Tag: Commercial Fishing

Compete in the 2020 Lionfish Challenge

6/3/2020 - Now is the time to register for the 2020 Lionfish Challenge! The Lionfish Challenge is an incentive program that rewards harvesters for their lionfish removals. With a tiered system, everybody can be a winner. The participant who harvests the most lionfish will be crowned the Lionfish King/Queen. The Challenge is… SEE MORE

Commercial Fishing Boats Dock in Woods Hole, MA

Commerce Sec. Announces Allocation of $300 Million in CARES Act Funding

5/8/2020 - Yesterday, the Secretary of Commerce announced the allocation of $300 million in fisheries assistance funding provided by Sec. 12005 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also called the CARES Act, to states, Tribes, and territories with coastal and marine fishery participants who have been negatively affected by… SEE MORE

Maine Appeals for Federal Help for the Fishing, Aquaculture, and Seafood Processing Industries

Maine’s Governor, Janet Mills, recently sent a letter to President Trump appealing for help for the fishing, aquaculture, and seafood processing industries that are being severely impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Their markets have been shut down due to restaurant and other closures, and with many of these people being… SEE MORE

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Boston Seafood Expo Called Off Due to Coronavirus Threat

3/11/2020 - By Rick Sobey and Alexi Cohan. A major seafood expo in Boston is getting shelved because of coronavirus concerns, while organizers for other mass events in the city say they’re going on as planned this month despite the threat of the highly contagious disease. The Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing… SEE MORE

Photo Courtesy of USCG / Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Swanson.

Alaska Proposes $1 Million in Commercial Fisheries Cuts

2/5/2020 - By Laine Welch. Alaska’s commercial fisheries division operates on a nearly $67 million budget, of which $36 million comes from state general funds. Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget for FY2021 calls for a nearly $1 million reduction. Here are targeted programs across the state at this early stage in the… SEE MORE

Maine Dept. of Marine Resources Closes Parts of Penobscot Bay to Scalloping

2/3/2020 - Published by PenBayPilot.com Effective Feb. 2, parts of Penobscot Bay are closed to scalloping, as the state attempts to protect the scallop broodstock. “The Commissioner adopts this emergency rulemaking to establish scallop conservation closures within Middle Penobscot Bay Islands, and also, Somes Sound and Cranberry Isles in Zone 2,” said… SEE MORE

StarKist Hit With $100 Million Fine in Tuna Price-Fixing Case

9/13/2019 - By Micah Maidenberg. StarKist Co. has been ordered to pay a $100 million penalty for its role in a conspiracy that prosecutors say inflated the prices consumers paid for canned tuna. The market leader for packaged tuna in the U.S., StarKist worked with rivals Bumble Bee Foods LLC and Chicken… SEE MORE