Nova Scotia lobster gear blamed for rare right whale entanglement
The entanglement comes as the US and Canadian lobster industries got important delays from new regulations aimed at protecting whales
Oregon Dungeness fishery spared evisceration order
However, high biotoxin counts in razor clams could compel area shutdowns going forward
With EPA decision finally made, expect years of Pebble Mine litigation in Alaska
Alaska's governor has said that said the state could be owed billions of dollars for a 'regulatory taking' of the state's mineral wealth
US Coast Guard to Oregon crab harvesters: Keep your ID systems on, please
With the US Pacific Northwest harvesting season largely underway, crabbers who turn off their systems to keep their fishing spots secret can face a heavy fine
Senator threatens increased scrutiny of EPA, slams Pebble Mine ruling
'The EPA summarily denying an application before it is submitted sets a dangerous precedent for future economic development and infrastructure projects across the country' -- US senator Shelley Moore Caputo, West Virginia
New Maryland regulator’s environmentalist background draws harvesters’ scrutiny
Maryland's new Department of Natural Resources secretary is a former executive director of an environmentalist group
Multi X’s longtime US top exec steps down
Multi X praises Jason Paine for having led company's 'highly relevant achievements'
NMFS to survey harvesters from Maine to North Carolina on business costs
The survey, the first since 2016, will also help shape federal policy, track trends
New 48-state distribution seafood hub to open near Louisiana’s Port of Delcambre
'The local seafood industry has always relied on word-of-mouth and knowing people. I want to change that' -- Suzanne Dugas, grant administrator, Port of Delcambre
Judge: Army Corps’ 2019 spillway decision hurt Mississippi’s seafood sector
A 2019 spillway release allegedly decimated Mississippi's farmed oyster supply and harmed the juvenile recruitment of shrimp, blue crabs and wild oyster reefs