NOAA

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released an action plan that recommends improvements to the United States’ Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) following a year-long review of the programme.

15th November 2024

NOAA issues action plan to improve US seafood import monitoring

15th November 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The US ban on importing wild-caught shrimp from India has badly affected the livelihood of a large number of fishers, with a new status report on conservation and trade policies estimating a…

2nd September 2024

India’s shrimp industry loses $500m to US ban

2nd September 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

NOAA Fisheries has developed a new data visualisation tool that provides abundance indices for 25 species in the Gulf of Mexico and 18 species in the southeastern US Atlantic. Species include numerous…

5th August 2024

US fish and shrimp data on demand

5th August 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is recommending the award of US$10 million to fund new reefs at an oyster sanctuary in the Chesapeake Bay, US.

22nd July 2024

US$10m for Maryland oyster reef

22nd July 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) has established a grant programme for certified seafood processors as part of the 2019 Mississippi Bonnet Carré Fisheries Disaster Recovery Programme. The objective of the…

16th July 2024

Mississippi launches grant programme for processors

16th July 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A task force convened to explore the challenges faced by Pacific salmon has made a raft of recommendations.

15th July 2024

Pacific salmon task force completes research

15th July 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The US government has added a Chinese seafood processing company to its list of entities suspected of engaging in forced labour, in a bid to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

13th June 2024

US bans Chinese firms amid forced labour claims

13th June 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The US’s Department of Commerce and NOAA have pledged US$20 million to help regional fishery management councils tackle the impacts of climate change.

23rd May 2024

$20m in climate change support for US fisheries

23rd May 2024

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Over the years, there has been much focus on the coexistence of offshore renewable energy and aquaculture, two rapidly growing industries that share a common resource: the ocean. Bringing these two industries…

19th April 2024

Can aquaculture be sited sustainably at maritime ports?

19th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Fishermen in Maine enjoyed a strong year in 2023 with earnings up almost 5% on the previous year.

20th March 2024

High lobster price boosts Maine fisheries

20th March 2024