News, articles, photos, and other information about commercial fishing in North America.
On 23 June 2016, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) released its 2015 annual report, Global Reach, Global Impact, which outlines tuna sustainability progress and achievements and argues for continuous improvement of global tuna fisheries through collaboration and advocacy. Report … Continued
In June, NOAA Fisheries announced a federal funding opportunity for Atlantic bluefin tuna research. The Bluefin Tuna Research Program (BTRP) is a competitive Federal assistance program that funds projects seeking to increase and improve the working relationship between fisheries researchers … Continued
Scientists forecast that this year’s Gulf of Mexico dead zone will be approximately 5,898 square miles, the same range as it has averaged over the last several years. Hypoxic zones are areas in the ocean of such low oxygen concentration … Continued
A recent stock assessment of the Pacific bluefin tuna population suggests that the stock was still quite low in 2014, but up from 2012 numbers. The Pacific Bluefin Tuna Working Group of the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-Like … Continued
NOAA Fisheries recently released its 2015 Status of Stocks report to Congress. The number of domestic fish stocks listed as overfished or subject to overfishing remain near all-time lows, according to the report. The Status of Stocks report highlights recent … Continued
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) has announced the selection of four research projects to receive a total of approximately $610,000 in funding as part of the Council’s 2016-2017 Collaborative Fisheries Research Program. Projects Overview: Changes in Availability of Mid-Atlantic … Continued