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Friday, May 17, 2013
New Regulations for Gulf of Mexico Gray Triggerfish
US - On 9 May, 2013, NOAA Fisheries approved Amendment 37 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico. This rule adjusts the...
US - On 9 May, 2013, NOAA Fisheries approved Amendment 37 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico. This rule adjusts the...
USDA Catfish Inspection Programme Repealed
US - The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) applauded the House Agriculture Committee for repealing the duplicative USDA catfish inspection programme. ...
US - The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) applauded the House Agriculture Committee for repealing the duplicative USDA catfish inspection programme. ...
Thursday, May 16, 2013
US Catfish Farmers Continue to Address Production Challenges
US - Mississippi’s catfish farmers continue to address production challenges as the industry works to reclaim markets lost to imported fish....
US - Mississippi’s catfish farmers continue to address production challenges as the industry works to reclaim markets lost to imported fish....
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Federal Waters off Texas Closed to Shrimping
US - Federal waters from nine to 200 nautical miles off Texas will close to shrimp trawling at 30 minutes after official sunset, local time, on 23 May, 2013, corresponding...
US - Federal waters from nine to 200 nautical miles off Texas will close to shrimp trawling at 30 minutes after official sunset, local time, on 23 May, 2013, corresponding...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Weekly Overview: Warming Ocean Temperature Causing Issues for Gulf of Maine
ANALYSIS - Last week TheFishSite visited Portland, Maine, USA to understand the problems that the local fishing industry is currently facing, writes Lucy Towers,...
ANALYSIS - Last week TheFishSite visited Portland, Maine, USA to understand the problems that the local fishing industry is currently facing, writes Lucy Towers,...
Monday, May 13, 2013
Study Highlights Under-appreciated Benefit of Oyster Restoration
US - Scientists have identified many benefits for restoring oyster reefs to Chesapeake Bay and other coastal ecosystems. Oysters filter and clean the water, provide...
US - Scientists have identified many benefits for restoring oyster reefs to Chesapeake Bay and other coastal ecosystems. Oysters filter and clean the water, provide...
Thursday, May 09, 2013
New Bill Aims to Increase Information on Antibiotic Use
US - Three senators have introduced the bipartisan Antimicrobial Data Collection Bill, which aims to increase the data collected by the FDA on antibiotic use in...
US - Three senators have introduced the bipartisan Antimicrobial Data Collection Bill, which aims to increase the data collected by the FDA on antibiotic use in...
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Alaska Fish Factor: 2013 Salmon Season Gets Underway
US - It might still feel like winter but Alaska’s 2013 salmon season will officially get underway on May 16, when the first runs of reds and kings are scheduled...
US - It might still feel like winter but Alaska’s 2013 salmon season will officially get underway on May 16, when the first runs of reds and kings are scheduled...
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Increased Yellowtail Snapper Catch Rule Extended
US - NOAA Fisheries is extending a temporary rule that increased the commercial annual catch limit for yellowtail snapper from 1,142,589 pounds whole weight to 1,596,510...
US - NOAA Fisheries is extending a temporary rule that increased the commercial annual catch limit for yellowtail snapper from 1,142,589 pounds whole weight to 1,596,510...
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Around 1.5 Million People Object to Genetically Engineered Salmon
US - The Center for Food Safety, Earthjustice, Friends of the Earth, and Food & Water Watch will join nearly 1.5 million people who have raised vehement objections,...
US - The Center for Food Safety, Earthjustice, Friends of the Earth, and Food & Water Watch will join nearly 1.5 million people who have raised vehement objections,...
First US Steelhead Trout Farm Achieves BAP Certification
US - Pacific Seafood Group’s steelhead trout farm on the Columbia River is the United States’ first steelhead trout or salmon farm to achieve Best Aquaculture...
US - Pacific Seafood Group’s steelhead trout farm on the Columbia River is the United States’ first steelhead trout or salmon farm to achieve Best Aquaculture...
Harvest of Golden Tilefish Closed in the South Atlantic
US - The commercial harvest of golden tilefish in the South Atlantic federal waters will close on the 5 May 2013 until 1 January 2014. NOAA Fisheries has determined...
US - The commercial harvest of golden tilefish in the South Atlantic federal waters will close on the 5 May 2013 until 1 January 2014. NOAA Fisheries has determined...
Monday, April 29, 2013
New Fish Hatchery Reduces Toxins, Conserves Water
CANADA - An Ontario resident has created fish hatchery technology that can, among other things, produce healthy fish while conserving water and reducing pollution...
CANADA - An Ontario resident has created fish hatchery technology that can, among other things, produce healthy fish while conserving water and reducing pollution...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Maine Lobstermen Sign Up to Union Amid Price Fears
US - Lobstermen in Maine have begun siging up to a union which promises to fight bad legislation and negotiate prices for their catch....
US - Lobstermen in Maine have begun siging up to a union which promises to fight bad legislation and negotiate prices for their catch....
Final Rule for South Atlantic Golden Tilefish Announced
US - NOAA Fisheries has published a final rule to implement Amendment 18B to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region....
US - NOAA Fisheries has published a final rule to implement Amendment 18B to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region....
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Alaska Fish Factor: Legislature Pass Chinook Salmon Research Money
US - Chinook salmon research money made it through the Alaska legislature this session but most other fish bills flopped. ...
US - Chinook salmon research money made it through the Alaska legislature this session but most other fish bills flopped. ...
Friday, April 19, 2013
Clam Committee Partnership to Focus on Sustainable Fishing
US - The National Fisheries Institute’s (NFI) Clam Committee is going into a sustainability partnership with the National Science Foundation...
US - The National Fisheries Institute’s (NFI) Clam Committee is going into a sustainability partnership with the National Science Foundation...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Prospective Future for Oyster Aquaculture in Delaware
US - Demonstration of successful oyster growth throughout the Inland Bays, along with interest in the commercial production of oysters prompted the Delaware Center...
US - Demonstration of successful oyster growth throughout the Inland Bays, along with interest in the commercial production of oysters prompted the Delaware Center...
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Research Enables Fishermen to Harvest Shellfish on Georges Bank
US - With new understanding of toxic algal blooms (Harmful Algal Blooms) in Georges Bank fishery, fishermen are now able to harvest ocean quahogs and surf clams...
US - With new understanding of toxic algal blooms (Harmful Algal Blooms) in Georges Bank fishery, fishermen are now able to harvest ocean quahogs and surf clams...
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
North Atlantic Swordfish Pelagic Longline, Handgear Buoy Line Fishery Certified MSC
US - Day Boat Seafood, based in Lake Park, Florida, has received Marine Stewardship Council certification for the US North Atlantic swordfish pelagic longline and...
US - Day Boat Seafood, based in Lake Park, Florida, has received Marine Stewardship Council certification for the US North Atlantic swordfish pelagic longline and...
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Alaska Fish Factor: Reducing Bycatch in Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Fisheries
US - A new plan is being crafted by federal managers for Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries that will reduce bycatch by trawlers, and it will very likely result...
US - A new plan is being crafted by federal managers for Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries that will reduce bycatch by trawlers, and it will very likely result...
First Integrated Pelagic Survey Completed of the Northeast US Shelf
US - Researchers have completed the first comprehensive survey of the upper waters of the continental shelf off of the Northeast US from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina...
US - Researchers have completed the first comprehensive survey of the upper waters of the continental shelf off of the Northeast US from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina...
National Strategy Will help Safeguard Fish in a Changing Climate
US - In partnership with State and Tribal agencies, the Obama Administration released the first nationwide strategy to help public and private decision makers address...
US - In partnership with State and Tribal agencies, the Obama Administration released the first nationwide strategy to help public and private decision makers address...
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Bipartisan Senate, House Group Tackle Wasteful Catfish Inspection Programme
US - A bipartisan group of lawmakers from both the Senate and House are taking on a particularly wasteful use of taxpayer dollars by introducing legislation to amend...
US - A bipartisan group of lawmakers from both the Senate and House are taking on a particularly wasteful use of taxpayer dollars by introducing legislation to amend...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Acoustic Monitoring of Atlantic Cod Reveals Clues to Spawning Behavior
US - For decades researchers have recorded sounds from whales and other marine mammals, using a variety of methods including passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) to...
US - For decades researchers have recorded sounds from whales and other marine mammals, using a variety of methods including passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) to...
Reduced Season Lengths for Several Species in US Caribbean for 2013
US - NOAA Fisheries has announced accountability measures for species and species groups in federal waters of the US Caribbean for the 2013 fishing year, due to...
US - NOAA Fisheries has announced accountability measures for species and species groups in federal waters of the US Caribbean for the 2013 fishing year, due to...
Researchers Issue Forecast for 'Moderate' New England Red Tide in 2013
US - New England is expected to experience a “moderate” red tide this spring and summer, report NOAA-funded scientists studying the toxic algae that cause blooms...
US - New England is expected to experience a “moderate” red tide this spring and summer, report NOAA-funded scientists studying the toxic algae that cause blooms...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Report finds Commercial, Recreational Saltwater Fishing Generated $199 billion in 2011
US - US commercial and recreational saltwater fishing generated more than $199 billion in sales and supported 1.7 million jobs in the nation’s economy in 2011,...
US - US commercial and recreational saltwater fishing generated more than $199 billion in sales and supported 1.7 million jobs in the nation’s economy in 2011,...
Monday, March 25, 2013
Alaska Fish Factor: Uncertainty Over Halibut Prices
US - It was unusually quiet along the waterfront as the 2013 halibut fishery got underway on Saturday. Most of the first fish landed goes to Homer, Kodiak and Petersburg...
US - It was unusually quiet along the waterfront as the 2013 halibut fishery got underway on Saturday. Most of the first fish landed goes to Homer, Kodiak and Petersburg...
Friday, March 22, 2013
Seasonal Prohibition on the Possession of Mutton, Lane Snapper
US - NOAA Fisheries reminds fishermen there is a seasonal prohibition on fishing for or possession of mutton and lane snapper from 12:01 a.m., local time, April...
US - NOAA Fisheries reminds fishermen there is a seasonal prohibition on fishing for or possession of mutton and lane snapper from 12:01 a.m., local time, April...
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