USDA ramps up Section 32 purchases for wild shrimp, pollock ‘nuggets’
The USDA previously said it will buy $30m worth of catfish products, $20m worth of Alaska pollock and $20m worth of Atlantic haddock, pollock and redfish
Canada extends COVID harvester relief program deadline by two weeks
The CAD 469.4 million ($354.1m) program has been touted as the largest single investment in Canada’s fisheries in more than two decades
Lawsuit could make cod even more of a choke species for New England groundfish
'We have empathy for the fishing industry. But if we don’t act now [against Framework 59], we’ll never be able to challenge it' -- Erica Fuller, Conservation Law Foundation
Seafood auction in Maine’s biggest city opens to aquaculture
'The numbers told us we had to find something else. So we thought, let’s do for aquaculture what we’ve done for ground fishermen' -- Bert Jongerden, Portland Fish Exchange
Harvesters group: NOAA took ‘step in right direction’ with latest observer guidance
Observer providers must meet 'safety protocols imposed by a state on commercial fishing crew or by the vessel or vessel company on its crew' -- Chris Oliver
Massachusetts state lawmakers go to bat for offshore wind project
A federal decision on a final permit is expected by Dec. 18, 2020
US harvester group presses NOAA again to expand observer exemption
'The agency is sending a particularly egregious message that fishermen are expendable while NMFS staff must be protected from contracting COVID-19'
Newfoundland judge upholds limits on oil exploration
'An oil and gas industry in the gulf would be totally incompatible with the sustainable economic activities based on fishing and tourism' -- Danielle Giroux, Attention FragÎles
Iceland ministry raises next year’s haddock quota, reduces cod
The ministry proposes a 9% increase in haddock quotas for 2020/21, along with a 6% reduction in cod quotas
While US harvesters brace for return of observers, Canada grants further delay
'These are not normal times' -- Thomas Nies, New England Fishery Management Council