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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
IFISH 5 Fifth International Fishing Industry Safety & Health Conference JUNE 10-13, 2018 St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in collaboration with the SafetyNet Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Research … Continued
2016 commercial seafood landings (edible and industrial) by U.S. fishermen at ports in the 50 states totaled 9.6 billion pounds, valued at $5.3 billion, according to NOAA Fisheries’ Fisheries of the United States, 2016. The volume of landings decreased by … Continued
On December 8, 2016, NOAA Fisheries launched a comprehensive Seafood Import Monitoring Program to further curb Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing practices and to identify misrepresented seafood imports before they enter the U.S. market. The program requires that importers … Continued
U.S. fishermen landed 9.5 billion pounds of fish and shellfish, valued at $5.4 billion, in 2014, according to the latest Fisheries of the United States report from NOAA Fisheries. The Alaska port of Dutch Harbor led the nation with the … Continued
U.S. fishermen landed 9.9 billion pounds of fish and shellfish, valued at $5.5 billion in 2013, according to the 2013 Fisheries of the United States report from NOAA Fisheries. The report shows that while national total of fish and shellfish … Continued