Tag: Fisheries

Mississippi Fish Hatchery Youth Art Contest

2/10/2021 - The Foundation for Mississippi, Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MWFP Foundation) is sponsoring again the 2021 North Mississippi Fish Hatchery Youth Art Contest! Students across Mississippi are invited to get outdoors and use different media to depict a Mississippi native fish or wildlife species. Each student must submit an entry form… SEE MORE

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Mississippi Shrimpers Deliver Catch to Local Food Banks

2/3/2021 - By Jessica Hathaway. Early this year, Mississippi food pantries received deliveries of locally caught, processed and packaged shrimp, harvested by members of Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United. A $50,000 Catch Together grant facilitated by the nonprofit Extra Table helped Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United purchase 20,000 pounds of local heads-on shrimp. The… SEE MORE

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2021 Dungeness Crab Season a Mixed Pot

1/29/2021 - By Brian Bull. Oregon’s commercial Dungeness Crab season is a little topsy-turvy, so far. The good news is, the market price for crab is up since a deal was reached nearly two weeks ago. Processors then agreed to $2.75 a pound. But Taunette Dixon of the Newport Fisherman’s Wives group… SEE MORE

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Pink Salmon May Benefit as Pacific Arctic Warms

9/4/2020 - The Pacific Arctic is undergoing a rapid transformation. As temperatures rise and sea ice melts, some species will do better than others. A new study suggests that pink salmon may be one of those species. “Our results suggest that warming is both increasing freshwater habitat and improving early marine survival of pink… SEE MORE

American Lobster, Sea Scallop Habitat Could Shift Off the Northeast

6/3/2020 - Researchers have projected significant changes in the habitat of commercially important American lobster and sea scallops on the Northeast U.S. continental shelf. They used a suite of models to estimate how species will react as waters warm. The researchers suggest that American lobster will move further offshore and sea scallops… SEE MORE

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New Bedford Declared Nation’s Richest Port

2/24/2020 - By The Standard-Times. New Bedford’s reign as the most valuable port in the country reached 19 straight years as NOAA released its report on U.S. Fisheries for 2018. U.S. fishermen landed 9.4 billion pounds of fish valued at $5.6 billion at ports around the nation — consistently high figures on… SEE MORE

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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

Seafood Firm Plans to Build Fish Production Site in Jonesport

11/29/2019 - By Bill Trotter. A Dutch aquaculture company plans to build a $110 million land-based fish aquaculture site in Jonesport, company officials said last Wednesday. Officials from Kingfish Zeeland, which specializes in growing yellowtail for the European seafood market, met with residents Wednesday evening at the local library to share information about… SEE MORE

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Louisiana is among 7 states where fishing disasters have been declared.

US Commerce Declares Fishing Disasters for 7 States

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9/27/2019 - NEW ORLEANS (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has declared fishing disasters for seven states on three coasts. “Fishing is the cornerstone of countless coastal economies and has been a way of life for generations of Americans,” he said in a brief news release Wednesday. “This determination acknowledges the… SEE MORE

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