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.@ASPelagicsNet is calling out @TheTRCP for misleading listeners about #menhaden science & management on the Tom Rowland Podcast. savingseafood.org/science/tr…
Two @universityofri researchers are joining a multi-million dollar projected funded by the @StateDept to curb #IUUfishing in international fisheries. savingseafood.org/news/inter…
.@NOAA has announced $15.8 million in fishery resource disaster funding, addressing disasters in Florida, California & the Makah Tribe in Washington between 2019 & 2024. savingseafood.org/news/washi…
Shallow-water coral reef ecosystems are at risk of ecological collapse by 2075, according to @IUCN’s Red List of Ecosystems. savingseafood.org/news/conse…
Deepwater fish, shellfish & squid populations in the Gulf dropped significantly following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill & have yet to fully recover, finds a new study. savingseafood.org/science/de…
A decade after the BP oil spill, pelagic species like shrimp and cephalopods have still have not recovered, according to @NOAAFisheries
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US fishermen are among those eligible for relief as part of the $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief Program savingseafood.org/news/econo…
A petition to immediately shut down menhaden fishing in New York and New Jersey ignores science and menhaden management, and seeks to unfairly blame problems with striped bass on menhaden, according to @ASPelagicsNet
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Over 1,200 workers in the menhaden industry and members of the surrounding community are asking the @ASMFC to reject further restrictions on menhaden and protect coastal jobs savingseafood.org/news/manag…
President Trump signed into law Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act, increasing country-of-origin testing for species like snapper
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The Trump administration has asked a judge to reconsider the permit for a wind farm off the coast of Ocean City Maryland, citing potential impacts on right whales, fisheries, and "scenic and visual resources"
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A survey from @MarylandDNR again finds a low number of young striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay, while other species, like menhaden, were found in abundance
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A new study from @UMaine links declines in baby lobster populations with larger declines in lobsters elsewhere savingseafood.org/science/de…
Darawn Kenner, a shop steward with @UFCW400 and an employee in the menhaden fishery, writes in the @RTDNEWS that former Natural Resources Secretary Matt Strickler "left people like me out of the picture" in his recent criticisms of the fishery
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Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit @Ocean_Visions has launched a new publicly available platform on marine carbon dioxide removal. savingseafood.org/news/conse…
Since natural phenomena like upwelling & El Niño rapidly alter water chemistry, @OA_NOAA uses buoys for long-term observation to separate temporary fluctuations from broad ocean acidification trends. savingseafood.org/science/be…
Seabird protections were the subject of debate at the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin #Tuna held last week. savingseafood.org/news/inter…
A Maine #lobster fisherman alleges the government requiring commercial fishing boats to use electronic tracking devices amounts to unreasonable search & seizure. savingseafood.org/news/law/s…
.@NOAAFisheries’ 2026 HabCam Survey, which uses a towed camera sled system to collect images of the seafloor, was conducted in the Mid-Atlantic Bight & Georges Bank in May. savingseafood.org/science/20…
