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NOAA Fisheries recently released it’s Alaska Seafood Snapshot for 2023, a study of the Alaska seafood industry and its impacts on local, regional, and national economies. Economists estimate that the Alaska seafood industry suffered an $1.8 billion loss (2022-2023). The … Continued
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
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
NOAA Fisheries is cancelling four research surveys off the East and Gulf Coast of the United States. The cancellations are attributed to challenges and uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to NOAA. The cancelled surveys include:Autumn Bottom Trawl Survey … Continued
In September, NOAA Sea Grant announced $16 million in federal funding awards to support 42 research projects and collaborative programs aimed at advancing sustainable aquaculture in the United States. The funded projects focus on three areas of need identified by … Continued