Dead zone shrinks in Gulf of Mexico, but still 2m acres
'It's going to take a lot of effort across the Mississippi River watershed to reduce those nutrients' -- David Scheurer, a NOAA oceanographer
Seaweed firms team up to fight emissions from belching cows
The methane burps from one cow are equivalent to the greenhouse gasses emitted by one passenger car
Native American tribes to manage $50m in Puget Sound restoration funds
The US Environmental Protection Agency will give the money over the next five years to the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, which supports 20 treaty tribes
US regional panel postpones decision to reduce lobster catch sizes
A proposal would increase the minimum legal size in Management Area 1 to 3 5/16 inches while also making it illegal to import Canadian lobsters
DFO report teases possible contours of BC net-pen salmon farm transition
Canada aims to build 'an innovative and sustainable aquaculture industry, supported by robust science, that demonstrates its environmental leadership and creates public confidence'
Canada releases roadmap for BC net-pen salmon farm transition but few details
'Wild Pacific salmon are at risk of disappearing forever if we don't act' -- Joyce Murray, minister, Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Texas shrimpers see ‘bleak’ prospects this season
'The vessels remaining at the dock either do not have the crew and/or the cost of fuel is simply too high' -- Andrea Hance, executive director, Texas Shrimp Association
US ponders reintroduction of endangered sea otters to Pacific Northwest
'These ecosystems have evolved without the presence of sea otters for 200 years. If this isn't thought out, it could be disastrous' -- Mike Conroy, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations
Police: Bycatch incident involving Omega Protein, harvester appears accidental, not criminal
'We enjoy a good partnership with Omega to the point where we're going to figure this out' -- Matthew Rogers, colonel, Virginia Marine Police
California pipeline owner to pay $1m for oil spill
The spill damaged spiny lobster harvesters at Newport Beach, one of California's smaller commercial fishing ports