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NOAA Fisheries recently released the 2018 Status of U.S. Fisheries Report to Congress. According to the report, 91 percent of U.S. stocks were not subject to overfishing and 82 percent of stocks were not overfished. 45 fish stocks have been … Continued
Researchers studying the sharp decline between 1980 and 2010 in documented landings of eastern oysters, northern quahogs, softshell clams, and northern bay scallops have identified possible causes. Warming ocean temperatures associated with a positive shift in the North Atlantic Oscillation … Continued
In December, NOAA released the 11th Fisheries Economics of the United States report. The report includes economic information related to commercial and recreational fishing activities, and fishing-related industries for the United States and the 23 coastal states for 2016. The … Continued
The 2018 ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Annual Meeting netted mixed bag of progress including new management plans, current measure, rollovers, and stalled proposals. Overall 12 new Recommendations and two Resolutions were adopted covering relevant issues … Continued
In 2017, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released a series of updated commercial fishing fatality summaries which analyze current trends and identify hazards in four regions of the United States: Alaska, West Coast, East Coast, and … Continued
Members from around the world tackled management challenges for tunas, swordfish, and sharks at the 2017 annual meeting of International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), held in Marrakech, Morocco. This year more than 700 delegates representing 47 … Continued