank Fishing…
NOLA.comSeafoodSource
Watsonville, California, U.S.A.-based Del Mar Seafoods has expanded its operations with the lease of a new facility. Founded in 1988, Del Mar Seafoods is a vertically integrated seafood…
SeafoodSourceNOLA.com
A landmark Louisiana-funded study confirms what decades of fisheries science have long suggested: the Gulf menhaden fishery is not a major contributor to red drum mortality in Louisiana…
NOLA.comNational Fisherman
A study of bycatch in the Louisiana menhaden purse seine fishery found that overall non-target fish species comprised 3.59 percent by weight – below the state’s restriction for…
National FishermanSeafoodSource
A new study on bycatch in Louisiana's commercial menhaden fishery is largely being welcomed by the state's fishing industry, who claim it shows the fishery “is sustainable, selective,…
SeafoodSourceNOLA.com
For many in Louisiana’s menhaden industry, fishing is a family tradition passed down from generation to generation. To see this tradition carried on today, look no further than…
NOLA.comAdvocate
Conservation and environmental groups will finally get the results of the first independent study on bycatch involving the commercial menhaden fishery industry off the Louisiana coast. The report…
AdvocateWBOC
The Menhaden Fisheries Coalition has responded to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's claims of industrial menhaden fishing contributing to a "total population collapse" of osprey on Virginia's Eastern Shore.…
WBOCNOLA.com
Premium pet food is a booming industry. What many don’t realize is that one of its key ingredients—Gulf menhaden—starts its journey in Louisiana, supporting jobs, local economies, and…
NOLA.comE&E News
Federal regulators have proposed expanding catch limits for Atlantic herring, reversing course on earlier restrictions set to bring the stressed fishery back from the edge of collapse. NOAA…
E&E NewsNOLA.com
From grain-free kibble to gourmet treats, the pet food aisle has transformed dramatically in the past decade. Pet owners are reading labels more closely than ever, seeking natural,…
NOLA.comNewsweek
A new report exposes the sophisticated networks propping up Chinese squid fleets accused of illegal fishing off South America. These activities—often carried out with Automatic Identification System (AIS)…
NewsweekSeafoodSource
The Menhaden Fisheries Coalition and six shop stewards representing union fishermen participating in the Chesapeake Bay menhaden fishery are urging the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to…
SeafoodSourceVirginian Pilot
In the debate over the future of the Atlantic menhaden fishery, working families are being pushed to the margins. The fishermen, plant workers and coastal community members who…
Virginian PilotSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: A letter from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) sent last week to the House Natural Resources Committee indicates multiple…
Advocate
Blaine Braddock fulfills several roles on a daily basis. The Belle Chase resident and professional financial advisor at Nielsen Investments is also a mother to two young girls…
AdvocateBloomberg Law
Wayne Reichle – who’s been in the fishing business his whole life – had never heard of the Chevron doctrine. That’s the two-step legal test that courts used…
Bloomberg LawSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Final supplemental materials for ASMFC’s 2025 Spring Meeting are now available at https://asmfc.org/events/2025-spring-meeting/ as Supplemental 2 under…
NBC Bay Area
A new study of some of California’s most commercially significant aquatic species paints a grim picture for the future of the state’s fishing industry under the growing threat…
NBC Bay AreaNOLA.com
As Louisiana’s menhaden fishing industry prepares for the 2025 season, beginning Monday, April 21, fishermen, their families, and local communities are gathering for the annual Blessing of the…
NOLA.comNOLA.com
For more than a century, Louisiana’s commercial menhaden fishery has been a pillar of the state’s coastal economy, providing stable jobs, sustaining businesses, and fueling essential industries worldwide.…
NOLA.comAdvocate
Louisiana’s menhaden industry plays a critical role in the state’s coastal economy, providing jobs and generating millions in economic impact. Together, the industry supports over 2,000 direct and…
AdvocateNOLA.com
For generations, Louisiana’s menhaden fishing industry has supported small coastal communities and harvested a sustainable resource while employing responsible fishing practices that protect the Gulf’s ecosystem. Through science-based…
NOLA.comNational Fisherman
When it comes to Louisiana’s commercial fishing industry, shrimp, oysters, and crabs often steal the spotlight. However, a small yet vital fish, menhaden, sometimes referred to as pogies…
National FishermanNOLA.com
Few people realize that one of Louisiana’s most valuable fisheries isn’t for shrimp, oysters, or crab—but for a small, unassuming fish that has fueled our state and local…
NOLA.comapp
A U.S. District Court judge in Manhattan dismissed a case against Cooke Seafood Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates that alleged it defrauded the U.S. in the operation…
appSaving Seafood
The following is an excerpt from an opinion piece published by The Virginian-Pilot and the Daily Press . It was written by Monty Deihl, the CEO of Ocean…
Bay Journal
A widely publicized study pointing to a shortage of Atlantic menhaden as the cause of osprey nest failures in the Chesapeake Bay has come under fire from a…
Bay JournalSeafood News
The Menhaden Fisheries Coalition (MFC) said that recent findings from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) 2024 juvenile striped bass survey showcased great news for juvenile menhaden…
Seafood NewsSeafoodSource
NOAA Fisheries has closed the U.S. Atlantic mackerel fishery for the rest of 2024 after determining that 100 percent of the allowable annual harvest has already been caught.…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
Federal fishing regulators are limiting the amount of herring that fishermen can catch off New England until the end of the year. The fish is used for food…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: A series of port meetings are being hosted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, the Atlantic…
ECO Magazine
The Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group , in partnership with the Gulf of Mexico Menhaden Fishery, has completed a project assessing methods for observing sea turtle interactions during…
ECO MagazineChesapeake Bay Magazine
They are two of the most controversial industries in the Chesapeake Bay region: commercial menhaden fishing and offshore wind development. A potential fight for space in the Atlantic…
Chesapeake Bay MagazineFox 23
Fishermen in Maine say they're dealing with a new setback: a nearly 90 percent cut in how much herring they can bring in to bait lobster. Congressman Jared…
Fox 23WorkBoat
A recent proposal to outline new wind energy areas off the Mid-Atlantic coast could threaten some of the most important East Coast sea scallop fishing grounds, New Bedford,…
WorkBoatNational Fisherman
The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) released a new report showing that the Gulf menhaden fishery has continued to be harvested sustainably and managed effectively. At its…
National FishermanSeafood News
The Gulf menhaden fishery continues to be harvesting sustainably and effectively managed, according to a new report by the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC). Approved by the…
Seafood NewsKCAW
Around the room are different pieces of equipment used in Yoichi over a century ago. Black and white photos of the fish meal fertilizer process line the walls.…
KCAWNational Fisherman
A series of port meetings continue in late September and October, providing a unique opportunity for fishermen and others interested in the king mackerel and Spanish mackerel fisheries…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: Today at the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) summer meeting, the Menhaden Management Board heard a presentation on…
TIME
On March 14, 2016, in the squid grounds off the coast of Patagonia, a rusty Chinese vessel named the Lu Yan Yuan Yu 10 was fishing illegally, several…
TIMEAssociated Press
Several commercial fishermen in New England have been sentenced in a fraud scheme that centered on a critically important species of bait fish and that prosecutors described as…
Associated PressYahoo! News
As it said it would, Cooke Inc. has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed in a federal district court that claims the seafood company is defrauding…
Yahoo! NewsBangor Daily News
Scientists say many more alewives and blueback herring have made their way into Maine’s waterways this year — a recovery they attribute to dam removals and habitat restoration.…
Bangor Daily NewsNational Fisherman
Mainers know it’s pogy season when you’re boating along the coast and see a dark underwater cloud with quick shimmers of scales flashing near the surface. Not only…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council has scheduled three New England-focused webinar port meetings to gather stakeholder…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council : The New England Fishery Management Council is wrapping up the scoping period for Amendment 10 to…
Chesapeake Bay Magazine
A shocking incident between an Omega Protein menhaden fishing crew and a jetskier prompted a new law to keep anyone from harassing commercial fisherman. Delegate Hillary Pugh Kent,…
Chesapeake Bay MagazineNews On The Neck
Northumberland has made an official show of support for Omega Protein and their fishing partner, Ocean Harvesters, in a resolution that states the companies “have proven to be…
News On The NeckNational Fisherman
Louisiana fisheries regulators voted Feb. 15 to potentially extend a current ¼-mile menhaden purse seine buffer zone to ½-mile coastwide, pulling back from a 1-mile setback requirement for…
National FishermanAccesswire
The Virginia House of Delegates Courts of Justice – Criminal Subcommittee, has favorably reported HB 928, legislation to protect commercial watermen, by a unanimous, bipartisan vote of 8-0.…
AccesswireSeafoodSource
The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), which has been representing commercial fishermen in an ongoing case before the U.S. Supreme Court, expressed cautious optimism that the court would…
SeafoodSourceEconomist
A pair of spirited Supreme Court hearings on January 17th confronted a question at the heart of American democracy: what is the balance of power among the three…
EconomistNew York Times
Members of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed inclined on Wednesday to limit or even overturn a key precedent that has empowered executive agencies, threatening regulations in countless…
New York TimesReuters
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared divided over a bid to further limit the regulatory powers of federal agencies in a dispute involving a government-run program to…
ReutersNPR
– The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case today, brought by fishing interests who are friends of Saving Seafood, which could upend the Chevron doctrine. The Supreme…
NPRUSA Today
January 17 2024 — The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled over whether to fiddle with − or even overturn − a 40-year-old precedent that has guided how federal…
USA TodayAssociated Press
Business and conservative interest groups that want to limit the power of federal regulators think they have a winner in the Atlantic herring and the boats that sweep…
Associated PressNational Fisherman
The Virginia State Legislature is considering a three-year study of the ecology, fishery impacts, and economic importance of the Atlantic menhaden population in the waters of the Commonwealth.…
National FishermanBangor Daily News
Squid has become a staple menu item and ingredient in many seafood restaurants, whether it’s fried, baked, grilled or served raw. In North American markets, however, only about…
Bangor Daily NewsSeafood News
The Menhaden Fisheries Coalition addresses five inaccurate and misleading statements made in a recent press release by the Chesapeake Legal Alliance and the Southern Maryland Recreational Fishing Organization…
Seafood NewsNational Fisherman
Pushing commercial menhaden fishing farther off the Louisiana coast may appease anglers and conservationists, but it would come at a heavy cost to the industry, according to a…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
Charles Witek, a fisheries consultant, recreational fisherman, and writer of the “ One Angler’s Voyage ” blog, has recently called out sportfishing groups like the Coastal Conservation Association…
Virginia Mercury
Following legislation this past session that required the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to determine how long a study on the Atlantic menhaden population in the Chesapeake Bay…
Virginia MercuryOne Angler's Voyage
Lately, the news has been filled with articles about various recreational fishing organizations arguing for stricter menhaden management measures. Usually, such measures take the form of restrictions on…
One Angler's VoyageNational Fisherman
Ocean Harvesters and Westbank Fishing are extremely concerned with last week’s decision by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to approve a Notice of Intent (NOI) that would…
National FishermanCapital Gazette
Thanks to Sen. Chris Van Hollen and his bipartisan colleagues for helping curtail cruel government experimentation on primates. Van Hollen and other Maryland lawmakers have supported legislation directing…
Capital GazetteVirginia Mercury
The Virginia Office of the Attorney General is asking a Richmond judge to throw out a lawsuit from recreational fishers that says state regulators illegally increased menhaden catch…
Virginia MercurySaving Seafood
The following was released by Omega Protein: Two former menhaden fishing vessels have been successfully repurposed as artificial reefs, as the F/V Mermentau and the F/V G.P. Chauvin…
National Fisherman
Omega Protein’s last menhaden net tear on Chesapeake Bay has led to the firm designing and building a new clean-up vessel called a “skimmer boat.” It is designed…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic herring Area 1A (inshore Gulf of Maine) fishery regulations include seasonal spawning closures for portions…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: Below the Armstrong Dam in Braintree, Massachusetts, a desperate scene has played out for decades. “Currently, thousands of river herring are…
app
Several New Jersey commercial herring fishermen say they don't think it's fair that a federal rule forces them to pay over 20% of their earnings to cover the…
appSeafoodSource
Chesapeake Bay menhaden fishermen tested a new response team and recovery vessel to handle fish spills when nets tear during purse seining operations, according to Ocean Harvesters, fishing…
SeafoodSourceScience.org
Fishing for Atlantic herring may seem worlds away from restrictions on power plant emissions or responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. But a case before the U.S. Supreme Court…
Science.orgCNN
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to reconsider long held precedent and decide whether to significantly scale back on the power of federal agencies in a case that can…
CNNWGME
Herring fishermen in Maine will be getting money from the federal government to help with a decline in the fish's population, which has caused the herring industry to…
WGMEAP News
The U.S. Supreme Court will take up the subject of who pays for workers who gather valuable data aboard commercial fishing boats. Justices announced Monday that they will…
AP NewsNews Center Maine
Fishermen in Maine's historic herring fishing business will receive money from the federal government to help cope with a decline in the fish's population that has caused the…
News Center MaineNational Fisherman
Omega Shipyard in Moss Point, Miss., recently delivered the $8 million 180’x40’ F/V Reedville to Ocean Harvesters, suppliers to Omega Protein in Reedville, Va. A traditional maritime christening…
National FishermanWAVY
The menhaden fishery that supplies Omega Proteins’ plant in Reedville said it would limit the areas where it fishes, largely avoiding more populated coastal areas of the lower…
WAVYSeafoodSource
Ocean Harvesters, the largest participant in Virginia’s menhaden fishery and a long-term supplier to Cooke subsidiary Omega Protein, recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with government of…
SeafoodSourceRichmond-Times Dispatch
The controversial menhaden fleet that supplies Omega Proteins’ Reedville plant is promising to limit areas in the Chesapeake Bay where it will set its nets and catch fish.…
Richmond-Times DispatchYahoo Finance
Ocean Harvesters, the largest participant in Virginia's historic menhaden fishery, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Commonwealth of Virginia and other menhaden fishing companies that…
Yahoo FinanceT he Providence Journal
The Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council voted Monday to recommend allowing commercial fishermen to harvest 50,000 pounds of Atlantic menhaden per vessel per week, despite the Bay possibly…
T he Providence JournalSeafoodSource
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is calling on coastal states that harvest Northeast Atlantic mackerel to secure a long-term quota-sharing agreement as the deadline to make a decision…
SeafoodSourceMaritime Executive
Global squid fishing increased by 68% between 2017 and 2020, according to our international analysis, prompting concerns that much of the international fishing fleet is sidestepping necessary conservation…
Maritime ExecutiveVirginia Mercury
A proposal to study the menhaden population in the Chesapeake Bay was scaled back in the House Monday. An earlier version of the bill from Sen. Lynwood Lewis,…
Virginia MercuryNational Fisherman
Virginia state House Bill 1383, recently introduced by Delegate Tim Anderson of Virginia Beach to shut down Virginia’s menhaden reduction fishery in all of the state’s territorial ocean…
National FishermanVirginia Mercury
Legislative attempts to put a two-year moratorium on the menhaden reduction fishery in the Chesapeake Bay and expand the time period during which state officials can change the…
Virginia MercuryRichmond Times
An innovative new technique to assess the health of fish population that set lower triggers for catch quotas has found that menhaden — probably the most controversial catch…
Richmond TimesSeafoodSource
Herring fishermen in the U.S. state of New Jersey are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review their case challenging the at-sea monitoring program , a cause that…
SeafoodSourceCBC
Canada is lobbying the United States to add Atlantic mackerel to transboundary fish stocks jointly managed by the two countries on the East Coast — but so far…
CBCWHRO
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission on Tuesday chose not to place new limits on the menhaden harvest. The decision came after an hours-long hearing that included roughly three…
WHROMaine Public
Maine fishermen say a series of upcoming changes to the state's menhaden quota should bring more certainty to lobstermen and others who rely on the fishery as a…
Maine PublicChesapeake Bay Magazine
East Coast fishery managers have approved increasing commercial harvests of Atlantic menhaden from Maine to Florida. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), which regulates near-shore harvests of…
Chesapeake Bay MagazineNational Fisherman
Atlantic herring fishermen are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a requirement that they pay for fishery observers at sea, at costs that can exceed $700 a…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Science Center for Marine Fisheries : Researchers with the Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) have been at the forefront of investigating…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic coastal states of Maine through North Carolina have scheduled hearings to gather public input on the…
Maine Public
Maine's commercial menhaden season will close Sunday, which could have implications for Maine lobstermen who depend on the fish as an affordable source of bait. The Atlantic States…
Maine PublicSaving Seafood
The following was released by New England Fishery Management Council: The New England Fishery Management Council is accepting applications from commercial and recreational fishermen, as well as other…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: Yesterday, Macmillan Publishers released Salmon Wars , a factually questionable book by former Los Angeles Times managing editor Douglas…
WBUR
Hutchins, a habitat restoration biologist with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, lives and works on Cape Ann. Along with a small group of volunteers, he monitors the baby…
WBURSaving Seafood
The New England Fishery Management Council covered three issues related to Atlantic herring when it met June 28-30, 2022 for a hybrid meeting in Portland, Maine. SPECIFICATIONS: The…
Saving Seafood
The following is an excerpt of an op-ed by Ken Pinkard, a 38-year, third-generation menhaden fisherman in Virginia's Northern Neck region. It was published yesterday by the Daily…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council has approved a revised rebuilding plan and 2023 specifications for Atlantic mackerel. The…
National Fisherman
Menhaden fishermen working in the Gulf of Mexico rescued six boaters, including two children, after their small craft capsized in the Mississippi Sound May 31. Purse seine crews…
National FishermanCenter Square
The federal government is giving $11 million to New England herring fishermen following a declared disaster within the industry. However, some experts claim the situation was avoidable. Overfishing…
Center SquareSeafoodSource
The 2022 herring season in the U.S. state of Alaska has concluded successfully, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. In recent years, the fishery’s value…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
Funding recovered from three pollution cases is supporting restoration of nearly 40 acres of salt marsh and other coastal habitats at Great Meadows Marsh. The marsh is located…
Center Square
Commercial fishermen in four northeastern states will share $11million of federal government assistance. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced Thursday that the herring industry in Massachusetts, Maine, New…
Center SquarePenbay Pilot
NOAA Fisheries has awarded Maine $7,191,787 to provide disaster assistance for the state’s struggling Atlantic herring fishery. NOAA Fisheries will work with the Maine Department of Marine Resources…
Penbay PilotWMUR 9
More than $600,000 will come to New Hampshire to help those impacted by the 2019 Atlantic herring fishery disaster. A scientific assessment in 2020 found herring were overfished,…
WMUR 9News Center Maine
Disaster-level instability in the Atlantic herring industry has prompted the federal government to give $11 million to commercial fishermen and shore-side infrastructure in four states. A scientific assessment…
News Center MaineSaving Seafood
Action the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is set to take this week regarding menhaden allocations at its annual spring meeting could have a significant impact on some…
Accesswire
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: A bill introduced in the Louisiana State Legislature earlier this month would enact harsh restrictions on menhaden fishing within…
AccesswireNOLA.com
A bill that would put the first substantial limits on Louisiana’s biggest but least-regulated commercial fishery cleared the state House of Representatives this week but could face fierce…
NOLA.comNOLA.com
A bill that would put the first substantial limits on Louisiana’s largest but least-known commercial fishery could improve the health of the Gulf of Mexico but cripple the…
NOLA.comPortland Press Herald
Under a bill passed by the Maine Legislature on Wednesday, the state’s pogie fishery will be closed to all fishermen in 2023 except current license holders who meet…
Portland Press HeraldSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has initiated a benchmark stock assessment for river herring to be…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is seeking public input on a proposed amendment to rebuild the Atlantic mackerel…
National Fisherman
Gulf of Maine fishermen are looking to appeal a federal judge’s reversal of an exclusion zone that keeps herring mid-water trawlers 12 miles offshore. The March 4 ruling…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Atlantic Herring Management Board members from the states of Maine, New Hampshire and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts…
National Fisherman
A federal court ruling could reopen some Northeast waters to mid-water herring trawlers, after a 2019 rule change that shut them out of a broad swath of the…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Sustainable Fisheries Coalition: Lund's Fisheries, owner of the F/V Enterprise, pictured here, applauded last week's federal court ruling. Herring fishermen from New…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries is proposing an exempted fishing permit (EFP) to evaluate how to best administer an electronic monitoring (EM) and portside…
Associated Press
Maine lawmakers are considering new controls for an important bait fishing industry in the state. Maine’s catch of menhaden has swelled in recent years . That is partly…
Associated PressBangor Daily News
The number of Maine fishermen who can catch menhaden — more commonly called pogies in Maine — could soon be limited to only those who have historically gone…
Bangor Daily NewsAP
A group of fishing companies in New England is bringing its bid to try to end industry-funded monitoring programs to federal appeals court. The companies are part of…
APAnchorage Daily News
Frigid February fishing in Alaska features crabbing from the Panhandle to the Bering Sea, followed in March by halibut, black cod and herring. Crabbers throughout Southeast will drop…
Anchorage Daily NewsPenobscot Bay Pilot
Five Maine fishermen and one fisherman from New Hampshire, along with a corporation, were charged with conspiracy, mail fraud, and obstruction of justice in connection with a multi-year…
Penobscot Bay PilotSeafoodSource
Atlantic herring fishermen who lost their case in 2021 against the federal government regarding an at-sea monitoring program filed their opening brief late last week to an appellate…
SeafoodSourceDaily Astorian
New research has found market squid populations increased fivefold off the Oregon and Washington state coasts in recent years, a population boom and an expansion north tied to…
Daily AstorianBangor Daily News
Five Maine fishermen and one fisherman from New Hampshire have been charged by federal investigators with catching and selling millions of pounds of unreported Atlantic herring. Glenn Robbins,…
Bangor Daily NewsNational Fisherman
Working with the Gulf of Mexico menhaden fleet, NOAA researchers are working on a methodology for learning about potential sea turtle interactions with purse seines, using a combination…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Supplemental materials for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 2022 Winter Meeting Webinar are now available at…
Seafood News
The Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) highlighted a new project that will look to count a population of menhaden that could help inform not only a local…
Seafood NewsAsbury Park Press
The surprising news last weekend was not just the striped bass bite on the Ocean County beaches, but the numbers of menhaden off the coast here in January.…
Asbury Park PressSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Science Center for Marine Fisheries: Despite being one of the largest and most high-profile fisheries on the East Coast, there are still…
National Fisherman
Atlantic thread herring, squid, surf clams and ocean quahogs are the focus for $126,000 in funding approved by the Science Center for Marine Fisheries’ industry advisory board for…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Science Center for Marine Fisheries : The Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) has funded $126,000 in new marine science research for…
National Fisherman
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has so prioritized offshore wind energy development that it is bypassing real environmental review and failing to consider alternative sites that…
National FishermanBangor Daily News
Maine’s northern shrimp fishery has been closed for seven years and regulators decided Friday to continue the harvest moratorium for another three years with no signs of rebound.…
Bangor Daily NewsSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Please find attached and below the preliminary agenda and public comment guidelines for the Atlantic States Marine…
AP
A surge in the catch of a small species of fish called menhaden off the Maine coast has helped stabilize a bait crunch that’s plagued the state’s lobster…
APNBC6
U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse alongside Congressman Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced Tuesday a designation of fishery failure from the U.S. Department of Commerce for…
NBC6National Fisherman
US. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced a disaster declaration for the 2019 Atlantic herring fishery on Monday, Nov. 22. “With this determination, we proudly support our fishing…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced today her determination, at the request of several Northeastern states, that a fishery disaster…
SeafoodSource
NOAA announced on 22 November that U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo declared the 2019 Atlantic herring fishery a “fishery disaster.” A fishery disaster determination brings with it…
SeafoodSourceSeafoodSource
Two bills that would reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act received a hearing on Tuesday, 16 November, in the U.S. House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water,…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
Editor's note: The following was released ahead of today's House subcommittee hearing on the Forage Fish Conservation Act. Watch the full hearing here. Today, the House Natural Resources…
Albuquerque Express
The Gulf menhaden population has once again been confirmed to be sustainably harvested, based on the results of a recently approved stock assessment conducted by NOAA Fisheries biologists…
Albuquerque ExpressNational Fisherman
Over the last few decades local fish has become harder to source for coastal communities, but covid-19 has changed that. Local food systems, including fisheries, have been thriving…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: The Gulf menhaden population has once again been confirmed to be sustainably harvested, based on the results of a…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Please note there has been a slight change to the notice below: In order to prevent the…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board members from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: Proposed Changes to Atlantic King Mackerel and Spanish Mackerel Management Register Now – Public Hearings via webinar…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board members from the States of Maine, New…
Phys.org
Big fish eat smaller fish, but only if there are smaller fish to eat. A new study led by researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine…
Phys.orgSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: This action increases the herring Area 1A sub-ACL from 1,609 mt to 2,609 mt and the ACL from 4,128 mt to…
Astorian
If Joe Mulkey could fish for market squid year-round, he would. The emerging Oregon fishery ticks a lot of boxes for the commercial fisherman from Reedsport: the use…
AstorianVirginian Pilot
In his recent op-ed (“Fish spills renew concerns about menhaden management,” Oct. 2), the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Chris Moore gives readers a picture of a menhaden fishery that…
Virginian PilotAssociated Press
The federal government is shutting down the harvest of an important species of fish for the rest of the year because of concerns about overfishing. Fishermen from Maine…
Associated PressSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida – The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) has completed an update…
Mount Desert Islander
The directed herring fishery has been closed for the rest of the year for the inshore Gulf of Maine, according to officials. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s…
Mount Desert IslanderPortland Press Herald
Maine’s shrimp fishery has been closed for nearly a decade since the stock’s collapse in 2013. Scientists are now saying a species of squid that came into the…
Portland Press HeraldSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries is closing the entire Atlantic mackerel fishery in federal waters through the end of the fishing year on December…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Supplemental materials for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 2021 Fall Meeting Webinar are now available at…
New England Fishery Management Council
The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council: During its September 28-30, 2021 webinar meeting, the New England Fishery Management Council selected preferred alternatives for…
New England Fishery Management CouncilMaine Public
Scientists think they've found the chief culprit in the collapse of Maine's prized shrimp fishery. They're pointing the finger at a voracious species of squid that rode in…
Maine PublicSaving Seafood
An extreme heatwave in the Gulf of Maine in 2012 resulted in the warmest ocean temperatures in the region in decades. By 2013, the Atlantic northern shrimp population…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership's Ocean Disclosure Project: Rhode Island-based seafood company The Town Dock is become the latest company to participate in the…
SeafoodSource
Setting catch levels for Northeast Atlantic pelagic stocks above the established scientific advice year-on-year is an unacceptable threat to shared-stock fisheries, the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA)…
SeafoodSourceNational Fisherman
Researchers from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center have installed a new electronic data collection system at five shortfin squid processing facilities across the region, a project that NMFS…
National FishermanAP
It’s 3 a.m., and after five days plying through the high seas, the Ocean Warrior is surrounded by an atoll of blazing lights that overtakes the nighttime sky.…
APSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Members of the Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board from the states of Maine and New Hampshire, and…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: Effective August 30 NOAA Fisheries is closing the directed Illex fishery in federal waters through the end of the fishing year,…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic herring Area 1A (inshore Gulf of Maine) fishery regulations include seasonal spawning closures for portions…
Fire Island and Beyond
If you have been to the beach this summer, odds are you have seen some big schools of bunker (Menhaden) just offshore. While it is not uncommon, this…
Fire Island and BeyondChesapeake Bay Magazine
A good recipe for success in any venture is passion, love of a cause and the energy to make it happen—and leading a maritime museum is no different.…
Chesapeake Bay MagazineNational Fisherman
With 92 percent of its seasonal allocation projected to have been landed, the inshore Gulf of Maine herring area 1A officially closed at midnight Aug. 3, with zero…
National FishermanNational Fisherman
The California squid fleet fished in favorable ocean conditions as the season kicked off on April 1. Last year’s ocean water temperatures left an air of optimism that…
National FishermanAssociated Press at the Gloucester Daily Times
Commercial fishing for herring will all but shut down in the inshore Gulf of Maine for about two months to help conserve the species. Atlantic herring are an…
Associated Press at the Gloucester Daily TimesSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Menhaden Management Board initiated an addendum to Amendment 3 to…
New Haven Register
It’s the time of year when fish abound in the region’s rivers, lakes and Long Island Sound, and also a time when some fish are dying. While it’s…
New Haven RegisterGood Times
Over the last few months, hundreds of boats have been fishing off of—or transiting along—Santa Cruz County’s coastline. Industry analysts report plenty of bright spots in both the…
Good TimesSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Area 1A (inshore Gulf of Maine) Atlantic herring fishery is projected to have harvested 92% of…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries has begun an ambitious assessment of small pelagic fish reaching from the Canadian border to the southern tip of…
Providence Journal
It's exceptionally rare to dine at a restaurant and hear someone say, "I'll have the scup," or, "I'll have the conger eel." Salmon, cod and tuna dominate the…
Providence JournalMaritime Executive
In the early days of World War II, demand skyrocketed for vessels to fill the needs of the U.S. sea services. The Coast Guard was no exception as…
Maritime ExecutiveNational Fisherman
Several prominent U.S squid producers and suppliers have joined with European, Canadian and Australian counterparts in creating a new international working group to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries is finalizing the Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish quotas for the 2021-2023 fishing year and reaffirms 2021 chub mackerel…
New Bedford Standard-Times
Kids are getting down and dirty with hands-on activities through Sea Lab’s summer program. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from Woods Hole Laboratory arrived at the school…
New Bedford Standard-TimesSeafoodSource
Some of the biggest names in the global squid sector have joined forces to fight for the elimination of products sourced from illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) : The Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) has approved 5 new research projects for 2021,…
SeafoodSource
On 5 August, 2020, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission adopted ecological reference points (ERPs) for Atlantic menhaden, changing how the stock’s quota was managed. The move meant…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: The Research Track stock assessment for Illex (shortfin) squid, includes a virtual stakeholder listening session on July 13th, from 1:00 p.m.…
National Fisherman
Efforts to ratchet down fishing effort on species like herring and menhaden in the name of “extra precautionary management” in most cases are unlikely to bring additional benefits…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: The summer fishing season is in mid-swing. Perhaps you’re planning to head offshore this weekend to target…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Science Center for Marine Fisheries : A newly released study finds that, for many predator species, extra-precautionary management of forage fish is…
MSN
China has announced a temporary ban on its fishing fleet — the world's biggest — from catching squid in parts of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans after overfishing…
MSNSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: What/When: Commercial harvest of king mackerel in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) Northern Zone (depicted in map below)…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: What/When: The commercial harvest of Atlantic migratory group Spanish mackerel (Atlantic Spanish mackerel) northern zone will close at 12:01 a.m., local…
Seafood News
Imported squid volumes, prior to 2019, typically trended at 160 million pounds of product entering the United States per year on average. This figure took a massive hit…
Seafood NewsNOLA.com
The effort to create a buffer between Louisiana's coastline and huge menhaden ships fell flat in the 2021 legislative session, dying last week in a House-Senate conference committee.…
NOLA.comBangor Daily News
Russell Libby turned to his crew at CBS Lobster and Bait on Union Wharf on Monday afternoon, telling them another boat was due in five minutes. Libby also…
Bangor Daily NewsSustainable Fisheries UW
Small pelagic fish that school in open water—think sardines or anchovies, are eaten by all kinds of predators. Seabirds, marine mammals, and bigger fish feed on these small…
Sustainable Fisheries UWLouisiana Illuminator
A small silver fish was the topic of a nearly three hour discussion among fishers, environmental advocates and lawmakers at the Louisiana Capitol this week. At issue was…
Louisiana IlluminatorNational Fisherman
A South Atlantic shortfin squid fishery is dominated by distant-water fleets off Argentina, primarily Chinese vessels that account for an estimated 69 percent of fishing activity, according to…
National FishermanNOLA.com
A Louisiana Senate committee on Tuesday advanced legislation to create a quarter-mile buffer between the state's coastline and its largest commercial fishing industry. The unanimous decision came after…
NOLA.comAssociated Press
A small fish that has been the subject of conservation efforts for years appears to be growing in number in the rivers of the East Coast. River herring…
Associated PressSaving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: Meeting materials for the June 14-18, 2021 meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council are now…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 , NOAA funded 125 habitat restoration projects in coastal areas throughout the…
Seafood News
Menhaden Fisheries Coalition (MFC) members located in the Gulf of Mexico are pushing back against a proposed Louisiana state bill that would ban menhaden vessels from fishing within…
Seafood NewsSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries proposes Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish quotas for the 2021-2023 fishing years and reaffirms 2021 chub mackerel specifications as…
Bangor Daily News
Fisherman Rob Bichrest of Cundy’s Harbor bent over a huge, black net at the Portland Fish Pier on Monday morning. Using a pair of orange-handled scissors, Bichrest then…
Bangor Daily NewsSaving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: Register now to attend the next meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council scheduled for June…
NOLA.com
After decades under lax regulation, the Louisiana House voted 67-28 Wednesday to require the state's largest commercial fishery to cast its nets farther from the state's fragile coastline.…
NOLA.comSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: Beginning on July 1, 2021 , NOAA Fisheries will begin selecting vessels with Category A or B herring permits fishing on…
Mount Desert Islander
For decades, lobstermen have filled their bait bags with Atlantic herring, the small fish that plays a tremendous role in the food chain and is the preferred bait…
Mount Desert IslanderNational Fisherman
More than half of all squid landings in the Northeast come from Rhode Island. But last year, as a result of the pandemic, some Rhode Island fleets saw…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: The butterfish fishery is managed by limited access permits, an annual quota, mesh requirements, trip limits in some circumstances, and area…
National Fisherman
With the help of Ampro Shipyard in Weems, Va., Omega Protein in Reedville is busy getting its menhaden fishing fleet ready for Virginia’s 2021 menhaden fishing season. The…
National FishermanSeafoodSource
Two U.S. senators on Thursday, 29 April, filed a bill that calls on the federal government to increase protections for smaller fish that serve as an essential food…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Supplemental materials for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 2021 Spring Meeting Webinar are now available at…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: The deadline to apply for open seats on the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's advisory panels is…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board members from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council: The New England Fishery Management Council received a progress report during its April 13-15, 2021 webinar meeting…
KCAW
The commercial and subsistence herring seasons in Sitka have drawn to a close. But the legal case between Sitka Tribe of Alaska and the state continues, with a…
KCAWSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: The deadline to apply for the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's advisory panels is this Friday, April 23 .…
Seafood News
Herring sac roe harvests have begun winding down in Southeast Alaska and Kodiak, leaving the remaining fishery in Togiak for what used to be an early shot in…
Seafood NewsSeafoodSource
Omega Protein highlighted its link to local fishing communities through a video featuring stories of employees and members of Virginia’s Northern Neck and in the Gulf of Mexico…
SeafoodSourceKCAW
The Sitka Sound Sac Roe Herring Fishery is winding down, and state biologists expect to close the fishery soon. In an interview on Thursday (4-8-21), Area Management Biologist…
KCAWSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Atlantic Herring Management Board members from the states of Maine, New Hampshire and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: Are you interested in federal fisheries management and want to become more involved? Apply now for open…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by Omega Protein: For over 100 years, Omega Protein has been more than just an employer; it’s been an integral part of our fishing…
KTOO
The Sitka Sound Sac Roe Herring fishery remained open for the 11th day in a row Tuesday (4-6-21) Seiners hauled in around 900 tons of herring during Monday’s…
KTOOSeafoodSource
It’s a big year for Alaska roe herring fisheries – but lackluster interest by both harvesters and processors is an ongoing issue. The fishery at Sitka Sound opened…
SeafoodSourceNational Fisherman
New rules in the herring fishery aimed at improving sustainability for the important lobster bait fish are impacting fishermen, dealers and others. The fishery, mostly centered in Massachusetts…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The agenda is subject to change. Bulleted items represent the anticipated major issues to be discussed or…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: WHAT/WHEN: Commercial hook-and-line harvest of king mackerel in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico Southern Zone (depicted in map below)…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: Effective at 00:01 April 1 Under the New England Fishery Management Council’s Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan, no person may fish…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation: Project Update: South Fork Wind Farm Fisheries Monitoring — Beam Trawl Survey The South Fork Wind Farm beam…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: In order to participate in the Atlantic mackerel fishery you must follow certain notification, reporting, and monitoring requirements. General requirements are…
Seafood News
While California's market squid has dipped over the past few years, it's hit the big time in Oregon: The state has established directed fishery regulations for the growing…
Seafood NewsSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries is implementing Framework 8 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan, as recommended by the New England Fishery Management…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries will begin selecting vessels with Category A or B herring permits fishing on declared herring trips for industry-funded monitoring…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is soliciting applications from qualified individuals to serve on nine advisory panels. Advisory…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council: The New England Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet via webinar on Friday,…
Guardian
A Guardian Seascape analysis of 44 recent studies of more than 9,000 seafood samples from restaurants, fishmongers and supermarkets in more than 30 countries found that 36% were…
GuardianSand Paper
The state Department of Environmental Protection is seeking comments on proposed new rules regulating crab and lobster management, marine fisheries and fishery management in New Jersey. Written comments…
Sand PaperSaving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: During its meeting this week, members of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council chose preferred management alternatives…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) : The Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) has approved 4 new research projects, with $100,000…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: WHAT/WHEN: Commercial hook-and-line harvest of king mackerel in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) Southern Zone (depicted in map…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: Meeting materials for the upcoming March 1-5, 2021 meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council are…
SeafoodSource
Just two seiners and one gillnetter participated in the 2020 herring season in Togiak, Alaska. With a guideline harvest of 38,749 metric tons (MT), it is believed those…
SeafoodSourceAssociated Press at The Milford Mirror
New restrictions that will limit commercial herring fishing off New England take effect on Wednesday. Atlantic herring are the source of a major East Coast fishery. They're used…
Associated Press at The Milford MirrorNews Center Maine
New Atlantic herring protections announced last month by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will take effect on Wednesday. The regulations will limit the annual catch levels…
News Center MaineSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: To survive the open ocean, freshly hatched tiny fish larvae must find food, avoid predators, and navigate ocean currents. Their experiences…
National Fisherman
While the earliest incarnations of trawling can be traced back to the 1700s, the earliest versions of seine fishing are depicted on Egyptian tombs from 5,000 years ago.…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council meet March 1-5, 2021 via webinar. During the week-long meeting Council…
Seafood News
On Monday several organizations who are part of the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition submitted a letter to Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Menhaden Board Chair A.G. “Spud” Woodward.…
Seafood NewsSeafoodSource
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) will likely look into how the U.S. Atlantic menhaden fishery allocates its quota in 2021. The commission is considering reallocating the…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition: As the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) undertakes a performance review of the Atlantic menhaden fishery, members of…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: WHAT/WHEN: The commercial harvest of Atlantic migratory group Spanish mackerel in the Atlantic southern zone will close at 6:00 a.m., local…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: KEY MESSAGE: NOAA Fisheries requests your comments on Amendment 12 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: WHAT/WHEN: Commercial gillnet harvest of king mackerel in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico Southern Zone closed at 12 p.m.,…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Supplemental materials for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 2021 Winter Meeting Webinar are now available at…
KTOO
In an unusual move, the Alaska Department of Fish & Game has set a large guideline harvest level for the commercial herring fishing in Sitka this spring, on…
KTOOSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: Pelagic or forage fish species are an important source of food for marine predators in the eastern Bering Sea. This group…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: We are working with the dam owners to improve fish passage for river herring and American eels on a tributary of…
KTOO
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska in November won another round in its legal fight with the state over the management of the commercial herring fishery. And next week…
KTOOSeafoodSource
A major European seafood brand has joined a fishery improvement project (FIP) for squid in Chinese waters. Saint-Geours-de-Maremne, France-based Labeyrie Fine Foods, a producer and distributor of value-added…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: The Northeast Region Coordinating Council has approved the 2021 fisheries stock assessment schedule for management and research track assessments. The management…
Newsday
Numerous reports of dead and dying bunker fish washing up on Long Island beaches in recent weeks have prompted state officials to collect samples for study. Distressed fish…
NewsdaySaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Winter Meeting Webinar will be held February 1-4, 2021. Please find…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries reminds participants in the Atlantic herring fishery that the 2020 fishing year ends on December 31. If you submit…
Chesapeake Bay Magazine
Virginia’s menhaden harvest, now under the control of the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC), has officially been reduced by 10 percent to comply with the Atlantic coast-wide fishery…
Chesapeake Bay MagazineIntraFish
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announced in early December that it would suspend its certification of Atlanto-Scandic herring and blue whiting fisheries as of Dec. 30 , affecting…
IntraFishAssociated Press at the Gloucester Daily Times
The federal government plans to require herring fishing boats to participate in industry-funded monitoring starting in April. At-sea monitoring programs allow the government to collect important data that…
Associated Press at the Gloucester Daily TimesWAVY
On Tuesday, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) reduced Virginia’s menhaden harvest by 10 percent to comply with the newly adopted menhaden fishery quota from the Atlantic States…
WAVYSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries intends to begin selecting vessels with Category A or B herring permits for industry-funded monitoring (IFM) coverage on April…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: The quarterly meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council begins this Monday, December 7th via webinar…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Marine Stewardship Council: The independent assesssors responsible for certifying fisheries to the MSC Fishery Standard have today annouced that Atlanto-Scandian herring and…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: Effective 00:01 hours on November 25 through December 31, 2020 Under the New England Fishery Management Council’s Atlantic Herring Fishery Management…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: Meeting materials, including agendas, overviews, and documents are now available for the upcoming meeting of the South…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: Members of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will meet December 7-10, 2020 to address management measures…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: The first meeting of the working group focused on improving the butterfish stock assessment is set for November 18. The meeting…
Portland Phoenix
It’s not just the rising temperatures that should have Mainers concerned, according to experts. Kathy Mills, a scientist with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, last week said…
Portland PhoenixAssociated Press at U.S. News
The New England herring fishery is slowing down for the rest of the year because fishermen are approaching their quota for the fish. Fishermen will be unable to…
Associated Press at U.S. NewsSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: Effective 00:01 hours on November 11 through December 31, 2020 Under the New England Fishery Management Council’s Atlantic Herring Fishery Management…
Houma Today
A growing conflict over Louisiana's but largest but perhaps least-known commercial fishery came to a head this week when state leaders rejected a plan to restrict large-scale menhaden…
Houma TodaySaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board members from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: If you would like to provide IFM services (observing, at-sea monitoring, and/or portside sampling) to Atlantic herring vessels in IFM year…
SeafoodSource
With Chinese leaders meeting in Beijing this week to finalize the country’s five-year economic blueprint, the operators of China’s self-declared capital of squid processing are hailing a record…
SeafoodSourceSeafood News
Russia hopes to compensate the unsuccessful salmon fishing season this year with the increase of production of i vasi sardine, mackerel and pollock , according to recent statements…
Seafood NewsSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Atlantic Herring Management Board members from the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts…
IntraFish
Cooke-owned Omega Protein in Virginia said the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) decision on Tuesday to cut the US Atlantic coast menhaden quota by 10 percent "is…
IntraFishSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: Atlantic herring vessels may only fish with midwater trawl gear inside the following Groundfish Closed Areas when carrying an observer onboard…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by The Office of Senator Jack Reed (D-RI): In an effort to give Rhode Island fisherman a voice and voting representation on the Mid-Atlantic…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: This action increases the Area 1A sub-annual catch limit (ACL) and the ACL for 2020. Because landings in New Brunswick weir…
Daily Press
A new way of thinking about fishing quotas will bring a 10% cut in the coastwide cap for menhaden, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission decided Tuesday. The…
Daily PressSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Menhaden Management Board (Board) approved a total allowable catch (TAC)…
Capital Gazette
The Atlantic Menhaden Management Board voted to lower the total allowable catch for Atlantic menhaden coast-wide by 10% in response to a change in management that considers the…
Capital GazetteSaving Seafood
The following was released by Omega Protein: Sundays have always been different in Reedville, Virginia, a community created and sustained by the menhaden fishery. For over 140 years,…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: There are additional supplemental materials for the Atlantic Menhaden and Atlantic Striped Bass Management Boards. Links to…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board members from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Supplemental materials for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 79 th Annual Meeting Webinar are now available…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: Offshore fishermen and others interested in federal fisheries management for such species as Dolphin, Wahoo, King Mackerel,…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: We are currently soliciting working group members for both the butterfish and Illex squid research track stock assessments. The research track…
SeafoodSource
A lack of international agreement between Northeast Atlantic coastal states on the management of catch levels have left four Atlanto-Scandian herring fisheries with “a high risk” of losing…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Marine Stewardship Council: Four MSC-certified Atlanto-Scandian herring fisheries operating in the Northeast Atlantic are at a high risk of losing their MSC…
Phys.org
Scientists at the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center have developed an unusually rich picture of who is eating whom off the Northeastern United States. The findings, published recently…
Phys.orgSaving Seafood
The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council: During the first day of its September 29-October 1, 2020 webinar meeting , the New England Fishery…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The following announcement includes information on (1) days out measures for the 2020 Area 1A (inshore Gulf…
National Fisherman
Omega Protein is working with the Cameron Lions Club to raise money for Cameron Parish, La., residents, devastated when Hurricane Laura came ashore Aug. 27 with 150 mph…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
ABBEVILLE, La. — The following was released by Omega Protein: Omega Protein is partnering with the Cameron Lions Club to raise money for Cameron Parish, Louisiana, which was…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: KEY MESSAGE: NOAA Fisheries announces a temporary rule to increase: The commercial trip limit for vermilion snapper from 1,000 pounds gutted…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: The next meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will be held October 5-8, 2020. Due to ongoing…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: KEY MESSAGE: NOAA Fisheries announces a final rule to implement Framework Amendment 8 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries reminds participants in the Atlantic herring fishery that the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the states of Maine,…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board members from the states of Maine and New Hampshire and the…
Bangor Daily News
A major fishery off New England will be slowed down considerably in September in an attempt to protect the fish’s population. Atlantic herring are the target of a…
Bangor Daily NewsSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries is closing the directed fishery in federal waters through the end of the fishing year, December 31, 2020. Effective…
Dispatch
Six people were successfully pulled from the water last week after their vessel caught fire about three miles off the Ocean City coast. Last Thursday, the U.S. Coast…
DispatchSeafood News
On Thursday the F/V Smuggler’s Point, a vessel that harvests menhaden exclusively for Omega Protein, found themselves involved in an at-sea rescue when a nearby boat caught fire.…
Seafood NewsNational Fisherman
The California squid fleet faced stiff tariffs, covid-crimped markets and a slow start to the season. Oceanic conditions, on the plus side, appear to have improved for the…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Season 1 Landing Day Adjustment/Canceled Call The Area 1A (inshore Gulf of Maine) Atlantic herring fishery is…
National Fisherman
Squid made up most of the 48 million pounds landed at Point Judith, R.I., during 2018, a year when the port brought in $64 million, according to the…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council: The New England Fishery Management Council is soliciting applicants to fill one vacancy on its Whiting Advisory…
Boston Globe
Rhode Island won the roll call. State Democratic Party Chairman Joseph McNamara highlighted the state’s official appetizer during the roll call of the largely virtual Democratic National Convention…
Boston GlobeAssociated Press
Federal fishing regulators are allowing increased harvesting of a species of squid this year because of reports that the species can withstand it. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Associated PressSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The audio files from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 2020 Summer Meeting Webinar are now available…
Bay Journal
East Coast fishery managers have agreed to tie future menhaden population levels to the number needed to support a robust striped bass population — a first step toward…
Bay JournalSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic Menhaden Management Board approved the use of ecological reference points (ERPs) in the management of…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Omega Protein: Omega Protein supports today’s decision by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to adopt Ecological Reference Points (ERPs) for Atlantic…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (Commission) Atlantic Herring Management Board members from Maine, New Hampshire, and…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The 2020 American Shad Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report indicate American shad remain depleted on…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: Effective August 4, 2020 NOAA Fisheries announces an increase to the 2020 acceptable biological catch (ABC) for the Illex squid fishery…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries implements measures adopted by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council as part of Amendment 21 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid,…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition : As the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) considers whether to adopt Ecological Reference Points for Atlantic menhaden…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council: The New England Fishery Management Council has scheduled numerous public hearings, advisory panel meetings, and committee meetings…
Seafood News
A review conducted by Dr. Steve Cadrin of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth found that the Atlantic menhaden fishery leaves 99.5 percent of menhaden year class in the…
Seafood NewsSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Supplemental materials for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 2020 Summer Meeting Webinar are now available at…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (Commission) Atlantic Herring Management Board members from Maine, New Hampshire, and…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Science Center for Marine Fisheries: The Atlantic menhaden fishery leaves 99.5 percent of a menhaden year class in the water to serve…
Maine Public
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins are calling on the federal government to provide disaster assistance to the state's herring industry in the wake…
Maine PublicSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (Commission) Atlantic Herring Management Board members from Maine, New Hampshire, and…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council: The New England Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet via webinar on Wednesday,…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: Last week the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved an amendment that proposes modifications to the permitting and management…
National Fisherman
Omega Shipyard at Moss Point, Miss., delivered the 180′ x 40′ x 7′ menhaden steamer Little River to the Omega Protein plant in Reedville, Va., to fish the…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: WHAT/WHEN: The commercial harvest of Atlantic migratory group Spanish mackerel northern zone in federal waters will close at 12:01 a.m., local…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will meet via webinar on Thursday, July 16, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is soliciting applicants for open advisory panel seats. The Council’s advisory…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Please find attached and below the preliminary agenda and public comment guidelines for the Atlantic States Marine…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Atlantic Herring Management Board members from the States of Maine and New Hampshire, and the Commonwealth of…
SeafoodSource
Seafreeze Limited and Sea Fresh USA, both based in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, U.S.A., have achieved Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for their loligo and illex squid fisheries.…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Marine Stewardship Council: Longfin squid (Doryteuthis (Amerigo) pealeii), also known as loligo, and Northern shortfin squid (Illex illecebrosus) caught by Seafreeze Limited…
Maritime Executive
In early June, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries announced plans for two closed seasons on squid fishing in parts of the south-west Atlantic and eastern…
Maritime ExecutivePortland Press Herald
Maine’s iconic lobster industry has taken its share of lumps in the past year. Stricter 2019 quotas on the herring catch drove bait prices up. A cold 2019…
Portland Press HeraldSeafoodSource
The Cause of Action Institute has filed a motion for summary judgement on behalf of New Jersey, U.S.A., fisherman against a new set of regulations called the “Omnibus…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: In response to significant interest and questions from a broad range of stakeholders regarding Atlantic herring, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries is delaying the start date to begin assigning industry-funded monitoring (IFM) coverage in the herring fishery until later this…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: At 00:01 hours on June 6, 2020, the directed herring fishery in Management Area 3 will close and a 2,000 lb…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council: The New England Fishery Management Council has scheduled several advisory panel (AP) and committee meetings during the…
Seafood News
Casual conversation over coffee has turned into fully-funded collaborative sardine research project between the seafood industry and fishery scientists. Ocean Gold Seafood, based in Westport, Wash., received word…
Seafood NewsNews On The Neck
Omega Protein is no longer threatened with a moratorium on its menhaden fishing operations. Thursday, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission notified the U.S. Secretary of Commerce that…
News On The NeckSeafood News
Scallops. Black sea bass. Squid. Oysters. New Jersey's coastal fisheries harvest millions of dollars worth of seafood annually from the state's bountiful coastal waters, but some in the…
Seafood NewsSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: KEY MESSAGE: NOAA Fisheries requests comments on a proposed rule for Framework Amendment 8 to the Fishery Management Plan for the…
SeafoodSource
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has rescinded a noncompliance finding for the U.S. State of Virginia’s menhaden fishery, potentially ending a conflict over the quota that…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Today, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission notified the Secretary of Commerce that the Commonwealth of Virginia…
SeafoodSource
Although there was no commercial herring sac roe fishery this year in Sitka Sound due to small average fish size, an Alaska Department of Fish and Game report…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board members from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts…
National Fisherman
An economic study from the Science Center for Marine Fisheries shows the East Coast squid fishery lands more than $30 million in direct income annually but generates some…
National FishermanSeafoodSource
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic's widespread impact on the U.S. seafood industry, Reedville, Virginia-based Omega Protein is expecting to have relatively few impacts to the menhaden fishery. Omega…
SeafoodSourceNational Fisherman
“Business has fallen off a cliff, for squid, and for every market that deals with restaurants,” says Chris Lee, of Sea Fresh USA, a supplier and processor in…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) : Fishing for longfin squid brings in tens of millions of dollars in annual revenue and…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries approves Framework Adjustment 6 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This action reduces Atlantic herring catch limits…
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Squid boats dotting the Central California coastline have been joined by salmon fishermen and women as both seasons are now underway. While the salmon fishery is just getting…
Santa Cruz SentinelSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The final meeting materials for the ASMFC Spring Meeting Webinar can be found at http://www.asmfc.org/home/ 2020-spring-meeting-webinar un…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Supplemental materials for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 2020 Spring Meeting Webinar are now available at…
New England Fishery Management Council
The New England Fishery Management Council met April 14-15, 2020 by webinar and covered a wide range of issues. In addition to the actions it took on Atlantic…
New England Fishery Management CouncilSaving Seafood
The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council: The New England Fishery Management Council received a progress report during its April 14-15, 2020 webinar meeting…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: A meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) begins this afternoon…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: Today we published a notice in the Federal Register correcting the list of industry-funded monitoring (IFM) service providers that we approved…
National Fisherman
Since the late 19th century, New England’s commercial Atlantic herring fishery was tied to both the canning industry and the lobster fishery, and the connections to today’s lucrative…
National FishermanSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: Today we filed notice in the Federal Register announcing the industry-funded monitoring (IFM) service providers that have been approved to provide…
Phys.org
New research suggests that large-scale environmental factors influence the size of one of the ocean's most abundant forage species. Recently, scientists from LSU, NOAA, the University of Southern…
Phys.orgSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Atlantic Herring Management Board members from the states of Maine, New Hampshire and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts…
Undercurrent News
The timing of a recent crackdown on the use of purse seiners to catch menhaden off the coast of the state of New York's Long Island is being…
Undercurrent NewsScientific American
For centuries, fishers in Narrangansett, R.I., have plied the waters of the northwestern Atlantic for herring—small, schooling fish that are also a staple for ocean predators. But as…
Scientific AmericanSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: On February 12, 2020, we invited monitoring service providers to apply to become NOAA Fisheries-approved providers for industry-funded observer, at-sea monitoring,…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Urban Coast Institute: A series of interactive maps published on the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal illustrates the shifts that have taken place…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries is proposing an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) to evaluate how to best administer an electronic monitoring (EM) and portside…
Portland Press Herald
Gov. Janet Mills is asking President Trump for help to support Maine’s fishing industry. In a letter to the president Friday , Mills pointed to a collapse of…
Portland Press HeraldSeafood News
There’s no denying that coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has had a massive impact on the world. Here’s an overview of the ramifications on seafood shipping and related…
Seafood NewsSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is soliciting public input on an amendment to address revisions to the Mackerel,…
SeafoodSource
A second lawsuit has been filed in a U.S. federal courthouse against a rule, scheduled to take effect Monday, 9 March, that would require Atlantic herring fishermen to…
SeafoodSourceSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries proposes measures adopted by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council as part of Amendment 21 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid,…
SeafoodSource
Alaska’s Atka mackerel and rockfish fisheries have achieved Alaska Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) certification. The Alaska RFM was created by the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) in 2010,…
SeafoodSourceMount Desert Islander
Atlantic herring, which is the fish used for bait by most Maine lobstermen, was expensive and hard to come by in 2019. In 2020, the catch limit set…
Mount Desert IslanderSeafoodSource
Omega Protein officially announced on Monday, 2 March, that it completed moving its corporate headquarters from Houston, Texas, U.S.A., to Reedville, Virginia. The company, a division of Canadian-based…
SeafoodSourceDaily Press
All seven of Omega Protein’s big blue purse-seine boats will head out on the chase for menhaden as usual this spring, but legislation passed by both the House…
Daily PressSeafoodSource
A group of New Jersey fishermen have filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block a ruling that would require them to pay to carry independent monitors…
SeafoodSourceSeafood News
Rockfish landings and values are up, squid landings are down on the West Coast. Sablefish prices have dropped, following an increase in landings on the West Coast and…
Seafood NewsSaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries announces 2020 fishing year quotas in the Atlantic mackerel, longfin squid, Illex squid, and butterfish fisheries, as recommended by…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: Federal fishery managers will gather next week in Jekyll Island, GA to address a number of topics…
National Fisherman
New Jersey herring fishermen are going to court challenging a new rule forcing them to pay for at-sea monitoring, which they say will cost more than $700 a…
National FishermanUndercurrent News
A group of US Atlantic herring trawlers linked to major New Jersey scallop and squid supplier Lund's Fisheries have sued the US National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) arguing…
Undercurrent NewsSaving Seafood
The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council: Here are several timely meetings and management actions that directly relate to the work of the New…
Portland Press Herald
Keenly aware of a looming bait shortage, Friendship lobsterman Chad Benner decided last fall to invest $15,000 to buy the custom-made net needed to join Maine’s growing menhaden…
Portland Press HeraldBloomberg Environment
The U.S. Department of Commerce violated federal administrative law by requiring at-sea monitors for herring fishing and making the industry pay for them, a group of New Jersey…
Bloomberg EnvironmentGloucester Daily Times
Cape Ann fishermen and other stakeholders will have a chance to weigh in on a plan to better manage the New England fishery for Atlantic herring next month.…
Gloucester Daily TimesAssociated Press at the Bangor Daily News
Interstate fishing regulators are holding a series of public hearings in March about plans to try to better manage the fishery for Atlantic herring. Herring are the subject…
Associated Press at the Bangor Daily NewsAssociated Press at WGME
Interstate fishing regulators are holding a series of public hearings in March about plans to try to better manage the fishery for Atlantic herring. Herring are the subject…
Associated Press at WGMESaving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: If you would like to provide IFM services to Atlantic herring vessels in IFM years 2020 – 2021 (April 1, 2020…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic coastal states of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts have scheduled their hearings to gather public…
Associated Press at the New York Times
For a guy who left school after 11th grade, George Ball figures he has the best-paying job available on this rural stretch of Chesapeake Bay shoreline. He catches…
Associated Press at the New York TimesSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Commission’s Atlantic Menhaden Management Board accepted the results of the SingleSpecies and Ecological Reference Points (ERPs)…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: The final rule implementing the Industry-Funded Monitoring Omnibus Amendment recommended by the New England Fishery Management Council published today. This amendment…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Commission’s South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board approved Addendum III to Amendment 1 to the Interstate…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council: Here are several timely management actions that directly relate to the work of the New England Fishery…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Science Center for Marine Fisheries : Dr. Steve Cadrin , Professor at the School for Marine Science and Technology at the University…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board approved Draft Addendum III to Amendment 3…
Seafood News
NOAA Fisheries announced the implementation of a New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) amendment to allow industry-funded monitoring in any fishery under its management. The monitoring will better…
Seafood NewsDaily Press
Virginia moved to keep fishing for menhaden in Chesapeake Bay, but a legislative compromise that got its first nods this week means the big boats from Reedville won’t…
Daily PressSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Supplemental materials for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 2020 Winter Meeting are now available at http://www.asmfc.org/home/2020-winter-meeting…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by NOAA Fisheries: NOAA Fisheries is proposing Framework Adjustment 6 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan. This action would set specifications for the…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: WHAT/WHEN: The daily trip limit for the commercial harvest of Atlantic Spanish mackerel in the southern zone…
Seafood News
Three of the thorniest issues in the seafood industry will be looked at by the industry-academic group Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCeMFiS) this year. SCeMFiS researchers will…
Seafood NewsUndercurrent News
The US Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCeMFiS) has approved over $191,000 in funding for new research projects in 2020, it announced. SCeMFiS researchers from across the country…
Undercurrent NewsPortland Press Herald
The Maine Department of Marine Resources wants to close a fast-growing lobster bait fishery to newcomers for two years so it has time to come up with a…
Portland Press HeraldSaving Seafood
The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: The final agenda and meeting materials for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 2020 Winter Meeting are…
Saving Seafood
The following was released by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is currently seeking input on proposed commercial trip limit reductions for…
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