FN Online News • Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024

Russian Seafood Imports Loophole Squeezes Shut; NOAA: Warming Waters May Affect Algae Blooms, Food Web

View this email in your browser The Advocate for the Commercial Fisherman  •  Wednesday,  Jan. 3, 2024 Russian Seafood Imports Loophole Squeezes Shut In an effort to level the playing field for America's commercial fishing industry, the Biden administration has issued an executive order that shuts the door on the import of Russian seafood.  >READ MORE NOAA: Warming Waters May Affect Algae Blooms, Food Web New research by NOAA Fisheries suggests that the warming of Bering Sea shelf is affecting the timing of algae blooms and the food web dependent upon them. This is particularly true of the unprecedented and widespread warming in during 2018-2019. >READ MORE NOAA Fisheries Introduces New Communications Tool NOAA Fisheries on Dec. 26 announced that it has introduced a new communications tool called the Ecosystem and Socioeconomic Profile (ESP), in order to move toward the application of ecosystem-based fisheries management. >READ MORE Demand For King Crab Rises During Holidays Ups and downs of the domestic and global seafood economy aside, the demand for succulent crab, salmon and halibut proved a hot seller during the 2023 holiday season, with king crab in highest demand by far. >READ MORE Public Comment Sought on Trident Seafoods Plan For Bunkhouse Dock Replacement The National Marine Fisheries Service is accepting public comment through Jan. 25 on a request from Trident Seafoods Corp. to take marine mammals incidental to pile driving and removal events associated with replacement of its Bunkhouse Dock in Kodiak, Alaska. >READ MORE From the Editor: H.R. 4618 Managing Editor Mark Nero   Supporters of the commercial fishing industry received some good news in late 2023 when the federal legislation known as H.R. 4618 –commonly called the Supporting Commercial Fishing in Port Infrastructure Projects Act – passed both the House and Senate as part of the Maritime Administration Reauthorization Act. The legislation, introduced in mid-July and sponsored by Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore., was approved in mid-December and is expected to be signed into law by President Biden in the coming days.  >READ MORE All rights reserved. Copyright © 2024 Maritime Publishing, All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the newsletter from Maritime Publishing Our mailing address is: Maritime Publishing 3980 Sherman Street San Diego, CA 92110 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.