Nathan Strout

Aquit and Zeal Industries were named the winners of the 11th annual Responsible Seafood Innovation Awards, with voting taking place 3 October at the Responsible Seafood Summit in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

“This is a really incredible, very competitive set of awards,” Toby Corey, the COO of Cruz Foam, which won the award in 2022, said. “There are over 200 applications for this award every single year and those

The head of New Brunswick fisheries hailed the return of redfish, or ocean perch, to the region, predicting the return of commercial fishing in the near future.

“The arrival of a new cohort of redfish in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence suggests a reopening soon of that fishery, which has been under a moratorium since 1995,” New Brunswick Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fisheries Minister Margaret Johnson said at the Responsible Seafood

U.S. President Joe Biden signed a presidential memorandum on 27 September to prioritize the restoration of fish to the Columbia River Basin.

“Today, President Biden is directing all relevant federal agencies to utilize existing authorities and available resources – and assess what additional authorities and resources may be needed – to restore these wild fish populations and help ensure that the United States upholds its treaty

As the United States barrels toward a shutdown of the federal government, commercial fisheries and the seafood industry are bracing for potential impacts.

The federal government’s fiscal year ends 30 September, but Congress has not passed the 2024 appropriations bills or voted on a continuing resolution that would keep the government open. Lawmakers are scrambling to find a solution that will keep the government fully operating into

Georgia is the latest Southern U.S. state facing pressure to declare a fisheries disaster over imported shrimp.

Several Southern communities and local officials have declared disasters over shrimp dumping, arguing that a glut of foreign shrimp is devastating domestic producers.

Southern shrimpers hope the local declarations, alongside a slew of letters send to politicians, will encourage state governors to ask NOAA Fisheries to declare a

Industry groups representing the commercial seafood sector are rallying support for several provisions to the Farm Bill that would elevate seafood’s profile within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Trade groups, including the National Fisheries Institute (NFI), the Seafood Harvesters of America (SHA), the Pacific Seafood Processors Association (PSPA), and the At-Sea Processors Association (APA), as well as seafood processors

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is investing in a new initiative to develop deeper engagement with the commercial and non-profit sector and build public-private partnerships.

The Department of Commerce and NOAA will provide the Marine Technology Society (MTS) USD 3.9 million (EUR 3.7 million) to establish a multi-year framework to engage the ocean enterprise, a category that includes public, private, nonprofit, tribal, and

A new interactive tool from NOAA Fisheries allows users to access the agency’s data and see how vulnerable fish and their habitats are to climate change.

With data on roughly 400 marine species and habitats, the Climate Vulnerability Assessment Tool can create reports by drawing on the agency’s assessments of fish stocks, protected species, habitats, and fishing communities. NOAA Fisheries develops assessments based on the

The U.S. government’s use of marine protected areas, sanctuaries, and monuments to conserve areas of the ocean came under fire during a congressional hearing this week, with House lawmakers and a bevy of witnesses decrying the use of executive authority to establish wide bands of ocean where commercial fishing is banned instead of relying on the existing regulatory system to protect fishing stocks.

“President Biden’s

The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) has sued the U.S government, alleging that the regional fisheries management councils used by NOAA Fisheries are unconstitutional.

NEFSA claims that the way council members are appointed and the job protections they enjoy are both “patently unconstitutional because they unlawfully shield council members from being accountable to the people.” U.S. Commerce Department