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NOAA Fisheries recently released the 2023 Status of U.S. Fisheries Report to Congress. The annual report to Congress provides details on managed stocks or stock complexes in the U.S. The report lists stocks as subject to overfishing, are overfished, or … Continued
In April, NOAA Fisheries released the 17th annual Fisheries Economics of the United States (FEUS) report. Fisheries Economics of the United States, 2022 highlights the contributions of U.S. fisheries to the national economy. This year’s report uses a shorter format, … Continued
Maine commercial fishermen earned $611,277,692 (dockside value) in 2023, according to preliminary data released by the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR). Total earnings for 2023 increased by more than $25 million over the previous year. The jump in overall … Continued
In November, NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center staff finished the 2023 Fall Bottom Trawl Survey aboard the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow. Staff conducted resource survey tows and temperature and salinity sampling at 335 of 377 planned stations (89 percent … Continued
The 20th Annual Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting concluded successfully, with the United States and Pacific nations reaching agreement on an array of issues. Participants convened December 4–8, 2023, for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) … Continued
In December 2023, fisheries biologists from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), with support from contracted commercial fishers and biologists from the Illinois River Biological Station, completed an intensive harvest operation in the Starved Rock pool of the Illinois … Continued